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This a cause that is VERY close my musical 🎶 heart, so please read, sign the petition and spread the word. 🙏 The Last Night Out Campaign : PLEASE GET INVOLVED! The Night Time Industries Association has launched hashtag #TheLastNightOut campaign a call to action to fight back against the ever growing challenges faced by Nightlife, calling for government intervention to save our club scene and the wider night time economy. Highlighting that without urgent action, we risk losing a British institution and a vital part of our identity and economy. Press Statement Narrative : Grim Warning from NTIA: Is This the End of UK Clubs? The Last Night Out on 31.12.2029 The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has just issued a stark warning: UK Clubs could vanish by 31.12.29. With 37% of clubs gone since March 2020—3 clubs per week— 150 Clubs per year - if this trend continues, we’re facing the Last Night Out before nightclubs disappear from our culture forever. Clubs are more than venues—they’re cultural landmarks that foster creativity, community, and the heartbeat of our towns and cities across the UK. But also a benchmark of nightlife culture showing the fragility of the sector.. Here’s how you can help: 1. Sign the petition and encourage others to do the same: https://lnkd.in/e_JdKvX4 We’re asking the government to: * Provide long-term financial support to help nightclubs survive. * Grant cultural protection for iconic venues, recognising them like galleries or museums. * Reform policies (like licensing and planning laws) to support the industry. 2. Email your MP
Ask your local MP to represent you in Parliament on this issue: https://lnkd.in/eT5prcqX 3. Share on social media
Download the campaign assets here:
Link to Assets & Instructions https://lnkd.in/eHDfFqtU We’d love if you could post twice: ` * First, promoting the petition. * Second, encouraging people to email their local MP. If you only have time for one post, that’s still greatly appreciated! Please ensure you include the petition link. Clubs like Fabric, Ministry of Sound, SubClub and many more are more than venues—they’re cultural landmarks that foster creativity, community, and the heartbeat of our towns and cities across the UK. The NTIA has launched hashtag #TheLastNightOut campaign to fight back, calling for government intervention to save our clubbing scene. Without urgent action, we risk losing a vital part of our identity and cultural economy. By taking these steps, you’ll help spread awareness and increase pressure for support. Every post and signature matters! Activate to view larger image,

Last week, thanks to my friend Marcus Watson, I had the pleasure of addressing the Adoreum Partners Club at Ivy Club about the new conditions driving the modern media agenda, which make reputation and fame harder than ever to manage.   Some factors I discussed included our falling trust in the reliability of news, the echo chambers in which we entrench our world views, our polarising society, and our need to protect – and be protected- from offence.   When researching examples of these phenomena, I began to speculate about when (beyond the Kafkaesque carnival of the general election) they would next manifest in the public eye.   Glastonbury is one of the great behemoths of the British cultural calendar and its partnership with the BBC has been key to its establishment at the forefront of public consciousness. The current conditions suggest the BBC faces a major a headache.   But anyone who knows #Glastonbury, and the UK’s wider music and arts scene, knows that freedom of artist expression often involves the expression of opinions that breach the BBC’s neutrality policy, and thus the broadcaster always has a tightrope to walk in, giving this community a platform as significant as the one it gives Glastonbury. Practically consider the flags that line the Glastonbury crowd; how can a broadcaster stop protest banners and positions of support for Gaza? Are they going to censor this imagery or physically manhandle these signs? Any action over political messaging is a stance, and the BBC must have a well-thought-out plan for this; otherwise, it will become a major focus of this year's festival.   In 2019, there was a mild controversy around Stormzy’s anti-Tory political statements, but ultimately, it was a scandal manufactured by right-wing media feigning shock that a left-wing headliner would find sympathy for their politics in an equally left-wing Glastonbury crowd.   That was a minor sideshow, but the world is a more divisive place than it was in 2019.   This year, The Great Escape and Latitude festivals have already been engulfed in controversy relating to the dreadful situation in Gaza—in both cases, sponsorship by Barclays, whose links to suppliers of the Israeli military, caused artists to withdraw. Just this week, investment firm Baillie Gifford was pressured by #FossilFreeBooks into dropping its sponsorship of literary festivals after festivals, including Cheltenham Festivals, pulled out of partnerships because of issues around the company’s links to fossil fuels and companies linked to the Israeli military.  #solidarity #socialimpact #challenges #climate #protest #crisis #environment #climateaction

Adelaide Fringe 2024 was a massive season and it took herculean efforts from everyone to get through! Incredible numbers attended, just over 1 million ticket sold and 4.6 million attendances .. (if anyone has questions about the difference between those numbers please ask! It's quite simple, there's lots of ways to attend that doesn't involve a ticketed show) it was fantastic to see so many tourists come to Adelaide for Fringe 2024 - they bought huge numbers of tickets and spent big in local hotels and restaurants. in many ways a big triumph, but of course there is more to the story and one of the scariest elements is the fact that festival presentation costs have gone up by about 30% in the last year or so .. the ticket sales were up by around 4% (1,040,305) and the average ticket price remained the same around $33. So it doesn't take much to look at the sums and realise it is very tough to make it all balance. Lots of festivals have cancelled and closed down in recent months because of these rising costs in the supply chains. We are going to work harder than ever to try raise enough money to shore up the Fringe in future - Adelaide Fringe is a precious jewel of the nation and we need all the help we can get to survive this storm.

Here’s Toronto's ambitious plan to enhance the city's cultural appeal for residents, visitors, and support economic growth in the creative sector. While Calgary focuses on significant infrastructure projects, I advocate for diverse investments in artists, cultural organizations, and creative industries. Additionally, expanding small-scale cultural initiatives can enrich neighbourhoods and enhance the urban fabric of our communities. Cities such as London and Sydney are prioritizing affordable spaces for artists to thrive, emphasizing the importance of retaining talent and their place as global cultural centers. It will be interesting to see whether Calgary and other cities also take inspiration from these initiatives and whether addressing affordability for arts and culture along with investment for creative industries will be an increasing municipal priority? #Calgary #Culture #CreativeEconomy #CommunityDevelopment #UrbanPlanning

As Autumn sets, I have been reflecting on summer and particularly the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. As a resident I have to admit it, I don’t like the Fringe. The city comes to a standstill, you can’t get anything done or go anywhere and there are just people everywhere. But, as a businessman, I cannot deny how much money the Fringe brings into the Scottish economy. The Edinburgh Fringe is the biggest arts and cultural event in the world. After the Olympics and Football World Cup, it is the third highest ticketed event in the world. So, it’s not going anywhere. And why should it? There has been a big drive to reduce access to the Fringe recently, remove investment and make it smaller. But Fringe showcases Scotland to the world. Why would we try and slow down the one month that has more impact on the city than all the other months combined - every single year? If anything, we need to be investing more into it. It needs better management, I think everyone can agree with that. There needs to be a way to allow for sustainable growth and a correct distribution of profits from the festival. But it can’t end. Fringe needs to be allowed to flourish, so Edinburgh can continue to flourish.

GigPig is proud to support Michael Kill and the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) as we both champion the hospitality, night-time, and music industries. Amid mounting challenges for the sector, the NTIA is launching the hashtag #TheLastNightOut campaign to demand government action to save the UK's club scene and night-time economy—an essential part of British culture and identity. The Crisis: • UK clubs could vanish by December 31, 2029. • Since March 2020, 37% of clubs have closed—equating to three clubs per week or 150 annually. How You Can Help: • Sign the Petition: Rally support and sign the petition below • Email Your MP: Urge your local MP to advocate for this cause in Parliament. NTIA's Demands: • Long-term financial support for nightclubs. • Cultural protection for iconic venues, akin to galleries or museums. • Policy reforms in licensing and planning laws. Join the movement and help preserve a cornerstone of our amazing UK culture!

This is terrific. Arts and Culture are vital for our economy, our quality of life, our children, and our identity as Canadians. I look forward to the Province and Federal government continuing to fund these vital institutions. How many of our musicians, artists, theatre practitioners, dancers, or arts organizations have benefitted from government grants? If you want to support innovation and critical thinking - fund the arts.

The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has just issued a stark warning: UK Clubs could vanish by 31.12.29. With 37% of clubs gone since March 2020—3 clubs per week— 150 Clubs per year - if this trend continues, we’re facing the Last Night Out before nightclubs disappear from our culture forever. Clubs are more than venues—they’re cultural landmarks that foster creativity, community, and the heartbeat of our towns and cities across the UK. But also a benchmark of nightlife culture showing the fragility of the sector.. Here’s how you can help: 1. Sign the petition and encourage others to do the same: https://lnkd.in/ej_7efcM
We’re asking the government to: * Provide long-term financial support to help nightclubs survive. * Grant cultural protection for iconic venues, recognising them like galleries or museums. * Reform policies (like licensing and planning laws) to support the industry. 2. Email your MP
Ask your local MP to represent you in Parliament on this issue: https://lnkd.in/emKjnN66 Clubs like Fabric, Ministry of Sound, SubClub and many more are more than venues—they’re cultural landmarks that foster creativity, community, and the heartbeat of our towns and cities across the UK. The NTIA has launched #TheLastNightOut campaign to fight back, calling for government intervention to save our clubbing scene. Without urgent action, we risk losing a vital part of our identity and cultural economy. By taking these steps, you’ll help spread awareness and increase pressure for support. Every post and signature matters, so thank you again for your support! NTIA Team

It was an honor and pleasure to work on these audits for LEAF Global Arts Retreat and the 2023 Colorado Creative Industries Summit. The reason I love doing this work with Majestic Collaborations is the juicey overlaps of The of Mass Gatherings four pillars: accessibility, safety, sustainability and community engagement. These overlaps help frame how I look at the overarching questions for these events: who are you accessible to, what is working and what are the next possible steps to make your event more accessible, user friendly, and inclusive. In my mind, accessibility and community engagement go hand in hand, making your events more accessible means you can engage more people in your community. Accessibility and safety go hand-in-hand as well, your event can not be truly safe, unless it is safe fore everyone. So your safety plans need to address how to keep people with mobility, hearing, vision and cognitive disabilities safe. I like to say, build your safety plan around the specific needs of people with disabilities and your plan is 80% done. Accessibility and sustainability...there are many ways to think about this. One is just what do we need to sustain the people who come to our events and work at our events? Another, how do we build this temporary city (what festivals are) that allows for easy, safe and engaged navigation that respects the land the events is on. And then just how do we build in accessibility and sustainability from the beginning, from the first time we go to make a plan for this year's event, instead of either ever being an after thought? Thank you Performing Arts Readiness program for supporting this work and Majestic Collaborations giving me the opportunity to do this deep and rich work. #accessibility #safety