Festivals, and especially clubs, are in a tricky situation in recent years, and 2024 has arguably been the most challenging year after COVID and since the start of the war against Ukraine. Obvious reasons are inflation and less money in the pocket of festival goers/clubbers, less obvious ones include the lack of the usual generation takeover on the dancefloor due the COVID years, and lastly, there seems to be a transition in genres and trends where festivals and clubs need to adapt to.
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Author: Alexander Vladimirov
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No one likes endings. The end of a good book, a relationship, or a great night out—none of these are ever on anyone’s “looking forward” list. That’s why we have afterparties. We just tend to cling to things. And now, as we witness the current decline of the underground electronic club scene (or the independent club scene if you wish), none of us, its devoted members, like the feeling of it.
But here’s my question: Could this decline, this end of an era, actually be a good thing for the same club culture we’ve dedicat...
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