The last true wild child of underground DIY party culture is back at Hackney’s Night Tales on Friday 6th December to celebrate its 18th birthday. In true acid house spirit it's a free rave that will be open to all so get ready for a proper house soundtrack supplied by Raymundo Rodriguez who’ll be spinning a special Jaded/Wrong classics set, fabric mainstay Trixie and Ketoloco residents Chris Halliday and Eddy Osborne.

In the beggining Ketoloco was an illegal afterparty started in a student basement in Leeds by a bunch of house heads and DC:10 regulars. Before long, over 200 people were turning up each week to pack into the dark and dusty space which famously had red-painted walls in homage to the Ibizan powerhouse. Local heroes like Paul Woolford and Ralph Lawson got word and turned up for impromptu sets and then, one weekend, so did 70-odd coppers to shut the whole thing down. The party went legit and began hosting nights at Leed’s Back to Basics before moving to London for regular day-into-night raves at The Light Bar in Shoreditch before taking over the abandoned zoo in Ibiza.

Ketoloco is a throwback to purer party times, hence its legendary reputation. Don't miss this chance to get a taste of the good stuff right in the heart of East London.

Get your free ticket at RA. Tickets are strictly limited to 300.