The Daily Swarm

History is made at night

‘Liverpool Street Station was overrun by dancers who had congregated on the concourse for a silent disco, organised via the social networking website. The crowd, who were all listening to music through headphones, broke into dance at 7pm on Friday night in a scene which aped the advert which was filmed at the station last month. The flash mob caused police to close the station for around 90 minutes due to fears of overcrowding. Participants, some of whom had travelled hundreds of miles to take part, said the station was so packed that there was no room to dance. Some revellers climbed on top of a ticket office to perform their routines, while others climbed notice boards and other station furniture… Word of the the event, called Liverpool Street Station Silent Dance, was circulated on the internet through Facebook.

The Guardian

The first rule of Pillow Fight Club is that you tell everyone about Pillow Fight Club. The second is that you don’t hit anyone without a pillow (unless they want it). This spontaneous street sport began during the flash-mob craze several years ago – a series of events where dozens of people, directed by text message after signing up online, would arrive at secret locations and perform bizarre stunts. The group behind Pillow Fight Club had previously organised a silent rave at Liverpool Street station, wherein a gathering of pranksters danced to their MP3 players as hundreds of commuters attempted to ignore them.