Don’t Sit at Home Mourning the Loss of Britain’s Nightclubs – Go Out and Rave
by Dan Hancox
added by alexi gunner · updated 4mo ago
Don’t Sit at Home Mourning the Loss of Britain’s Nightclubs – Go Out and Rave
Does Outernet spell the end of carefree carousing in central? Is this the future of going out-out in London? Safe, curated nightlife for safe, curated lifestyles: Instagrammable, expensive and almost certainly ending at 2am.
from Something Is Rotten on the Street of Denmark by Clive Martin
- Stark reminder of the parlous state of afterdark subculture in so many cities around the world. In the UK, for instance, 75% of nightclubs have shut since 2005 (75%!) - and, truth be told, so much of what survives is very corporate and highly contrived.
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- The modern utopian dream of the model city wants to stay open, totally. In this place there are no curfews; transport runs all night; bankers working foreign stock exchanges go to dinner after trading; comedy writers drink litres of coffee and order takeout; and live music plays through the evening.
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