to not give a monkey's about "the death of the nightclub"?

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Apparently, more than half of the country’s nightclubs have closed in the past 10 years. Reasons cited so far (sensibly) include extended opening hours in pubs, more rigorous application of noise pollution laws, the smoking ban and differing financial circumstances.

Back in the 90's and early 00's, a nightclub was the only place you could get a drink after 11, so like the rest of them I dutifully went out in suit trousers, "casual" shirt and work shoes every Friday night on the off-chance that my friends and I might fancy another beer after last orders and didn't want to be turned away by skinhead Neanderthals after queueing for an hour because of "no jeans" or "no runners". AIBU to thank the gods that those days are long gone, and I can now sit with my mates in our favourite pub, paying reasonable prices for drinks, not sweating and not having to shout over shit house music until 1 am if we so choose?

YANBU - but I never liked nightclubs anyway. I don't have a particularly low noise tolerance level but ffs - my ears would ring for two days after a night out at one and I never even enjoyed it anyway. Happiest day of my life when I suddenly woke up old enough and confident enough to say 'fuck that' to nightclubs!

But there are now pubs that no one goes to until later on in the evening, than stay open really late. But at least you don't have to pay to get in.

Mine you, my clubbing days are long gone, so I don't really care.

shouting over shit house music was exhausting. as was shouting over the bar for a drink.

All our local nightclubs have closed down. I never go out anymore but I think the yoof go to one of two bars with late opening.

I did like when pubs closed at 11pm, though. You could decide whether to get a taxi, or go on to a club.

When pubs started staying open later, if you decided to go home people asked you what was wrong - or you forgot to go home and stayed out really late unintentionally. Or maybe that was just me.

The local nightclub around here was closed recently all the time it was open it was known to be a dive, people would openly cringe when if they were spotted there and it was generally a place younger teens and very, very drunk people went.
It had sticky floors, sexual assault, fights, vomiting in the doorways, peeing in the bushes, drugs in the toilets and general unpleasantness surrounding it.

Then second it closed there was uproar about the town losing a 'gem' and how dare 'they' take away such an 'epic nightspot.'

Good riddance.

Me and my husband were discussing this about our town. When we were young loads of the people that were out in the clubs were a large proportion of underagers here but they can't get in now an I'd is needed much more thoroughly.

its also an age thing regarding your point of view though. The older you get the less you want to go clubbing and prefer a quiet drink. I prefer to go out to pubs then stay in a pub with a later closing time when I go out. Overall though I prefer to stay in and have a drink in the house with friends in our house or in one of theirs. I think a lot more people do that too now to keep costs down. When I was younger I'd take twenty quid for a night out. Drink before going out.head into town in a taxi with a bunch of friends and pay £1 each and then dance like maniacs not drinking loads. Now I'd rather start drinking in the pub and go home earlier. It's much more expensive now. Clubs are expensive to get in. taxis are expensive and drinks are. So much cheaper staying at home for a drink.

Never did understand nightclubs. Only been a handful of times. Overpriced drinks, hot rooms, Pubs alot better than clubs as at least you can talk to friends.

I don't really care about the loss of nightclubs in a personal sense, but I do care about the loss of any industry in this country.

You don't seem like you don't give a monkey's OP. You seem to be relishing in nightclubs closing down just because you don't like them, which is bloody odd imo.

Being glad that pubs can stay open later is one thing and maybe the result of that is clubs closing but enjoying their demise seems strange to me.

Nightclub culture has massively changed for the worst imo over the years. They used to be the birthplace of counter culture but that doesn't seem to exist now.

I liked night clubs because i like to dance.

Skinhead neanderthals was really rude and very unreasonable.

I think there are a few groups of people who go to nightclubs who don't go anymore. One group is those who just want a late drink, as the OP said. Another group are those who just want to have sex with a random, and they've probably moved online for "that sort of thing".

So if those groups accounted for about half of all clubbers its no wonder half of all clubs have shut down.

Now its trendy bars in converted industrial type buildings. Its nice to go somewhere and be able to hear a conversation. Loved a bit of clubbing back in the day though.

Well there's clubs and clubs, isn't there? Sticky carpet dives that people only went to so they could have another drink while shit pop blared over tinny speakers, fair enough. Closures of Real clubs where people danced themselves into hot, sweaty messes, cathedrals of beats, hands in the air, 'just one more tune' - makes me feel sad.

I spent years nightclubbing in Birmingham from the age of 15. It was brilliant. Sitting in the pub paying reasonable prices sounds boring in comparison.

Did you go to Snobs sparklingbrook?

I hate nightclubs because they are all crap.

I wish there were nightclubs that played decent music, were clean, had an older crowd and where not everyone looked either like grungy students, hipsters or glamour models!

I think a lot of clubs seem to be more into image now, and turn away people who don't have the same 'look' - fake tan, skyscraper heels, lots of flesh on show. They didn't seem to bother so much back in my day!

Too right Hobbes. Plus Millionaires, Edwards No8, Bobby Browns et al.

80s nightclubs were the best.

I think there is only one nightclub left in my little town now. I've never been, but it sounds horrendous. Think beach theme, with cocktails served in plastic buckets. Classy. Fake tan and HD brows compulsory for both sexes.

[Shock] at what you wore clubbing, I don't know what type of clubs you went to but I've never been to one with a dress code like that.

I think the loss of clubs is sad, particularly when they are closed down because people move into new build city centre flats and then complain about the noise and what music venues closed. I also think that anybody who moves next to a church can then complain about church bells and try to get them silenced.

I loved them from the ages of about 16 to 21, liked the music, the dancing, going there with a big bunch of friends and knowing you'd meet other people you knew there. Slow dances with the bloke you'd fancied for ages. Then once I graduated and started my first proper job I lived in an outer London suburb where there weren't any clubs, my friend and I travelled in once or twice but it just wasn't the same without a big crowd of mates to go with. I haven't set foot in one for about 25 years now and most of those I used to go to are long gone. It's just different times.

I don't give a monkeys in the sense that it is unlikely I would ever have set foot in one again. But I do feel nostalgic for the good old days and think it's a bit sad that they are all going.

And I agree with on-line dating/tinder etc taking over from pulling in clubs.

There was a time when if you wanted to pull, you went clubbing.

this thread is making me feel old. how dare you

I used to love going clubbing when I was young - but I was young in Manchester and spent some of my best nights in the Hacienda, the Ritz, Devilles, Funkademia, 42nd Street, 5th Avenue - we had great clubs. And I love to dance so pubs are boring to me. I'm old now but I still miss going out and having a good dance.

Real clubs, which hardly make any money on the drink sales because everyone is wide eyes and dancing their little sweaty hearts out till sunrise and sipping water - huge shame to loose those because a new block of flats has been built opposite and complained about the noise.

You're not meant to talk in a real night club! Although actually, I did used to pay to go into a club in my uni city because they had a bar and lounge area which was more spacious and quieter then the actual bars on a Friday night!