After-hour clubbing was illegal in London and the police began cracking down on the clubs, so punters needed places to go.
They began to hold events in more innocuous venues such as warehouses and disused spaces.
Thus, the rave scene was born.
Demand was huge and so the raves in turn became huge.
They began to be run by production companies or unlicensed clubs such as Revolution in Progress and Sunrise.
These massive events began to garner acres of negative newsprint criticising the hedonism, decadence and drug-taking of these events.
The accounts though based in some fact were often sensationalised which had the effect of causing panic amongst the public who began wondering what exactly was going on with their sons and daughters at these gigs.
The government moved against the acid house scene, banning it from radio, television and retail outlets throughout the United Kingdom.
Youth culture fought back, continuing to hold acid house events in secret locations, trying to stay one step ahead of the police, who in turn had developed special units to combat the contagious scene.
People all across the United Kingdom were tuning in, acid house appeared as if it was here to stay.
There were reasons for the wildfire like spread, yes it was fun, yes it was hedonistic, but it was more than that, it was about being part of a movement.
Detractors held that comparing the movement to the First Summer of Love was ridiculous as it was apolitical maintaining that it's only interest being in decadence.