Comment by somishere
1 year ago
I dropped into Fabric on a stopover in London in July (first time back on that floor in probably 15 years). I was surprised when they asked for my phone, but yeah it 100% made a difference. Would have spotted maybe 2-3 tourists taking photos at some point, but that was it. Great vibe. Mix of young and old.
Compare that to a recent bookashade gig in Sydney, which was smaller but was basically a film club event. 100 squares of light on record at any point (all with the same camera UI!) .. older crowd who probably should have known better, at least according to the article.
I've been to Fabric many times and have seen the opposite - people rip off the stickers as soon as they get indoors and then spend the whole night posting on Instagram and Snapchat. Stickers suck (not to mention the litter). The only way to have people not taking photos is to strictly enforce it and only let in the right crowd. There's places that pull this off, but they aren't as popular because TikTok ravers don't go there.
one of the most baudrillard moments of my life was seeing quite literally over 3/4 the audience at a sydney dance event filming , leaving only myself and a handful of others to dance at the back
If this was a Fred Again.. show, every gig of his I’ve been to (bar Coachella) would’ve been a sociologist’s wet dream. Embarrassing for all involved.