The Underground Nightlife in Saudi Arabia

Ever since the Kingdom “decriminalized” parties, promoters and event organizers find that there are still stringent regulations in place that are suffocating the country’s rave and party culture and preventing it from flourishing. While there is a growing interest in electronic dance music and a burgeoning underground scene led by ultra-talented homegrown artists, party-makers face many obstacles when it comes to obtaining a permit and finding a proper venue (there are no licensed night clubs in Saudi Arabia) to organize a music event, prompting them to just throw their hands up and host an illegal rave at a friend’s villa, as they had been doing long before Vision 2030 was introduced in 2016.