Matter (venue)

London music venue

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Matter

The dance floor from the gallery

Location| The O2, Greenwich, London, England
Owner| Cameron Leslie
Keith Reilly
Type| Music venue and nightclub
Capacity| 2,600
Opened| 2008
Closed| 2017/2018 (as a nightclub)
Website
www.matterlondon.com

51°30′15″N 0°00′12″E﻿ / ﻿51.5042°N 0.0032°E﻿ / 51.5042; 0.0032

Matter was a London music venue and nightclub that opened in September 2008.

## History

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A 2,600 capacity live music venue and nightclub, it was the second project for owners Cameron Leslie and Keith Reilly, founders of the London club Fabric. Matter was the third venue to open at The O2 in south-east London.

Opened after three years of planning, Matter housed several visual installations, a sound system of some 200 speakers and a version of Fabric's 'BodySonic' dance floor, the 'BodyKinetic' floor.

Matter's music policy was set by London promoter Will Harold. It featured three bimonthly residencies, Hospitality (Hospital Records), RAMatter (RAM Records) and FWD>>/Rinse (Rinse FM).

Architect William Russell, of Pentagram, was commissioned to design the venue with partner Angus Hyland, who was responsible for the branding.

In May 2010 the venue announced it would close for the summer[1] due to financial difficulties suffered as a consequence of continued delays with the TfL upgrade of the Jubilee Line.[2]

The venue formerly housing Matter became a nightclub called Proud2, which opened in March 2011.

The date it ceased to be Proud2 and became Building Six was around August 2013.

After hosting many events for Hospitality, Breakin’ Science, Next Hype, EskimoDance and more, Building Six ceased its functionality as a nightclub around 2017/2018. Reasons for their closure are unknown as very little information is available online.

## See also

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* List of electronic dance music venues

## References

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1. ^ "matter closes for the summer". Residentadvisor.net. 20 May 2010.
2. ^ "Further delay to Jubilee Line upgrade". London: BBC. 10 August 2010.

## External links

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* Swindells, Dave (17 June 2008). "Exclusive: inside Fabric's new club Matter – Time Out London". Timeout.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2016.

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* London Astoria
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