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Rules are being ramped-up across Europe as continental cases continue to surge

Germany, Portugal and Northern Ireland are among the countries announcing new COVID-19 restrictions in the face of rising cases and the threat posed by the...

KitKatClub and Matrix are among the venues involved in the proceedings

A group of Berlin clubs and promoters have come together to launch legal proceedings against the city's latest indoor dancing ban.

The group of 11...

Venues will be shuttered again from 27th December 

Nightclubs in Wales are set to close as COVID-19 infection rates continue to increase across the United Kingdom. 

The country is currently experiencing a rapid...

"The idea for this collection was born from an awe of the beauty in the code of life"

COVID-19's genetic code has been transformed into a series of ambient tracks, which have then been made available to buy as NFTs, or non-fungible tokens. ...

"I'm really sorry to disappoint you," Mike Skinner said in a post on Instagram

Mike Skinner has revealed that all of The Streets' gigs for 2022 have been cancelled.

Having returned to playing live over the summer, amid the release...

The Music Venue Trust has called for "decisive and immediate action" to protect venues

The Music Venue Trust has called for "decisive and immediate action" from the UK Government following reports that renewed concerns around COVID-19 are causing drastic...

Throughout the pandemic, grassroots activists and nightlife representatives have worked tirelessly to create a more sustainable, accessible and protected environment for dance music. DJ Mag...

Bristol has had an advisory night-time panel since 2018, where nightclubs meet with people from licensing, planning and musician’s unions. It’s one thing to have...

"The decision to exclude us came as a big surprise," said a statement shared by the club

Tbilisi nightclub KHIDI has been closed by the Georgian authorities, according to a statement shared by the venue.

The statement said that KHIDI was ordered...

“I should have used better judgment and double-checked the guidance given to me"

Finland's prime minister has apologised for clubbing despite being exposed to Covid-19.

Sanna Marin came under widespread criticism after a Finnish gossip magazine published photos...

The new rules will come into place next week

NHS COVID passes will be required for entry into nightclubs in England under newly announced “Plan B” measures in response to rising coronavirus cases.

From...

New Year's Eve cancelled in major blow to the sector's recovery

Clubs in France will shut for at least four weeks in a bid to curb rising Covid-19 infections and slow the spread of the new...

Clubs have only been open a matter of weeks following the end of the first lockdown

The '2G Rule' also means a negative test result must be shown in order to gain entry

Berlin clubs are to be reduced to 50% capacity from this weekend due to rising cases of COVID-19.

Due to a new ruling, venues...

88% of UK artists are currently bringing in less than £1000 per month

A third of professional musicians in the UK are still not earning from their work due to the pandemic, according to research by the charity...

The partial lockdown is planned to go on for three weeks

Clubs in the German state of Bavaria have been forced to close for three weeks starting from 22nd November. 

All nightlife in the region, which...

Up to £30,000 a year will be awarded to successful applicants across England, Scotland and Wales

UK charity Youth Music has launched a new fund worth £1.7 million to aid various nationwide music projects with post-pandemic recovery.

As part of the...

Venues must close by 9pm as the Netherlands hits a new high in COVID-19 cases

Clubs in the Netherlands must close by 9pm for three weeks, under new rules imposed by the Dutch Government.

The restrictions, which came into effect...

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry's report also found that subscriptions to music streaming services rose by 51% during the pandemic

A new study has found that listening to music helped improve emotional wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic, and that people spent more time listening to...

It marks the first time they've been able to fully open since March 2020

Nightclubs in Ireland will reopen at full capacity this weekend, for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic forced their closure in March 2020.

With...

UK Music's annual report says around 69,000 people lost work amid the COVID-19 pandemic

More than a third of UK music industry workers lost their jobs last year, amid the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the shutdown of clubs and music...