VIDEO - Inside Newcastle illegal rave venue

Published 6th Jan 2017

In the very early hours of New Year's Day Northumbria Police had to use industrial cutting devices to get in to one of the towers of the Tyne Bride...

The reason, a massive illegal rave was taking place.

Here's what the police said at the time:

"Early this morning police disrupted an illegal rave in Newcastle.

Around 1.50am (Sunday January 1) concern was raised an illegal rave was being held in the old lift shaft of the Tyne Bridge in Lombard Street on the Quayside. Police attended and forced entry to discover around 200 people inside. Music and sound equipment had illegally been connected to the electricity supply.

The building was quickly evacuated and was secured by police to allow the electricity to be made safe.

Enquiries are on-going to identify the organisers. It's believed three men in a white van were seen taking equipment into the tower during the evening on Friday and Saturday. Officers are keen to trace these man and would ask they, or anyone who knows who they may be, come forward."

As of yet there's been no arrests in connection with who put the event on.

A set of turntables and laughing gas were among the things left after literally hundreds of people were turfed out the Grade-II listed building.

Newcastle City Council have been in to clean everything up - here's the inside: