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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Morgan Ofori

‘Profane’ or ‘innocent’? Row over Canterbury Cathedral silent disco

Canterbury Cathedral exterior
Canterbury Cathedral was founded in 597 and is a world heritage site. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

From south London’s Ministry of Sound to Ibiza’s legendary superclub Pacha, everyone has a favourite venue for dancing the night away. And now England’s oldest cathedral may be about to join that illustrious list.

More than 3,000 people were expected to take to the floor across four sessions of Canterbury Cathedral’s 90s silent disco to dance to the likes of the Spice Girls, Vengaboys and Eminem, in an event that officials hope will serve to attract a new generation of worshippers to the building’s hallowed cloisters.

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