d UK DJs wanted to expand their horizons. The first US raves began in San Francisco, which is long known for its eager acceptance of counterculture, and also in Los Angeles. The scene spread quickly to the east coast in New York City as well as the Mid-West, specifically Milwaukee (Estiens).
             The new raves in the US were far from legal. They were advertised on flyers often containing only a psychedelic image and a phone number. Directions to the rave site were not divulged until the day of the party. As little as 50 to tens of thousands of kids would show up for a night of PLUR. DJs would set up their equipment on private beaches or broken-into abandoned warehouses. When (or if) the rave was found by authorities, the dancers and DJs would quickly break down and flee with a speaker in tow to find somewhere else to continue the party. Ravers who were present remember relocating up to ten times in one night. Illicit drugs were also present, the raves in the US began primarily with LSD and marijuana, but ecstasy and amphetamines from the UK scene soon became staples in the ravers' drug diet. However, many ravers feel that drugs are unnecessary in order to have a good time; the positive vibe from the rave is more than enough (Estiens).
             Raves began in the United Kingdom, but the music has been developing since the 70s when disco was popular. Techno, a broad term for electronic music created with a couple of turntables, a drum machine, an equalizer, and sometimes a synthesizer, evolved from disco and gay clubs in Chicago and Detroit, as well as progressive music from the UK such as Depeche Mode and Kraftwerk. The US and UK traded musical influences for decades and in the late 80s and early 90s, techno was born and began to mutate into many sub-genres such as trance, house, acid-trance, acid-house, trance-house, industrial, hardcore, drum & bass, happy house, jungle, gabber... the list goes on (Estiens).
             Rave music in general is p...