25 key moments that led to Fabric reopening

When news first filtered through on August 11 that fabric would be voluntarily closed the following weekend while a police investigation was conducted into drug deaths in the venue, the severity of this move and the near-fatal impact it would have on fabric wasn’t immediately apparent.

The deaths were tragic and required a serious response, but the likes of Warehouse Project had survived similar tragedies in the past, and fabric was fresh off winning an appeal against strict measures such as sniffer dogs and ID scanners in the wake of drug-related deaths the previous December.

However, when fabric remained closed the following weekend, it began to become clear that the club and, symbolically, UK nightlife was facing a pronounced threat. Campaigners mobilised into action, and while the club faced a significant setback with its licence being revoked after a lengthy review hearing on September 7, they didn’t give up. The battle to save fabric waged on, and in a victory for people power and the potency of protest, the club is now set to reopen.

See a timeline of the key moments in the campaign below.