Fabric announces four-year clubbing partnership with St Paul’s Cathedral – but not everyone’s happy about it

Fabric has announced that it has signed a four-year partnership with St Paul’s Cathedral to host live music events – however the move has already faced some backlash. The club announced last week that it had signed a new deal with the historic cathedral, which would see it become the “exclusive partner for contemporary music events from 2026 through to 2030”. It cited how the collaborations with the venue started back in 2024 when it hosted a performance from RY X at the space – the first time it had brought live music into one of London’s most iconic buildings. It later returned in 2025 to host an intimate performance from Patti Smith. “Both events showed us what can happen when contemporary music is placed within a space with such a deep sense of history, architecture and atmosphere,” Fabric shared. “This new partnership gives us the opportunity to explore that relationship over a much longer period.” Now, with the new four-year partnership, Fabric will create a number of live shows from a “broad range of artists from across the contemporary music landscape”. Each show will be especially designed to fit with the venue, and the “acoustics, architecture and unique atmosphere will f...