Police hunt location of ‘mystery rave’ set to take place in country mansion where organisers promise ‘good times and good music for the people’ at £25 a head
- Organisers of a rave have promised ‘good times and good music for the people’
- Unofficial event on Saturday would break Wales’ strict coronavirus restrictions
- Police are trying to track down the location of the ‘mystery rave’ in the country
Police have launched a hunt for a ‘mystery rave’ set to take place in a country mansion.
Organisers promised ‘good times and good music for the people’ in North Wales on Saturday for £25 a ticket.
The unofficial event would break strict coronavirus restrictions still in place in Wales after its circuit breaker lockdown ended last week.
A poster advertising the event said: ‘All we’re doing is creating good times and good music for the people. I can’t see the problem with it while we’re helping people by creating nights like this.’
The event has been called a ‘farmhouse rave’ and advertised on social media. It is expected to feature five ‘up and coming’ DJs and has capacity for up to 200 people.
Organisers promised ‘good times and good music for the people’ in North Wales on Saturday for £25 a ticket
It comes following a rave (pictured) in the village of Banwen, near Brecon, when 3,000 people descended on the community
Followers of the Lockdown Raves UK are sent a message from the page which says: ‘We will be organising secret raves up and down the country forest raves and mansion parties.
‘Our next one will be a secret mansion party in Wales. Good times and good music.’
Organisers say the rave will last 12 hours from ‘eight til eight’.
It comes following a rave in the village of Banwen, near Brecon, when 3,000 people descended on the community.
Welsh Government implemented new legislation allowing organisers of illegal raves to be given fines of up to £10,000.
The first 100 tickets are being sold for £25, suggesting others will have to pay an even higher price for entry to the illegal gathering
Revellers descended on an area of woodland near the village of Banwen on the early hours of the morning of Sunday, August 30 – with 400 ravers still at the site by the Monday evening
A message sent out by the organisers suggested they were still trying to hunt down DJs to play at the ‘secret mansion’ event
Two organisers responsible for the rave in August were fined the full amount.
Revellers descended on an area of woodland near the village of Banwen on the early hours of the morning of Sunday, August 30 – with 400 ravers still at the site by the Monday evening.
South Wales Police only managed to shut down the rave after around 70 officers, assisted by Dyfed-Powys Police and the British Transport Police, were called out to the wood to execute a dispersal order.
Summons were issued to 22 ravers, which could have seen them slapped with £10,000 fines under rules to crack down on mass gatherings.
Assistant chief constable David Thorne wrote on Twitter: ‘Rave at Banwen is over! South Wales Police, Dyfed-Powys Police [and] British Transport Police teams have done a fantastic job this weekend of clearing this huge area from the 3,000 strong illegal gathering. Thank you to all involved.’
Locals voiced complaints about the illegal music festival after rubbish was dumped and ravers defecated over the site.