Thunderdome (music festival)

Thunderdome is a series of Gabber music parties from The Netherlands. The first party was held on 20 June 1992 and was called Thunderdome: The Final Exam. This party was the first attempt to bring Gabber music to a wide audience. The Thunderdome concept was started by the record company ID&T, also behind other events such as Mystery Land and Sensation White and Black. In 1993 ID&T also started a Thunderdome compilation CD-series with popular Gabber music. The Thunderdome concept was considered very important to the popularization and spreading of Gabber music during the 1990s. Though it was undeniably the biggest and most popular concept in the scene through most of the 1990s, that title is now being rivaled by other events such as the ones organized by Masters of Hardcore. Except for a short break in the year 2000 ID&T has continued with the parties and CD's till the present time.

Songs that make references to Thunderdome

Because of the popularity of the Thunderdome concept some artists have made tributes to it in their songs. These are some well-known examples:

• 3 Steps Ahead - This is the Thunderdome ("This is the Thunderdome")
• 3 Steps Ahead - Thunderdome till we Die ("Don't you believe we're in Thunderdome till we die")
• DJ E-rick & Tactic - Meet her at Thunderdome (Samples obviously taken from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome because they contain the word "Thunderdome")
• DJ E-rick & Tactic - Hardcore Rules the World ("Welcome to Thunderdome '98")
• DJ Promo - Feel the Thunder ("We never stop give you what you want, we never stop give you what you need, Thunderdome, under makes me wonder, feel the bass, there will be no escape, check it, Thunderdome")
• Gabbaheads - I'm a Thunderdome Baby ("I'm a Thunderdome baby, so now you can hear me")

See also

• ID&T
• Gabber music

External links

• The official Thunderdome website
• The official ID&T website