DJ charges clubbers £1,000 for requesting The Killers’ ‘Mr Brightside’
nme.comThe Killers’ ‘Mr Brightside’ costing a whopping £1,000 per spin.Speaking to The Daily Gazette, Colin Gingell-Good (aka DJ Pressplay) said he now displays “tongue-in-cheek” signs in front of his DJ booth at the Coda nightclub to deter people who “don’t take no for an answer”.“The majority of people request songs they personally love,” he explained. “But it doesn’t always fit the vibe of the night or the crowd.”Good continued: “When I’m, for example, playing a disco and soul night – you won’t hear anything metal or something by the Foo Fighters, it just doesn’t fit.”The DJ has implemented a “song price list” that includes some of the UK’s most “overplayed” tracks: Kings Of Leon’s ‘Sex On Fire’ (£250 per play), Oasis’ ‘Wonderwall’ (£500) and The Killers’ ‘Mr Brightside’ (£1,000).A second sign outlines “song request prices” for “good songs that fit the night” (free of charge), “songs that do not fit the night” (£100), “insisting you know better than the DJ” (£500) and “birthday requests” (£50, “unless it does not fit the night”).The joke document then states that “enjoying your night and the music that is playing” is also free for clubbers.During an interview with BBC News, DJ Pressplay said: “A lot of people are great, they’ll come up and ask for a song that fits the night, but other people… they’re very demanding and don’t take no for an answer.”@thekillers check out Colchesters finest #DJPressPlay aka Colin Gingell who plays at Coda in the High St, is making the headlines with his tongue in cheek request prices.
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