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With music venues shuttered across the nation, and no timeframe for reopening, the future looks bleak for UK clubbing. DJ Mag speaks to venue owners...

Being in close proximity with people you don’t live with is a dangerous activity. Being in a confined space is a dangerous activity. Dancing close...

It equates to almost two thirds of the industry's work force

170,000 UK music industry jobs ‘will be lost by Christmas’, a study has found.

Following the near-total shutdown of the UK's music industry after the...

It's a collaborative effort by the Good Night Out Campaign, Release, Safe Only Ltd and The Love Tank

A new initiative, Safer States, has been introduced in the UK to address drug safety and harm reduction in nightlife settings. Launched as a collaborative...

“I’ve heard of site managers getting pinged, and obviously that’s work that you can’t switch to doing remotely."

UK festivals are at risk of having to cancel due to a so-called "pingdemic" according to the Association of Independent Festivals [AIF], with many in...

The country is among the biggest foreign markets for British touring musicians

UK DJs and musicians will be able to tour Spain without a visa under a new deal hailed as "a big victory". 

Throughout 2020 and...

Music venues can reopen as of tomorrow (15th)

Clubs must remain closed as music venues in the UK are allowed to open under new government guidance this weekend.

Announced as part of the...

Putting on parties demands optimism even at the best of times. After an unimaginable 20 months, the limits of hope continue to be tested. Will...

Joshu Doherty has been putting on parties for nearly 15 years, but it’s never been this difficult. “The last five months,” he says, “have been...

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The Association of Independent Music (AIM) have called the voluntary code “a milestone”

Musicians in the UK are to be offered protections and “transparency” around streaming royalties under a new code published today (31st January). Created by the...

An urgent petition has been launched to counter the plans

The Musicians' Union has warned that the UK government's plans to cut funding to arts subjects at universities will be "catastrophic".

In a report carried...

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Clubs owners say a “perfect storm” of increased costs put them at significant risk

A new survey by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has revealed that UK clubs have seen a 26% rise in their total operating costs...

The news follows a warning from the Night Time Industries Association that the UK Hospitality and Events industries may lose up to one million jobs...

£330bn is to be made available to support UK businesses affected by the global coronavirus outbreak.

As part of a daily press conference, the Chancellor of...

COVID-19 has rapidly impacted the music industry — leaving thousands out of work. The government dumbfounded many when it was suggested that those from an...

Since the beginning of 2017, every weekend, the metal walkways and staircases of Printworks, the 5,000-capacity venue in London’s Surrey Keys, have vibrated to sounds...

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DJ Nobu, Gabber Modus Operandi, and more "producer friends" have participated in the release

¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U has curated a new mix album, ‘Midnight Is Comin'’, which is out on 27th May via Midnight Shift. The Japanese DJ has rounded...

Raids took place in London, Leeds, Norfolk, Wales and elsewhere

Illegal raves held across the UK during the bank holiday weekend have resulted in fines and clashes with police.

It's reported that police were called...

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The fallout from Brexit and a supply chain crisis are among key concerns

Industry experts have warned that the UK's summer festival season is under threat from a "perfect storm" of issues. The CEO of the UK's leading...