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Liverpool club Meraki will remain open as council rejects development plans

"We’re safe [for now]!"

Liverpool City Council has rejected plans to convert a Grade-II listed warehouse on the same street as the meraki nightclub into apartments. The proposed development...

Ricardo Villalobos fabric Continuum February 2023

"We didn't quite know what to expect when he first turned up to play and perhaps that's still true today"

London club fabric and Ricardo Villalobos have announced plans to celebrate their 20 year relationship with a marathon 24-hour party at the venue. Set to...

VTSS, Todd Terje, Aquarian, more announced for TRIBES event at The Cause’s Possibly Maybe

The beloved party returns with a host of local and international talent 

London party TRIBES returns next month with its debut edition at The Cause's temporary venue/test site Possibly Maybe. Taking place on 10th December in the...

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...

"The King returns to the Castle" 

Ministry of Sound is launching a new event concept, Sovereign, which begins with an appearance by Sasha on Saturday 12th November. According to the London...

Bonjour Glasgow fundraiser

Rocketing costs, rent arrears and unexpected closures have triggered an emergency

Glasgow queer co-op venue and community space, Bonjour, has launched an online fundraiser to help safeguard its future. In an Instagram post shared earlier this...

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Music Venue Trust, the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA), UK Music, and LIVE are among the bodies lobbying for more action from government to support the sector

Music industry organisations are calling on the UK's new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, to take steps to help businesses with the mounting energy crisis. Music...

Fiasco! party London

The East-London queer party returns for the first time since lockdowns began 

East-London queer party Fiasco! returns this month with a party in Pickle Factory, featuring sets from Amaliah, Club Fitness and founder Reece Spooner. Taking place...

Keep Hush Survey Results

The UK promoters point to six key findings relating to people's clubbing habits in 2022

UK promoters Keep Hush have shared the findings from their community-led clubbing survey, U Going Out? The survey was launched in May, in response to...

Colour Factory Transmissions From Hackney

70 artists will perform across ten venues in Hackney Wick

A new multi-venue party is coming to London this autumn. Transmissions From Hackney will take place on 15th October. Taking place across ten venues in...

Space 289 closing

The venue opened in 2019 with a mission of spotlighting diverse UK talent

London's Space289 has announced it will permanently close due to rent increases, according to an Instagram post shared on Wednesday 13th July. The statement explains...

Home London nightclub Greggs

Paul Oakenfold was resident at the short-lived club between 1999 and 2001

The address that once housed London nightclub Home is set to become a giant Greggs. Located at No 1, Leicester Square a 1,500 square foot...

Manchester club South closes after 27 years

Forced to close due to redevelopment, the anti-superclub was founded by former Haçienda promoter Paul Cons in 1995

South, one of Manchester's key music spaces, has suddenly closed after nearly three decades in operation. South's landlord had forfeited the club's lease and is...

UK clubs to donate share of bar profits with War Child charity this weekend

"Celebrating what dancing represents within club culture, while also raising funds for War Child to help fight for children’s right to community, freedom, identity, self-expression"

Tonight, your drinks order could be going to a good cause. For International Dance Day today, Friday, 29th April, a share of the profits made...

The Acapulco Halifax

Halifax's longest-running dancefloor — The Acapulco — is getting a new look, and offering punters a chance to own sections of its history

A nightclub in England is selling its notoriously sticky, decades-old carpet to raise money for charity. The Acapulco — known to regulars as The Acca...

Groove Armada announce final full UK tour

The duo will also release a huge compilation box set later this year 

Groove Armada have announced they will embark on a final full UK tour this year, with a mammoth 25th Anniversary box set release also set...

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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...

Local Action announces 10th anniversary party at Corsica Studios

India Jordan, 96 Back, Finn, Martyn Bootyspoon, and Uniiqu3 are among the names set to play

Local Action has announced its 10th anniversary party, which will take place at London's Corsica Studios on 26th March 2022. The UK label announced the...

Mike Skinner XOYO residency

The UK icon will play four each Friday at the London club

The Streets' Mike Skinner has announced a new four-week residency at London club XOYO, which will see him play each Friday in March. The latest...

UK Clubs

The prediction does not take into account the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic

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...