Event choice: Silent Disco at the Great Googa Mooga, Sat. 5/18 and Sun 5/19, Prospect Park, BKLYN

“Things seem to be quieting down—until you slip on a pair of wireless headphones and jump into Brooklyn’s wildest dance party, where a live DJ is spinning tunes directly into your head . . . and onlookers are watching one crazy silent movie.”

Googa Mooga brings Silent Disco to Brooklyn this weekend.

Where: Brooklyn’s Great Googa Mooga Festival in the Nethermead Meadow of Prospect Park.
What: Silent Disco
When: Saturday, May 18th from 7pm – 9pm; Sunday, May 19th 6:30- 8pm
Admission: General Tickets, Free; Extra Mooga $249.50 — visit here to see if general tickets are still available

Have you heard of Silent Disco? Or shall we say experienced the Silent Disco? Silent Disco creates a “Dancing to nothing” utopia for live music event attendees by replacing a live speaker system with wireless headphones. Each guest receives an individual pair of wireless headphones, then channels into the live music broadcast via FM-Transmitter and listens to the live music act. Thus, creating a silent atmosphere without violating local noise restrictions in evening hours.

The Silent Disco was first spawned in 2005 at the U.K.’s Glastonbury Festival. But, it was San Francisco DJ Robbie “Motion Potion” Kowal who brought the concept stateside to Tennessee’s Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in 2006. Since then this oxymoron phenomenon has been spreading worldwide from festivals to rooftops.

But, is Silent Disco encouraging a more isolating environment or does it inspire communal interaction? The headphones are creative because this allows you the same experience whether in the front row of the crowd or in the back. You can also turn the headphones off or turn down the volume providing no reason to escape the loudspeaker noise to have an intimate conversation.

With all the delicious food and beverages that the festival will bring, ending in a Silent Disco, will be a great way to people watch, digest and dance! Expand your palate and your mind!

Check it out at Brooklyn’s Great Googa Mooga festival in the Nethermead Meadow of Prospect Park. Silent Disco will be grooving on Saturday from 7pm – 9pm Sunday 6:30- 8pm. Get in FREE or pay $249.50 — timing is everything!

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