2020 Vision take over Shoreditch Underground

How did you first hear about the space? Laurence: I read an article about the place going to auction, I thought this would be the perfect contribution to improving public transport in London. You walk into Shoreditch station expecting to get on the next congested train to Liverpool Street, but instead the unassuming passenger gets lost in a euphoric sense of musical paradise. It worked. What are the key things that make this space unique? Laurence: Location Location Location. Set within arguably the most culturally enriched area on the globe, it's far too easy to see how special both the venue and location really is. Danny: A combination of factors, really. Obviously it's steeped in history with it being the former Shoreditch rail and tube station, and retains a lot of its original features, such as the ticket booths and signage, but the fact that it's outside and running under the heart of Brick Lane gives it a real cultured feel. It instantly reminded me of the way South American venues are designed. Take Warung Beach Club in Florionopolis, Brazil for example, where the sun starts at one end of the space, before reaching the other: in the same way, at Shoreditch Underground the sun emerges the east end of the terrace (a cascade of steps which lead onto the terrace) from around midday until around 5 PM, before orbiting over Brick Lane and then hitting the far end of the terrace and slowly engulfing the crowd metre by metre before hitting the back wall. The sound funnels perfectly through the space, but really there are so many elements that it's too hard to answer this question without experiencing it for yourself. And obviously when night falls and the club lighting kicks in, it just enhances your senses further. In summary, it feels like a very, very special place. Oh, and the trains fly past every couple of minutes, similar to how the planes fly over Ibiza's DC-10, except planes don't honk their horns to the crowds! What can you tell us about the future lineups? Danny: We want to keep the future lineups close to our chest, and will be announcing them one by one in the run up to each event. Bearing in mind we've already had Nina Kraviz, Radio Slave, Ralph Lawson, jozif and Steve Bug at just the first two parties, you can expect more of the same over the coming months. The bar has been set, and we won't slouch below it. One event we're particularly excited about though is a "Queens of the Underground" party... we'll leave the lineup fathering-out for that one to you!