Parklife founder Sacha Lord and the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) have demanded a judicial review in the UK following the Home Office’s decision to ban on-site ‘pop-up’ labs to test drugs at festivals. In a letter to the Home Office, the body that represents more than 1400 venues, clubs and bars, along with entrepreneur …
Major artists and over 20,000 back campaign to save O2 Academy Brixton
The Prodigy, Muse and Skunk Anansie are just some of the acts that have supported the campaign from the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA), Brixton BID and Save Our Scene to save O2 Academy Brixton from closure. The campaign closed earlier this week with over 20,000 representations delivered to Lambeth Council, with the support of …
NTIA, Save Our Scene and Brixton BID launch campaign to save O2 Academy Brixton
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA), Save Our Scene and Brixton BID have launched a campaign to save O2 Academy Brixton from permanent closure, following the death of two people as the result of a crowd crush. In December last year, two people died following a crowd crush at a gig from Afrobeats artist, Asake. …
NTIA-backed Surreal launches in the UK to champion live entertainment and experiences
A new platform has launched in the UK to champion live entertainment and experiences, with backing from the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA). Surreal is a global live entertainment operating system for the hospitality industry, and has launched with a number of clients already including Boxpark, Eclectic Clubs and Bars, and Dirty Bones. The platform …
NTIA report shows businesses teetering on the edge in cost-of-living crisis
A report from the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has shown that despite glimpses of recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis could deliver the final blow for some night time businesses. In the decade leading up to the onset of the pandemic in 2020, the UK’s night time cultural economy (NTCE) showed steady …
NTIA report demonstrates importance of electronic music in the UK
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has presented its first UK Electronic Music Industry Report, which has demonstrated the economic, community and cultural value of the electronic music industry, and the genre’s interwoven presence in live concerts, events, venues and festivals. Published in collaboration with Audience Strategies, the report showcased how electronic music has had …
Night time businesses lose out during festive period
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has said that businesses in the sector lost a fifth of their trade over the festive period. While New Year’s Eve performed better than expected with trading down by only 16% compared to 2019, the month of December was underwhelming for trade due to consumers having less disposable income, …
UK venues see 50% downturn amid rail strikes
UK rail strikes led to clubs and venues seeing a 50% downturn in trade over the busiest weekend of the year, according to data from the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA). The figure, garnered from venues across the country, is worse than the 30% hit the NTIA had previously predicted. NTIA chief executive Michael Kill …
Live music bodies call on new Prime Minster for VAT reduction
Following the news that Rishi Sunak has become the UK’s new Prime Minister earlier this week, organisations in the live music sector have called for stability. Sunak was made Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative party following Liz Truss’s resignation after just six weeks in office. Those in the live music sector have called …
Mini-budget a ‘missed opportunity’ to help sector
UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng revealed a ‘mini-budget’ today that outlined a series of tax cuts, however members of the creative and entertainment sector feel the support is not enough. While the basic rate of income tax has been cut, the 45% top rate of tax for higher earners has been abolished, and an increase in …