Fabric

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fabric
Location(s)	Smithfield, London
Coordinates	51°31′10.05″N 0°6′10.36″W / 51.5194583°N 0.1028778°W / 51.5194583; -0.1028778Coordinates: 51°31′10.05″N 0°6′10.36″W / 51.5194583°N 0.1028778°W / 51.5194583; -0.1028778
Type	Nightclub
Years active	1999 — present
Capacity	1,800
Owner	Keith Reilly Cameron Leslie
Promotions	fabric FabricLive
Website	www.fabriclondon.com

fabric is a nightclub in London, United Kingdom. It is one of the largest and most popular night clubs in the UK and widely regarded as one of the best dance music venues in the world.^[1] It is located on Charterhouse Street opposite Smithfield meat market on the northern fringe of the City of London.

History

The club was founded by Keith Reilly and Cameron Leslie and opened on 29 October 1999.^{[citation needed]}

Fabric occupies the renovated space of the Metropolitan Cold Stores. Smithfield Meat Market stands and operates from a site directly opposite and is the last of London’s great markets. The area's construction took place in Victorian times alongside nearby landmarks Holborn Viaduct and Fleet Valley Bridge.

Exterior

Fabric has three separate rooms (two of which feature stages for live acts) with independent sound systems. A feature of the club is its vibrating floor in Room One: known as a "bodysonic" dancefloor, sections of the floors are attached to 400 bass transducers emitting bass frequencies of the music being played.

Style

Musical genres played there vary from night to night. FabricLive is a Friday night soundclash, touring all tempos from hip hop to breakbeat to drum and bass to indie rock to electro. Fabric's Saturday nights showcase DJ talent and live acts. One of the most interesting residences of FabricLive was the legendary DJ John Peel. Saturday nights are under the charge of Judy Griffith, who is one of London's most savvy and experienced promoters. The weekly residents are Craig Richards and Terry Francis. Craig Richards is also one of the Directors of Music Programming and along with Judy, selects the lineups for Saturday nights, which have featured first UK appearances by DJs such as Ricardo Villalobos, Luciano and many others. Fabric is acknowledged to be at the cutting edge of Underground dance music and the Saturday lineups are famous for bringing new and interesting talent to London's clubbing cognoscenti.

Fridays and Saturdays are in-house promoted, while during the rest of the week, the club is available for third party promoters to hire.

Sundays at Fabric are promoted by Wetyourself, a Polysexual event that has been running since February 2009. Cormac Wys is the promoter. The music policy is Underground House and Techno music, with the occasional live PA.

Performances

Although the club has had many top DJs and established artists play, fabric provides a take on the current state of electronic music by booking less well-established names on the UK and international circuit, being one of the first^{[citation needed]} UK venues to book Ricardo Villalobos, Michael Mayer, Akufen, Ewan Pearson & Daniel Williams

fabric Records

A CD series was launched in 2001. Rotating monthly between fabric and FABRICLIVE. DJs, the series showcases established and emerging names. It is entirely independent and operated solely by fabric.

Matter

On September 18 2008, Reilly and Leslie opened the 2,600 capacity music venue matter. Located in The O₂, it is their first project outside of fabric. ^[2][3][4]

See also

• fabric discography
• Afterhour clubs

References

External links

• Fabric official website
• History of 'DTPM'
• Paris One DJ Webradios