Morning Gloryville

{{short description|Daytime rave event}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox music festival

| name =Morning Gloryville

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| location =London, international

| years_active =2013-present

| founders = Nico Thoemmes and Samantha Moyo

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| genre = Electronic dance music

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| website =[http://morninggloryville.com/ morninggloryville.com]

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Morning Gloryville (originally named Morning Glory) is a sober, drug-free morning rave event in the United Kingdom.

Morning Gloryville was founded in 2013 by Nico Thoemmes and Samantha Moyo. It was designed to be "fun... without the alcohol",{{cite web|last1=Rubin|first1=Gareth|title=Wake up to breakfast raves – they're a healthy way to start your working day|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/nov/01/breakfast-raves-morning-gloryville-dawn-dancing|website=The Guardian|date=November 2014|accessdate=26 November 2014}} and an alternative to the morning gym.{{cite web|last1=Driscoll|first1=Brogan|title=Morning Glory: Swap The Gym For A 6:30am Rave To Boost Creativity Before Work|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/08/05/morning-glory-pre-work-rave-boost-creativity_n_3707097.html|website=huffingtonpost.co.uk|date=5 August 2013|publisher=Huffington Post|accessdate=26 November 2014}} One of the aims is to "reengage people with a form of exercise" without the negative health impacts of drugs and alcohol.{{cite web|title=Hate Exercise But Love To Dance? Try Conscious Clubbing|url=http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-14395/hate-exercise-but-love-to-dance-try-conscious-clubbing.html|website=mindbodygreen.com|publisher=Mind Body Green|accessdate=26 November 2014}}

The original event occurs once a month in Shoreditch, East London.{{cite news|title=How a morning rave could replace a workout at gym|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23525159|accessdate=26 November 2014}} Since then Morning Gloryville has expanded to 14 cities around the world.{{cite web|title=Morning Gloryville locations|url=http://morninggloryville.com/|website=morninggloryville.com|accessdate=26 November 2014}} The event is not exclusively raving, but also includes yoga and massage.{{cite web|title=Early morning raves hit NYC|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/morning-gloryville-early-morning-sober-raves-hit-nyc/|website=cbsnews.com|accessdate=26 November 2014}} Because the event is drug and alcohol free it is also popular with families and children.{{cite news|title=It's Sunrise In London And Time For A Rave|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/08/12/338320513/its-sunrise-in-london-and-time-for-a-rave|website=npr.org|publisher=NPR|accessdate=26 November 2014}}

Notable DJs to have performed at the events include Basement Jaxx.{{cite web|title=Basement Jaxx Facebook Post about playing at Morning Gloryville (26th Nov)|url=https://www.facebook.com/BasementJaxx|website=facebook.com|accessdate=26 November 2014}}{{cite web|last1=Whittaker|first1=Adam|title=Wake up to a breakfast rave|url=http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Wake-breakfast-rave-Adam-Whittaker-Talking-Food/story-24387219-detail/story.html|website=stokesentinel.co.uk|accessdate=26 November 2014}} Morning Gloryville was held at Bestival in September 2014.{{cite web|title=Spotnight in the spotlight|url=http://blog.spotnightapp.com/post/93111031622/morning-gloryville-is-taking-over-our-cities-with|website=blog.spotnightapp.com|accessdate=26 November 2014}}{{cite web|title=Bestival 2014 Website photos|url=http://photos.bestival.net/2014/8fd69c8a-34ee-11e4-8dc2-0a6b09a68d06|website=photos.bestival.net|accessdate=26 November 2014}} They also support up and coming DJs and in August 2016, they had Evan Duthie perform.Evan Duthie{{Circular reference|date=April 2018}}