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They wanted the freedom to party. The state saw them as the enemy within.
Free Party: A Folk History tells the untold story of the UK's largest-ever illegal rave — from the first meetings between ravers and new age travellers in the final days of Thatcher, through the explosive years that followed, to the infamous Castlemorton Common festival in 1992 and the Criminal Justice Act that tried to shut it all down.
Featuring Spiral Tribe, DiY Sound System, Circus Warp and many more — this is the story told by the people who were there.
Fully updated for 2026 with new footage.
Your ticket includes 5 films:
🎬 Main feature — Free Party: A Folk History (104 mins) 🎬 Bonus — Jeremy Deller in conversation with director Aaron Trinder on raves, free parties and Stonehenge 🎬 Bonus — Alan 'Tash' Lodge: A Traveller's Tale — four decades of archiving subcultural life 🎬 Bonus — Q&A: Meet the Sound Systems — Spiral Tribe, DiY, Circus Warp 🎬 Bonus— Q&A: Meet the Filmmakers — the people who shot before cameras were welcome
All for £6.50.
Streaming now until 21 June — Summer Solstice.
Released on 21 May 2026, the 34th anniversary of Castlemorton, this is an exclusive pre-release streaming event on Eventive only. A wider streaming release follows later in 2026. Once you unlock, you have 7 days to watch.
Winner — Doc N Roll Film Festival Audience Award
BONUS CONTENT - Meet the people behind some of the footage in the film who shot famous events such as Castlemorton way before most people had cameras in a scene which was mistrustful of people with cameras! With contributions from Andrew Gaston, Justin Potter-Phillips and Gareth Morris
- Year2025
- Runtime40 minutes
- DirectorAaron Trinder
- CinematographerAndrew Gaston, Gareth Morris, Justin Potter-Daniels
- EditorAaron Trinder
- MusicAaron Trinder
They wanted the freedom to party. The state saw them as the enemy within.
Free Party: A Folk History tells the untold story of the UK's largest-ever illegal rave — from the first meetings between ravers and new age travellers in the final days of Thatcher, through the explosive years that followed, to the infamous Castlemorton Common festival in 1992 and the Criminal Justice Act that tried to shut it all down.
Featuring Spiral Tribe, DiY Sound System, Circus Warp and many more — this is the story told by the people who were there.
Fully updated for 2026 with new footage.
Your ticket includes 5 films:
🎬 Main feature — Free Party: A Folk History (104 mins) 🎬 Bonus — Jeremy Deller in conversation with director Aaron Trinder on raves, free parties and Stonehenge 🎬 Bonus — Alan 'Tash' Lodge: A Traveller's Tale — four decades of archiving subcultural life 🎬 Bonus — Q&A: Meet the Sound Systems — Spiral Tribe, DiY, Circus Warp 🎬 Bonus— Q&A: Meet the Filmmakers — the people who shot before cameras were welcome
All for £6.50.
Streaming now until 21 June — Summer Solstice.
Released on 21 May 2026, the 34th anniversary of Castlemorton, this is an exclusive pre-release streaming event on Eventive only. A wider streaming release follows later in 2026. Once you unlock, you have 7 days to watch.
Winner — Doc N Roll Film Festival Audience Award
BONUS CONTENT - Meet the people behind some of the footage in the film who shot famous events such as Castlemorton way before most people had cameras in a scene which was mistrustful of people with cameras! With contributions from Andrew Gaston, Justin Potter-Phillips and Gareth Morris
- Year2025
- Runtime40 minutes
- DirectorAaron Trinder
- CinematographerAndrew Gaston, Gareth Morris, Justin Potter-Daniels
- EditorAaron Trinder
- MusicAaron Trinder