Thomas, it's just been announced that new restrictions will be introduced in workplaces and nightclubs will be closed.

Nightclubs will be closed.

Nightclubs for me are an evolving feast. They're not what they were and they've got to be multifaceted to move forward.

But the figures that we've got now are showing that costs have

got up 40%. In the last three years 13,000 businesses have been lost. So the clubs themselves

in pre-pandemic 1446 nightclubs existed in the UK and there's less than 900 now. But we're

talking about the survival of businesses here.

You know, we're talking about a lot out there that have suffered in the last three, four years now

and just need that little bit of hope.

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Mike Kill is a figurehead of the UK nightclub scene

and has become a strong advocate of the nighttime industry.

We talk about his time in the thriving club days

and the increasing challenges facing

the UK scene today across nightclubs and festivals this is the eventful life of Mr Mike Kill

Mike welcome to the show mate no thank you thanks very fine we finally made it down here so uh yeah

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