A club Matter

Unkle and Late Of The Pier open Fabric’s brainchild super duper club under 02

19 September 2008 - Spanning 32,737 square feet Fabric are opening the doors of their offspring tonight (Friday 19 September), a purpose built superclub called Matter.

It holds a whopping 2,600 people and is located underneath the 02 dome complex in London.

Unkle live will kick off proceedings tonight (19 September) and they'll be joined on stage by Stone Roses’ Ian Brown, Ian Astbury, Gavin Clark & Joel Cadbury.

The electronically charged Late Of The Pier and Californian dudes Iglu & Hartley will provide support.

Its been a tumultuous year on the clubbing scene with Turnmills, The Key, The Cross, Canvas - and soon to be The End - closing down.

And what Matter offers that others might not, is the ability to accommodate live music events and club nights by transforming the space.

When room two is opened, the 1,800 capacity space can then hold 2,600 sweaty partygoers.

And the main arena has been built hovering over 80 super powerful transducers so that the sound travels up through the floor.

LED screens and projectors will again enhance the clubbing/live music experience.

There’s even a retractable ceiling which morphs the VIP area into a 300-capacity gig or club space.

As for the décor, walls, floors, DJ booths, bars and tables are all concrete, albeit in a range of varying shades and finishes.

Saturday will see Carl Cox and friends hold the fort at the club situated at the O2, Peninsula Square, SE10.

The nearest tube is North Greenwich and Matter's open from 10am to 7am.

Georgie Rogers