Rave-era Memorabilia Up For Auction

Producer Rob Ford is auctioning a collection of 1,700 items which includes membership cards, flyers, and other assorted paraphernalia, some of which are incredibly rare - including the Prodigy's first business card. A book was published on the collection a few years ago. It will be sold as part of the Bonhams Sound & Cinema auction, which runs online from the 15-25th June - and has been estimated to fetch between £60,000 and £80,000. Here's more.. 

Ford caught the rave bug after going to Amnesia House in Donington. After leaving his first all-nighter, the writer found rave flyers on his car, as "a new level of mind-influencing artwork and wording became part of our day to day lives".

Each card sported a distinct design and ownership meant you could access the era's greatest clubs, such as the Haçienda, Labrynth, Ministry of Sound, Raindance, Shoom, Spectrum and World Dance.

That initial exposure eventually led to a collection of 1,700 assorted items that took 35 years to amass and is now up for sale via the auction room Bonhams.

Get the full story here: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/may/31/rave-era-memorabilia-sale-auction-bonhams-expected-fetch-80000

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