US EditionNYC Nightclubs Embrace Phone-Free Dance Floors
Green Room enforces no-phone rule with free lockers and direct SMS event promotion to foster in-person connection at its 300-capacity East Williamsburg venue.
- Recently, hundreds of thousands began attending IRL phone-free events, while companies like Kanso, Sofar Sounds, and the app 222 curate offline experiences to meet demand.
- Kanso has staged curated phone-free events in cities including New York and San Diego, recently hosting Kanso Unplugged and expanding its format beyond apps, while the 222 app invites vetted users without profiles or swiping to public events.
- Participants place smartphones in lockers or boxes at the start of events, as Offline Club of Europe locks phones with returns afterward, while Sofar Sounds sends venue addresses less than 24 hours prior.
- Guests often stay beyond allotted time and continue socializing after events, with event attendees forming lasting friendships and one meeting an investor who wired money the next day.
- A survey found that 68% of teen respondents feel worse after too much social media use, and participants prefer analog social activities like reading, chatting, and board games.
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The Palace, a sceney lounge and night club in Soho that draws a fashionable crowd in their 20's and 30's, will forbid guests from using their phones starting Thursday as DJ's beg crowds to get off their phones.
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