A Sydney nightclub is asking clubbers to put away their smartphones and enjoy the atmosphere. Will it catch on?
At Berghain in Berlin, De School in Amsterdam and Hi in Ibiza, those lucky to make it off the queue are informed of the “no phone” rule, barring clubbers from filming and taking photos inside.And when an old-school favourite dirty nightspot reopened in Sydney CBD last week, it too joined the list of clubs trying to keep people off their screens.
While the stickers – designed as “laundry instructions” with a line drawing of a phone with a cross through it – are completely optional, van Tiel said the response from the club’s mostly Generation Z patrons had been positive. “It’s been fairly common around the world in other nightclubs for some time,” he said. “If it encourages community building it could be a good thing.”
“Depending on the event or entertainment, having a large volume of people recording can make a performer feel validated as well – as if their performance is worthy of being captured,” he said.
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