Partygoers get their groove on to music only they can hear. Headphone Disco brings the excitement of two DJs playing two sets of music simultaneously across wireless FM channels. People choose what they want to dance to with the press of a button on their headphones. Join the fun tonight from 8 p.m. to midnight in the Union Ballroom.
From London to Lisbon and Moscow to Montreal, the reaction to the silent sensation of the Headphone Disco has been immense, according to the Headphone Disco website.
The Headphone Disco phenomenon arrives at 8 p.m. tonight in Union Ballroom. This is a “Two DJ Supershow” and “silent disco” where the only people who hear the music are those wearing the headphones.
Two DJs pump music through one of two FM channels at the same time and the listeners choose what they want to listen to.
“We’ll be mixing up a dynamic mix of current top 40 tracks, college favourites [sic] and big classics,” Josh Kinnersley from Headphone Disco said in an email. It is a battle royale of music and only those wearing the headphones get to choose the winner.
“There will be 500 sets of headphones available on a first come first serve basis,” Kayla Lunemann, a graduate assistant for the Student Activities Council, said.
That does not mean those without headphones cannot enjoy the show.
“The atmosphere is great with people singing along and having a great time,” Kinnersley said.
Headphone Disco launched in 2006, and they have played shows from the UK to Uganda, according to their press release.
“We were approached by friends who run a festival who wanted to put on some late night entertainment through headphones due to noise restrictions,” Kinnersley said.
From there, it seems the idea took off. They have 20,000 pairs of headphones in nine global locations and in 2010 alone played to more than 200,000 party goers, according to their website.
Student Activities Council is sponsoring Headphone Disco.
“SAC is nearly entirely run by volunteers and it is usually their ideas that we bring to campus,” Lunemann said.
“Headphone Disco was brought to our attention last year by a volunteer, but it was not in our budget, so we wanted to make sure we go it in this year,” Lunemann said. “It also seemed like it would be a hit with a college crowd and many people seem excited about it.”
