Map shows UK areas hit hardest by nightclub closures

This week London’s legendary nightclub Tiger Tiger by Piccadilly Circus shut its doors for good.

The closure comes conscionable weeks aft it was revealed that 480 nightclubs had closed crossed the UK implicit the past 4 years.

The Night Time Industry Association (NTIA), which shared the statistics, said the diminution successful clubs was ‘devastating’ for the country’s night-time system and said determination was an ‘urgent request for enactment and intervention’.

It added that the creation euphony spaces, which it called the ‘lifeblood of the scene’, were peculiarly severely hit.

There were an mean of 10 nine closures a period betwixt June 2020 and June 2024, according to the figures, enactment unneurotic by CGA Neilson.

Worryingly the gait of closures accrued this year, with 65 shutting betwixt December 2023 and June 2024 – equating to 11 closures a month.

As our representation shows, the hardest deed portion implicit the past 4 years is Yorkshire, which saw a 45% fall, from 132 venues to conscionable 73.

This was followed by Lancashire and the southbound west, which some saw a 42% drop, with Lancashire going from 178 to 104 clubs and the southbound westbound falling from 111 to 64.

Wales didn’t fare overmuch better, dropping from 66 to 39 venues, a 41% decline.

The northbound eastbound had the lowest driblet of 20%, though their wide fig was smaller to statesman with. It mislaid 12 venues, leaving the country with 49 successful total.

Percentage-wise, London besides suffered a comparatively debased autumn of 29%, going from 200 to 143. But that’s inactive 57 closures implicit 4 years.

The fig doesn’t see Tiger Tiger, which unopen aft the study came out.

Speaking past month, NTIA CEO, Michael Kill, enactment the accelerated closure of clubs down to ‘rising outgo and deficiency of indispensable nationalist services’ arsenic good arsenic reddish portion astir licensing and planning.

He said: ‘Late-night transport is unreliable, constabulary beingness is scarce, and venues are forced to walk connected information and cleaning—services that should beryllium publically provided.

‘Additionally, bureaucratic systems astir licensing and readying are inconsistent and decidedly not conducive to growth, weighing america down astatine each point.

‘Our assemblage is treated similar an afterthought, yet it supports jobs, tourism, and hospitality.

‘These venues aren’t conscionable places to dance; they are captious spaces for assemblage and creativity.’

He said contiguous authorities involution was needed, adding: ‘Long-term betterment won’t substance if determination are nary venues near to payment from it.’

The Metro has contacted the Department of Business and Trade for comment.

In much encouraging news, it was revealed past period that Printworks, 1 of London’s astir iconic techno nightclubs is acceptable to return.

The venue, successful Canada Water, closed successful 2023 aft Southwark Council approved a caller redevelopment, which would person turned the building, antecedently a paper printing warehouse, into bureau space.

But astir 3 weeks agone NTIA announced connected Instagram that Printworks was reopening.

It wrote: ‘We’re highly pleased to perceive the quality that Printworks officially received readying consent for redevelopment connected Tuesday night.’

It’s not wide erstwhile it’s reopening, but Printworks’ website says ‘See you successful 2026?’, truthful it looks similar they’re hoping for adjacent year.

On Friday, we shared 5 large nightclubs successful London that person closed for good since 2000.

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