In July 2002, British big-beat producer Fatboy Slim (Norman Cook) hosted the legendary open-air rave Big Beach Boutique II on Brighton Beach—an event drawing around 250,000 people and becoming one of the most massive and chaotic in UK electronic music history. His 2-hour set on the main stage by the pier, captured professionally for DVD release, caught Cook at full strength: throbbing big-beat loops, samples from classics like The Rolling Stones and The Clash merged with funky bass lines and vocal hooks to spark total chaos and dance frenzy under summer sun. Including hits like "Right Here, Right Now", "The Rockafeller Skank", "Praise You", and "Weapon of Choice", with visuals, pyrotechnics, and crowd energy creating an endless festival feel. This gig—a cult big-beat moment—proved Fatboy Slim's status as rave king, turning Brighton Beach into an epicenter of electronic madness.