Plenty of people come to shows by themselves. If you are thinking about it, this page covers the practical side.

Coming early makes the night easier. The room fills gradually, so if you arrive near doors you can get a drink without a wait, find a spot you like, and get comfortable in the space before it gets busy. It is also the best time to actually see the building: it is a 1936 warehouse, and the steel-sash windows and the trusses overhead are worth a look before the lights drop.

The layout helps if you are on your own. There is a front room where people talk and use their phones, and the dance floor is through the back. On the floor we ask everyone to keep phones in pockets, so nobody will be filming while you dance. There is a whole page about that.

If anything goes wrong, find any member of staff and tell them. That covers a lot of situations: someone will not leave you alone, someone is making you uncomfortable, you have lost the people you came with, you need to sit down, or you want to leave and would rather not walk out by yourself. You do not need to explain it well. Just ask.

That is not a courtesy we improvised. Looking out for one another is one of our community agreements, the agreements come with a zero-tolerance list, and our staff are trained to remove anyone who violates it.

Come with whoever you want, including no one.