Published
Mon, Feb 19, 2024, 09:00
- 32 percent of clubs—396 in total—have also shut since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA)'s second annual report, less people are going clubbing in the UK.
Called "Electronic Beats, Economic Treats 2024," the study focuses on the benefits of electronic music to the UK and its economy, as well as analysing the state of the nightlife industry. According to the report, there were 90 million visits last year to clubs for electronic music—a nine percent decrease from 2022.
Pete Marks, chairman of major nightlife company REKOM, attributes the decline to the rise in the cost of living. He said this has caused partygoers to go out less during the week and to have fewer late nights on the weekend to cut spending.
The report also shows that electronic music contributed £2.5 billion to the UK's economic impact last year—six percent less than in 2022. This is due both to the decline in clubbing and to venue closures. In 2023, 31 nightclubs shut down in the UK, the report states. This means that 396 in total have shut since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read the report in full.
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