Will it catch on

[Stephen Houghton]

Does the scene think that a silent soul doo would catch on yes or no 

[Dobber]

What you mean pal? 

[Twoshoes]

I would hope not, i think it's the shared  enjoyment, watching the different styles of dancing to the same record and the discussions that arise, everyone listening to different records with headphones on, not for me.

[Rhino]

Might be a bit for headphones but it wouldn't work in my opinion as atmosphere would be flat and what makes the event in my honest opinion. The idea been around a good few years and I've never seen it work yet. 

[Stephen Houghton]

Yep it seems a strange concept 

[Dobber]

Don’t get it lads?

do you mean allnighters with people sat there with headphones on?

[Rhino]

1 minute ago, Dobber said:

Don’t get it lads?

do you mean allnighters with people sat there with headphones on?

You got it right mate everyone wearing headphones and a choice of music they prefer .  Never actually been as a punter worked on security at a couple of venues that tried it but never repeated there experiments into it . Just didn't work .

[Stephen Houghton]

18 minutes ago, Dobber said:

Don’t get it lads?

do you mean allnighters with people sat there with headphones on?

Yes 

[Shinehead]

NO 

[Thinksmart]

I have been to work events with everyone on headphones connected to DJ playing the same music, not of their own choice. Without headphones it is a quiet room of shuffling people. It looks and sounds very odd that way.

I am not a fan anyway, I like the music coming from the speakers. There is no shared aspect to it. I just went outside.

Edited Monday at 21:14 by Thinksmart

[Davace]

Wow...end me now!

[Dobber]

1 hour ago, Stephen Houghton said:

Yes 

Jesus wept…absolutely no,may as well just stay in the house with bloody YouTube on! I can’t think for the life of me why anyone thought that would be a good idea

[Hooker1951]

We are all doomed again double doomed , if this weren’t serious it would be hilarious

[Still Diggin]

So I assume one bloke has his headphones on dancing to High Frequency 'Summertime' and the bloke next to him has his headphones on dancing to Ray Pollard 'The drifter'. surely the Drifter guy is gonna like he's had a stroke! then get a few lifesize cardboard cut outs of Tommy Cooper riding a donky to make the dance floor look busy, what could go wrong?

[Billy Jo Jim Bob]

Surely this would be a WFT moment as we watch the scene die. 

[Soulman58]

It looks bonkers whatever the music.

[Middleman]

I was under the impression that whatever the DJ was playing was transmitted to everyone via wireless headphones………

 

[Chalky]

How do you create an atmosphere and buzz off each other with everyone in their own little world

[Simsy]

I think the silent option is a bit anti social, which is at odds with the NS scene. 
That feeling where a floor filler is played and folk head for the floor en masse.

Edited 19 hours ago by Simsy

[Middleman]

Thought everyone listened to the same music Chalky…..

 

[Chalky]

Just now, Middleman said:

Thought everyone listened to the same music Chalky…..

 

dunno? if they are what's the point of headphones?

[Middleman]

5 minutes ago, Chalky said:

dunno? if they are what's the point of headphones?

That’s a very good point!

[Shinehead]

7 minutes ago, Middleman said:

Thought everyone listened to the same music Chalky…..

 

 

[Woodbutcher]

They need to do it properly and instead of wearing headphones punters could wear virtual-reality headsets and be given a number of programs to choose from placing them in a VR venue and soundtrack of their choosing , from the Wheel through the seventies venues to the Casino then Stafford , 100 Club etc.

Not sure how they'd stop bumping into each other though but perhaps some software from self-driving cars could be added.

 

P.S. If any clever young sod makes this work I want a cut ... 

Edited 18 hours ago by Woodbutcher

[Greedy Mick]

9 minutes ago, Woodbutcher said:

They need to do it properly and instead of wearing headphones punters could wear virtual-reality headsets and be given a number of programs to choose from placing them in a VR venue and soundtrack of their choosing , from the Wheel through the seventies venues to the Casino then Stafford , 100 Club etc.

Not sure how they'd stop bumping into each other though but perhaps some software from self-driving cars could be added.

 

P.S. If any clever young sod makes this work I want a cut ... 

I'd be at Leicester Oddfellows 1st.

Stafford 2nd.

Leighton buzzard 3rd 

100 club 4th 

Cleethorpes winter gardens 5th

Bring back the memories.. 

These are the memories I would love to visit again from the 80s..

 

 

[Thinksmart]

Headphones are to stop the noise in situations where it is not allowed. 

It can be either all listen to one DJ or a choice of channels. I have not seen one with everyone in their own individual choices.

[Clee93]

Wtf this thread is absolutely mental… why would you want to experience a virtual reality/ headphone allnighter when there’s perfectly good actual nighters still?

Edited 2 hours ago by Clee93

[Dobber]

Do you take your own headphones or are they supplied

[Happy Feet]

11 hours ago, Clee93 said:

Wtf this thread is absolutely mental… why would you want experience a VR or headphone niter when there’s perfectly good actual nighters still?

It may , maybe if the Alnighter was in a built up area like the Torch was , or under a block of flats or in a mental institution ( am I allowed to say that ) as a recreational activity.

The first 2 instances given padded gloves  and carpet slippers a must , to damp down the sound of hand clapping & stomping  , the 3rd usually built in the middle of nowhere , so it wouldn't matter

Edited 3 hours ago by Happy Feet

[Mike]

On 13/01/2025 at 16:06, Stephen Houghton said:

Does the scene think that a silent soul doo would catch on yes or no 

@Stephen Houghton

where's this question coming from?

have you heard someone's actually planning something like this or just a sort of wondering views thing?

[Stephen Houghton]

8 minutes ago, Mike said:

@Stephen Houghton

where's this question coming from?

have you heard someone's actually planning something like this or just a sort of wondering views thing?

A wondering view thing, it's stoked up a few views though 

[Mike]

10 minutes ago, Stephen Houghton said:

A wondering view thing, it's stoked up a few views though 

I'd say in a scare the horses sort of way

no worries, thanks for clearing the reason up