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251: 122: 65: 24: 277:. This led to representatives from the Ministry of Sound considering legal action, though in following communications an amicable agreement was reached. DJ magazines reported on this incident (e.g. Carl Loben's article for DJ Mag). It has been defined as a theatre performance piece by the British Council. 289:, bar staff and cloakroom staff. In keeping with the parody of a real night club, the bouncers operate an idiosyncratic and opaque door policy, refusing entry to some visitors(for example refusing to let DJ 280:
The 'niteclub' itself takes the form of a prefabricated wooden construction that is transported to venues, set up and operated as a small nightclub. The performers take the role of the staff, acting as the
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The Miniscule of Sound has been operated both in its own right (e.g. representing British culture in China for the British Council in 2005 ), and also participating as a
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play until he'd sent in a demo tape). The construction occupies an area of 4 feet (1.2 metres) by 8 feet (2.4 m) with a dance floor of 2 square metres.
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party scene, with originators active in these subcultures and connected to similar artistic performance groups such as the
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Aubrey, C. and Shearlaw, J. (2005).Glastonbury: An Oral History of the Music, Mud and Magic. Ebury Press, London. p.205.
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is a performance given in a small wooden structure described as "The World's Smallest Niteclub". It was devised in
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Lido in Hackney, and has since performed at a wide variety of events, predominantly at music festivals, including
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It had its first performance in August 1998 originally in the changing booth of a disused outdoor swimming pool,
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named it the "Smallest mobile nightclub", a record it held until 2010, when the record passed to "Rumors".
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at larger events. Originally it performed in local events in Hackney, east London, growing from the
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at The Miniscule of Sound, in Fuji Rock Festival in Japan in 2011
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A major contributor to this article appears to have a
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http://www.minisculeofsound.com

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Glastonbury Festival
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