Nowadays, it is widely believed that nightlife is at risk: the German concept of "Clubsterben" (the death of clubs) began circulating among nightlife and live music activists in the early 2010s. In the United Kingdom, too, live music venues have been closed in alarming numbers. This phenomenon has b een explained by the lockdown measures of the COVID-19 pandemic, gentrification, and "touristification"—the process of creating spaces in cities specifically for tourism. ...read more read less