Ravealation — Valentines Day Massacre
The Ravedome, Southall Lane, Hounslow · 12 February 1994 · early hardcore/jungle crossover event flyer
12 February 1994 · 9pm–6am
Original Ravealation flyer for the Valentines Day Massacre at The Ravedome, Hounslow, on 12 February 1994. The flyer documents a concentrated early-1994 hardcore-to-jungle line-up—Fabio, DJ Rap, Ellis Dee, Donovan Bad Boy Smith, Devious D, Randall and Mickey Finn, with Joey G introduced and Stevie Hyper billed as MC—alongside unusually rich venue, ticket-outlet, transport, production and promoter information.
Read the catalogue note →- Event
- Valentines Day Massacre
- Promoter
- Ravealation
- Venue
- The Ravedome, Southall Lane, Hounslow, Middlesex
- Format
- Fold-out / folded printed rave flyer
- Condition
- Good archival condition for working rave ephemera, with visible handling and storage wear.
- Completeness
- Complete flyer as photographed, with both principal printed sides present and membership/application strip retained.
- Event relationship
- Ravealation — Valentines Day Massacre · 1994-02-12
- Venue relationship
- Browse The Ravedome, Southall Lane, Hounslow, Middlesex objects
Catalogue note
Original Ravealation flyer for the Valentines Day Massacre at The Ravedome, Hounslow, on 12 February 1994. The flyer documents a concentrated early-1994 hardcore-to-jungle line-up—Fabio, DJ Rap, Ellis Dee, Donovan Bad Boy Smith, Devious D, Randall and Mickey Finn, with Joey G introduced and Stevie Hyper billed as MC—alongside unusually rich venue, ticket-outlet, transport, production and promoter information. It follows Ravealation’s New Year 1993/94 event at the same venue and explicitly presents The Ravedome as a newly established London hardcore venue.
Advertised programme: Fabio; DJ Rap; Ellis “D”; Donovan Bad Boy Smith; Devious D; Randall; Mickey Finn; Joey “G”; MC Stevie Hyper
Historical context: Ravealation’s documented early events centred on The Rave Dome/Ravedome on Southall Lane, Hounslow. A specialist chronology lists the promoter’s launch on 3 July 1993, the 31 December 1993 New Year event, and this Valentines Day Massacre on 12 February 1994. The flyer itself claims 5,000 attendees at the preceding New Year’s Eve event and promotes The Ravedome as London’s newest No.1 hardcore venue; that attendance figure is treated as promoter copy rather than independently verified fact. The booked DJs span central figures in hardcore and the emerging jungle scene, making the object particularly useful evidence of the stylistic and organisational crossover underway in early 1994.
Condition note: Original folded flyer with pronounced central fold and secondary fold lines, edge/corner wear, surface scuffing and small localised marks consistent with circulation and handling. No major loss is visible in the supplied photographs. Membership application strip remains attached.
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Event details are drawn from the held object and the qualified catalogue research above. A printed bill establishes an advertised booking, not confirmation that a performer appeared.
Why this object matters
The intact membership strip and Ravedome programme make this an outstanding continuation of the Ravealation sequence. Recording references deepen study, but those features do not establish a distinction comparable with the launch or promoters' visual self-history. Its score should express the actual companion role.
Evidence limits: No new physical inspection or collation was performed. Copy-specific conclusions remain limited to the retained catalogue and accession evidence.
Historical context
Ravealation’s documented early events centred on The Rave Dome/Ravedome on Southall Lane, Hounslow. A specialist chronology lists the promoter’s launch on 3 July 1993, the 31 December 1993 New Year event, and this Valentines Day Massacre on 12 February 1994. The flyer itself claims 5,000 attendees at the preceding New Year’s Eve event and promotes The Ravedome as London’s newest No.1 hardcore venue; that attendance figure is treated as promoter copy rather than independently verified fact. The booked DJs span central figures in hardcore and the emerging jungle scene, making the object particularly useful evidence of the stylistic and organisational crossover underway in early 1994.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 8.8 / 10.
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Recorded contributions · 5
- FabioPerformerCatalogue credit
Performer credit: Fabio; DJ Rap; Ellis “D”; Donovan Bad Boy Smith; Devious D; Randall; Mickey Finn; Joey “G”; MC Stevie Hyper Original catalogue credit
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Performer credit: Fabio; DJ Rap; Ellis “D”; Donovan Bad Boy Smith; Devious D; Randall; Mickey Finn; Joey “G”; MC Stevie Hyper Original catalogue credit
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Performer credit: Fabio; DJ Rap; Ellis “D”; Donovan Bad Boy Smith; Devious D; Randall; Mickey Finn; Joey “G”; MC Stevie Hyper Original catalogue credit
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Performer credit: Fabio; DJ Rap; Ellis “D”; Donovan Bad Boy Smith; Devious D; Randall; Mickey Finn; Joey “G”; MC Stevie Hyper Original catalogue credit
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Performer credit: Fabio; DJ Rap; Ellis “D”; Donovan Bad Boy Smith; Devious D; Randall; Mickey Finn; Joey “G”; MC Stevie Hyper Original catalogue credit
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