Eat, sleep, rave, deplete: why hundreds of nightclubs are closing

Meanwhile, the smoking ban from public venues, such as pubs, nightclubs, and restaurants, was enacted in 2007 and is still largely being blamed for the dwindling number of these types of venues.

Newsbeat has compiled a report on clubbing in Britain, revealing figures from The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) that show there are now 1,733 clubs in the UK compared to 3,144 in 2005.

Numerous UK’s highest-profile clubs have come under fire in recent years: London stalwart Fabric was threatened with closure by its local council late last year after a string of tragic drug-related deaths, while Glasgow’s iconic venue The Arches lost its late night licence in June this year. “I think people are finding different ways and different places to go out”. There was a hell of a lot of clubs out there and a lot of DJs – and now there are DJs on the main stage at festivals.

Chief Executive Kate Nicholls told the BBC that in some towns “they are gone for good and we’re never going to get them back”.

Club owners argue that without smaller clubs, young DJs and promoters will not have venues to learn their trade.

But even if this does turn out to be true, there is still concern for the effect the downturn is having on youth employment.

The rise of outdoor music events such as festivals like Glastonbury (pictured) are also thought to be a contributory factor to the closure of so many nightclubs.

The constantly growing number of festivals, as well as planning and licensing rules have also been noted as possible reasons for this rapid decline.

Popular club Dorma, on Whiteladies Road, closed its doors last year and nothing has opened in its place.

Are you a citizen of the UK who enjoys going to nightclubs? “People are being drawn away from the big events because there is no intimacy there”.

It classes a club as a place for “late-night entertainment, usually music and dancing”.

A Government spokesperson said: “We know the important contribution the sector makes to our economy and the nation’s cultural landscape”.