Shaun Jackson, higher identified on-line because the “Gurning Rave Guy,” has returned to the highlight after surfacing at Tomorrowland 2025.
Over a decade since his wild-eyed, jaw-clenching strikes took the web by storm, Jackson was seen as soon as once more throwing down with full enthusiasm, this time in a sea of festivalgoers throughout Charlotte de Witte’s set on the iconic EDM pageant in Belgium. His unique rise to viral sport got here in 2014 after promotional footage from an evening on the Rumes nightclub in Preston caught him in full kind, shirtless and shameless.
A plasterer by commerce and former beginner boxer, Jackson hails from Chorley within the north of England. He wasn’t chasing consideration when that now-famous membership clip surfaced, however as soon as the web took maintain, he did not shrink back from it both.
Along with his bug-eyed stare and flailing limbs, he turned one thing of a people hero in sure corners of rave tradition. His cult following grew a lot that a limited-edition motion determine of Jackson was launched in 2022 as a part of a collaboration between two UK-based creators.
Now in his 40s, Jackson has balanced his celebration presence with on a regular basis life, posting TikToks that leap between dancing clips, building work and podcast clips. Try a clip of him raving at Tomorrowland 2025 beneath.
