• DJ Tony De Vit dies after collapsing on holiday due to complications with HIV.

• 2 Step Garage takes over the charts and Ayia Napa is the new cubbing hotspot.

• Fabio & Grooverider take up the Friday night 2am slot on Radio 1.

• Ministry of Sound launches their own magazine.

• Fatboy Slim hires Spike Jonze’s for the seminal video to “Praise You”

• Artists like the Freestylers and Bentley Rhythm Ace introduce the new sound of FSUK to the scene

• Danbert Nobacon of Chumbawamba pours a bucket of ice over UK Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott at the 1998 Brit Awards

• Sash - Mysterious Times hit the number 1 spot in the singles charts

• Cafe De Paris in London becomes the first club in the world to launch a credit card with a credit limit of up to £25,000

• First public testing of Ecstasy in the UK outside The Fridge nightclub

• Creamfields launches as a 1 day event in Winchester, Hampshire, with an audience of 25,000 people.

• Steve Jackson is dismissed from Kiss 100.

• Skint Records sign multi-million pound deal with Sony

• Legendary Scottish techno night Slam at the Arches in Glasgow closes its doors shortly after its sixth birthday. Former guests included Daft Punk and Underworld.

• Gatecrasher joins forces with Ministry of Sound for its first outdoor festival at Lotherton Hall in Leeds, also broadcast live on Radio 1

• Choice FM becomes Galaxy Birmingham.

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      Notable albums:

• Fatboy Slim – You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby [Skint]

• Massive Attack – Mezzanine [Virgin]

• Paul Oakenfold – Tranceport [Kinetic, 1998) 

• Boards of Canada - Music Has The Right To Children [Warp]

• Air - Moon Safari [Source]

• Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty

• Gatecrasher Black