Nightclubs and music venues have stood silent for almost 12 months due to coronavirus, and many have been forced to reinvent themselves to survive. @chiarawilkinson speaks to some of the UK’s clubs to find out what they’ve been up to over the past year https://djmag.com/longreads/foodbanks-testing-centres-inside-uk-s-nightclubs-during-coronavirus-pandemic
From foodbanks to testing centres: inside the UK’s nightclubs during the coronavirus pandemic

https://djmag.com/longreads/foodbanks-testing-centres-inside-uk-s-nightclubs-during-coronavirus-pandemic
“The government needs to give us some sort of reopening roadmap for the coming year, then we will have something to aim for”

@MotionBristol

https://djmag.com/longreads/foodbanks-testing-centres-inside-uk-s-nightclubs-during-coronavirus-pandemic
“I’ve kept doing this job for so long because seeing other people’s passion gives me satisfaction, and it’s why I’m still here fighting"

@sneakypetesclub

https://djmag.com/longreads/foodbanks-testing-centres-inside-uk-s-nightclubs-during-coronavirus-pandemic
“The industry needs further support or will continue to diminish even further, and we stand with our peers at this difficult time”

@Printworks_LDN

https://djmag.com/longreads/foodbanks-testing-centres-inside-uk-s-nightclubs-during-coronavirus-pandemic
“You don’t know what you’ve got until it's gone and I, for one, will never leave a party early again”

@studio338

https://djmag.com/longreads/foodbanks-testing-centres-inside-uk-s-nightclubs-during-coronavirus-pandemic
“[Opening as a COVID-19 testing centre] was another surreal moment in a surreal year for us and an opportunity to provide a really valuable service to residents in our area”

@iwfactory

https://djmag.com/longreads/foodbanks-testing-centres-inside-uk-s-nightclubs-during-coronavirus-pandemic
“When the shopping centre closed in October, several Latin American traders were displaced and without premises, so we’ve made some of Corsica's spaces available to them as an interim solution”

@Corsica_Studios

https://djmag.com/longreads/foodbanks-testing-centres-inside-uk-s-nightclubs-during-coronavirus-pandemic
“[The Culture Recovery Fund] has allowed us to develop cultural and community projects which the team are all working on now, and are excited to announce in the coming weeks”

@fabriclondon

https://djmag.com/longreads/foodbanks-testing-centres-inside-uk-s-nightclubs-during-coronavirus-pandemic
"We now have plans for a smaller live and electronic music venue in three of the large arches at Depot Mayfield, as well as a number of experimental projects on the rooftop platform”

@depotmayfield

https://djmag.com/longreads/foodbanks-testing-centres-inside-uk-s-nightclubs-during-coronavirus-pandemic
“It’s no fun going to empty venues to be met by encroaching dust, dead air and a few renegade pigeons... The bottom line is that venues, promoters and artists are nothing without the people”

@villunderlondon

https://djmag.com/longreads/foodbanks-testing-centres-inside-uk-s-nightclubs-during-coronavirus-pandemic
“It’s not just the owners and guests [who are affected]. It’s the graphic designers, the promoters, the bar staff and security — it’s the entire industry”

Kings, Dundee

https://djmag.com/longreads/foodbanks-testing-centres-inside-uk-s-nightclubs-during-coronavirus-pandemic
“We miss everything and everyone. This includes our workforce, freelancers, artists and customers”

@thesteelyardLDN

https://djmag.com/longreads/foodbanks-testing-centres-inside-uk-s-nightclubs-during-coronavirus-pandemic
“I miss being physically moved and shaken by music at volume. It’s body music, it’s all about being physically and mentally stimulated through beautiful sonics and powerful immersions"

@HopeWorksSheff

https://djmag.com/longreads/foodbanks-testing-centres-inside-uk-s-nightclubs-during-coronavirus-pandemic
“Even if we lack the physical opportunities to do it, we can be there for each other in more ways than one. Show love at all times, lend a helping hand when possible and big up your friends like no one else”

FOLD, London

https://djmag.com/longreads/foodbanks-testing-centres-inside-uk-s-nightclubs-during-coronavirus-pandemic
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