Published: Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Though the concept of a silent dance party at which the music is transmitted to wireless headphones worn by partygoers – more affectionately known as a silent disco – is not new, it has certainly picked up steam and garnered more attention in the United States since first appearing in America at Bonnaroo in 2005. As the first American silent disco company, Silent Events has been bringing the silent disco revolution all across the country.

As with the silent disco scene in Western Europe, particularly in the United Kingdom, the idea of silent discos in American took off on the festival scene around the country, beginning with that first event at Bonnaroo. In the past year alone, music festivals such as the Vans Warped Tour, Bear Creek, Bamboozle, and The Great Googa Mooga employed the services of Silent Events to produce silent discos – and, in Bear Creek’s case, even a silent concert – for their crowds.

Silent discos and other Silent Events aren’t being restricted to music festivals and clubs, though. Locations for these events are largely restricted only by creativity. As reported recently in both print and video by The Wall Street Journal, the London Zoo has been throwing silent discos over the last three years as fundraisers and as a draw for more adult visitors. Silent Events was the first company in America to produce a silent disco at a zoo. The event, which was held at the Denver Zoo, was a great sucess! Unique locations are part of the fun! Silent Events recently produced a silent disco for Gawker Media inside the New York Public Library and has twice produced a Halloween silent disco for jetBlue in the T5 Terminal at JFK Airport in New York City.

Popular culture at-large has picked up on the silent disco concept as well. The 2011 British film “Tonight You’re Mine” includes features a scene with its primary characters wearing headphones from a silent disco.

And with the June release of Little Boots’ latest single “Headphones,” don’t be surprised to find that the silent disco may have found its new anthem for the foreseeable future.

UPDATE: Ypulse featured the silent disco concept and gave Silent Events a shout out in its “Things You Should Know” article posted on June 19, 2013.

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Published: Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Article excerpt:

Imagine walking past such a sight and seeing everyone breaking out with their best moves on the dance floor in complete silence. You can already imagine how much fun that is for onlookers. The yelling is obliterated by simply taking off your headset and speaking in a normal tone to your friend. A total win win situation.

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Published: Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Article excerpt:

On Halloween, jetBlue hosted a silent disco at its JFK terminal, inviting crew members and passengers alike to don headphones synched up to a live DJ’s turntables and dance away the stresses of air travel. Costumed revelers danced as passengers who weren’t wearing specialized headphones got a good story for when they made it home.

It was the second time the airline has encouraged passengers to dance through the halls of its shiny terminal, which also plays host to an on-going and well-received concert series.

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Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009

Article excerpt:

“Our Silent Disco is about giving customers and crewmembers the chance to tune in to some great music, to burn some energy before getting on a flight or to shake out the stress of the week,” said Kim Ruvolo, brand manager for jetBlue Airways. “That’s been the goal of our Live from T5 series: to give everyone at the terminal unique and entertaining experiences.”

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