Southwark Council approved plans to bulldoze a portion of the structure currently devoted to the storied venue. The decision was made in a July 11th meeting, according to My London. It is part of an initiative called the Canada Water Masterplan intended to transform a 21.27 hectare area around Canada Water into a metropolitan hub, creating 20,000 jobs in the process.

The though of Printworks shuttering its doors is nonetheless controversial. As of this writing, over 10,000 people have signed a Change.org petition to prevent the venue from meeting its apparent fate. It cites data from the Night Time Industries Association indicating that London has lost nearly 25% of its nightclubs since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis.

Printworks London opened its doors to the public in 2017 with a gathering headlined by Seth Troxler, The Martinez Brothers, and Loco Dice. In the years since, acts like Bicep, Gorillaz, and Aphex Twin have performed at the venue. Its parent company, Broadwick Live, recently shared plans to open another warehouse space called The Beams London.

David Waters of British Land has said that the property management company is working with Broadwick live to open a new “cultural venue” in the Canada Water area.

With the space already designed, the collective is looking for help building it. They also plan to offer a two-week design and build workshop for up to 50 participants.

In a six-week timeframe, they are looking at hosting 40 late-night and fringe events filled with over 100 Irish artists. Additionally, Temporal Pleasure is collaborating with 12 local organizations.

In 2021, they designed, built, and tested a prototype club in five days. Located in a disused warehouse, they realized the prototype together with 20 workshop participants, a carpentry shop, and a queer community center. The fundraiser goal is €25,000.

“Over the last two decades, 90% of Irish nightclubs have disappeared. This September, we’re turning a vacant inner-city space into a new ephemeral club — designed, built, and programmed by local communities who have lost their venues,” Temporary Pleasure wrote in a statement on the Kickstarter page.

“Earlier this year, we won an Arts Council ‘Engaging with Architecture’ Award, raising half the money we need to design and build a new club through public engagement,” they continue. “We’ve designed our dream club — now we need your help to build it.”

Fighting the fading of Irish nightlife, Temporary Pleasure is a group made up of of creatives and architects. Working closely with locals in the process, they transform unoccupied buildings into cultural pop-up locations.

For more information on the project visit the Kickstarter campaign.

Taking to Instagram to announce the news, the institution announced that it will reopen on May 6th. The first event taking place will be Klubnacht, a long-running series of shows that took place at the venue before its closing.

“Tresor Berlin has returned: Entering a new era with the re-launch of Klubnacht, which will be held on Friday, May 6th and Saturday, May 7th,” organizers wrote.

Artists included on the reopening event’s lineup include DJ Stingray 313, Ciarra Black, and Minimal Violence. Doors will open in time for attendees to experience a new sound system installed by Lambda Labs. A Globus dance floor will also be complete by the end of May.

The venue will also be used for other events such as live music, screenings and exhibitions.

Tresor (which is German word for “vault”) was founded in 1991 in the vault of an old department store. Since then it has gained a large following. In 2004, it was the subject of a documentary titled Tresor Berlin: The Vault & The Electronic Frontier.

Amid Barcelona’s busy downtown, LEB will focus on an intimate atmosphere and hi-fi sound quality. Through carefully curated music lineups, the venue in the city’s downtown shows promise for local music lovers.

The location features a L’Acoustic’s Soundsystem and lighting. It’s split in two; the red-colored main room contrasts with the dark green-colored cocktail bar. LEB holds up to 400 attendees.

After grand opening events on April 16th and 17th headlined by Ferro and Traumer, LEB will host a string of weekly events for up until late June. Among others, the Spanish party series Roots is celebrating its fifth Anniversary with guests Arapu and Allfie on May 8th.

Manchester collective Animal Crossing will also hold an event on June 17th. In addition to that, Berlin-based Cinthie brings her 803 Crystal Grooves label to LEB on June 18th.

Situated on Carrer de Guàrdia, Les Infants Brillantes is run by the team behind another Barcelona venue called Input. “With the opening of Les Enfants Brillants we seek to accommodate a different club experience in every way we can,” Alex Molina, club booking manager told Resident Advisor. “The space will create an atmosphere in which the public feels comfortable, while immersing themselves in a world of hedonism in which they can enjoy good music every week.”

More information is available on the Les Enfants Brillants Resident Advisor page.

Set in a multi-story space on Broadway Avenue, the club is a new project from John Barclay. Known for operating DIY club spaces, Barclay also had a hand in opening the indefinitely closed Bossa Nova Civic Club (BNCC) and 285 Kent.

Hopeful attendees must RSVP at the club’s website. RSVPing does not guarantee an invite, however.

Organizers have been quietly running events at the venue throughout the winter. On April 11th, BNCC publicly announced the club’s launch on Instagram. “As you may have heard, we have been working on a new spot for quite some time,” they wrote. “We’ve been keeping it secret until now but seems like it may be time to slowly open the gates.”

No COVID-19 restrictions are listed on the website. Last month, NYC Mayor Eric Adams announced that businesses, including indoor and outdoor concert venues, will no longer require proof of vaccination. Businesses, however, are still able to enforce their own set of requirements for entry.

The venue is located at 990 Broadway. Those interested in RSVPing to events at the club can do so on their website.

Opening festivities at the club were held on March 12th and featured South African artist DJ Lag. Local event organizer Paradiso, which runs another dance venue housed inside a converted Dutch church, will curate lineups for the space. They also plan to team up with local promoters from across Amsterdam. Future weekends at the venue will host artists such as Rebelle, Karenn, and Pangaea.

While no COVID-19 requirements are listed on the site, as of this writing the Dutch government mandates that events with more than five hundred attendees must require proof of a negative test result.

Joshka Landsheer, part of Parallel’s marketing team, told Resident Advisor, “Parallel isn’t about big headline DJs but about people connecting and enjoying (new) music and art together.” He went to say that the goal of the is to host club nights as well as live events featuring hip-hop and electronic music artists. The club hopes to host a range of musical genres including amapiano, UK garage, techno, and Afro house.

The venue itself sits in a former space called Tolhuistuin in North Amsterdam. Those interested in learning more about the venue can visit the Parallel website.

Located in East London’s Royal Docks, the venue is opening with a launch event from September 3rd-4th hosted by Defected. After that, Above & Beyond are bringing their renowned Group Therapy Weekender from September 10th-11th. The exact lineup for each gathering has yet to be announced.

Events will taking place year round at the venue, pushing music and other cultural lanes. Covering 400,000 sqare feet, Dockyards also provides room for film productions or brand presentations.

The venue is a venture of Broadwick Live, the minds behind Manchester’s Depot Mayfield plus famous London clubs Printworks and The Drumsheds. Due to COVID-19, the latter closed indefinitely at the beginning of 2022.

On this new project, Broadwick Live Group Managing Director Bradley Thompson said in a statement, “We’re really excited to open Dockyards, creating a new center of cultural gravity for London in the heart of The Royal Docks. Dockyards will shape the area through cultural and commercial innovation by bringing a year-round program of events and activities in partnership with the world’s best. As a Broadwick Live venue, visitors and artists are assured of a world-class experience, while we also deliver meaningful impact for the area and local communities.”

For more information on lineups and event dates, check the Dockyards London website.

Dubbing it the “Anniversary Event Series,” Spybar will host numerous events throughout 2022 that explore its “storied past, present, and future.” While the entire calendar hasn’t been released yet, the first show begins on Sunday, February 20th (President’s Day Weekend). Dirtybird artists The Martin Brothers (Christian Martin and Justin Martin) are scheduled to perform.

Spybar is a vaccinated-only venue, meaning that only people who are vaccinated against COVID-19 may enter. Proof of vaccination is required for entry (either a vaccination card or a picture of a vaccination card), and masks must be at all times except when drinking.

Founded in 1995 in the River North neighborhood of Chicago, Spybar is a 4,500-square-foot underground (literally, in a basement) dance club. It now hosts world-renowned electronic music artists from around the globe. In 2013, Rolling Stone recognized it as #9 in a list titled “The Best Dance Clubs in America.”

Those interested in attending Spybar’s Anniversary Event Series can purchase tickets at dice.fm.

Show promoter The Hydra announced the news on The Drumshed’s website. In it, they write about a show called NOT TO BE that was postponed last December and rescheduled to January 29th. “NOT TO BE will also be the last show ever at The Drumsheds, which closes its doors next month,” they explain.

The original show included headlining sets from artists such as Four Tet and Floating Points. While the headlining sets remain the same, other artists originally scheduled could not make it to this new show. “It was either this date, or canceling the event altogether,” reads the website verbiage. “But what a way to go, closing out this outstanding venue with this show…”

Operated by Broadwick Venues (the same company that owns popular venues Printworks London and Exhibition), The Drumsheds opened in June of 2019. It has a 10,000-person capacity interlinked across four warehouses along with 10 acres of outdoor space. It was developed as part of the Meridian Water in Enfield, a £6 billion regeneration project intended to turn the industrial area into a creative/artistic hub.

As of this writing, no reason for The Drumsheds’ closure has been given.

The fire was reported around 9:00 PM local time on January 12th. It didn’t reach the first floor where the Bossa located, but the club sustained extensive water damage. In other areas of the building, a tenant suffered secondary burns and another tenant’s dog died.

Club owners shared an Instagram story delivering the news, writing that it’s “safe to say we will be closed for a notable amount of time.”

A group calling themselves Friends of Bossa put together a GoFundMe page hoping to raise $300,000 to help the venue reopen. As of this writing they have raised over $94,000.

Opening in 2012, Bossa Nova Civic Club instantly became a hit because it was one of the few legal New York venues that curated a unique sound. At the many, many DIY venues similar to the Bossa were run illegally. Numerous artists began their career playing sets at the Bossa, including the techno feminist DJ collective Discwoman.

Multiple artists have expressed their condolences on Twitter. New York-based DJ Lychee wrote, “Bossa really has offered something for everyone in NYC techno.”

Those interested in donating to the venue’s GoFundMe can do so here.