Annie Nightingale

Why are the authorities so keen to stop the young having fun?

In his history of dance music in modern Britain, Ed Gillett describes police kettling at raves from the 1990s onwards and the attempt by parliament to ban repetitive beats

Annie Nightingale, the first British woman DJ, in the 1960s. [Getty Images] 
issue 05 August 2023
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  • Party Lines: Dance Music and the Making of Modern Britain

    Ed Gillett

    Picador, pp. 464, £20

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