Nightclubs in decline: Why aren’t young people going nightclubbing? 🏙️💃 | ABC Australia 

Who the heck wants to spend time in a club with a bunch of people on their phones? 😢

$25 door charge $15 beers

I'm from that "party animal" generation mentioned, clubbing was brilliant fun in the 90s and early 2000s probably because it was more communal and interactive - we'd go out and make bunches of new friends, there were fewer rules, and there were no smartphones or social media feeds to fill. Nights out were were spontaneous and light. People's behaviour in clubs is generally more closed off these days and venues and nights are self-consciously "cool", but often lack atmosphere. Plus, it's just too expensive for young people in cities like Sydney with eye-watering rising rents to pay to their boomer landlords.

I blame dating apps, bad music, increased BMI and people would rather look at their phone than dance.

Nightclub only function by fleecing guys out of money.However they treat guys badly,their business model regarding fleecing guys is over.

Drinks are so damn expensive. Who would want to go bankrupt after 1 night of dancing and drinking. Young people are also more broke these days.

I think because the music sux now!😂😂

Relaxing with friends over a few drinks is much more enjoyable then being in a crowded night club and yelling to someone's face because they cant hear you. I think restaurants, bars and pubs are still popular in Sydney especially on a Friday night for after work drinks. Having said that most places are pretty empty by mid-night. Clubbing can also be very expensive when paying for new cloths, entry, over-priced drinks then paying $100+ for a taxi home because the trains have stopped running. Then you have the sleaze bags harassing women, violence, people throwing up in the back of taxis and wasting a whole day of your life getting over a hangover. I think the decline is due to a number of reasons such as on line dating apps, lock out laws, covid/working from home and younger people in their 20's being more health conscious and not seeing and getting involved in the whole clubbing culture. Millennials were the last clubbing generation whilst Zoomers at my work place are more likely to be non-drinkers and vegan than party animals.

It's not just nightclubs, they just don't go out in person much anymore. My kids are in high school and they just wanna stay home and be glued to their phones. I try to get them to go out with friends, but they say none of their friends would want to do anything. Of course alcohol/drug use by young people is also at the lowest point in decades, and I should be happy that they aren't going out and possibly getting pregnant or in a wreck or other trouble. But I just think it's sad they don't have the fun time I did in the 90s...

$20 drinks + $25 entry fees endless queues pretentious stuck-up patrons a "set-men-up-to-fail" atmosphere too many women looking for free drinks, validation/attention and dodgy "business deals" (pregnancy trap to get on cento/child support) fights galore give me a quiet neighborhood bar any day

Men are no longer getting scammed by expensive drinks to give to drunk 304s. They saving their money for a better future.

it's happening here in america too.

1995-2008 were the best club years. There was ALWAYS a scene

As a Millennial in my mid to late 30s, I guess I'm part of the "party animal" generation, but I've never been to a night club, I find the whole thing ridiculous: I have to wait in line and screened (the sheer audacity of the club owners: determining If I'm worthy to enter their club..) like an illegal migrant, and then pay just to enter and then pay exorbitant amount for drinks?, why would I do that?

Clubbing in the 90s... 1. Entrance was $5 to 10 2. Drinks started at $5. Happy hour was 2 for 1 specials 3. We were actually dancing and sweating. Dancing was fun. 4. VIP was not to be scene but to be hidden 5. Women were socialable and more attractive that today's woman with all of the fake shit. 6. We had an amazing time and people actually smile 😃

Pokies dens replacing the DJ rooms. Also: if young people can't afford it - housing affordability is crazy. Also boomer generation has NIMBYed entire night out districts.

People are putting their health above mindless fun. Poorly ventilated, crowded and dark noisy venues. Plus drinking spiking, and predators have put female patrons at risk.

I went to a big nightclub in Thailand with an Int'l DJ well known. Everyone had their phones out and no one was even "enjoying" themselves. Never go to another club again

Clubbing is my favorite pastime despite my infrequent visits, but the only purpose of my presence is to 'dance as much as I want on any dancing style' without any bureaucracy. So to 'preserve' the quality of my dancing experience, I don't drink [alcohol] or/and dating etc.

In New York night clubs aren't available. Small bars getting all the tips.

After covid lockdown. Everything has changed. Nightclubs is no exception. Cost of living sky rocketed and less jobs. Nightclubs become too expensive and ppl are tired playing the dating games. Who wants to pay hunderds of dollars for drink? It isn’t worth it

I disagree with the reasons stated. I’d say in AUS it’s a mix of the over commercialisation of music genres being played in venues charging an entry fee (not many big venues playing what you’d hear in the US / EUR clubs), therefore crowds who actually enjoy the dance music culture don’t go out as much and the other “normies” get bored of the same tracks on repeat. 2. We don’t have the culture europe and USA does. Nor the population. Meaning that in Europe, TALE OF US (a popular melodic techno act) will sell out an arena. Here they’d struggle to pull 1-2k people to a venue. And their fee would be too ridiculous for people to cop as the door entry price. This has led to more commercial 🧀 being played at the clubs here, deterring people from spending big bucks as the older generation 23+ don’t go out as much due to this and the lack of quality music and now it’s up to the covid 18’s (those turned 18 during covid) to spend on vip tables / drinks / tickets weekly. Finally: we don’t have big international acts like overseas do daily. Where it’s a special event. Thousands of People will flock and pay €70-200 to just enter to see big name acts (on top of drinks). That just isn’t the case here, so you’re relying on profit to be brought in by what then? Mediocre djs and expensive tables + expensive door tix ? (Let alone living costs on top of someone’s night out). That’s why festivals get sales in big part. Big name acts bring people out. We don’t have that here due to our distance and lack of budget that clubs have. Look at the big djs instagrams of them touring daily in big clubs PACKED (or those clubs roster and attendance) and you will see what I’m trying to say. Some other factors too but these are the main in just opinion as someone who’s played for many years here in aus & in Europe and speaking from experience.

Superficial and vanity are most night clubs especially applys if you don't look the way a club wants, I don't drink Alcohol, smart phone 📱, Dating Apps. Would rather a Festival like Easter Show or Christmas Sydney Festival, High cocktail cost, Bastard/ Bitchy Door Man/women.

SUGGESTION: HEALTHY FOOD AND DRINKS AT NIGHTCLUBS. DANCING IS EXERCISE,

easy, dating apps killed it. and aussie nightclubs are too strict. door people being smug

Dating apps

Gen Xrs were the last Kool crowd in my opinion. Good music good vibes all around. Women seemed more approachable easy going. After the 90s everything went to Shit!

That's very sad. I went to clubs during the 80-90s and I had some of the best times in my life. I think the biggest nail in the coffin for clubbing is the mobile phone and social media. Not sure people in their 20s know how to flirt in person without the use of their phones or social media. I grew up in Los Angeles and we also always had the daytime get togethers too. Things like weekend brunches, beach outings, and beer busts and barbecues. We didn't have music festivals like today, but there were festivals that usually had music. There should be clubs where you are not allowed to bring in any electronic devices. Or, at least a retro club night with 80s and 90s music and no electronic devices just like it was back in those days. And even serve up drinks that were popular back then. One of my go to drinks was the Long Island Ice Tea. Those suckers would sneak up on you and before you knew it, you were drunk, but having a great time. I later learn how to nurse one drink for most of the night. It also helped with me not having a lot of money in those days too.😆

Social Networking and strictly interracting with others through devices with computers in them has killed clubbing and clubs just like online shopping killed most of the shopping malls... The few clubs that are still around often get extremely nasty because many that frequent them don't know how to properly interract with one another anymore, except through a screen... It's a different age now... I'm glad I was clubbing back in the 70s, 80s, and 90s when you had to _"Get out and Go to"_ when you wanted to meet others... I don't think I've been to an actual club in the better part of 25 years now, and I'm getting too old for that garbage anyway!

Because New York or London or any other major world city have not come up with a new music scene. House & Techno music has been around since the late 80s. COME UP WITH SOMETHING NEW

Waste of money, time and energy and all you meet is very superficial people there.

"'cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance, well they're no friends of mine." - Men Without Hats

Idk. Mexican nightclubs are on the same popularity they were in the 90s/2000s. Packed every weekend, even in my city which is far from either touristic or massive

Times changed people used go clubbing back then today no one is interested

This is brilliant.

Because there was nothing else to do. Video should be a minute long.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. GREAT VIDEO AND EDUCATION. THANKS FOR SHARING.

I see now a Lonely generation looking to their phones, no real friends ,virtual contacts and relations, video games…… lazy and lonely kids, no money and bad music. Party animales is the worst description to the clubbing generation… house music parties were chill and safe. I keep many friends from those events.

Are younger generations healthier or just more concerned with image and how they look in photos?

Moved to a new country and city just before lockdown. Didnt even bother looking places up. Saying that, i didnt go out to any clubs when i was in Germany. Or when I was at university in England. House parties and dining out was always so much more fun. Last club i went to was probably in leicester.... and london before that.

Welcome to 21st Century, Nobody Party No More. Guys Dancing with Gals... Toga -Toga - Toga!!! Late 1970s, 80s, 90s.

As a Mid-Lifer I just can't do them anymore for the shadowing nostalgia for friends and familiar faces but I left it behind 14 years ago because when I was a weekend warrior even from time to time, it was raising My triglyceride levels. I went out a year ago with a Friend but someone else needed to be there too. Can't go back home.

Cause of cell phones and probably people inactive can't dance cause they're lazy and fat. Also, not as socialable anymore cause of the stupid phones lol

you pay door charge to listen to music that can listen on RU-vid. EDM is not live music. Now the dj will try mix it up but is still not live music. I would rather go to restaurant with live music. which mean people play manual instruments. It does not matter electric key boards or guitars. there alot of local rock bands that never get signed that need outlet and cheap to book.

It really just comes down to cost. Entrance fee and drink prices. Young people cannot afford to live near the club locations. Safe transport to and from the club has become the cost of a night out in itself.

Its just a change in culture, im 24, I dont smoke, drink, do drugs or go to the club and i have a few friends in the same camp. We're all health focused, go to the gym and are pursuing financial security so we can retire in our mid thirties. Life for Gen-Zs has become so unaffordable that we have no choice but to work harder and play less

It’s a 3 hour long record of the same thing lol

I MISS THE NIGHTCLUBS. THERE WAS ONE LOCALLY IN THE HIGH SCHOOL I ATTENDED. I MISS THE NIGHT LIFE.

I was gonna do a club a few years ago..I parked and walked to the door,and when i was about to walk in i changed my mind..They were charging $25 cover and there was like 10 people in there @ 10:30 pm..Aside from that the music was horrible..i wanted to hear club/house music..which is why i went..It just simply aint the same as it was in the 90s and early 2000s

Shame how clubs can't fleece simps with overpriced entry, alcohol amd promoter 304s

the pandimic showed u can get together in a home.

Increasingly unsafe and expensive. Simple. The kids would rather leave the house for concerts where there is less chance of alcohol fuelled violence, s*xual violence and delayed in transport. Young people are at bars, day parties, festivals, the local pub and concerts. Nightclubs are not worth the hassle.

Expense and greed. I’ve only been to night clubs 3 times in my life, twice I had drunk meatheads try to punch on and the third time the DJ was playing hard bangers at 9PM when the club was almost empty. 🤦‍♂️

Every party has an end. Sydney’s ended years ago

People went to night clubs for 2 reasons - 1) to get attention and get sex or 2) take drugs - With social media people hook up and get attention - as for drugs... most want to go to the gym to get attention.

Is it just easier ho find date online ?

Gen Z ruined it.

Phones ruined it. Girls just sit on their phones in the clubs.

Pfft. Apps. Gee...

Who would want to spend 30 dollars on 1 drink not me

Fun time's over for you as it was made so for myself over

The nightclub industry has been in steady decline, long before the pandemic. Anyway I hate nightclubs, I never went to them, I’d rather watch a live rock band in a pub or club.

This generation is SOO LAME!!! 😂😂

jeezus this younger generation has gone soft

Sticky dance floors the memory’s thank god I’m not 18 anymore how boring the young are

Women get their validation online now.

A way to kill this lifestyle, by starting this video with outdated techno music to any would-be-watching gen Z that don’t understand.

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The 2 guys with ponytails at 1:41 were having soy beer