Let’s not put on the rose colored spectacles. Many rave promoters were canny business operators who rode the wave of PLUR to fame and fortune. (Richie Hawtin, P

Let’s not put on the rose colored spectacles. Many rave promoters were canny business operators who rode the wave of PLUR to fame and fortune. (Richie Hawtin, Paul Oakenfold, etc.) Like the 60s festival promoters before them, they may have sold peace and love, but they were really in it for themselves. There was also a lot of drug abuse and sexual assault, and the criminal activity that comes along with the drug trade. Not everyone had a good time.