A free party is a party "free" from the restrictions of the legal club scene, which typically involves a sound system playing electronic dance music from late at night until the time when the organisers decide to go home. A free party can be composed of just one system or of many and if the party becomes a festival, it becomes a teknival. The parties can be thought of as autonomous zones where all the people present create and enforce the rules.

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  • A free party is a party "free" from the restrictions of the legal club scene, which typically involves a sound system playing electronic dance music from late at night until the time when the organisers decide to go home. A free party can be composed of just one system or of many and if the party becomes a festival, it becomes a teknival. The parties can be thought of as autonomous zones where all the people present create and enforce the rules. This means that drugs are readily available and noise levels are usually illegally high. The word free in this context is used both to describe the entry fee and the lack of restrictions and law enforcement. Motivations for organisers range from political protest to just wanting to have fun. An example of free parties as political protest was their prominence during the M11 link road protest. At most parties no money is asked for entrance since the aim is not to make profit. However at some (most often indoor) events it is requested at the door to make a donation to cover costs. Typically organisers make little profit or make a loss setting them up. The term free party is used more widely in Europe than in the US. In Canada and some parts of Europe they are also referred to as Freetekno parties. A free party might have once been described as a rave, and the origins of the two are similar. Since the birth of nightclubs in town centres in Europe the use of the word rave had largely fallen out of fashion, however in recent times it is increasingly being used again.
  • Une free party (aussi nommée free, teuf,"tawa ou parfois fête libre ou chouille) est une fête tekno gratuite ou dont le tarif à l'entrée (donation) est libre et laissé à l'appréciation des participants. La free party se déroule souvent dans la nature (forêt, montagne…) ou dans des usines ou hangars désaffectés. Le terme le plus usité à l'origine était celui de rave party. Aujourd'hui, les « raves » désignent plus souvent les fêtes réglementées, tandis que les « free parties » se fondent sur la gratuité — ou semi-gratuité — et la clandestinité.
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  • "music" includes sounds wholly or predominantly characterised by the emission of a succession of repetitive beats.
  • Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
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  • the former UK political party
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  • A free party is a party "free" from the restrictions of the legal club scene, which typically involves a sound system playing electronic dance music from late at night until the time when the organisers decide to go home. A free party can be composed of just one system or of many and if the party becomes a festival, it becomes a teknival. The parties can be thought of as autonomous zones where all the people present create and enforce the rules.
  • Une free party (aussi nommée free, teuf,"tawa ou parfois fête libre ou chouille) est une fête tekno gratuite ou dont le tarif à l'entrée (donation) est libre et laissé à l'appréciation des participants. La free party se déroule souvent dans la nature (forêt, montagne…) ou dans des usines ou hangars désaffectés. Le terme le plus usité à l'origine était celui de rave party.
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