UK Rave 1991 - Tony Davis

UK Rave 1991 by Tony Davis is a photographic document of the UK rave scene during its formative years, capturing the people, parties and atmosphere surrounding the emerging culture. The book focuses on the Nottingham rave scene, with photographs taken at locations including Shell’s Datura Rave, Eclipse Coventry, Rhythm Collision, Laserdome Stoke-on-Trent and DIY free parties.

Originally published through Café Royal Books and presented here in a second edition, the book uses raw black-and-white photography to document rave culture from the ground level, before it became fully absorbed into mainstream British culture. It offers a candid snapshot of the fashion, characters and communal energy of the early 1990s dance scene.