I turned up to the pre-drinks optimistic: the first few hours of the evening would be spent hanging out with my close friends, whose company I love whether I’m completely wasted or stone-cold sober.

Soft clubbing is less about escaping and more about tuning in. By the time I left the salon, it was barely midnight — though many events wrap even earlier when held during the day.

Think nobody’s going out any more? Think again. From mega bars to kitchen discos, queer events to sober raves, nightlife is thriving against all odds. It's 3.56am. There's beer own my back ...

While the first two items on that list were a Millennial wardrobe staple, the latter is a footwear item no one over the age of 30 would have been “seen dead in” to go clubbing.

To confuse things even more, results of a new survey have come out saying that 31 is the age where people stop going out, and that it’s ‘tragic’ to still be going clubbing at the age of 37 ...

Here’s why you’d rather go out to eat than go out to not have a seat. 1. ... When you go clubbing, it’s all the same. The only thing that changes is your ability to stand upright.

Only 16 percent said they go out past 10 p.m. more often than they did in 2024. The leading factor? Rising costs, which have made clubbing an increasingly unaffordable luxury.

As dancing indoors is allowed once more on 19 July, Paul Flynn explores why nightclubs are where so many of us truly come alive. Let’s go out out!

Dear Abby: Middle-aged men would rather not go out clubbing with their wives Published: Sep. 08, 2024, 4:00 a.m. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips.