Fabric (club)
Fabric (stylized as fabric) is a nightclub in Farringdon, London, England. Founded in 1999 on Charterhouse Street opposite Smithfield Market, the club was voted World Number 1 Club in DJ Magazine's "Top 100 Clubs Poll" in 2007 and 2008[2] and ranked World Number 2 in 2009, 2010 and 2017.[3][4]
Location
Farringdon, London, England
Fabric Life Limited
1,600[1]
1999 (original open date)
2017 (reopen date)
2016 (reopened)
Fabric was closed down and its license was revoked by Islington Council in 2016, after two drug-related deaths at the club. Following a campaign to save the club[5] it was permitted to be reopened with increased security and restrictions.
Style[edit]
Saturdays: Fabric[edit]
Saturday nights, (known simply as "Fabric") showcase genres such as house, techno and disco, and feature the club's resident DJs Craig Richards and Terry Francis. Richards was also one of the Directors of Music Programming, selecting the line-ups for Saturday nights, which have featured appearances by DJs such as Ricardo Villalobos, Carl Craig, Ellen Allien, and many others.[21]
Sundays: Wetyourself[edit]
Sundays at Fabric are promoted by "Wetyourself", a polysexual event that has been running since February 2009. The music policy is underground house and techno, with the occasional live PA.
Other ventures[edit]
A CD series was launched in 2001 under Fabric Records. It rotates monthly between Fabric and FABRICLIVE, with the series showcasing established and emerging DJs. It is entirely independent and operated solely by Fabric.[22] The full list of titles in the series can be seen at Fabric discography.
On 19 September 2008, Reilly and Leslie opened the 2,600-capacity music venue Matter.[23][24] Located in The O2, it was their first project outside of Fabric. Matter has since closed.[25]
Houndstooth is a record label from Fabric, started in February 2013.[26]
In popular culture[edit]
The nightclub was used as a filming location for the first season of the BBC America thriller series Killing Eve (2018–present), doubling as a Berlin nightclub in the episode "Don't I Know You?"[27]
