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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent

‘Much better vibe’: Manchester’s phone-free nightclub reviving the rave spirit

A fan records Above and Beyond performing on stage with a mobile phone.
Amber’s club directors believe banning phones allows clubbers to live more in the moment. Photograph: Ollie Millington/Redferns/Getty Images

Standing in the queue at Amber’s, one of Manchester’s newest nightclubs, before your bag is searched or your ticket is checked, you are asked to take out your phone and a white sticker bearing the club’s name is placed over the camera.

Once through security and before heading downstairs, following the sound of pounding music from the dark rooms below, a doorman again asks whether phone cameras are covered.

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