12 Sep 2025
Two St Albans entrepreneurs are aiming to “reinvent clubbing” by hosting a disco-inspired, safe club night for women of all ages to dance and sing with confidence and freedom.
“The rise in harassment and spiking of women in clubs and bars is restricting women’s freedom. Disco Sisters is a positive, empowering, celebratory response to that – with a disco ball for a heart and mass karaoke for a voice,” said co-founder Carolyn Howgego.
Disco Sisters is the UK’s first and only night of its kind, featuring women-led events, bar and security teams, a buddy system for women attending on their own, UK’s leading female event DJs playing only disco and dancefloor classics with a sprinkling of massaoke, and early start and finish times of 6.30-10pm.
“Disco Sisters celebrates sisterhood, dancing and singing with a safe, girls-only vibe and without the 3am regret,”
“These are joyful events for all women, no matter your age or what you wear. We are all disco sisters here!”
Although the debut event is at the legendary Big Chill in London’s King’s Cross, Carolyn and co-founder Sam Baker hope to hold future nights in their hometown of St Albans.
A budding dancer before university intervened, Carolyn enjoyed a career in PR, including at the BBC, before retraining and setting up a successful complementary health practice focused on women’s health.
She added: “Our aim is to take Disco Sisters on tour across the UK. But this is more than a moment on the dancefloor. This is a movement for women to be a part of, where they can feel empowered to have fun with their sisters, to celebrate each other, without judgement and hassle.
“We want to reclaim a safe space on the dancefloor for women of all ages.”
Her co-founder Sam is a former musician and recording studio owner, whose family ran a club in the 80s/90s where Sam was a member of the security team. She now runs a successful chain of nurseries in Hertfordshire and north London called Apple Daycare, including a nursery in St Albans.
She said: “Women, and particularly the over 30s, can feel excluded by traditional clubland, and we want to change that.
“The early start and finish means women can still sparkle the next day and get on with what we need to do – whether that’s juggling family life or getting to the gym.”
The first Disco Sisters event is on October 11, and features the UK’s leading female event DJ Sally K.
Find out more at www.discosisters.co.uk
