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chain of nightclubs was initially started at the height of popularity of house music. The chain was originally called "Jacobs" until being bought out in 2015. The clubs are notorious for their "anti mobile phones" policy, where phones are confiscated before entrance, and when people breach this rule,
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The closing of Home London affected the Big Beats company, which then went into receivership. While the licence was reinstated, it was too late for Big Beat. Big Beat's Home nightclubs assets were initially contracted by the receiver, KPMG, to be run by the Mean
Fiddler business. The London club was
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Home in London was shut by police only after 2 years of operation. Its licence was revoked by police due to evidence of obvious drug dealing in the premises, flagged by an undercover police operation which discovered "open and serious Class A drug dealing and usage". At this stage, Home London was
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The Sydney Home Club was the first to open on 13 November 1998 by
Antonio Zambarelli, Paul Collings, George Swanson and Ron McCulloch (Big Beat Australia) in Cockle Bay, Darling Harbour. It is a purpose built nightclub, and with a 2000 person capacity it is one of Australia's biggest regular house
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and outdoor events held in various part of the world. The club is notorious for its no mobile phones policy, which comes with "punishments" for people who fail to follow the rules. The idea of the clubs was that they would beam performances of DJs to each other, and have
International events by
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a form of "punishment" is implemented. The two clubs were two of the largest nightclubs at the time in their respective countries, and were two of a number of dance music enterprises operated by the one company, including various other smaller clubs and the outdoor music festival
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The broader chain, including the Home Club in London and its outdoor events, eventually folded. Home in Sydney has continued as a successful venue and hosts many famous dance music DJs.
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