An afterhours club (aka after hours club and afterhour club) is a nightclub that is open past the designated curfew closing time for clubs that serve alcohol (which is often an hour long).[citation needed] Such clubs may cease serving alcohol at the designated time, but have special permission to remain open to customers and to sell non-alcoholic sodas and often highly caffeinated drinks.
In Western Europe—specifically in Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom—24-hour "music and dance" licences, which do not necessarily have alcohol restrictions, are granted.[citation needed]
In North America, afterhours clubs are typically small venues for professional musicians and entertainers to perform after their main gigs and patrons seeking entertainment after their evening's main event.[1]
Selected after hours clubs
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- Canteret, Cullera Valencia 1981
- Chocolate, Valencia 1983
- Spook Factory, Valencia 1984
- Amnesia, Ibiza 1985
- Ku, Ibiza 1986
- Puzzle, Valencia 1987
- ACTV, Valencia 1988
- KGB, Barcelona 1988
- Attica, Madrid 1988
- Space, Ibiza 1989
- NOD, Riba-roja_de_Túria Valencia 1989
- Psicodromo, Barcelona 1989
- Babalu Club, Munich 1990, first afterhours club in Germany[2]
- Trade, London 1990
North America
Historic North America
- Macomba Lounge, Chicago
- Catacombs, Philadelphia
- Save the Robots, New York
- Nest Club (1923–1933), Harlem
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "After Hours: New York's Jazz Joints Through the Ages," by Ashley Kahn, JazzTimes, September 2006 (retrieved June 7, 2016)
- ^ Fischer, Marc; von Uslar, Moritz; Kracht, Christian; Roshani, Anuschka; Hüetlin, Thomas; Jardine, Anja (14 July 1996). "Der pure Sex. Nur besser" [The pure sex. Only better.]. Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 8 February 2022.
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