Airbnb rave sparks outrage with neighbours

Neighbouring residents were up in arms as 200 'aggressive' ravers descend on a one bedroom flat in Islington.

Last updated: 4th Apr 2017

Originally published: 9th Mar 2017

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It looks as if another club has come under fire from Islington Council, however this time it wasn't fabric but an Airbnb apartment hijacked for partying purposes complete with DJ, hefty sound system and bouncer.

According to the Islington Gazette, the rave was attended by 200 revellers and took place in a one bedroom apartment while the owner was on holiday in Vietnam. It also had ticketed entry, with door staff refusing access to those without. 

The party which lasted til 6am involved was brought to the attention of the police as well as the council, with officers only confronting ravers from 3am onwards as they had to call for backup due to the aggressive nature of the crowd.

The neighbour beneath told the Gazette “It sounded like fabric was upstairs... It was just the constant bass thud. We saw one guy carrying in DJ equipment.”

The next door neighour added "You needed the riot police, not one guy from the council – there were fights outside in the street... They must have been standing on top of each other in there – it's a one-bedroom flat. It was like Alice in Wonderland watching them come out.

Islington’s community safety boss Cllr Andy Hull, said: “This was selfish, aggressive, and unacceptable behaviour. “Our out-of-hours anti-social behaviour team investigates noise complaints. They went to this property but found themselves in an aggressive situation, involving many people outside.

“Our officers could not enter safely and had to call police for assistance. Because of the numbers involved, extra police then had to be requested and, as a result of this action, the party closed and all left... The council has contacted the property owner, as the occupiers had breached their Airbnb agreement.”

[Source:IslingtonGazette]