15 DJs tell us their favourite Fabric moment

“The first time we played fabric was for Rinse’s 16th birthday. Room 1; we did the opening set. I remember thinking ‘Wouldn’t it be sick to have our own night here?’ Back then it was wishful thinking. But things developed and fabric gave us an amazing opportunity to do big shows that show the instrumental side of grime and feature people like Wiley, Skepta, Kano and JME. There’s nowhere else in the country we can do this. We’re all from London, and fabric lets us party in our own postcode.”

“I remember warming up years ago in Room 1 on the same bill as Richie Hawtin and Magda. I finished playing and let loose on the dancefloor. Then, towards the end of the night, I was tapped on the shoulder… I was opening Room 3 for the afterparty! Before I knew it, a coffee appeared, I was on the decks and within an hour I was playing back-to-back with Magda at a packed, legendary afterhours! These are the kind of things that happen at fabric, especially when you least expect them...”