@highfielder80@wessiedutoit I know you think this is a hot take but in the case of small independent music venues it's rising rent and property developers building luxury apartments next door and having places shut down due to noise
The decimation of the UK's nightlife, and pub culture, is shocking. According to Bloomberg:
- Three-quarters of nightclubs shut since 2005
- Number of pubs down by a quarter since 2000
- 13,800 nighttime businesses shut in 2020-23
- 35% London's local music venues closed 2007-15
@Now_Being_Laura Honestly I'm sick of drivers putting me in danger and then yelling at me as if it was my fault they didn't check their mirrors before changing lanes/drove through a red light/failed to give way at an intersection etc etc etc
@mountbellyache counter-point: i use it to mean dont stand at the front and talk while the band are playing, don't punch people in the face in the pit etc. which is very much about kindness to the artists and other punters