Police bust rave in a sewer

Image: Laura Hill (Twitter)

If you know the dance music scene well then you know that an underground rave is usually a good thing. If you're a bit longer in the tooth then the terms liquid beats and grimy vibes can also mean you've stumbled upon dance music nirvana, but they all came to mean something entirely new last weekend when hundred of party-goers brought the party to a sewer in Newcastle.

Yes, the same place people's shit and piss ends up was the location for a party which was eventually broken up by the police at around 4am on Sunday 12th March, after a concerned party goer had enough of swimming with turds and rang the authorities.

This is where the rave was held, the damp tunnels go on for miles pic.twitter.com/Gku7EK4cjP

— Laura Hill (@laurahillnews) March 14, 2017

The Chronicle Live reports that "200 people waded through filthy water for the event in the cramped tunnels", which is one of the most unusual and pretty grim environs we've heard of yet. 

This follows the recent news that the slightly more hygienic but considerably more anti-social choice to throw a rave in an air bnb. What ever happened to warehouses and fields? If effluent extravaganzas aren't your thing, here's a selection of cleaner alternatives for things to do in Newcastle.