The Change The Beat fabric London moment is finally here. The global non-profit Change the Beat, which exists specifically to lift women and gender expansive artists across the electronic music world, is making its London debut at the legendary fabric club, and the scale of it is hard to ignore. Over 40 music industry figures and brands are set to take part across a packed programme of panels, networking sessions, an exhibition, and a full club night.
fabric is one of the most iconic venues in dance music, and landing a debut of this size inside those walls says a lot about how seriously the scene is starting to take gender inclusion conversations. Change the Beat has built a proper summit experience that runs from daytime industry talk straight through into the night on the dance floor, giving attendees both the intellectual and the visceral sides of what electronic music actually is.
Why This Event Matters for Electronic Music Gender Inclusion
The organisation’s focus on women and gender expansive artists makes this event a rare thing in London’s calendar. The electronic music gender inclusion conversation has been building across Europe for years, but dedicated spaces where that conversation happens at scale, with real industry weight behind it, are still far fewer than they should be. Bringing together 40 or more brands and figures under one roof at a venue with fabric’s reputation shifts that dial in a meaningful way.
What to Expect Across the Day and Night
The dance music summit format here is smart. Panels give emerging artists and established professionals a chance to exchange knowledge in public, while the networking element means those conversations have somewhere to go after the cameras stop rolling. The exhibition adds a visual and cultural dimension that extends the event beyond talk, and then the club night closes the loop by putting the music itself front and centre where it belongs.
If you are based in or near London and care about where electronic music is heading, this is the kind of event that tends to feel different in the room than it does on paper. Change the Beat has been doing this work globally, and its London debut at fabric represents both a milestone for the organisation and a genuinely significant date in the city’s electronic music calendar. Watch for the full lineup of speakers and artists as more details land ahead of the event.
Date: Thursday, October 15th
Venue: fabric, 77A Charterhouse Street, London, EC1M 6HJ
Event Times:
Industry Panels: 3PM – 7PM
Industry Mixer & Photo Exhibition: 7PM – 10PM
Club Night: 10PM – 3A
Find Out More & Follow:
Change the Beat: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Discord
fabric: Website | Instagram | Facebook
Sydney Blu: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Spotify | Beatport