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They wanted the freedom to party; the state saw them as the enemy within. The untold story of the UK's largest-ever illegal rave at Castlemorton Common and the Criminal Justice Act, from raves and festivals to politics and protest. Featuring Spiral Tribe, DiY sound system, Circus Warp and many more!!
On May 21st 2026 — the 34th anniversary of the beginning of Castlemorton — we're making the film available direct via Eventive as a pre-release streaming event for 30 days, through to June 21st Summer solstice. You can rent the film during this time and once you unlock you have 72 hours to watch and finish the film. The film will be available to rent throughout this period on eventive only - with a wider streaming release coming later this year. Pre-order the film now!!! Please check the help pages above for any technical support required with streaming to your specific platform.
The film follows the inception of the movement, a meeting between ravers and the new age travellers during Thatcher's last days in power, and the explosive years that followed, leading up the infamous Castlemorton free festival in 1992 - the largest ever illegal rave, which provoked the drastic change of the laws of trespass with the notorious introduction of the Criminal Justice Act in 1994. FULLY UPDATED FOR 2026 this version of the film has never been screened before, complete with new footage.
- Year2026
- Runtime104 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- PremiereVOD
- Rating12
- GenreDOCUMENTARY
- Subtitle LanguageFrench, Spanish, English
- Content WarningDrugs, Profanity, Violence
- AwardsDoc N Roll Audience Award
- Social Media
- DirectorAaron Trinder
- ProducerKate Allan, Aaron Trinder
- Executive ProducerJez Lewis
- Co-ProducerMarc Hardman, Lusk Kumar, Jez Lewis, Joe Giacomet, Justi Echeles, Olly Calverley, Jon Mead,
- FilmmakerAaron Trinder
- CastSpiral Tribe, DiY, circus warp
- CinematographerSteven Gray, Amanda Stockley, Aaron Trinder, Laurie Bowles, Geoff Taylor, Will Hadley
- EditorAaron Trinder, Andrew Gaston, Nick Evans
- AnimatorMarc Hardman
- ComposerAaron Trinder
- Sound DesignAaron Trinder
- MusicAaron Trinder
They wanted the freedom to party; the state saw them as the enemy within. The untold story of the UK's largest-ever illegal rave at Castlemorton Common and the Criminal Justice Act, from raves and festivals to politics and protest. Featuring Spiral Tribe, DiY sound system, Circus Warp and many more!!
On May 21st 2026 — the 34th anniversary of the beginning of Castlemorton — we're making the film available direct via Eventive as a pre-release streaming event for 30 days, through to June 21st Summer solstice. You can rent the film during this time and once you unlock you have 72 hours to watch and finish the film. The film will be available to rent throughout this period on eventive only - with a wider streaming release coming later this year. Pre-order the film now!!! Please check the help pages above for any technical support required with streaming to your specific platform.
The film follows the inception of the movement, a meeting between ravers and the new age travellers during Thatcher's last days in power, and the explosive years that followed, leading up the infamous Castlemorton free festival in 1992 - the largest ever illegal rave, which provoked the drastic change of the laws of trespass with the notorious introduction of the Criminal Justice Act in 1994. FULLY UPDATED FOR 2026 this version of the film has never been screened before, complete with new footage.
- Year2026
- Runtime104 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- PremiereVOD
- Rating12
- GenreDOCUMENTARY
- Subtitle LanguageFrench, Spanish, English
- Content WarningDrugs, Profanity, Violence
- AwardsDoc N Roll Audience Award
- Social Media
- DirectorAaron Trinder
- ProducerKate Allan, Aaron Trinder
- Executive ProducerJez Lewis
- Co-ProducerMarc Hardman, Lusk Kumar, Jez Lewis, Joe Giacomet, Justi Echeles, Olly Calverley, Jon Mead,
- FilmmakerAaron Trinder
- CastSpiral Tribe, DiY, circus warp
- CinematographerSteven Gray, Amanda Stockley, Aaron Trinder, Laurie Bowles, Geoff Taylor, Will Hadley
- EditorAaron Trinder, Andrew Gaston, Nick Evans
- AnimatorMarc Hardman
- ComposerAaron Trinder
- Sound DesignAaron Trinder
- MusicAaron Trinder