This led to the venue being temporarily closed pending a license review.
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After some deliberation, the Islington authorities has now chose to revoke the club’s licence.
Read the full statement HERE.
But the decision was made after police raised concerns about drugs on the premises and the deaths of two teenagers from suspected overdoses.
The news was announced after a final council hearing which lasted for over six hours and heard testimony from police, Fabric management and former customers of the club.
“Each and every one of us have our own view of what makes Islington special and what puts our borough on the map, but for hundreds of thousands of young people – both at home and overseas – it is Fabric”.
Some of the club’s 250 staff were in tears outside the Town Hall after the decision was reached just after 1am. According to the council, searches done by security staff at the London venue had been “inadequate and in breach of the licence”.
But Mr Leslie said: “The notion of Fabric being a safe haven for drugs is frankly insulting”.
District Judge Allison, who spent the week going over our operations and procedures in December past year, called us a “beacon of best practice” and commended our stance on tackling drugs. “It is unacceptable. We are going to put a crowdfunder statement out and we are going self-finance and support a fund to fight for Fabric and everyone in the industry because when they come for you they come for all of us”. He was forced to wear a bulletproof vest for a month. We pride ourselves on running a safe venue, and we feel extremely saddened by the events that have taken place in recent weeks.
DJ Jacob Husley, who has worked at the club for the past eight years, said he was surprised by the decision. “I’ve spent some time there and it’s really sad to see it close”. Our culture has been torn apart with the closing of @fabriclondon & every club with serious history & importance in London #FabricReview.
‘The decision of Islington Council’s licensing committee on Fabric’s licence was based exclusively on the evidence, submissions, and representations put before the committee.
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Writing on its Facebook page Fabric said: “Closing Fabric is not the answer to the drug-related problems clubs like ours are working to prevent, and sets a troubling precedent for the future of London’s night time economy”.
