15 DJs tell us their favourite Fabric moment
From Erol to N-Type, here are some key DJs' favourite memories
13 Kasra
“It was the launch of my fabric CD and we’d put together a killer line up. Emperor was making his Critical debut. He was playing 10–12pm so I explained that Room 2 always takes a while to fill up. I get there around 10.30 and it’s packed! Once he’d finished he turned and said, “For a first gig that was amazing.” I had no idea! That’s the beauty of fabric, and its crowd: they give a new-comer as much kudos as those who head the bill. There aren’t many institutions left worth shouting about. Fabric is one.”
14 Erol Alkan
“Even though fabric is one of the world’s largest clubs, they’re always open to ideas. For instance, back in 2006 there was a Greek cafe at the end of my road run by a lovely elderly guy, Manolis. Dan Stacey and I would sit there every day hatching plans. But the business was failing, so we asked fabric to throw a benefit party. Justice, Pedro Winter, Paul Epworth, Mehdi and Feadz had all eaten there and got on board; Time Out covered it and business picked up for Manolis. Fabric was instrumental in that.”
15 Scratch Perverts
“Playing at fabric for 15 years is an honour. To pick one moment from that is incredibly difficult, but our favourite memory has to be Ian Brown. Not just for his performance, but for his pure ‘down-to-earthness’, his Room 2 d’n’b skank (surrounded by security, trying desperately hard to keep fans’ hands off him mid-dance) and, when discussing his fee, saying “All I want, if you’ve got a pie, is a piece of that pie”. You can’t put a price on that.”
