Nightlife
Netherlands Nightlife to Return to Full Capacity
This Saturday at exactly 12:01 AM, Netherlands nightclubs will be thumping as loud as ever before once the country moves into its fourth phase of reopening after the COVID-19 lockdowns brought the live music scene to a screeching halt. The country’s nightlife industry will now reopen at full capacity beginning June 26th. Initially planned for June 30th, the return will take place four days early after the Netherlands government made the decision to move ahead into phase four, following phase three just two weeks ago. That phase saw restaurants, cafes, and bars reopen for indoor service, and an increase on the limit of permitted house guests. Under phase four, “events where guests don’t have an assigned seat, will be allowed subject to 1.5-metre distancing or e...
England and Wales Push for Women’s Safety via Police Patrols in Nightclubs
A new plan proposed by the British government seeks to station uniformed and plainclothes police officers within bars and nightlife venues in England and Wales. The plan was introduced as a means of protecting women from harassment and abuse at the hands of predatory offenders. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a “series of steps” being taken to improve safety measures for women after a proposal for a national registry of stalkers was rejected by the House of Lords, The Guardian reports. The proposal, Project Vigilant, includes an additional £45 million that will go toward the “Safer Streets” fund to improve CCTV and lighting in neighborhoods. Johnson’s plan would also seek to place officers in parks and public areas...
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger… Different: Nightlife In the Post-Pandemic World
This is an opinion column. The thoughts and viewpoints expressed are those of the author, Steve Adelman. Steve Adelman is the co-founder of the AVALON nightclub brand and a thirty-year veteran of the nightlife industry. He is currently working on his first book, a behind-the-scenes look at clubbing in major cities around the world. COVID-19 has landed like a live grenade in the laps of the entire planet, altering public behavior to a point where it may take years to return to ‘normal’. For businesses, the psychological and economic tolls have been devastating, with entire industries changing the set manner in which they conduct themselves. ‘Curbside Pickup’ and ‘Non-Contact Delivery’ have now become a part of our everyday dialogue. No industry has been hit harder than Nightlife, whose enti...
- 1
- 2
