Germany’s embattled nightlife scene welcomes plan to reclassify clubs
There is hope that a change to building regulations could resurrect music clubs, which have been hit by rising rents, social shifts and noise disputes
Raves, Brecht and re-enacting Diana’s funeral: the White Hotel bows out as the north’s bravest music venue
After 10 years of avant-garde mayhem, the rough-diamond Salford venue is set to close. Its founders look back on their artistic free-for-all and explain how its spirit will continue
‘Nobody’s going out!’ Why is Britain’s nightlife in such decline – and can anything save it?
One in four late-night venues went out of business between 2020 and 2025. Those that remain are struggling to pull in customers. Maybe a night out in Birminghan will reveal why
April 2026
When did northern soul get so southern?
Man used AI to make false statements to shut down London nightclub, police say
March 2026
Teenage kicks: Camden’s Museum of Youth Culture – in pictures
Manchester’s Strange Quarter is alive with creativity. Can it survive a 130-hectare redevelopment?
The big interview
‘People think you’re old if you need a hearing aid’: Pete Tong on ageing, all-nighters and hearing loss
‘I never had those deep chats in the smoking area’: Arlo Parks on embracing late night life with her hedonistic new album
February 2026
Temple of boom! Why Taiwan’s religious sites are becoming unlikely rave venues
The hill I will die on
The hill I will die on: ‘Being a DJ’ isn’t a proper job
Phil Mongredien
Children of the Night review – party like it’s 1997 in Yorkshire’s Vegas
The Guardian view on London’s nightlife: how to share city space is best resolved locally
January 2026
Edinburgh and Glasgow top London as UK’s nightlife hotspots, Uber data shows
Taxi app’s analysis shows Scottish capital had highest number of trips made between 10pm and 4am in 2025
‘Who was this golden creature?’: the stars of London’s black queer nightlife – in pictures
From newbie drag queens to wild voguing performances, a new archival exhibition boasts images from four decades of riotous nightlife
Resolution festival review – admin hell, an epic club night and flamenco voguing
Intriguing new works by Seirian Griffiths, Qi Song and Isadora D’Héloïsa explore in-between states in this month-long showcase of the future of dance
December 2025
Summer essentials
Flaming sambuca and vodka Redbull: Australian writers and comics on the awful drinks of their youth
My big night out
My big night out: I woke up on a llama farm in Germany – hungover and lying beside a naked punk
My big night out
My big night out: I danced alone in a nightclub – and realised I could make my own good time
Hedonism is back: Manchester clubbing mecca Sankeys to reopen
