So far, this latest wave of protests in Lebanon has been defined mainly by hard partying and celebration rather than destruction and violence, however, there is edge of apprehension amongst the crowd in the square as the sound system is set up. Standing to one side Bassam, one of the crew of friends that rented the speakers and borrowed the van, is concerned that they could be targeted by supporters of the government. “We’re not sure if we’re going to play,” he says anxiously. “We don’t want to make too much of a scene in the current political climate. We’re going to make a decision sometime in the next ten minutes.”

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Usually, most of the people involved in Lebanon’s rave scene stay away from the country’s divisive and sectarian political protests – but this time it is different. As well as demonstrating against government corruption and increased taxation, these protests are pushing for an end to sectarianism in politics. Instead of carrying the flags of the country’s various religiously aligned political groups, protesters are, irrespective of their sect, all carrying the national flag of Lebanon.

“Until recently, I had never been to a protest before,” says Fonzo, a Beirut-based DJ who is friends with Bassam. “But, when I went to Martyrs’ Square and saw the flags everywhere, I knew that this time it was different.”