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Dancing to the beats of silence
Clubbers will get wireless headphones and a couple of music channels to choose from on an FM broadcast.
- By Emmanuelle Landais, Staff Reporter
- Published: 23:25 October 5, 2008
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Dubai: Nothing draws people to a nightclub like the deep bass beat of the music pouring out of the walls, so what is a Silent Disco going to do to compete and bring in the crowds? Give them a headset to join the party.
With wireless headphones on and a couple of channels of music to choose from an FM broadcast, Silent Discos are the new dance phenomenon. A typical Silent Disco works like this - each clubber gets a pair of wireless headphones, two DJs play from the same booth offering a completely different style broadcast in FM, each person can control what they hear from their headset and the club runs as normal with lights and dancing but no sound from external speakers.
Silent Discos have been popular across Europe since the mid 1990s, when eco activists attracted large groups of people into a forest that was being logged for example.
The Dubai clubbing scene will experience this dance fest over three nights with free entry for all. DJ Andy Buchan, Mark Evans, DJ Solo, Rude Larry, DJ Elle, DJ Cem and James Clar will provide the music.
The first event will be hosted at Mina Salam beach on October 31.
On November 12 another party will be held at Dubai Marine Beach Hotel and Resort before moving on to the Dubai International Rugby Sevens on November 28.
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