History
Although the idea of dancing "en masse" with headphones has only come to fruition in recent years the idea of doing so has been around for a number of years. Probably one of the first visual occasions where people were wearing headsets during a party was in 1969 in a Finnish science fiction film called Ruusujen Aika, "A Time of Roses". The concept was also used by eco-activists in the early 90’s who utilized headphones at outdoor parties to minimize noise pollution and disturbance to the local wildlife.
In May 2000 ‘BBC Live Music’ held a "silent gig" at Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff, where the audience listened to a band, Rocketgoldstar, and various DJs through headphones.
Due to noise restrictions, Glastonbury Festival held a large-scale wireless headset event in 2005, hosted by a Dutch company called 433fm, which had developed a plan for various music events across Europe using wireless headphones in 2002, initially beginning with an illegal party at Parade Festival in the Netherlands. Terming it 'Silent Disco', the name has gained acceptation, with the Oxford Dictionary Online adding it in February 2011. As interest has increased, there has been a rise in the number of companies organizing parties and providing events with wireless headphones; from festivals and club nights to weddings and corporate parties, silent discos have become increasingly popular, with some companies even proposing home kits.
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