Famed London club Fabric to reopen following drug closure

Fabled London nightclub Fabric is to reopen after the local authorities on Monday reversed its decision to revoke its licence following several drug-related deaths, in exchange for a strict new door policy.

A judge ruled that the club could operate again after Islington Council said it would not oppose Fabric in its appeal, which was due to start next week.

The council cancelled Fabric’s licence to operate in September at the request of police, following the deaths of two teenagers from suspected drug overdoses.

The threat to the club, a pillar of London’s dance music scene for nearly two decades, prompted an outpouring of support from clubbers, DJs and record labels around the world under the hashtag #savefabric.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan called Monday’s ruling “fantastic news”.

“Fabric re-opening shows we can find commonsense solutions that protect both the future of clubs and the safety of all clubbers,” he wrote on Twitter.

Fabric is globally renowned for its drum and bass, techno and house nights, and its closure highlighted the plight of London’s clubs, which have halved in number in eight years, according to Khan.