A recent report by CGA Nelson highlighted that 65 nightclubs have closed this year, raising concerns about the future of the industry. Did you have a favourite nightclub where you enjoyed spending time, and in your opinion, what factors are contributing to the decline of nightlife venues? What changes do you think could help revive the nighttime economy?
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00:00I did, it wasn't in Bristol, it was in Weymouth, it was the Lazy Lizard, I spent a lot of my time there.
00:05But, yeah, that was a really, like, big part of my early 20s, late teens in Weymouth.
00:12That would have been gutting if it wasn't part of it.
00:15Nightclubs are a problem in this city. If you're talking about Bristol in particular,
00:20obviously they're staying out later and they get extensions for different events that they have.
00:27But it's the noise pollution and people do want to get a good night's sleep.
00:31I'm afraid all these venues or these nightclubs, the ones in South Bristol,
00:38well, I can hear them going from the city ground in other areas over in East Bristol,
00:46so I live in a high position.
00:49I think the cost to venues, everything is going up and I think the people that go there
00:57don't have the same amount of funds to spend there.