Rave music may either refer to the late 1980s/early 1990s genres of
house,
acid house and
techno, the first genres of music in the world to be played at
raves, or any other genre of
electronic dance music that may be played at a rave. The genre "rave", also known as
hardcore by early ravers, first appeared amongst the UK acid movement during the late 1980s at warehouse parties and other
underground venues, as well as on
UK pirate radio stations. The genre would develop into
oldschool hardcore, which lead onto newer forms of rave music such as
drum and bass and
2-step, as well as other
hardcore techno genres, such as
gabber,
hardstyle and
happy hardcore.