Silent Disco Will Be All the Rave on Friday

Get out your glow sticks, a silent rave is coming to New York this Friday! Apparently, this secret rave movement has been sweeping the country called a "silent rave" or a "silent disco." Party people gather in one spot, fire up their iPods and get their groove on to whatever music they like. Who needs some DJ at Bungalow 8 or outrageous drink prices at Pink Elephant when you get get down in a public space to your own jams for free? (UPDATE!) The Observer wrote about a Williamsburg silent disco in 2005. In May 2007, 4,000 ravers gathered in London's Victoria Station during rush hour to "dance like you've never danced before," according to an article in the Evening Standard. Organizers in New York are hoping to do the same thing at Union Square this Friday, April 18, from 6:15 p.m. to 11 p.m. An article on CityGuideMagazine.com and a Facebook page is encouraging all New Yorkers to join in: "All in all we want everyone to RAVE and DISCO till your legs fall off or your iPod battery runs out! and just have a bloody good time because things like this don't come around too often!" Instructions from the organizers after the jump.