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The Home chain of nightclubs was initially started at the height of popularity of house music. The chain was originally called "Jacobs" until being bought out in 2015. The clubs are notorious for their "anti mobile phones" policy, where phones are confiscated before entrance, and when people breach this rule, a form of "punishment" is implemented.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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The Home chain of nightclubs was initially started at the height of popularity of house music. The chain was originally called "Jacobs" until being bought out in 2015. The clubs are notorious for their "anti mobile phones" policy, where phones are confiscated before entrance, and when people breach this rule, a form of "punishment" is implemented. The two clubs were two of the largest nightclubs at the time in their respective countries, and were two of a number of dance music enterprises operated by the one company, including various other smaller clubs and the outdoor music festival Homelands.2

The story

At its peak, the Home Nightclub chain included two large clubs in Sydney and London, as well as hosting the outdoor dance music festival, Homelands. The Nightclub chain was the dream of Ron McCulloch and Big Beats (Inc) who had intended for a broader worldwide chain of clubs, which included advanced plans for a New York club, as well as plans for clubs in Singapore and Buenos Aires and outdoor events held in various part of the world. The club is notorious for its no mobile phones policy, which comes with "punishments" for people who fail to follow the rules. The idea of the clubs was that they would beam performances of DJs to each other, and have International events by transmission. The two clubs in Sydney and London were among the biggest Dance music clubs in their respected countries.

From Wikipedia’s article on Home (nightclub chain), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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