A new study from Clubcommission in Berlin<\/a>\u00a0outlines some trends that will be familiar around the world, including how nightlife revenues have shifted. It\u2019s based on a survey of clubs, promoters, music bars and other stakeholders in Berlin\u2019s night economy.<\/p>\n\u201cIn 2017, around 60 percent of revenue came from food and beverage sales, while ticket sales accounted for only 21 percent,\u201d explains its summary. \u201cToday, the ratio is reversed: Ticket sales are the most important source of revenue at 59 percent, with food and beverage sales making up 20 percent.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBehind this lies a change in nightlife habits. People are planning their club nights more consciously, staying for shorter periods, and drinking less,\u201d it continued.<\/p>\n
\u201c73 percent of those surveyed observed a decline in alcohol consumption, 60 percent an increase in the consumption of non-alcoholic beverages, and 57 percent shorter lengths of stay\u2026 What the bar no longer generates must be recouped through entrance fees and thus through the cultural work itself.\u201d<\/p>\n
This has all been happening amid rising costs of staff, rent and other operating costs, as well as during a time when many clubbers\u2019 disposable income has been squeezed. The study noted that 39% of clubs and event organisers surveyed made a loss in 2025\u00a0\u2013\u00a0up from 21% in 2017, and Clubcommission\u2019s last study.<\/p>\n
This is a relatively small study \u2013\u00a0102 people completed the survey \u2013\u00a0in a single city. But its findings reflect what\u2019s happening elsewhere in the world, as do its proposed solutions: reliable funding; legal recognition to ease regulations; and improved working conditions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Oh, and its call to \u201csystematically open state-owned properties for club culture\u201d, which feels very Berlin \u2013\u00a0but with support from 86% of the people surveyed, is an idea that could be worth investigating in other clubbing cities too.<\/p>\n
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