Image by Anthony Devlin Dr. Gabriel Scally, a doctor who sits on the independent Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) panel, has shared his opinion on the U.K’s reopening of the nightlife industry. The U.K officially reopened its nightclubs and live music venues on July 19th, a day
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Image by Micheal Stevens The U.K continues its rollercoaster of Covid-19 nightlife restrictions after announcing yesterday that vaccine passports would now be mandatory in order to access nightclubs and venues. This comes less that 24 hours after the U.K government lifted all Covid-19 restrictions on July 19th, a day that
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Image by Aaron Chown A recent poll conducted by market research company Ipsos MORI for The Economist has found that more than a quarter of the British population would like to see nightclubs permanently closed. The poll was conducted for The Economist in order to gauge what Covid-19 lockdown measures
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Image by Carl Recine Following an ongoing series of pilot events testing the risk of mass gatherings, the UK government has released the first official report from the Event Research Programme (ERP). The programme was put in motion earlier this year to investigate the risks of hosting mass events without
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Image by Martin Roach for BBC/Century Films Renowned grime artist and presenter Saskilla will feature on the latest episode of the BBC’s ongoing documentary series, Do Black Lives Still Matter? The investigative series looks to uncover if any significant change has occurred in various sectors following the surge of the
Image by Dan Billinghurst Following Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement on June 14th that the reopening of the live music and events actor would be delayed until mid-July, many nightlife establishments and workers in the UK have been calling out the government for failing to support their struggling industry. Save
Image by Anthony Devlin The UK has delayed the reopening of live music venues, nightclubs and festivals. This comes after a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases, believed to be due to the hyper infectious Delta variant. This news comes shortly after the country shared data from a series of ‘pilot’
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Image via Getty Better Days: The Story of UK Rave, the new documentary from MOBO-nominated director Hugo Jenkins, has been released via Amazon Music. The 30 minute documentary is available to stream via the Amazon Music app and YouTube channel. The film is an in-depth look into the UK’s rave
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Image by Ben Price DJ and producer Batu has opened a free-to-access community focussed music studio in their base city of Bristol. Named First Light Studio, the new space was launched in collaboration with Dr. Martens. With a focus on empowering the local arts scene, First Light Studio is the
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Image by Carl Fisher Since his discovery of electronic music in the early 90’s, Seb Zito’s ascent through the ranks from London’s pirate radio scene to fully blown international club phenomenon is best summated by one word; “journey.” Zito’s is a journey experienced through and alongside the evolution of the
