{"id":69271,"date":"2024-12-12T15:31:39","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T15:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=69271"},"modified":"2024-12-12T15:31:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T15:31:41","slug":"the-death-of-nightclubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2024\/12\/12\/the-death-of-nightclubs\/","title":{"rendered":"The death of the nightclub"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In 2024, three nightclubs shut across the UK every week. Could we be facing a clubbing extinction by 2029?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Landscape-Paradise-Gardens-bar-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Inside the nightclub and bar Paradise Gardens \" class=\"wp-image-69274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Landscape-Paradise-Gardens-bar-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Landscape-Paradise-Gardens-bar-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Landscape-Paradise-Gardens-bar-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Landscape-Paradise-Gardens-bar-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Landscape-Paradise-Gardens-bar-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Landscape-Paradise-Gardens-bar-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Landscape-Paradise-Gardens-bar-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Landscape-Paradise-Gardens-bar-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Landscape-Paradise-Gardens-bar.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Landscape-Paradise-Gardens-bar-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Inside the nightclub and bar Paradise Gardens \" class=\"wp-image-69274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Landscape-Paradise-Gardens-bar-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Landscape-Paradise-Gardens-bar-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Landscape-Paradise-Gardens-bar-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Landscape-Paradise-Gardens-bar-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Landscape-Paradise-Gardens-bar-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Landscape-Paradise-Gardens-bar-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Landscape-Paradise-Gardens-bar-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Landscape-Paradise-Gardens-bar-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/Landscape-Paradise-Gardens-bar.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nightclubs are having to evolve to stay afloat, appealing to localised music communities. Photo credit: Alanya Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">On a typical weekend evening, Caroline Street in Cardiff city centre is a haven for tipsy locals craving cheesy chips and drunken strangers sitting and chatting with each other on sticky pavements. They\u2019re connected by a serotonin-filled release experienced after clubbing, filtering in from nearby neon-illuminated nightclubs. But by 2029, these club-goers could be extinct.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/ntia.co.uk\/ntia-posts-grim-warning-uk-clubs-will-be-extinct-after-last-night-out-on-31-12-2029\/\">Night Time Industries Association<\/a> has stated that three nightclubs closed their doors every week during 2024, with Wales losing 41% of its clubs since June 2020.  On this trajectory, nightclubs may be extinct by October 2029.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nightlife is the booze-stained cultural capital of the government. DJs, security personnel, promoters, artists and clubbers alike contribute&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mixmag.net\/read\/report-nightlife-industry-contribution-uk-economy-ntia-news\">\u00a336.4<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>billion<\/a>&nbsp;to the UK economy every year. But without them, they leave a cultural and economic gap which can\u2019t be reductively replaced by another Wetherspoons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Another vacant space<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Nightclub and grassroots venue closing announcements are becoming as common in Cardiff as the number of plastic cups and vape stickers which decorate their exteriors. In November, alternative venue The Moon closed its doors one final and emotional time. Trademarked by its greasy, raw glamour, The Moon&#8217;s residency lasted seven years. Its closure left a silent space on Womanby Street and saw another home for underground music fans lost to financial pressures.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ed Townend, former technical manager and promoter of The Moon, was shocked by the announcement. \u201cI think there was a real lack of engagement in some of the stuff that we were doing sometimes, but there was also understandably, I think, a reluctance over the past couple of <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2020\/12\/17\/welsh-independent-musicians-surviving-the-pandemic\/\">years<\/a> for people to go out more. And I think that&#8217;s not just an us problem. I think that&#8217;s an everywhere problem\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">View some of the nightclubs surviving closures alongside the spaces lost in Cardiff&#8217;s nightlife:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1EQHCAloS2u0lfayNogPxVfQ-D991M-g&amp;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1EQHCAloS2u0lfayNogPxVfQ-D991M-g&amp;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\n\n\n<p>The cultural landscape of clubbing has heightened concerns of safety, particularly for marginalised genders and sexualities. In 2014, one in four women aged 18-24 had been&nbsp;sexually harassed&nbsp;during a night out in Wales, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-30077993\">Drinkaware<\/a>. Ten years later, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.south-wales.police.uk\/news\/south-wales\/news\/2024\/june\/pubs-and-clubs-in-cardiff-city-centre-have-seen-a-significant-decrease-in-crime\/\">South Wales Police<\/a> claim there\u2019s been a 30%&nbsp;reduction&nbsp;in reported sexual assaults on nights out in Cardiff between 2023-2024 through new policing frameworks trying to directly tackle nightlife safety standards. While the approach is a positive step in encouraging people to enjoy Welsh nightlife, it may be coming too late to offset nightclub closures, some DJs have argued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An end to new talent <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When clubs close down, as do the opportunities for emergent artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soul DJ  Sarah Sweeney has been working across Cardiff for the last 15 years, performing at venues that were forced to shut their doors:&nbsp;\u201dThe clubs of Cardiff have and always will be vital to the cultural offering of the city.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201dObviously, large-scale events are always a draw to the city, but the underground small clubs have been a fertile ground for music to be created and discovered, with many now household names having passed through and earned their touring stripes. They are community hubs, safe spaces &#8212; places of expression, connection and inner freedom. The only other spaces that provide this are places of worship\u201d Sweeney added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nightclubs have always evolved throughout history, matching the rhythm and interests of changing audiences over time. For artists to survive these changes, they need to think ahead of both listener and market changes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>We shouldn\u2019t have to charge a tax on people to enjoy culture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Ed Townend, The Moon<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Molly Palmer, presenter and BBC Radio Wales DJ, has experienced firsthand the impacts of nightclub closures when entering the industry:\u00a0\u201dIn recent years, we have been losing venue after venue, which means there are less spaces for us to work in and an increasingly competitive work field.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;If the loss of these incredibly important venues continues, we can kiss goodbye the music culture of the city. This includes club-night culture and grassroots music&#8221; Palmer noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"69967\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_NightclubFeature_SupportingImage_WomanbyNight-scale-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Nightclub Fuel is illuminated by fairy lights at night\" class=\"wp-image-69967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_NightclubFeature_SupportingImage_WomanbyNight-scale-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_NightclubFeature_SupportingImage_WomanbyNight-scale-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_NightclubFeature_SupportingImage_WomanbyNight-scale-770x578.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_NightclubFeature_SupportingImage_WomanbyNight-scale-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_NightclubFeature_SupportingImage_WomanbyNight-scale-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_NightclubFeature_SupportingImage_WomanbyNight-scale-1440x1080.jpeg 1440w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_NightclubFeature_SupportingImage_WomanbyNight-scale-293x220.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_NightclubFeature_SupportingImage_WomanbyNight-scale-1400x1050.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_NightclubFeature_SupportingImage_WomanbyNight-scale-100x75.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"69967\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_NightclubFeature_SupportingImage_WomanbyNight-scale-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Nightclub Fuel is illuminated by fairy lights at night\" class=\"wp-image-69967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_NightclubFeature_SupportingImage_WomanbyNight-scale-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_NightclubFeature_SupportingImage_WomanbyNight-scale-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_NightclubFeature_SupportingImage_WomanbyNight-scale-770x578.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_NightclubFeature_SupportingImage_WomanbyNight-scale-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_NightclubFeature_SupportingImage_WomanbyNight-scale-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_NightclubFeature_SupportingImage_WomanbyNight-scale-1440x1080.jpeg 1440w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_NightclubFeature_SupportingImage_WomanbyNight-scale-293x220.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_NightclubFeature_SupportingImage_WomanbyNight-scale-1400x1050.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_NightclubFeature_SupportingImage_WomanbyNight-scale-100x75.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Womanby Street is illuminated at night, with Fuel Rock Club overflowing with visitors. Photo credit: Alanya Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"70137\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_Feature--1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Exterior shot of former nightclub Buffalo\" class=\"wp-image-70137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_Feature--1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_Feature--300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_Feature--770x513.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_Feature--1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_Feature--2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_Feature--1152x768.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_Feature--1620x1080.jpeg 1620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_Feature--1155x770.jpeg 1155w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_Feature--370x247.jpeg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_Feature--293x195.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_Feature--1400x933.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"70137\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_Feature--1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Exterior shot of former nightclub Buffalo\" class=\"wp-image-70137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_Feature--1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_Feature--300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_Feature--770x513.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_Feature--1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_Feature--2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_Feature--1152x768.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_Feature--1620x1080.jpeg 1620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_Feature--1155x770.jpeg 1155w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_Feature--370x247.jpeg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_Feature--293x195.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/SocialLife_AlanyaSmith_Feature--1400x933.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former club Buffalo remains an empty, vacant space in the city centre.  Photo credit: Alanya Smith <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A loss for listeners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Lucy Bennett, music lecturer at Cardiff University, agrees: &#8220;Nightclubs are so important for music communities, since they allow people to come together on the dance floor and share a space together, while listening and moving their bodies to music. The shared dance floor can be such an important place of escapism, connection, and an individual and collective immersion into the music. It can be a very powerful space.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Music fans, however, may be finding that the power in dance and expressions is no longer limited to drunken dancefloors, with many choosing to stay at home or visit nightlife venues without drinking alcohol. 89% of young people in Wales are taking proactive steps to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/media.drinkaware.co.uk\/media\/0y1es5jg\/drinkaware_wales_nations_monitor_2024.pdf?rmode=pad&amp;v=1db0e788c1df700&amp;_gl=1*74vfz3*_gcl_au*MTA4MTU5Njk5My4xNzI0MDc2Mzcy*_ga*MTY1NzI0MjU5OC4xNjgyNDI4NTY5*_ga_58XTY81SKL*MTcyODAzMzgyNS43NjcuMS4xNzI4MDMzODQwLjQ1LjAuMA..\">manage<\/a>\u00a0their alcohol consumption, severing a major financial lifeline for nightlife venues.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Townend said: &#8220;I think some people who might not understand the economics of the music venues say &#8216;Well, why does that matter? Surely, you just get enough on ticket sales?&#8217;. But that&#8217;s not how it works. The majority of the money coming into a music venue, unfortunately, is based on alcohol.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Move over Charli XCX! For my latest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alt_cardiff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@alt_cardiff<\/a> feature piece I investigated the rate that nightclubs have been shutting across the UK \ud83c\udfb6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1O2h2dE8CK\">pic.twitter.com\/1O2h2dE8CK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Alanya (@Alanya028) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alanya028\/status\/1867206384397304110?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> \n\n\n\n<p>The palliative treatment of nightlife venues isn\u2019t limited to clubs. It features as part of a wider decline in economic music growth across the UK, with ticket sales, grassroots music venues and late-night safety at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/djmag.com\/news\/uk-government-backs-ticket-levy-stadium-and-arena-shows-help-grassroots-venues\">crisis<\/a>&nbsp;point.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile traditional clubbing as we know it may face significant challenges, it\u2019s also possible that the scene will evolve rather than disappear entirely,\u201d Bennett added, \u201csmaller, more intimate gatherings could replace the big clubbing scene we\u2019re used to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A variety of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitwales.com\/destinations\/south-wales\/cardiff\/nightlife-cardiff\">events<\/a>&nbsp;are being hosted by nightlife venues around Cardiff during the winter season. 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