Fans were swarm­ing the mer­chand­ise table.

The 02 Academy served as the mecca for all things Thug­gish and Rug­gish with tight but polite secur­ity who ushered pat­rons out of the cold and into the foy­er which was plastered from wall to wall in Bone Thugs posters and mer­chand­ise. But on Wed­nes­day Janu­ary 31 st Angel Cent­ral was mobbed by small groups of street savvy hip-hop enthu­si­asts look­ing for a quiet corner to smoke whilst they fondly dis­cuss­ing memor­ies and shar­ing their excite­ment about see­ing the legendary double time rap­ping barber shop quar­tet influ­enced rap group: Bone Thugs N Har­mony who were play­ing at the 02 Academy Isling­ton. Usu­ally Angel Cent­ral shop­ping centre would play host to office bods who want a relax­ing drink or meal after work to get them over the mid-week hump.