Acid House and the Second Summer of Love (1988–1989)

1. The Haçienda spotlights Chicago house in Manchester

   Mar 9, 1987Labels: The Ha, Chicago house, Manchester

   • FAC51

2. Ibiza trips seed a new UK club idea

   Aug 1, 1987Labels: Ibiza, Balearic, London DJs

   • Guardian
   • Shoom

3. Shoom launches as a London acid house hub

   Nov 1, 1987Labels: Shoom, Danny Rampling, Southwark

   • Shoom
   • Guardian

4. Spectrum opens and the London scene scales up

   Apr 1, 1988Labels: Spectrum, Paul Oakenfold, Heaven

   • 808 State
   • Shoom

5. Shoom relocates as demand outgrows early venues

   May 1, 1988Labels: Shoom, Raw Tottenham, London

   • Shoom

6. Second Summer of Love takes hold across 1988

   Jun 1, 1988Labels: Second Summer, rave scene, MDMA

   • Second Summer
   • Guardian

7. UK-produced acid house anthem “Voodoo Ray” appears

   Oct 1, 1988Labels: Voodoo Ray, A Guy, Manchester

   • SoundOnSound
   • Voodoo Ray

8. Tabloid coverage turns toward a moral panic

   Oct 19, 1988Labels: British tabloids, moral panic, press coverage

   • Second Summer
   • Guardian

9. 808 State’s “Let Yourself Go” boosts UK acid house profile

   Nov 21, 1988Labels: Let Yourself, 808 State, Manchester

   • Let Yourself Go

10. Sunrise-style mass raves bring 1989 peak visibility

    Jun 1, 1989Labels: Sunrise Raves, mass raves, non club

    • Second Summer
    • Guardian

11. Madchester crossover reaches a mainstream high-water mark

    Nov 13, 1989Labels: Fools Gold, The Stone, Madchester

    • Fools Gold

12. 808 State releases “Pacific State” as a defining late-1989 single

    Nov 21, 1989Labels: Pacific State, 808 State, UK single

    • Pacific State
    • 808 State

13. Second Summer’s legacy leads to later legal crackdowns

    Nov 3, 1994Labels: CJPOA 1994, legal crackdown, unlicensed raves

    • CJPOA 1994
    • Guardian