Much better vibe' No photos rule in clubs revives rave spirit

In the queue at Amber's, one of Manchester's newest nightclubs, you are asked to take out your phone and a white sticker bearing the club's name is placed over the camera.

- Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent

In the queue at Amber's, one of Manchester's newest nightclubs, you are asked to take out your phone and a white sticker bearing the club's name is placed over the camera. Once through security, and before you head downstairs in pursuit of the pounding music from the dark rooms below, a doorman again asks whether phone cameras are covered.

Jeremy Abbott, one of the club's directors, said: "On a basic level, as a club, we believe that just having phones away creates a better vibe in the room. People feel a lot more present and in the moment, and we feel that you're really able to connect with the people around you, the DJ and the music."

Amber's is by no means the first club to do this; some of London's top clubs including Fabric and FOLD have already enforced similar bans, and it has long been standard practice in Berlin, the clubbing mecca of Europe.

"We understand that people might want to capture footage to remember the night, but we have a team that roam around the venue, and we'll be able to create content from that," said Abbott, who is also one of the club's resident DJs.