i just feel scared for anyone that s not had it, because i feel like if you ve not had it, you are going to get it now. look, strip away whether you think it s right or wrong to reopen clubs. i m just struck that there s something quite magical seeing friends dancing and reconnecting on the dance floor. not as bad as i thought it would be. like, people wise. yeah, the amount of people but they haven t let that many in really, have they? itjust means so much to the city. people just want to socialise and go back on the dance floor because music connects people, doesn t it? have you missed it as a promoter, manager, owner?
anyone that s not had it, because i feel like if you ve not had it, you are going to get it now. look, strip away whether you think it s right or wrong to reopen clubs. i m just struck that there s something quite magical seeing friends dancing and reconnecting on the dance floor. not as bad as i thought it would be. like, people wise. yeah, the amount of people but they haven t let that many in really, have they? itjust means so much to the city. people just want to socialise and go back on the dance floor because music connects people, doesn t it? have you missed it as a promoter, manager, owner? absolutely. i mean, i think we go through life and just accept that these buildings kind of exist. it s only when they no longer exist that you realise just how important they are. you know, these places are cultural incubators,
coming up at 6am, breakfast with chris mason and rachel burden, but first on bbc news, a newsbeat eocumentary we ve lost dancing. # we ve lost dancing. covid has meant this has been the view on the dance floor. # we ve lost dancing. venues like this have been closed now for over a year. the question is, as everything starts to open up, will the clubbers want to come back? when the clubs reopen, the appetite will still always be there, and we will run straight into the club when we can. and i don t think that ll go anywhere. the government don t understand what we do. they think about a dj as someone last orders at the bar, and all that stuff. totally dated view, and everything. the interaction between - yourself and the dance floor, that s what djing is all about. but will that be gone forever for some because
something quite magical seeing friends dancing and reconnecting on the dance floor. not as bad as i thought it would be. like, people wise. yeah, the amount of people but they haven t let that many in really, have they? itjust means so much to the city. people just want to socialise and go back on the dance floor because music connects people, doesn t it? have you missed it as a promoter, manager, owner? absolutely. i mean, i think we go through life and just accept that these buildings kind of exist. it s only when they no longer exist that you realise just how important they are. you know, these places are cultural incubators, and it is so vital that places
of the pandemic? 16 months ago, this was just a normal weekend. now, it seems kind of alien. after over 500 days, i m left wondering if we ve lost dancing. in march last year, the prime minister made an announcement that would have a huge impact. we are collectively telling, telling cafes, clubs, bars and restaurants to close. we are also telling nightclubs, theatres, cinemas, gyms, and leisure centres to close on the same timescale. in a matter of seconds, djs used to playing to thousands lost their connection with their fans. when borisjohnson made that announcement, clubs were expected to be closed for a few weeks. more than a year on, like most venues across the country, the welly in hull