Two “huge” raves reportedly saved residents of Sheffield awake “all night time” on Saturday (February 25), in line with South Yorkshire Police.
Some residents on social media had been reporting music nonetheless being heard on Sunday morning at 10am.
South Yorkshire Police Chief Inspector Gareth Thomas informed Mixmag: “All through the early hours of Sunday 26 February, police obtained a number of complaints about noise coming from an occasion at an unknown location in Sheffield.
“We respect that this brought about important noise disruption and affected members of the general public throughout a big a part of Sheffield. Regardless of enquiries and searches to hunt to find the supply of the noise, officers had been sadly unable to find any occasion.
“Following additional investigations since, it’s believed that two occasions had taken place within the Ringinglow and Darnall areas. Investigations are ongoing and we’re finishing up work alongside associate companies to make sure we’re in a position to higher reply to any future occasions of this nature.”
Anybody else in Sheffield woken up however what seemed like a large rave final night time?
Can’t work out the place it was.. I’m in Hunters Bar however I’ve seen individuals in Stannington say they might hear it.
Somebody even stated it sounded prefer it was shifting round? A rave bus?!!!? 😵💫😵💫😵💫 pic.twitter.com/efvVHstq5E
— Kat Cowan (@KatherineCowan) February 26, 2023
A number of individuals took to social media to precise their frustration, together with one person who wrote: “Urgh to the all-night rave organisers in Sheffield whose occasion has saved me awake 3 miles away, I hope a pitchfork wielding mob chuck your silly sound system within the river.”
BBC Sheffield presenter Kat Cowan stated: “Anyone else in Sheffield woken up [by] what seemed like a large rave final night time? Can’t work out the place it was..I’m in Hunters Bar however I’ve seen individuals in Stannington say they might hear it.”
Sheffield-based DJ Benny Maths posted on Sunday morning: “Woke at 6am to the distant thrum of bass echoing round Malin Bridge. Smiled on the flood of reminiscences it introduced again, then checked socials to discover a secret rave’s been happening all night time & saved half of Sheffield awake, however no person can discover it to close it down. It’s nonetheless going!”
See extra reactions beneath.
Apparently the one one in #parkhillflats (& #onlyinnetheredge) who slept by the loudest 7hr ‘secret’ rave ‘eva’ in Sheffield metropolis centre. A sound system so good that folks throughout postcodes inside 4 m of town centre thought it was their neighbours.#SheffieldRaveCity 😂 pic.twitter.com/K8ZJ05PlNM
— Caroline Mitchell Appelqvist🇺🇦#IStandWithUkraine (@dclovesgp) February 26, 2023
For as aggravated i may need been, truthful fucking play 14 hours later nonetheless going sturdy. Could the rave be with you #sheffield #rave
— Stomach (@belly_eighty5) February 26, 2023
Stay scenes in Sheffield this morning as residents from totally different areas work out the place the unlawful rave thud-thud-thudding was coming from all through the night time and into the early hours! pic.twitter.com/opwlop5nae
— Nick Legislation (Hop Ahead) (@hopforwardbeers) February 26, 2023
Somebody has woke half of Sheffield up with an all night time rave that has solely simply completed (I believe).
They’ve executed some job to 1. hold it going all night time and a couple of. Annoy half town 🤣 🕺— gareth maplethorpe (@gmapleth) February 26, 2023