"The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) recently reported that the UK has lost three venues a week in the past three months, seven in 10 venues are failing to make a profit and a quarter of towns and cities that had nightclubs in 2020 now have none. Alcohol duties are going up, bills are going up, yet drinking habits and attendances have dropped, he says."
"Ticket-buyers arrive with pre-bought drinks: XLR advise a limit of eight cans or one 75cl bottle of spirit per person, with no glass allowed inside. After a security check, they take them to the bar staff. Behind the bar, there are numbered wooden shelves resembling the shoe cupboards at a bowling alley. Your drinks go in one for 2, the number goes on your hand, and when you want one you ask the staff to hand it over."
A 200-capacity Manchester club named XLR is trialling a BYOB (bring your own booze) model to attract cash-strapped students amid widespread venue closures and falling attendances. The Night Time Industries Association reports heavy losses of venues, rising alcohol duties, and increasing bills that squeeze club profitability. XLR advises a limit of eight cans or one 75cl bottle of spirit per person, bans glass, and stores patrons' pre-bought drinks on numbered shelves behind the bar for staff retrieval. The club raises ticket prices to allow supermarket-priced drinking while maintaining required premises and personal licences and licensing standards.
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