Humble Beginnings

40+ Ravers, later rebranded to 40up Ravers, started in the comment thread of a Lost Lands group in June or July of 2021.

Of course someone posted one of the “over 30” memes so young and old alike were commenting and I noticed something in that thread., There seemed to be a lot of older Ravers there who were active in the scene. Like most “seasoned” Ravers, you always think you’re the only one your age still doing this.

You could tell a distinct difference between the older and younger commenters. There was a different demeanor and experience level between the two. So, I posted a comment and asked if anyone older would like to have our own group to chat with our peers. A few people said “that would be cool”. So 40+ was born.

As I’ve had to emphasize in our Facebook group on a few occasions, 40 is not a hard cutoff for us. It never has been and never will be. In those initial moments of naming the group, I realized that 40ish seemed like a reasonable break point between old school vibes and new school vibes. So it was named 40+ Ravers – Aged And Raving People [AARP].

By September(ish), we had less than 75 members. But, we were an incredibly close group of new found friends. We had no idea if or how our little group would grow but we enjoyed it as it was.