Sunday, June 22, 2008

Silent Disco Rocks.

Have you heard of it?

I haven't. Until 2 weeks ago. We were walking past our favourite area in London, South Bank, when we came across an interesting dance party. A bunch of people wearing headphones in a club-like atmosphere, singing to the music. Thing is, it wasn't as loud as you would think. No deep bass, no screaming into each other ears. It was something we had to try.

Fast forward to this past Saturday. We luckily scored the last few tickets to this brand new experience.

We walk in. And our instructed how to use the wireless headphones.

Volume control on the left. 2 channels to choose from on the right. Virtual dj rooms if you will. We line up to grab a tasty beverage, but instead of yelling into each other ears with drink orders, we simply use our normal tone of voice. Why? Because the music is played via headphones!!

Imagine a club without loud music, but people continuing to party and dance? Its the strangest experience because even when a sing-a-long tune comes on, all you hear are people's voice singing along loudly, without any music in the background!! Why? Because the music is played via headphones!!

Imagine a crowd of people dancing together, in complete silence! 2 people could also be dancing to two different tunes! Why? Because you can choose what music you can listen to via headphones!!

I think the best part was removing my headphones, and just sitting there, appreciating all these people dancing and singing along, with their headphones on. Its pretty hilarious and fun to watch.

All and all, a truly amazing and unique experience and one I definitely recommend!

2 comments:

Abby said...

sounds cool. i want to go!

Renato Tosoc said...

that sounds hilarious!