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Bath Moles

"The reality is that live music at grassroots level is no longer economically viable"

One of Bath's most well-known venues has been forced to close its doors after 45 years of operation. Moles, which first opened in 1978 and...

Nearly half of working UK musicians earn less than £14,000, census finds

The new data “paints a challenging landscape for musicians”, who now work between three and four jobs in the industry on average

A new census has revealed that nearly half of working UK musicians earn less than £14,000 a year. The inaugural Musicians’ Census surveyed almost 6,000...

Young Berliners will receive €50 to go clubbing through new programme

Europe's nightlife capital continues to set precedents in terms of support for the scene

Young people in Berlin are set to receive €50 to go out clubbing through a new cultural programme in the German capital. The Jungendkulturkarte is...

Royal Festival Hall was one of the only independent venues in the Southbank Area.

The venue sites COVID-19, Brexit, energy price rises, and more for the reasons of closure

Spiritland has announced the closure of its venue at the Royal Festival Hall on the Southbank, London. Breaking the news via social media, the venue’s...

How is the cost-of-living crisis hitting UK nightlife?

Post-pandemic, as UK clubs have attempted to regroup, they’ve been impacted by soaring energy bills, rising costs and hesitant ticket buyers. Jack Ramage talks to club owners and promoters about how they’re weathering the storm, and asks what can be done to ameliorate the situation?

“It’s terrifying... I wake up every day and hope that we find a way to keep going,” Kate Hodgkinson, co-founder of Cobalt Studios, an independent...