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Bass, Raves and Bulletproof Vests: The Early Days of Fabric Nightclub | VICE | United Kingdom
Bass, Raves and Bulletproof Vests: The Early Days of Fabric Nightclub | VICE | United Kingdom
So Keith sold his family home and invested everything he had into creating the club he would want to go to. It took seven years – with innumerable false starts – for Fabric to become a reality. "Farringdon back then was just a shitty old industrial zone, but very central – which was perfect," he recalls. "The space itself was unrecognisable – it took two years of structural work to turn it into a club, but I had the eye from doing warehouse parties... I walked in and I just knew."
But a gift for spotting the perfect location doesn't necessarily mean guaranteed success. "Everyone else in the industry thought we were mad," says Keith. "There was this big West End club called Home that was opening a month before us. I remember one agent, who's actually a good friend now, came down and was like:
"You do realise Home is opening a month before you?"
"Yeah."
"And you do realise their resident DJs are Paul Oakenfold and Danny Rampling."
"Yeah."
"Well, who are your residents?"
"Terry Francis and Craig Richards."
"Who the fuck are they?"
"They're my friends."
But a gift for spotting the perfect location doesn't necessarily mean guaranteed success. "Everyone else in the industry thought we were mad," says Keith. "There was this big West End club called Home that was opening a month before us. I remember one agent, who's actually a good friend now, came down and was like:
"You do realise Home is opening a month before you?"
"Yeah."
"And you do realise their resident DJs are Paul Oakenfold and Danny Rampling."
"Yeah."
"Well, who are your residents?"
"Terry Francis and Craig Richards."
"Who the fuck are they?"
"They're my friends."
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