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Fabric

A 1,600-capacity Farringdon club built for bass-heavy, late-night electronic music.

Upcoming shows
17
Capacity
1,600
Address
77A Charterhouse Street, EC1M 6HJ London
Phone
020 7336 8898
Next show
Fri, 9 Oct 2026
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Fabric in London

About Fabric

Fabric in London is a 1,600-capacity late-night club built around sound. Its defining feature sits in Room 1: a BodyKinetic dancefloor whose transducers feed bass through the floor, creating a physical low-end experience alongside the main system. Three rooms divide the programme, placing full-scale dancefloors and live performance spaces within a former market-storage building. A mezzanine above the main room gives groups a place to pause while retaining sight and sound of the set.

Cold-store conversion and a hard reset

Fabric opened in October 1999 after Keith Reilly and Cameron Leslie converted an underground Victorian meat warehouse serving Smithfield Market into a club. Their plan put the sound system and a forward-looking music policy at the centre of the room, a contrast with the celebrity-DJ superclub model then flourishing in London. In September 2016, Islington Council revoked Fabric’s licence following two drug-related deaths and findings concerning security at the venue. The closure triggered a Save Fabric campaign and negotiations with the council. On November 21, 2016, Fabric and Islington agreed to a reopening under stricter conditions, including ID scanners, covert surveillance and an age threshold; the club reopened to crowds on January 6, 2017. That sequence remains the sharpest dividing line in the venue’s story: the same underground rooms returned with a newly formalised entry and safety regime.

How the room works now

The weekly policy remains electronic-led: Fridays span electronic styles, with FABRICLIVE foregrounding drum and bass, UK garage, dubstep and bass music; Saturdays centre house, techno and electro; Sundays lean toward forward-thinking house and techno. Entry requires valid ID, an ID scan and a mandatory search. Inside, three rooms allow contrasting bills to run simultaneously, while seating near the sunken bar, the smoking area and the mezzanine create breathing space between sets. Table bookings use the mezzanine gallery directly above the main room.

Sources

  1. fabric: A nightclub for a new millennium — London Museum
  2. London nightclub Fabric to close permanently after licence is revoked — The Guardian
  3. Fabric nightclub to reopen under strict new licensing conditions — The Guardian
  4. FAQs — fabric London
  5. Book a Table — fabric London
  6. We've upgraded our dancefloor... — fabric London

Next 15 shows

  • Fri, 9 Oct 2026 · 23:00 Locklead + bullet tooth, A For Alpha, Papa Nugs, Burnski, Jude Lenihan, J:me, Mya, Finley Lenihan, Harvey Austin, Liam Hibbert View in the CrowdMate app
  • Sat, 10 Oct 2026 · 23:00 Aaron Hibell + KiNK, Sanaz, Kotiēr, Slam, The Tunegirl, Kwartz, AANO, BUTZ, ENNIO View in the CrowdMate app
  • Sun, 11 Oct 2026 · 18:00 Sarahrey View in the CrowdMate app
  • Fri, 16 Oct 2026 · 23:00 Girls Don't Sync + Osmosis Jones, Smokey Bubblin' B, Klose One, Tiffany Quinn, Skee Mask, MANTRA B2B BEATRICE M., Tailor Jae, HALFPINT, Oneman, fae View in the CrowdMate app
  • Sat, 17 Oct 2026 · 23:00 Craig Richards + Ricardo Villalobos, Anna Wall, BOBBY., DJ Masda, Francesco Del Garda, Freddy K, Gabrielle Kwarteng, Harry McCanna, Ivan Smagghe, Jane Fitz, Matteo Manzini, O.BEE & Tomás Station, PARAMIDA, Sama' Abdulhadi, Tapefeed, Vlada, Zip + more View in the CrowdMate app
  • Fri, 23 Oct 2026 · 23:00 SIMULA + SKANTIA B2B SMG, KYRIST B2B VISLA, ENVY, SABRINA, SEQUENT, KASRA B2B SAMURAI BREAKS, OZB, WAEYS B2B GINO, AMOSS, AUTOPSKI, SPECIAL GUEST – DUB PHIZIX, SULLY, RUFFHOUSE SPECTRAL, ROTATE, MC GQ, SP:MC, JAKES, MANTMÅST, SYDNEY BRYCE, LIMMZ, LX ONE View in the CrowdMate app
  • Sat, 24 Oct 2026 · 14:00 Mark Knight + Mousse T., Michael Gray, Junior Jack, David Penn, Groove P, Soul Avengerz, Odyssey Inc, Suki Soul, Jaegerossa, Ridney, Paradiso DJs, Grant Nalder, Damian Wilson, Debora V, Wesley S View in the CrowdMate app
  • Fri, 30 Oct 2026 · 23:00 Arthi (3-hour set) — State OFFF — TOCCORORO — Shadobeni (Soca Set) — JAEL — Chloé Robinson — LAMSI — DJ Priya — Baile Ijó B2B (CXLI + ìyáàlù, OTDELTA) with Nicole Blakk — Raidaa — Valentia View in the CrowdMate app
  • Thu, 5 Nov 2026 · 20:00 Loukeman View in the CrowdMate app
  • Sat, 7 Nov 2026 · 23:00 Marcel Dettmann + Ellen Allien, Shonky, Marie Montexier, Josh Keit, Nate Oldfield, Serenne View in the CrowdMate app
  • Fri, 13 Nov 2026 · 23:00 Oppidan + Sam Alfred, Royal-T, REA, Ghoulish, ESC, Napes & Toby Ross, JENNY SPARKS, CUPPA T, TC4 View in the CrowdMate app
  • Sat, 14 Nov 2026 · 23:00 Steffi x Virginia (Live) + Fafi Abdel Nour, Gabbs, Tai Lokun, Elli Acula (Live), Quelza, Ø [Phase], Trixie, Oliver Moon, Samir Chani B2B Mauro Ferno View in the CrowdMate app
  • Sat, 28 Nov 2026 · 23:00 Palms Trax + Ogazón, Mathew Jonson (Live), Antal, Joe Claussell, DJ Subaru, floor length skirtsjust announced View in the CrowdMate app
  • Fri, 4 Dec 2026 · 23:00 FABRICLIVE X DEEP MEDi 20: Mala + Kahn & Neek, Channel One, Dubkasm, Felixculpah, morejust announced View in the CrowdMate app
  • Sat, 5 Dec 2026 · 23:00 Ben Klock B2B Ryan Elliott + Cassy, STERAC B2B ROD, NEUX, BOBBYjust announced View in the CrowdMate app

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