Vice London Presents their Fabric Takeover Featuring Unknown T, P-rallel and Bbymutha

In this live review,  I embarked on a hedonistic outing with my friends in Central London for the VICE x Fabric party, witnessing the energetic performances of Unknown T, Yune Pinku, Bbymutha, and more.

Vice London hosted their first party of the year to kick off the summer in collaboration with Fabric nightclub featuring DJ sets and energetic live performances from UK-born talents. Just a five-minute walk away from Farringdon station is Fabric Nightclub.

Prior to this night, I had been with friends drinking their homemade potions, to us cocktails, made with Aldi vodka, spiced rum and Mango juice and housed in plastic water bottles to finish on our way to the club - there was absolutely no way we were paying for drinks at the venue, in this cost of living crisis… at best maybe ONE drink if we got a bit parched….

I arrived there around 11 PM, with a few friends and we downed the last of our pre-drinks and joined the queue - it was a Saturday night and were just happy to be outside after the mounds of University assignments that fell into our laps only a few days ago - yes that’s right, we work better under pressure… when the deadlines are within the next 48 hours. Not a strategy to be proud of BUT it was time to let our hair down, even just for a few hours without immediate consequences. 

After a vigorous security check, being patted down and with every pocket being thoroughly searched, we entered this maze-looking club. First, we went up the stairs to verify our tickets, then headed down to ‘Room 2.’

Producer and songwriter, Yune Pinku was hosting her DJ set which consisted of a mix of techno and house music. The room itself was quite colourful as the strobe lights created a kaleidoscope that filled the room with a positive atmosphere, people engaging with the DJ and socialising in the smoking area.

Before this, I was not familiar with techno but did grow up with a sister who worshipped house music and I fondly remember her getting ready to go out with her friends, smelling wafts of Versace Red Jeans perfume. So, you could say, this was somewhat of a new experience for me as I was in University in the Midlands and had my fair share of attending ‘overcrowded’ parties (sorry Boris, but then we found out you did it yourself, so we’ll call a spade a spade hm?) which is where I came across Techno briefly and questionable substances.

Once she departed off the stage after her lively performance, Chuckie Online proceeded to DJ, playing the finest UK throwbacks that you probably haven’t heard in a long time including ‘Fisherman’ by J Hus and ‘Lock Doh’ by Giggs, just to name a few.

Everyone was clearly anticipating the performance of Unknown T, which was completely understandable as for some individuals in the young crowd, this was the first of their many events after a mound of university exams, including myself. Unknown T, who has been a cultural influence in the rap and drill genre, is most notably known for his summer hit, ‘Homerton B,’ which he self-released. His recent mixtape ‘Adolescence,’ fuses his drill roots with hip-hop to create a catchy masterpiece showcasing the fluidity of the genre itself.

With the crowd already enjoying themselves, and the lights dimming, Unknown T burst onto the stage in his Corteiz cargos, signature black sunglasses and black hoodie. The crowd bellowed whilst trying to get closer and closer to the front, of course, he had to open up with ‘Homerton B,’ which as I mentioned before, is an instant classic. There was a sea of ‘gun leaning’ all around us with moshpits gaping, dead in the centre of the standing section of the room. After the song was over, he went on to perform ‘Squeeze and Buss,’ ‘Leave Dat Trap’ and ‘Goodums.’ 

I remember drill peaking again during my time at high school, being with my friends sneaking our phones out to listen to ‘Tropical’ by SL and ‘Lockarff’ by Section Boyz, so for me this experience was truly nostalgic, enjoying every minute of it.

I was never really one for clubs (just to be clear, I am now!!) but I would definitely go to another Fabric or Vice London event, especially in the summer. If I was to rate the event as a whole I would give it a solid 9/10 - performances were electric, the DJs knew how to get the crowd hyped up and it was definitely an enjoyable night with friends.

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