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Beth Simpson

“I don’t think it’s overstating it, I don’t think it’s hyperbole – you guys invented rave culture”: Moby praises Britain’s historic contribution to dance music

SEVILLE, SPAIN - JULY 07: Moby performs in concert at Iconica Santalucia Sevilla Fest on July 07, 2026 in Seville, Spain. (Photo by Bianca de Vilar/Getty Images).

Moby has used the occasion of his headlining set at the On The Beach festival in Brighton to pay tribute to the British rave scene.

The 60-year-old producer knows what he’s talking about, having had first hand experience of what was arguably youth culture’s last great cultural explosion. Between 1990 and 1992, when the scene was at its peak, he was a rare American interloper in what was largely a British creation.

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