It’s a well known fact that the UK nightlife scene has been suffering in recent years. Now the BBC have released a documentary ‘Nightclubs: Is The Party Over?’ which offers a look into why clubs are shutting, and what could be done to save them.
The statistics are truly shocking as since 2020, 419 clubs have shut down which is a third of all clubs in the UK caused in large part by the impact of COVID. The big problem clubs are facing today is money as running costs are rising, which means drinks costs go up, leading to people not being able to afford to go out. In a recent study 68% of people said that the state of the economy has reduced how much they go out to clubs.
‘Nightclubs: Is The Party Over?’ shines a light on these issues and provides the perspective of club owners, clubgoers, and DJs to give a better understanding of how clubs shutting affects their lives. Through these perspectives you start to see how the situation has become so dire, but also that there are some glimmers of hope as the documentary looks at some successful clubs and how they’re staying afloat. It also addresses how this decline in nightclubs is affecting young DJs in being able to get their careers started as it’s the smaller clubs that are suffering the most.
If the decline of nightclubs continues on the same trajectory, then it is predicted that by 2029 all nightclubs in the UK will be gone. This makes it critical that people are aware of the problem and that there are ways to stop this, and this documentary does a great job at explaining it all.
If you would like to watch ‘Nightclubs: Is The Party Over?’ then click the link below:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0029kny/nightclubs-is-the-party-over: BBC Releases Documentary Diving Into UK’s Dying Nightlife
