Fabric’s future is being decided right now at a license review meeting at Islington town hall, with the final decision on the club’s future expected in the early hours of tomorrow morning.
There’s a host of journalists and publications at the meeting who have been giving a blow-by-blow account of what is being said.
Judging the #fabricreview hashtag the club and its supporters are doing their level best to reason with the police and local authorities on how best to run a great nightclub safely.
Here’s some of the highlights – from what we can gather the decision could go either way at this stage of the proceedings.
For the 1st time in the hearing the entire gallery erupts with applause after an elderly man gives his defence for fabric #FabricReview
— Mixmag (@Mixmag) September 6, 2016
Council again hitting hard at fabric. I'd like to be able to say from the bottom of my heart it feels balanced but it doesn't #FabricReview
— Jeremy Abbott (@FunsterMixmag) September 6, 2016
Lack of expertise of authorities is palpable – just had a question from a councillor on whether restricting BPMs would help #FabricReview
— Manu misunderstands (@manueky) September 6, 2016
Are they really considering a BPM change up in fabric on a Friday? 😂 imagine going fabric on a Friday just to hear ambience #FabricReview
— Spooky Bizzle (@SpartanSpooky) September 6, 2016
Co-founder says one of club staff had to move family and wear bullet-proof vest after standing up to drugs gang #FabricReview
— Seb Wheeler (@seb_wheeler_) September 6, 2016
Licensing officer talking positively about more robust conditions that need to be met by Fabric. #fabricreview
— DJ Mag (@DJmag) September 6, 2016
Needs to be a significant change in the management culture, she says, or they'd recommend license be revoked. #FabricReview
— DJ Mag (@DJmag) September 6, 2016
Question asked about how WHP can do anonymous testing and can it be implemented here. Police swerve the question. #fabricreview
— Kasra (@kasracritical) September 6, 2016
Needs to be a significant change in the management culture, she says, or they'd recommend license be revoked. #FabricReview
— DJ Mag (@DJmag) September 6, 2016
if police think the door search at fabric isnt "a full search" they'd be mortified by other clubs #fabricreview
— walker (@hmfwalker) September 6, 2016