Fantazia - Two Steps Beyond

**Thrash** · 2nd February 2012

FANTAZIA - TWO STEPS BEYOND
ON THE MAIN OUTDOOR STAGE..
UNDER THE MOON & STARS...
FANTAZIA PRESENTS THE FANTAZIA LEGENDS - THE GOLDEN YEARS
PLAYING STRICTLY 88-92 HARDCORE & JUNGLE TECHNO...

DJ SEDUCTION
LIVE P.A FROM SHADES OF RYTHYM
ELLIS DEE
GROOVERIDER
RATTY & TANGO
EASYGROOVE
DJ SS
SHOCK C
VINYL JUNKIE
SWAN'E
LIVE P.A FROM NEBULA 2
MICKY FINN
TOP BUZZ (Jason Kaye & MC Mad P)
RATPACK
PILGRIM

MC'S PROVIDING THE HYPE ON THE MIC..
BASSMAN & LENNI
MAGICA & CONNIE
SCRATCHMASTER TECHNO & ROBBIE DEE
MAN PARRIS & NATZ
JACK HORNER & JOE PENG
ENERGY & MARLEY

BE READY AT YOUR PC/PHONE ON TUESDAY 7TH FEB TO PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS...
THIS IS GONNA SELL THE fcuk OUT...
FANTAZIA.ORG.UK...THETICKETSELLERS.CO.UK

Anyone going?

**Ridegroover** · 2nd February 2012

tickets are 35 big ones apparently

**Renegade Radio** · 2nd February 2012

you you wanting to take a shot in the mouth from frusha??

if i was 15 years younger....... so i didnt look like a middle aged fat mad having a midlife chrissis surrounded by people young nuff to by my own kids then i may have thought about it..............

then remembered im not 15 years younger and the last 'outdoor stage experience' rave i went too was a stage in the pateo that SHUT at 11pm.... i can also bet atleast 4 of the names listed wont be playing 'stricly 88-92'

so NO!!!!

im sure anyone under the age of 25 that missed the whole 88-92 scene 1st time round will enjoy................... but not me and im not ruening any more of my memories.

**Thrash** · 2nd February 2012

Originally Posted by Ridegroover

tickets are 35 big ones apparently

Don't mind the cost... Just wanna' know if anyone's planning on coming out of retirement?

**Thrash** · 2nd February 2012

Originally Posted by Renegade Radio

you you wanting to take a shot in the mouth from frusha??

if i was 15 years younger....... so i didnt look like a middle aged fat mad having a midlife chrissis surrounded by people young nuff to by my own kids then i may have thought about it..............

then remembered im not 15 years younger and the last 'outdoor stage experience' rave i went too was a stage in the pateo that SHUT at 11pm.... i can also bet atleast 4 of the names listed wont be playing 'stricly 88-92'

so NO!!!!

im sure anyone under the age of 25 that missed the whole 88-92 scene 1st time round will enjoy................... but not me and im not ruening any more of my memories.

You didn't go to the first one...

**Renegade Radio** · 2nd February 2012

Originally Posted by Thrash

You didn't go to the first one...

and i wont be going to this one either

my rose tinted memories of big raves in 92/3/4 were smashed to bits over the last few years when i made the mistake of 'coming out of retierment'.....

im hanging firmly onto the ones i have left

**Thrash** · 2nd February 2012

Originally Posted by Renegade Radio

and i wont be going to this one either

my rose tinted memories of big raves in 92/3/4 were smashed to bits over the last few years when i made the mistake of 'coming out of retierment'.....

im hanging firmly onto the ones i have left

Unfortunately you know I hate to agree with you but on this occasion you may be right. Tempting though...

**Curly** · 2nd February 2012

I'm gonna go solely because The Source crew have a room/tent there.

**Renegade Radio** · 2nd February 2012

Originally Posted by Thrash

Unfortunately you know I hate to agree with you but on this occasion you may be right. Tempting though...

corse its tempting... hence i made the mistake more than once in the last few years........

30 odd quid to have the rest of my great memories smashed even more and hang around with 100s of kids young nuff to be my own or people that are having midlife crissis cos they didnt live their life to the full when they were young nuff though???

dont get me wrong.. enjoy if ya going n that....... but dont think 1992 is gonna happen again

cos if you do..... you wernt there

**Renegade Radio** · 2nd February 2012

Originally Posted by Curly

I'm gonna go solely because The Source crew have a room/tent there.

thats the ONLY thing that would temp me to go...........

all my points still stand though

**Wigs** · 2nd February 2012

My memories of Fantazia are gonna stay exactly where they should be.. in the summer of 1992

**Thrash** · 2nd February 2012

Originally Posted by Wigs

My memories of Fantazia are gonna stay exactly where they should be.. in the summer of 1992

The sound levels were shit first time round... I reckon' it'll be bordering on embarrassing this time!

**tomahawk** · 3rd February 2012

Originally Posted by Thrash

The sound levels were shit first time round... I reckon' it'll be bordering on embarrassing this time!

I only went to Club Kinetic from 1994-96 and although Hardcore by this point was clearly well past its best; I really enjoyed my brief and sporadic "Raving in the Spotlight"....and if I could rewind time and go back to 1992 and start from there, I would. But I remember going to one of those Illusion nights in 2002 (and remember this is going back 10 years even now!!) at Newcastle Under Lyme.....and there was absolutely no atmosphere. I was only 25 then so clearly still okay to be out a popping and a wopping , but it was like being on a dancefloor with zombies and listless gorms.........the music ranged from brilliant to naff (Ratpack and their 'classic' old skool - really nu skool sets...) and much more underground and "avin" it sets from the likes of Tango and a PA by Nebula II - although this might have been the 2nd one I went to

. I remember on the latter occasion a fight broke out and interrupted the music for about 10 to 15 mins.....wonderful!

So I have to be a bit cynical especially as Fantazia have the knack of spoiling sets by sticking PAs in the middle of them. Are they going to do that again?!?!?! What about the way the keep suspiciously releasing CDs of DJs at their big past events that didn't even play them!!!!

35 pounds in this day and age for a potentially disastrous and probably not very atmospheric and excitable crowd (well, nothing compared to a 1992/93 set up..) seems a bit much. In fact, we're talking license to print money I reckon....strictly 1992/93? I doubt it too. Call me cynical, a grouch or past it etc.....but I think when those that WERE there say call it a day and secure those memories untampered.......I agree with them; let your memories of what was the UK's biggest thriving scene in the last 20 years still remain uncorrupted......let the kids of today have a pop then. But if I was still in the UK, I wouldn't even be tempted to waste 35 (and then whatever else the night robs off you!) pounds on a washed up Rave organisation that clearly pursues the conquest of your wallet! DON'T DO IT!!!!!!

Of course, who am I to stand in the way of fun though...

**DJ Bass Raver** · 3rd February 2012

What col said

**tomahawk** · 3rd February 2012

Originally Posted by DJ Bass Raver

What col said

lol...you lazy bastard!!

**Wigs** · 11th February 2012

Apparantly the one in Bournmouth last night was a real let down.. Lots of moans and appologies on FB..

I think Fantazia basically licence out there name these days.. Do they have different people organising in different parts of the country?

**Curly** · 11th February 2012

Originally Posted by Wigs

Apparantly the one in Bournmouth last night was a real let down.. Lots of moans and appologies on FB..

I think Fantazia basically licence out there name these days.. Do they have different people organising in different parts of the country?

I wasn't even aware of a Fantazia in Bournemouth last night????

**Thrash** · 11th February 2012

Originally Posted by Curly

I wasn't even aware of a Fantazia in Bournemouth last night????

Yeah... At the Bournemouth O2 Arena aka The Opera House aka The Academy.... Was always gonna' be shit!

**Curly** · 11th February 2012

Originally Posted by Thrash

Yeah... At the Bournemouth O2 Arena aka The Opera House aka The Academy.... Was always gonna' be shit!

Blimey....A Fantazia indoors in Bournemouth....was never gonna work

**Thrash** · 11th February 2012

Originally Posted by Curly

Blimey....A Fantazia indoors in Bournemouth....was never gonna work

They had the Club Tour at the same place in '92... That was good though.

**Curly** · 11th February 2012

Originally Posted by Thrash

They had the Club Tour at the same place in '92... That was good though.

I remember Bournemouth going rave mad after Fantazia. Never went back for any of the nights there after The Summertime rave, which was one of the best I ever attended!