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UK cities' influence on rave culture explored in new book, Out Of Space
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UK cities' influence on rave culture explored in new book, Out Of Space

A new book exploring the influence of various UK towns and cities on club and rave culture through the '90s and beyond is to be...

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Berlin’s closed clubs documented in new berlinHistory app project

A new project has been launched by the app berlinHistory and Berlin Clubcommission documenting now-defunct clubs from the last 60 years of nightlife in the...

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Clubs in France can reopen from 16th February

Clubs are set to reopen in France from 16th February, according to the latest announcement by the country's Prime Minister, Jean Castex.


The plan to start...

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UK could soon be left with just 5,000 clubs, new data suggests

According to data analysed by hospitality-focused software companies Stampede and StoreKit, the UK could soon be left with just 5,000 nightclubs. 


The figures point to...
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Legendary Manchester venue Night & Day launches petition to prevent permanent closure

The venue is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary

Manchester venue Night & Day has launched a petition to prevent permanent closure.

The Northern Quarter venue, which opened in 1991 and is currently celebrating...
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The Cause is closing: “Let’s make sure we end it right”

The North London grassroots arts and events space first opened its doors in 2018

London club The Cause is closing.

The team behind the grassroots arts and event space, which initially announced its impending closure in September this year...
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AVA: a triumphant return for the Belfast festival

Last weekend, AVA festival returned to Belfast. Despite venue closures and ongoing restrictions across Northern Ireland, the event went ahead outdoors in a brand new...

Last weekend, after almost 18 months without a show, Belfast’s mighty AVA returned to the city in a brand new location, taking over the Boucher...
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491 English clubs have shut permanently in the past six years

A quarter of all clubs in the country have closed since 2015

491 nightclubs have shut permanently in England in the past six years.

According to figures given to Radio 1 Newsbeat by UK Hospitality, a quarter...
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Who owns the night?: the complicated reality of the Night-Time Economy

The relationship between dance music and British politics has often been fraught and confrontational. But in the last five years, promoters and politicians have started...

Ever since the late 1980s, UK dance music’s interactions with politicians, police officers and mainstream public opinion have been defined by suspicion, misunderstanding or outright...
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How Dublin Digital Radio created a home for Ireland's independent music scene

Since its inception in 2016, Dublin Digital Radio has become a vital community outlet for many Irish DJs and producers, and has been of added...

For music fans that feel at odds with the algorithmic nature of streaming platforms, online radio is delivering an alternative source of music discovery and...
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Watch a new film series celebrating music industry mavericks during the pandemic

LWE feature in episode two of Jägermeister's 'The Meisters series'
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How Butterz changed the blueprint for independent UK labels

Since 2010, Butterz has been drawing a fresh blueprint for how independent UK labels can best function. As Jasmine Kent-Smith learns, Butterz founders Elijah and...

It’s 23rd September 2007 and Elijah, a young university student, sends a question to his friend, Skilliam, on MSN Messenger: “Wana be a DJ duo...
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New photobook Quarantune documents clubbing memories

Quarantune features photos and stories from Lena Willikens, Anastasia Kristensen, Sunil Sharpe and more

Music and photoblog Quarantune – started in March as a response to global club closures – has released a new photo book documenting DJ and nightlife memories, based...
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Alternative Top 100 DJs 2020, powered by Beatport

Using data from Top 100 DJs voters and house/techno Beatport purchases, we present the Alternative Top 100 DJs 2020

This is the third year we’ve presented the Alternative Top 100 DJs list in association with Beatport. The list is compiled by combining votes in...
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Music Venue Trust calls for furlough extension following new coronavirus curfew restrictions

The UK government announced the new restrictions yesterday (22nd September)

The Music Venue Trust (MVT) has responded to the UK government's new coronavirus restrictions, calling for a furlough extension and continued support for grassroots music...