‘Clubbing just isn’t cool’: UK’s New Year’s Eve revellers switch to warehouse or home parties | Clubbing
by Icy_Zucchini_1138
‘Clubbing just isn’t cool’: UK’s New Year’s Eve revellers switch to warehouse or home parties | Clubbing
by Icy_Zucchini_1138
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Bit of a difference between the two.
Turning your back on clubbing in favour of…clubbing on steroids is a bit of an odd way to look at it
I didn’t read the article but for me clubbing in a club or clubbing in a warehouse is the same thing. And both of them are cool.
Drinks are far too expensive in establishments now, they have pushed people beyond their limit in trying to have punters pay the extortionate energy bills.
Even a 6 pack from tescos is creeping up to the prices pints were immediately before the pandemic.
Just vape weed instead now, cheaper, more chill and don’t end up in a gutter near a taxi rank with half eaten kabab wrap. The entire night time economy is in a state of perpetual collapse.
There just isn’t enough draw for clubs these days. The club scene is dead for a reason.
Music is hit and miss emphasis on miss, drinks are far too expensive, venues are crumbling garbage piles with sticky floors and nowhere to socialize, the “third place” aspect of it is as far as I can tell, non-existent, and of course the ever presence of dodgy wankers starting fights, or trying to finger you behind the bins.
Kids and young adults are broke, they don’t like alcohol as much as they used to, and they have better things to engage in. If they want to socialize, dance, get drunk, and have fun, the club should be the place to do that, but it just isn’t… it’s just such a subpar experience that it’s just not worth it.
I think dating apps have long since killed clubbing in “normal” clubs and the only clubs that seem to thrive seem to be fairly asexual in their vibes
Remember the early 90s wave of illegal raves in warehouses. Things have gone full circle
Clubbing was cool in 1990s but different set up / environment vs now
There’s a huge difference between clubbing in Blackpool’s only club for the whole town, compared to say a niche music in a club in London…. like Steel Yard or Fabric…
Warehouse parties that are really shiny and expensive being cool seems weird to me
That said, I’m not surprised small and medium sized clubs are dying. Prices are prohibitive, and it’s not like the businesses could survive if they lowered them.
Clubbing is cool, warehouse parties are cool, home parties are cool.
Very FEW of them are cool on New Year’s Eve.
Our friend group learnt that lesson long ago and adapted our NYE celebrations accordingly. Nothing commercial.
You can still have a small warehouse party, but it is much more difficult to to pull off nowadays and I am now far too old to try.
We did themed NYE home parties for years and they were the most fun.
Yeah, I would much prefer go to a home party rather than a club. Somewhere that I can actually hear my friends talking would be nice.
Club: We have a single brand of mass produced cider and that is the entire cider menu.
At home: I have mead and cider that I brewed myself.
I think it’s more that people emphasise “special memories” for NYE when doing something. Going out clubbing just isn’t considered special anymore. Most High Street places are pretty dire anyway and just a step up above a pub. That’s probably why, that and the ridiculous expense of it all. If you’re going to chuck a wad at it, you aren’t inclined to do it in a glorified pub venue.
First year ive ever stayed in tonight for NYE, looking forward to waking up early tmw with a healthy head and a healthy bank account
[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-itpSwRrcMw](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-itpSwRrcMw)
Probably due to lax security so underage peeps and drug users can party?
Im A few years post uni, out of necessity we all spread out to the 4 corners of the UK for work, meeting up is difficult to organise. I want to be able to talk to my friends. I just want a regular pub that doesn’t shut at 11pm
Because you’re less likely to end up on the wrong end of Deano and 4 other Deano clones and getting your head smashed open in a back alley because he thinks you stood on his Adidas Gazelles. You probably didn’t but it doesn’t matter to nightclub goons.
I’m a millennial and we are all rediscovering house parties. It was the thing of our youth and we all seem to be enjoying them now we can host in our own homes!
There’s always been a distinction between clubbing and raves.
Great I can’t wait. Anyone remember standing around phone boxes waiting for a call to tell you where the ‘gathering’ would be that weekend. Then cadging lifts down to the field/estate/factory. F’ em and their law.
once you go raving on mdma you rarely want to go to some limp cringe bar/club again
Haven’t been out for New Year’s Eve since 2004. Pure house parties and fireworks here.
Last time I went, I was charged 20 quid for entry to a place that doubled their prices and overcrowded to the point you could barely move, had a night of almost forced over enthusiasm, and then stood around in the freezing cold until 3am trying to get a taxi.
I can see why people are thinking “fuck that”
Clubs play shite tunes far too loud, are full of fannies, and charge you for the privilege of enduring the above. Meanwhile, you can get a carry-out and get virtually any narcotics delivered to your front door in about 25 mins. Hardly astonishing.
Maybe it’s just that clubbing isn’t as affordable nowadays.b
I used to go to illegal warehouse raves in 2000-2002. Some even in outdoor quarries!
I was 16 when I started going. At uni I did the whole club thing just to be social but I fucking hated it.
After uni, i don’t think I’ve stepped foot into a “nightclub”. It’s just so dated, dirty and boring.
Too expensive, have to sort out travel, way too busy. Rather just stay local at cheaper bars or drink with mates at home
Big difference from the 90’s
As a student then, many of us literally lived around partying and drinking, wasn’t unusual to meet literally half the course (AND the lecturers as well) in the cities bars.
This was Liverpool, but since then I have heard the city has just 50% of the number of bars of the 1990’s, can see just a massive decline in how younger folk enjoy themselves.
I think the 90’s were clubbing peak days.