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Over the five years through 2024-25, the nightclub industry’s revenue is expected to tumble at a compound annual rate of 14.2% to £764.4 million. The nightclub industry experienced immense revenue volatility due to the COVID-19 outbreak, which resulted in clubs closing temporarily over 2020-21. Following COVID-19, skyrocketing inflation led to consumers becoming more budget-conscious, resulting in decreased spending on nightlife activities or avoiding clubbing altogether. The combined impact of COVID-19 and the cost-of-living crisis poses a risk to the future of nightclubs, with revenue forecast to fall by 5.1% in 2024-25.
Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 14.2 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated £764.4m in 2024.
Market size is projected to decline over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2025 | Revenue (£m)
2025 |
---|---|---|
REKOM Group A/S | 98.5 | |
A3D2 Ltd | 8.9 | |
The Brighton Pier Group plc | 3.3 |
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Nightclubs in the UK
Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Drinks, Club access and Venue hire. Drinks is the largest segment of the Nightclubs in the UK.
Cost-of-living pressures and changing consumer preferences weigh on drinks sales
The Nightclubs industry covers licensed establishments, like nightclubs and social clubs, that sell beverages for on-site consumption and usually charge a fee for admission. This may come in the form of an entrance fee or a membership fee. They commonly provide musical entertainment and dance venues.
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SIC 56.30/1 - Nightclubs in the UK
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COVID-19 and inflation have hindered nightclubs. COVID-19 closures and restrictions, as well as rising living costs, have negatively impacted revenue and attendance and compe...
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COVID-19 shrunk nightclub profit. Temporary closures, unmanageable costs and expired inventory during the height of COVID-19 hurt the industry's revenue and profitability.
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The market size of the Nightclubs in the UK industry in United Kingdom is £764.4m in 2024.
There are 3,110 businesses in the Nightclubs in the UK industry in United Kingdom, which has declined at a CAGR of 14.4 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Nightclubs in the UK industry in United Kingdom has been declining at a CAGR of 14.2 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Nightclubs in the UK industry in United Kingdom is expected to decline.
The biggest companies operating in the Nightclubs market in United Kingdom are REKOM Group A/S, A3D2 Ltd and The Brighton Pier Group plc
Drinks and Club access are part of the Nightclubs in the UK industry.
The company holding the most market share in United Kingdom is REKOM Group A/S.
The level of competition is moderate and increasing in the Nightclubs in the UK industry in United Kingdom.