Nightclubs coming to an end?

UK Independent story

Not going out: Why Millennials are no longer going to night clubs

So long to Ritzy and farewell to Cinderella Rockafella – the long tradition of the great British nightclub appears to be on the way out.

Even famous London dance-music clubs such as Turnmills, Bagley’s and The End have succumbed to a process that has seen the UK's total portfolio of nightclubs shrink by almost half from 3,144 in 2005 to 1,733 a decade later.​

That's a huge decline.

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“Millennials favour experiences over stuff and nightclubs should benefit from that,” says Ramzi Yakob, senior strategist of the digital agency TH_NK. “But Millennials also realise that their time is the scarcest resource they have, so why would they spend their precious time revisiting the same experience every weekend?”

Marketing expert Mark Borkowski, says that the large nightclub chains were faced with a challenge in creating a unique and photogenic experience. “Social capital is bragging about your experiences and putting them on Instagram or Facebook and the local nightclub is struggling to cut it when there’s so much choice out there.”

A night out at a pop-up restaurant or a secret cinema feels more adventurous than yet another club night, which will only drain finances needed for that ambitious summer holiday trip. According to Yakob, nightclubbing has become for many young people a “couple of times a year” experience, hearing the best DJs on the best sound systems.

He points out that once costly high-end audio equipment can be easily and inexpensively sourced online, meaning that the house party represents a better value option, as indeed do the entertainment offerings from Netflix, Amazon Instant Video or games companies.​

They missed on the biggest reasons Millennials are staying in, which is to watch box sets of Star Trek Voyager and Enterprise.

Luckily it won't affect my counties economy - no bars or nightclubs are allowed. No, it's not a dry county, but you either buy booze in a store or get an actual drink in a restaurant. But on the other side of the tracks they have nightclubs all over. Go figure!

Meh, most of them are broke and living with their parents so is it any wonder they don't want to spend $100 to go out and have a few beers?

I think the last time I was in a nightclub was 20 some years ago in Korea. Wow, time flies!

Why is gliar interested in the decline of UK nightclubs? Does he contribute towards them?

No, because trends happening in the UK sometimes affect the US.

The UK nightclubs should probably try to become more attractive to Muslim immigrants, perhaps by serving only non-alcoholic drinks and getting rid of the dancing.

Christ. I genuinely feel we've gotten someone that makes Dayton look like a valued member of the board.

You must live in boringville, USA.

Not at all. Like I said if you want to go to nightclubs or bars, drive five/ten minutes to the county line and you can go to nightclubs. At 53 years old I have no interest in nightclubs myself.

Every town needs a bar thought.

You'd think so, but keep in mind, murder and mayhem are constants in his region.

Those nightclubs I mentioned in the next county over? Yeah, pretty much murder and mayhem - if that's your scene. Most are fighting to stay open because of high violence rates.

Maybe Kevin Bacon can come in and save the town.

What about strip clubs, do you have them?

Yes, the next county over does, downtown. So basically 15 minutes drive away. And they have a porn store too not too far from my house. But once you cross the county line, no dice. That said my county grows insane amounts of weed - they just keep a low profile about it. And they keep their crime and murder rate down. Regardless of where you live, where you get arrested determines which county eats the crime statistics. So if my county residents get killed in the next county over, their murder rate goes up, not ours. So if you want to go to a nightclub and get stabbed or shot, go ahead.

To recap, your county is boring, but the next county over is fun. Got it.

Boring depend on what you want to do. Our county is "up and coming" for young families. Thus they market themselves to that demographic! Also we have a lot of yuppies and military retirees and retirees in general. But like I said, drive a few minutes and you can go to nightclubs and bars, if that is your cup of tea. It actually works out great for everyone no matter what your interest.

Four years ago I used to go to clubs all the time, now at 28 I find them boring as hell.

Fun times on Homo Hill in Itaewon, amirite?

Sounds a lot like the town I grew in bumfuck SC.

Families that are afraid of freedom. But wait, what's this you say next?

So it's old people, and that appeals to the young people? Federal Farmer nailed it -- Squaresville.

Young families, many from the NSA that's expanding here big time. Also the best schools in the state. Not a big group of folks that want to do crazy partying type things. Well except for the weed, but that's a civilian thing, not for gub'mint workers. But again, if you are young and single, get in your car and drive across the county line and get your freak on! What's a few minutes drive?

Shit, I never found them fun to begin with. Most of my club experience was connected to the military in Japan, where people either fell into the extreme of getting fucked up or the other extreme of never leaving base except to fly in and out the country. Even the on time I've ever been with a group that I didn't hate outside of work, I was more than happy to get back home.

The thing I look forward to most upon marriage is the excuse to never get invited to another club again.

You might have him confused with Enlisted Person.

When I was in Seoul if there was a "homo hill" nobody knew about it. No doubt one existed - you can get anything in Seoul if you know the locals and they trust you. That said there was one gay club "The Honeybee Club" which we pretty much had to walk near on our way from Yongson military base to Itaewon/Hooker Hill. One time a couple of guys I knew went in there, literally on a bet. And they had to stay long enough to drink one beer, that was the deal. They said the second they were in there a shitload of Koreans started flocking around them. Young macho US soldiers - jackpot!
But they did stay long enough to drink a beer, so

Homo Hill is the next street over from Hooker Hill. As the name implies, it's full of LGBT-friendly bars. I guess it's a more recent development.

I enjoy a nice, late-night stroll around Hooker Hill. It's amusing to see the workers popping out of their little shops to greet me. Red light zones are common in many countries, but nonexistent in the US. It's a novelty.

Did you know that the Yongsan base will be moved entirely to Suwon, which is about an hour South? It's been in the works for years.

The Air Traffic Control assets (my career focus) moved across the river about 10 years ago. My son (combat medic) did a tour in Seoul about two years ago. The way he described it Hooker Hill is only a shadow of it's former self, as is Itaewon in general. Back in the day it was hopping! Man if walls could talk.......

Despite the ongoing presence of Hooker Hill, Itaewon has become considerably classier, even since I first arrived in 2010. You might not recognize it at all. It was always full of dive bars where unruly GI's (and local women who are into them) like to congregate, but the North side, for example, now has a very ritzy corridor full of upscale international restaurants. It's good for variety, but many enlisted men are probably priced out.

How could it not?

You don't have to drink more than your limit. Or you can use a designated driver. Remember there is no public transportation - so even if you live in the county with nightclubs/bars you'll still have to drive to them.

How utterly ridiculous.

Personally, I'm glad that they might be on the way out. Horrible places.

Did you think that when you were 18?