The Modern Club Experience is DEAD, Did Social Media Kill it?
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- I have been going to dance parties since I was 11 years old. Those Middle school Parties evolved into Teen Clubs, then House Parties, then College Clubs, Young Professional Bars, Ratchet Clubs, Upscale Clubs, International Clubs. Over the last 20 years the scene has changes tremendously. Less dancing and more pretending to have fun. Millennials have passed the Baton to Gen Z to see how they will carry on the club tradition. Social Media is their God so pray for us. Hope you enjoy our take on the State of the Club Scene in 2023.
I’m 45. I stopped going to the club 20 years ago. SO GLAD to know that I had all of my fun without phones, social media, bottles, or sections involved 😂.
You lived in the golden Age !
@@levelupeezy No he didnt. Im in the same age bracket. It was the same frontin, same falsification just with louder music in a joint with overpriced drinks and nowhere to post it to the next day or same time. Era was corny af.
@@arthurswanson3285that sounds sad. I’m 43 and my 20s were lit! The music, leaving the club sweating! Good ole days
@@arthurswanson3285
Yup, even back then, we had posers. Perhaps people weren’t as obsessed with their phones like they do nowadays, but the fronting and pretentiousness were there. Maybe go back 30 or 35 years for a better scene
Why do you people dance on tiktok but they don't wanna dance in the clubs now?
Its crazy but most clubs are removing the dance floors
I've been saying clubs were over, phones/social media, hookah, weed, sections and low vibing music have DESTROYED the going out experience
You are so right ! Very low vibration energy in the clubs these days. where do you go for the vibes now ?
@@levelupeezy house parties are making a comeback! For people
Who enjoy dancing and real convo and connection they are unbeatable. Otherwise im going to concerts, they’re good for getting “turnt” nowadays
Apartment meet and greets are in. I guess
@@GenZRadio234 had any success with those ?
@@kingeezy13 depends on where you are at.
I’m convinced that meeting chicks in the club almost NEVER EVER goes anywhere..
exactly . why pursue some dude in the club you’ve only chilled with for 40mins/hour when you have limited options of men on your gram? …crazy .
Might maybe get them back to the house or have 1 date, but let’s be real! That’s not wifey! 💯
Her gram going crazy and we think we got a shot 😂💯
Can’t get a wife at the club
@@davelightsaber1621neither gram is just worst ..a man gets horny while bein on bed..dms a girl boom ..the girl is getting a dm of a guy being hot in heat..or the typical she goes for the guy flexing on a picture when reality the girl gets to sleep ina walk in closet
Fake chicks, bad music, expensive drinks
Not a combination for success
Yeah bro, the club is an allusion. Social media is free thank God.
And remember the dreaded problem of cell phones and people needing to stream EVERYTHING
Agreed. The cost ruined everything.
Nowadays, Stuck up rude Thots, Sexually Frustrated violent men, Too much ppl Flexing, Bouncer/ doormen/ waitress Hates Men, trash music, and expensive.
The peak era for Nightlife for Me was 1995-2005! I stopped clubbing in 2012. Now I go to Dave& Buster's, Movies, Bowl, Power walk in city, Laser-tag, and gaming.
#Metoo killed clubs!
The only Time real Parties exist now are in Cruises or Foreign countries.
@@MasterTSaygeI miss partying in Atlanta from 2001-2007. Met my son's(now man) mama at the club too it was like brazillian night in downtown Atlanta. Music was fire. Vegas nightlife was garbage. They got too greedy and look where it got them. $20 parking $20 to get in. You pre drink and buy a few beers for another $20. Under $100 and just meet them on the dance floor and dance and make out. Now you have to show up with your finacial advisor and attorney as your wingmen. Passport and to Thailand I go.
I think some people are afraid to actually get loose and just have fun for fear of being recorded on someone’s instagram or Snapchat story without being judged/ clowned lol
Also I think it’s better if you go with a group of mutual friends who are down to have fun, and not there to “people watch” or stand around and look cool/disinterested
The lack of privacy really killed the club. Whatever happened in the club used to stay in the club and now people have this self inflated image. They are just too cool to do anything they used to be a place to let loose.
Too add on it's mostly about business and how much $ they can suck out of men i.e bottle service/VIP tables, shaming men to be gentlemen and buy these 304s drinks etc..
@@andremotivation6561
Combine that with men competing against each other for women. The atmosphere is lame.
@@lumpyrex007 the best gatherings I've been to have been house/apartment parties..I have friends who live in penthouses and they through shindigs every few weeks or once a month and those are bomb.
Yes the discrimination against having a natural body and not look like a stripper is making women scared to feel sexy or want to go out anymore
The nightclub is dying out because we've all become inward and self obsessed. Its all about image, people who used to go out and have fun/connect with others now just want to look cool and barely crack a smile. Covid just sped up the process. We all are plugged into our phones, social media and reels. Our attention spans cant handle real interactions anymore, because as a whole people are generally awkward, slow and just collectively trying to survive socially. (And that's okay) but now we need such high levels of attention, activity and stimulation to stay engaged. Our dopaminergic systems are absolutely shot, and if we all collectively detoxed from our vices...then maybe there'd be hope for the clubs to revive. I think festivals have become the new "club" experience.
Damn, you’re right, everyone cares about themselves and not the collective vibe
That is a really interesting and I believe good summary.
Social media without a doubt destroyed the club scene of the 80s,90s and early 2000s as we know it
I WISH! I coulda been in the club in the 80s and 90s , it was on a different level of vibration back then. No phones all Energy !
Id even say early 2010s weren't as good but a lot better than now.
No. There was no social media back in the 80s, 90s, and 2000s.
Club began to die around 2010s and it has gotten worse after COVID.
I don't think it's coming back either, since social media is here to stay....
Nah bro it’s just the women not dancing and hooking up.
Social media kills most things imo. I went to a concert recently and literally EVERYONE was on their phones watching the concert through the screen, live streaming it, playing games, and doing everything but watching and experiencing the actual concert. It's honestly really upsetting.
Its the worst. I'm sure its upsetting for the performers too! its like " Can we just all live in the moment for once!"
Addiction
I went to go see my favorite group perform back in October 2023. All cell phones were locked away. I LOVED that experience so much. No phones blocking everyone's sight and everyone was engaged in the concert.
@@levelupeezy My daughter's roommate goes to a lesbian club in the Bronx where you have to check your cell phone at the door or you can't come in. They kick you out if they catch you with a phone out. She says it stays packed on Friday night. I don't know what the door is though.
You go to the concert and watch it on the phone lol.
Been peeping this for years. House parties. Friends of friends invited. Good drinks, good food, good music, vibes. That's where the fun is at.
Yup house, apartment or AIRBNB parties be Hella LIT.
Had one yesterday , shit was a good time , 100 bucks and had a hell of a time liq flowing eating good. You right 💯
House parties never go out of style!
I've said from time! House parties is where its at for sure. Especially these days. Why go somewhere when people are gonna on there phones most of the time and posting instead of being in the moment. I rather stay home....go on a road trip....or have a house party
@@ItsDJNuNamenever!
My club experience in college was a really good time dancing with random girls with no expectations of anything but just us having fun but now feels like every homecoming in high school of people awkwardly standing 😂
Bro you ain’t never lie 💯. High school AF!
I love going to the club. The problem is black clubs that play murder music and hip hop. When I go to the Hispanic clubs they play hip hop to Hispanic music and it stays turnt. We just gotta bring back fun music and take phones at the door and niggas forgot how to dance 😂
@@zaixi8918That's cap
Hip hop had the world in a chokehold in the 90s now we don’t have no influence. You know hats taking over now ? AFROBEATS n Bad Bunny 😂
Afrobeats is def taking over
Id say both social media and the cost of living killed which equals = quality lifestyle.
Yeah lifestyle creep has gone crazy, you used to she able to spend 50 in a club in 2015 and be good but nowadays your lucky if you walk out spending less than 150. I was in AZ two weeks ago and 6 drinks for the guys costed 166.00
@@levelupeezy i know right! I’m from San Diego and clubbing here nowadays can be from $200-250.
@@Guest2022_ bro I just moved from Houston last year …. I spent 25k clubbing IN ONE YEAR. 2k on my bday and about 500 a weekend. Had to get up outta there . Good perspective tho
@@levelupeezyright we’re not even thinking about having fun anymore cause we’re worried about $1000 water bill I really do feel this is all done purposefully!
We need to bring it back to the community anyway. Do more block parties, house parties, and local park festivals, skate parties, organize more Sunday brunches and more cultural vibes. Where we’re coming together to celebrate each other. I honestly think this is part of the crime waves in our communities. We’re not as connected as we used to be. Nobody knows each other, we’re not engaging each other like we used to back in the day. Ask yourself now, how many neighbors on your block do you know? How many can you actually hold conversations with? We’re so disconnected from each other. Bring back the community events and parties. It’s not that hard to become a community organizer! It’s very fulfilling because you’re bringing the spiritual vibes back up for your ppl. We need more of this!
You are speaking all facts, we are very disconnected, unfortunately that is the American way. We are capitalist it’s me, Me,me, but also remember other people feel the same way you do and if we are more creative, we can bring people back to those vibes. Don’t give up hope.
I agree, but even that has become dangerous now, because someone might start shooting.
@@djeanpierre true, but it’s even more dangerous to seclude ourselves even more and have zero connection with each other. It unfortunately makes people less connected to their own ppl. And the problem just gets worse and worse.
@@levelupeezy agreed! We gotta use these platforms to do better. Otherwise we’ll continue to hang ourselves with it.
Facts!
I remember i was a chaperone at a high school dance. The DJ started playing "Oldies" which were all part of my college clubbing experience of the early mid 2000's. These kids barely danced until me and a few teachers my age got out there and started dancing. Even then, most of the kids were basically on their phones and recorded us dancing. 😏😂
Darn so you’re telling me high school homecoming and prom are not lit anymore? Whenever I think of prom, I think of the movie “Trippin”. Amazing times .
Today's kids are antisocial and individualistic, it's no surprise they weren't dancing
I'm so confuse because not long ago those kids were doing Fortnite dances all over the internet and now you telling me they don't dance anymore????????????????????????@@engineeredathletix7819
@@engineeredathletix7819It’s all the kid’s fault not their parents’ 😂
I never danced much because I don’t have any rhythm or coordination
Proms were fire in the early early 2000's.
I’m 40 now but back in the day I use to go to the club every weekend. I miss that era of my life. So much fun.
EVERY Weekend! I feel you! it used to be that fun. Now its not even appealing to go once every couple months. Congrats on the next phase of life!
I'm with ya sister
@@levelupeezy yup I was in my early 20s, free before 12 in New York City
@@simply4022 it was everyday with me. I live in the Atl area so there was always something to do lol. The good Ole days
The price of drinks at the bar alone is outrageous. Plus, nobody wants to distract themselves from this failing society anymore!
The price of a drink is the cost of a bottle at home
Exactly everything is really really bad right now they’re thinking about bringing back the draft too depressing fr!
ive been saying this since the 2000s its been pointless for men to go because people don't dance together anymore, the 90s you could dance all night and be drenched in sweat when you leave
These younger millennials and gen Z ers don’t know nothing bout that SWEAT DRIPPIN like Nelly Hot in Here !
Right! And the music is dark af now and it's always a hating azz byyootch ready to pull up and shoot up the place these days..🤮🤮
Facts!! Going to the club back in the day felt like going to Zumba class 😂
Nah the early 2000s was fun is hell. Crunk music was lit to
@@levelupeezy not true. Millennials era was that era. Also, younger millennials was still in the club in 2009, when it was still on its life bed around that time🤣. I was clubbing in 2003, so I know
Bogie's Lounge, 1989. You paid $5 to get in the place, enter the bar & the girls pour in. Conversations start at the bar and you start grinding on the floor, an hour later you either get rejected or you leave the bar with her.
I know you was lit back in the day! When you say “grinding” is it different than twerking ?
Basically you were joined at the hip with your partner moving to the music.
@@levelupeezyGrinding came out in the 90's when I Turned 21. The Difference is night & day. You couldn't grind without two people. If a Chick tried twerking on the dance floor in the 90's by herself, her friends would end up dumping her off at a mental hospital afterwards.
Dirty dancing from the 80s was common in the club thru the 90s
Damn that sounds like the good ol days, we're never getting that era again
This is going to sound crazy. But, in the 90's, there were clubs where you couldn't stand within 15 feet from the dance floor for too long, without getting pulled up to the dance floor by Girls. If she wasn't attractive, after a couple of songs, there were so many chicks dancing, that you could easily slide over to another chick that you wanted to hit up.
Yeah buddy. Especially when Barbie Girl started playing or Chumbawamba
If you were clubbing in the 90s, you were literally in the golden age before any type of social media you live your best life, my brother, cherish those memories
Yes sir!! Those were the days.. i used to bag so many chicks on the dance floor
@Blankilo yep it was great especially in Atlanta Club 112 Atlanta Live Club Illusions Cafe Echelon etc in the 90s
@@cutime6712 the dance floor was where the magic happened.. Those days it was not hard to get a one night stand if that was your thing
I stopped clubbing 2015..but around 2006,2007,2008 clubs was fun
You ain’t lying. Them was the golden years! All before IG! There’s still some hope in different places in the US, but will never be the same 💯
@@levelupeezy: No ,Golden years was 90’s freak Nik Atl!
Lol you made a good decision. Stay inside and save that 💰
@@sese79 I watch the documentary on freaknick , those times looked epic
Yea I think Kanye's 2nd album dropped in 2006...my God what a year for music. I miss it😢
R.I.P my club days 2009-2013
2009-2013 was legendary bro 🔥🔥
@@levelupeezy I miss watching half-naked girls' box while waiting for my taco truck burrito🔥
2012 was the last time I went to the Club, I now only go to Concerts, Ball Games, Cook Outs or Birthday Parties and appear to have more fun with those options instead seeing so many people leaning up against the wall at the Clubs.
Sad to say, but you are not missing anything
Screw nightclubs, they are a joke, always have been, I’d rather a watch a rock band in a pub.
Where you gonna get the girls tho ?
@@levelupeezylife isn’t about getting girls. That’s HIV culture bro. Go out and have a good time doesn’t mean sleeping around.
@@levelupeezy
Simple, I pay a mature age lady of the night for my bedroom fun.
I’ve been saying clubs were pointless since 2009. It’s usually a sausage fest and overcrowded. I went to the bar instead and had a good time every time I went
The bars are a good option Forreal!
Iv noticed this myself women don't go out as much now everywhere is full of guys.
Too many excess males in the US.
Even the local pub by me had goergous women out at weekends, now you hardly see any to be honest culture has changed massively.
Agreed
Social Media killed the club but covid was the nail in the coffin, I ain't been in a club in two years and I don't miss it, the girls there aren't exactly wifey material either lets keep it a 100
Forreal! I still clubbed heavy till mid 2022. But tbh never met a wifey in the club. But have had some great interactions. Cost was never worth though if I’m being honest
Never were. Never was a place to find a wife. Lmao you had it wrong the start.
If you want wifey material, clubs are the last place to find one. The wifey types will avoid men who frequent clubs.
I was a club rat 2005-2009 though. I stopped in march of 2010 but let me tell you we had it the best. All the songs y’all mentioned. I am tired of the smart phone. I miss the flip phone days.
Gotta love the grainy camera phone days, but do you think the younger generation would change places ?
Back in the day, the girls were there. Lights, music thumping out the trunk, girls tip toeing looking good, you get in and shorties already on the floor. You head straight to the bar. Back that thang up come on and you get up on shawty and she throwing that thang on you, seeing if you can handle it. I’ve been out the game for a minute (married) but the clubs got that bad?? Not surprised. They call em sections now? You mean VIP? Back in the day, VIP was the big boss move.
And most importantly…safety. Folk getting shot and fighting over nothing these days. Of course depending on what city you’re in
Yeah ain’t bout to get shot for spillin my drink , trippin lmao
Clubbing died after the 80s. Even in the 90s, something about it changed and by the 2000s onward, it was no longer about just having fun.
This applies mainly to the US. Go to other countries and it’s very different.
I thought it started dying in 2008 when they started to section off the club and getting rid of the dance floors.
It sounds similar to NFL football teams getting rid of the season ticket holders and adding personal seating license and adding luxury boxes that separates the real fans and Jack up the prices more.
At the end of the day, it’s all about maximizing that revenue per square foot
What country have you had the best time out at the club?
Japan@@levelupeezy
@@jqight740 Correct. Because around 2007, they came up with a new concept called "The Ultra Lounge". It wasn't the end at first, but the concept put couches next to the dance floor and it was like half the size. Then each year, the dance floors got smaller & smaller until they practically disappeared in some clubs.
She's either twerking for IG or dancing with her friends. It's impossible for random dudes to dance with random girls nowadays.
I will say tough but not impossible. I still think it’s “possible” to bag a chick in the club but wayyyyyy more infrequent
@@levelupeezy Was a bit extreme there
@@diversefloater8768but shit weird nowadays; he ain't lying and what's up with the girls with other girls??
Why are you going to the clubs for girls?
The odds are never in your favor unless you’re extremely good looking or famous
The club is a place to go enjoy music in a way that you normally can’t with your regular speakers
@@finesse3417 you are right. Back in the day the club just used to be a good time with good atmosphere, but nowadays with the money people are spending, they want a return.
What's so strange is everyone has a choice to use social media. No one is forcing anyone to scroll (or go along) while at a social event. And yet everyone does. It's like people have been conditioned to be this way. It's about the image (or the self), more than the event itself.
Bro, we are addicted to social media. The algorithm got us.
Yeah social media has played a MAJOR role because now, people don’t have to go out to get that experience anymore. They can follow their favorite celeb or influencer and be made to feel like they are in the club right from their phone. I grew up in the era where if you weren’t there, people talking about it the next day would make you HAVE to see it for yourself. Also, social media killed actual human interaction which contributes greatly to a fun experience at the club. Too much self centered, narcissistic people going to the club to look good for their social media pages. Especially the women 🙄🤦🏾♂️ no one dances, just look cute and look at the phone. Why even come out in the first place?
You definitely lived in the golden age of the club before social media and everyone worried about what they think of you the next day it was all live action and that is all gone now
Right.
For men, trying to approach a woman in a club, chat her up, buy her drinks is all torture.
Bro it used to be fun but now it’s a tossup. Sometimes you can feel like a Mac and the other times you’ll feel like a chump because you just spent 50 bucks and you are going home empty . The finesse hurts
@@levelupeezy For some men. (No need to start boasting about one another's conquests.) The reality is that a small minority would typically come out of a club with a phone number or anything else.
Brother's here's a tip from an OG that still goes out alone on a regular basis and if I want, I can dress to the nines or not, and have females coming up to me asking to dance, with no problem I can meet females from all cultures/ethnicities and still get numbers, etc. You ready go to the Latin Salsa/Mambo clubs, it's the same if I go to CT, NY, DC, MD, VA, because it's the last place a man can go and still walk away respected because he's the male lead. Even if you know basic Salsa steps, which many clubs offer for a price sometimes as low as $10 or $15 to see and hear a live band depending on your part of the country there are dance classes before the hardcore dancers arrive. Also, the age range from 21-70, everybody dances with everybody, I have my pick, some places offer excellent food at a reasonable price. You can learn to dance Merengue and Bachata from the Dominican Republic, the women love these dances, and Salsa/Mambo NY style, Cuba style and you don't have to know any Spanish. Literally your on the dance floor for hours. If you want to be a domestic passport brother than go to the Latin Clubs, at least you get the flavor before you leave the country. I prefer Latin dancing over hand-dancing because Latin Dance has more variety. Leave those silly Ratchet/Upscale BS clubs alone and check the Internet I did for Latin Salsa/Mambo clubs and ask about the price and dance lessons. Look on the UA-cam and see the number of brothers/sisters enjoying Latin Salsa/Mambo music. Most important this is so called Latin groove is a Black things created by the slaves as past time, this is where jazz went it fused with Afro-Caribbean dance beats.
I think some European clubs got it right by flat out banning anyone from using phones on the dance floor
Facts! they did the in the US people wouldn't go. Its like they would rather die than be without their phone.
@@levelupeezythey're not going now. Nothing to lose
Its all in the music. Todays music is trash after lil wayne and Tpain
Man”s said the club ain’t been the same since “Let me but you a drink”!😂😂
@@levelupeezy lol
Real talk...they dont make good songs anymore
@@soulrebel6309
Start playing songs from Mrs. Mills and Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox... and THEN we'll talk.
Going to the club is a waste of time, trust me when I say that shit is dead.
Go to the club in another country ….. they still lit 🔥🪄
It’s not social media, it’s the music, they play more thug music music in the clubs , they don’t play dance and party music, I’m a DJ and I see it all the time, I blame the DJs. Dj job is to rock the party, they afraid to play party music, they cater to the streets instead of the party. Street music is street music and party music is party music. All street music isn’t club music, some songs can but it is so watered down now, they okay all street music in the clubs. 80s,90,2000s was the best party music years in the clubs.
Girls like glo rilla, Latto, cardi B and especially sexy red, it’s outta control
I have been clubbing for 2 years, and can confidently say that I can
count on one hand how many times its been fun.
Damn, two years in the trenches with no return. Get out while you can. What is the most money that you have spent in the club?
Most Djs sucked even when I used to head out years ago, if you found one who knew how to connect with people on the dance floor, follow him or her where ever they go and you will always have a great time.
Yup, it's not fun anymore. I remember being in a club in Atlanta last year and was literally standing in a section looking at a bunch of 🥷🏿 for like 3 hrs. I said never again
@@engineeredathletix7819 that’s horrible
Wow! I'm soooo glad I did my clubbin' in the 90s-2000s! I couldn't imagine being in my 20s trying to "go out" to bars and clubs now!
You were in the golden age! High key jealous ! 💯
If you really want old school fun leave your cellphone behind 😊
Funny you say that because I’m on of the clips I cut the old head actually said that he is going to have “no phone” parties
Agree put the damn phones away Get a life
Real talk
At least phone on silent !
Damn man y’all taking me back. We had teenage clubs too where I’m from. And yo u are so right about waiting for that beat to drop and looking for that one person u wanted to dance with for that particular song. We would huddle and jump around if it was a crunk song like OMG the good ol days. We are them old heads now wym 😅
Facts , I still feel young tho. I’m 32 I would say old head but def can’t go into an 18+ club lmao minimum 25+
Creativity will always be King. Clubs might close down but partying and socializing will never die. Entertainment and the Performing Arts is a way of life for many of us. Be the light you want to see in the world.
Amen my brotha
Make it mandatory to leave ur phone in the car. Get rid of vip sections. Have a dance floor that is strictly for dancing. Get ride of couches and lounge furniture. 5 dollar drinks. 5 dollar cover. Dress code. No shorts, no flip flops.
Clubs went from social to media!
That is a catchy phrase, but explain it?
@@levelupeezy You used to get yo mack on now we shop at /\mazon…
I was a big club goer back in the 2000s best time ever. I'm too old to go now but I imagine it's different now with social media.
If you ever go to Houston you will see that you are NEVER too old. AVG age in most clubs are 30z Seeing someone 45 in the club is no big deal. But I’m glad you made it out sis
Last time I been in the nightclub I seen an old man dancing in the middle of the club. 😅
I've use to go to clubs in from 1982 to 2002. When I first started going in DC area, clubs used to have discipline: Men used to dress in suits, blazers, dress pants and dress shoes. Women used to wear dresses, skirts, pants, etc. But in the mid to late 80's, things changed. It's come as you are.
I'm from PG county, clubs like Club Love, Ibiza, Fur, even DC star was fun. Clubs died out in DC around 2015
You definitely from the Golden age of clubbing. Be glad you didn't have to see what it has come through now. I'm sure you got some stories you can never tell!
2015 is a year that a lot of people are saying things changed, coincidentally the same time when Snap Chat and IG rally got popping.... Just Sad!
I knew I grew up in the wrong era. when I saw videos of the clubs in the 70s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s it looked naturally fun and everyone was actually having a good time.
Hopefully Everything comes in waves like maybe that type of club experience will come back around one day is the not to far away future
Truth. I’m am so thankful that I had a fake ID in the 2000’s. I got to enjoy the last of the club/party scene era. Literally started a decline
in 2012. Now it’s just doomed. It worst for the people who have no friends.
There are a lot of people who are socially isolated, especially after Covid and from the year 2005 to 2015. Was the glory days of the club. I’m sure in the 90s the stories that the old heads have are ridiculous
@@levelupeezy Word man . those were the years I was clubbing. Nothing like it! Don’t get me wrong I get those moments sometimes but it’s very rare. Really depends on who you with. 90’s tho bro I’m sure has some dope ass stories not ridiculous. Pretty similar to the clubs In 2005
I’m 47 and I agree with everything you guys said! My clubbing days was in the 90’s and into the early 2000’s. I remember when social media and online dating started to get popular, I knew this would happen eventually! There was a lot of things that caused it, but dating apps/social media and sections at the club are at the top of the list!
The new club is the gym 🤷🏾♂️
I did meet my future wife at the gym 🔋💪🪄. Can’t lose chasing the pump
Yeah attened bachelor party and whole entire dance floor filled with people scrolling on the phone
sounds boring AF 🤣🤣😂
What part of the country was this in?
That's sad
🤔 so in like 2009 my girls and I were at a grand opening for this club (like mega big deal in our area) we looked around and everyone was texting 😳 and we were like “phones down! Put your damn phones down!” 😆
So tell me this? Did you all follow suit and continue the low vibes or did y’all get on the dance floor and change the scene. A lot of times it just takes an initial spark to make everything fun again.
Nowadays, Stuck up rude Thots, Sexually Frustrated violent men, Too much ppl Flexing, Bouncer/ doormen/ waitress Hates Men, trash music, and expensive.
The peak era for Nightlife for Me was 1995-2005! I stopped clubbing in 2012. Now I go to Dave& Buster's, Movies, Bowl, Power walk in city, Laser-tag, and gaming.
#Metoo killed clubs!
The only Time real Parties exist now are in Cruises or Foreign countries.
These days I see girls run away from the dance floor when "Back that A** up" lol. Funniest thing Ive seen recently. I knew then clubs are dying.
Man, you are not lying😂. Hurt my heart.
Me being 27 years old never been to a club I guess I’m not missing nothing
That is exactly my point because the club has not been amazingly fun for 10 years you never really got the experience to have a good time like all the people in the comments are reminiscing about. What do you do for fun instead because people still need to be social?
Im an introvert. Possibly autistic. I grew up in the 90s but became an adult in the late 2000s. I knew it wasnt the same. I did go many times and got numbers but girls were always broken.
“Always” is a very harsh statement. So where did you end up meeting girls ?
@levelupeezy Always was also my problem. It was harsh times for me. I ended up meeting girls at stores and online, but it wasn't till I was in my 30s that I knew what to actually look for.
This is the curse of mobile phones and social media. Real people and real fun don't exist no more😢😢
The night club scene started dying in 2015/16 in the UK and fully buried 2020.
Hey man idk I was in the UK in August for Carnival and it was lit. The girls were turnt but they were a lil afraid to bump and grind
I’m 33 and I’m glad that when I was 18 clubs were fun we danced and no one was glued to a phone or social media because Facebook was just coming out
You were definitely in the sweet spot the arrow before social media and the Internet completely took over our lives. Cherish those memories and don’t forget that they’re still opportunities to have those good times when you’re with the right people.
I went to NY nightclubs beginning in 86 and DJed professionally in Manhattan every weekend and most weeknights from 95 until COVID so I know what I’m talking about. I can tell you how it died. The first nail in the coffin was banning smoking in clubs. Before that people would stay all night until the lights came on at four. The later it got the busier it got. But after the smoking ban people would go outside for a cigarette and they might not come back in. This created a shorter rotation of customers which caused DJs to cater to immediate gratification in order to keep people inside. The music got trendier and more focused on quick mixes to appease shorter attention spans. If that wasn’t bad enough cell phones came into being also around that time. There’s a reason there aren’t any clocks or windows in clubs. It’s so you will forget about the outside world and spend money partying. Cell phones have the time and let you talk to people who aren’t there. So that illusion is destroyed. I remember whenever it was daylight savings time in the fall, the manager would always come up to me around 3am and say “ are you ok with playing an extra hour “ and people would stay until basically 5am. That never happened again after cell phones. Then came 2004 when Millennials finally became old enough to go out. That 50 cent song came out that year and all the DJs were complaining to each other that people were obsessed with that song and that they had to play it over and over. I had one friend DJ Omi, who said she would play it back to back until people stopped dancing just so she could get back to DJing. The requests for Britney Spears were endless and were always made by annoying girls who either weren’t even dancing or would take over the dance floor obnoxiously shouting the lyrics with their little girl posse. The millennials turned nightclubs into fucking Karaoke and the spineless promoters and club owners catered to this bridge and tunnel crowd because rents had become outrageous. That’s how it all ended.
Brother's here's a tip from an OG that still goes out alone on a regular basis and if I want, I can dress to the nines or not, and have females coming up to me asking to dance, with no problem I can meet females from all cultures/ethnicities and still get numbers, etc. You ready go to the Latin Salsa/Mambo clubs, it's the same if I go to CT, NY, DC, MD, VA, because it's the last place a man can go and still walk away respected because he's the male lead. Even if you know basic Salsa steps, which many clubs offer for a price sometimes as low as $10 or $15 to see and hear a live band depending on your part of the country there are dance classes before the hardcore dancers arrive. Also, the age range from 21-70, everybody dances with everybody, I have my pick, some places offer excellent food at a reasonable price. You can learn to dance Merengue and Bachata from the Dominican Republic, the women love these dances, and Salsa/Mambo NY style, Cuba style and you don't have to know any Spanish. Literally your on the dance floor for hours. If you want to be a domestic passport brother than go to the Latin Clubs, at least you get the flavor before you leave the country. I prefer Latin dancing over hand-dancing because Latin Dance has more variety. Leave those silly Ratchet/Upscale BS clubs alone and check the Internet I did for Latin Salsa/Mambo clubs and ask about the price and dance lessons. Look on the UA-cam and see the number of brothers/sisters enjoying Latin Salsa/Mambo music. Most important this is so called Latin groove is a Black things created by the slaves as past time, this is where jazz went it fused with Afro-Caribbean dance beats.
I feel you 0G. There are definitely different avenues to have fun and a lot of people are saying that salsa clubs are still Poppin, but as a black person, I want to enjoy the vibes of my culture, and those vibes are eroding. My girlfriend is Latina so I am definitely riding that wave 🌊🌊🌊💯💯💯
Those sections killed the dance floor 😑 The clubs got greedy & social media deteriorated the club scene experience.
You not lying, but at the end of the day the club is a business, so can you really blame them?
@@levelupeezy nope can’t blame them for that. I just miss those days😪 not gonna lie lol it wasn’t the same after that.
House/mansion parties are the vibez! It’s not just for young people! I’ve been to mature ones as well!! I’m a young cat! During end of Covid when everything was shut down but re-opening was PEAK house party type vibes. Was really fun
Hey, we all love a good mansion party, you’re lucky that you can find them. I definitely feel like the vibes are higher in those places than the club prosper.!
In the UK a taxi costs £15 × 2, entrance £20, 10 drinks at £7 is £70 throw in another £30 for extras snd youve spent £152. Brexit Britain is a poorer Britain and youngsters dont have £152 spare.
Half the people want to document on their phone rather than enjoy it. Also younger people are more health concious.
Bro 152 pounds! 200 US and nothing to show for it is a pain. I was in UK I’m August and that Uber to the city was 60 pounds , that hurt !
@levelupeezy you know what you're right. I live in a fairly small town. In the city prices are much higher. In London the prices are near double! Like you say, nothing to show for it,!
I used to work in a fancy night club in Germany until 2018. Even before COVID19 I could observe a steady decline of interest in such venues especially from the younger crowd. The focus shifted primarily towards various bars which offered music, a dancefloor and no entrance fees. These places are always packed and the crowd is very diverse. The only types of clubs which are still attracting a lot of guests here are techno clubs. The more "traditional" form of clubbing with lounges, champagne bottles and showing off is truly archaic nowadays.
I’m glad things are changing out there. The US needs to catch up. We are old so we are naturally going to stop going to the club . They still have to cater to the younger generation and they can’t afford all that bottle popping and peacocking
Me too movement made even very well behaved men nervous to approach women. Hypergamy made "normal" guys feel apathetic about going. Social Media enables bully girls to publicly shame any guy they feel is even 3% "ick" or "ew", making a lot of guys nervous to even speak to girls. Modern young girls are, more and more, acting like weird imitations of any angry, arrogant male, which is beyond NOT sexy to 99% of guys. Gen Z is considered possibly the most overweight and bad hygiene generation yet. And the more time goes on, the less truly good music is coming out, while inflation means what used to be "$3 beer night" is now "$7 beer night". I mean... do you really need me to go on? Why WOULD anyone but a Chad or Pookie want to club? You have to have the chiseled jaw and abs, and be 6' or taller if you even want to walk in and hope for anything but "ew, don't look at me loser".
Yall need to go to latin clubs then tell me if the scene is dead when you see all the girls dancing and open to being danced with
Def need to get my salsa game up! You ain’t lying bout them clubs, they still got a lil motion 💯. Good perspective
It will resurge one day, like 10 years from now.
Sausage fest problem. Too many excess men in society. Why did clubs always let in women free and prioritize them?
I don’t think there is a sausage fest problem. I’ve been to a lot of clubs with the odds were really in favor of men because men don’t want to spend any money anymore and women still get the free so there’s an abundance of women too bad that the women still aren’t tried to have any fun so it’s so boring.
I'm older than most of the people here. In the '80s dudes were ready to dance and have fun. Now a lot of men are too cool to dance. God forbid that men dance with each other (they do in all of Asia but not the US/Canada/UK). Groups of women go out looking great and they take a group selfie, send it to each other, and then everyone spends 20 mins silent editing that photo for their personal IG.
There are a lot of interesting people your own age but club people and social clubs are not usually overlapping. You could meet a nice girl who is a volunteer at the dog rescue (caring and compassionate) who runs them (fit) and you wouldn't need to spend a dime. And you could easily have a conversation. But a lot of people won't do that because they are obsessed with social media. They are just lamenting that other people are self-obsessed, too.
And you made a good point. Women are interested in getting attention online but they don't care about actually having a man in their life. A lot of them got tired of being called names like 304 😅 and that they are a 4 out of 10. Fresh and Fit narrative.
The ambiguity of smart phones, social media, dating apps, popularity of chill music and cost have definitely influenced club closures. Clubs will eventually make a come back.
Yes, the writing is on the wall once they realize that they are making less money catering to a select few people who spend all this money they will try to revamp the scene to the purity of what the club used to be about fun and entertainment and vibes. It’s all a business model in right now apparently spending a lot of money serves them, but they will learn soon.
After Say 32, clubs should have been played out for most guys. It was NEVER cool being the older, “tricking” man in the club because that’s your only value to a bunch of 22 year old girls. Lounges are where it’s at after 30, smaller, more intimate spots with a small dance floor if you want to groove. The bar & lounges experience has always been superior to night clubs
I feel like it depends on the age group your trying to attract, 1. Young professional girls ain’t going to lounges and if they do they will still be just in their phones. My question is what is the ideal age for your strategy to work ?
@@levelupeezy 30-45. Not for nothing, I was never that guy chasing young skirts . I like my women no less than 5 years younger than me. Girls 25 and up are totally into lounges because they are the old women at the club
Preach!
@@levelupeezy Also - Not sure where you at, but I can speak for the East Coast. Im from DC and have hung out from here to Boston, MOST professional young women at least in that 27-35 range LOVE lounges. It's easier to get them off their damn phone when they can hear you talk lol. The club was always a shitty place to find a woman - whether for tonight, or for a fling, or a relationship. Plus the drinks are significantly cheaper at a bar/lounge than a club - in DC drinks were over $18 dollars when I was single 10 years ago - can't imagine what a club drink costs in 2023. The lounge down the street from my house - I can buy a PINT of Hennesy for basically what one costs in the liquor store lol. IF you over 35 reading this - take your old ass out the club! lol
That’s good perspective! They the hot young thangs in the lounge
I Think Things Would Be Better In Most Clubs If The Clubs Were Playing House, Techno, Electronica, Dubstep, Bass And EDM. I'm Sure A Lot More People Would Be On The Dance Floor 🕺 And Many People Would Get Their Money's Worth And The Going Out Experience.
What area have you been to where that has worked. Black people sadly are always going to like heavy bass hip hop and twerk music
Well I Have Scene Clubs Like That On Social Media Where There's People Dancing 🕺 All Over The Dance Floor 💃 In London, Chicago, Charlotte And Atlanta During House Music Events.
I just think there just too many options for entertainment. Back then, it's considered "limited" options to past time in the weekends, nights.
There are way more options out there , you can honestly meet girls . Like on the street !
It’s a blessing in disguise I hate clubs loud music over expensive drinks. Women who think their 💩 don’t stink dudes mean mugging and dry @ss music. Concerts are better and clubs outside of America are still good
It is a blessing bro. Save that money , club goers are chasing a high that doesn’t exist anymore
I miss those good ol days 😢
Would get dressed up and leave sweaty as hell
Women used to want to dance. The quality of everything has just bombed
Fkn 304’s killed it
How? Isn’t that what we were going there for ? Lol
@@levelupeezythey all on their phone on ig and an shit
Inflation killed it. Too expensive. For me personally it was Tinnitus.
Absolutely, I went to Phoenix last month and bought a round of drinks for my fellas and it cost 166 bucks. The juice isn’t worth the squeeze.
first men complain that women go to the club and now men are wishing that women were more raunchy at the club. so glad this club era is in the trash now 🙂
Part 2 coming soon lol
I went to a club for some drinks. All I saw were women dancing in groups. No men in sight. I would rather fly away to get a vibe.
Social media +the cost of a night out+many other factors are killing nightlife
Bro fax. I just moved from Houston a year ago and the main reason I left because I was spending too much money in the club waking up with just a hangover credit card debt and not even having a good time. It was all in illusion. Best decision I ever made.
The only thing clubbing got me was getting arrested and charged with DUI 😂
The make-believe era
Fairy Tales Bruv💯💯
Nah it's hypergamy and modern day selection(highest status guys, best looking, if you are part of lower income you will feel that "drug dealers" get the most play since that's the only thing u've witnessed and experienced from growing up in that setting.
While I agree that there is some level of hypergamy, the club used to be a place for everyone to have fun. And like the old guy is saying it’s not fun anymore. That is the whole purpose. You can be attractive, but if you’re not spending any money, then you’re not going to have a good time and the point is sometimes the money spent is not worth the time that you have regardless, if you were rich or poor.
This is definitely a cultural thing. I go to a lot of Spanish clubs and I see this problem but nowhere near as bad as English clubs
Yes sir the Spanish mommies are still salsaing down, there is a club in Houston called Fabians in Downtown and it’s only getting more packed every week
Good point. The Spanish clubs have taken over. Spanish music is more popular than hip hop music nowadays. Crazy how times change
You're right. I'm Puerto Rican from nyc living in Florida. I go out to Latin spots in Nyc , Orlando , Miami & Puerto Rico , going out has gotten BAD but not as bad as the " American clubs " .
The clubs now do not have a dance floor that is enclosed and strictly for dancing only as opposed to being a pass by walk through area.
I'm in Dallas, and I agree wholeheartedly. The major exception is EDM/Techno clubs, shows, and festivals. We go there to dance , move, and socialize. Other than those I attend events, taco festivals, art & musical festivals or themed specific activities, night life entertainment.
I’m at Chicago, and I haven’t been to a club before but I’m going to one in February just because of the dj. I saw his boiler room set and it looked LIT and that’s why I’m going. Cuz it’s actually good vibes.
Deep Ellum was Lit! Last time I went was 2018!Has it gotten worse since then ?
Brooooo you gotta go. I’m not saying don’t go just set your expectations. Good Luck !
We didn’t know how good we had it. The 90s 2000s experience…I’ll never forget it.
2016-2019 was my lit era of the clubs! They don't hit the same anymore and super expensive. Rather stay home and drink and the best part is I can put on good music and crash in my bed. No drama and good vibes!
2016-2019 was solid, I would say golden age was 2008-2016 tbh. But as long as you not drinking at home alone you good lol
I went clubbing in Vienna 5x this year and it's still like in the 2000s. Almost no one has their phones out and it's rather "not cool" here to be perceived as a social media addict.
Vienna!? Shout out to Europe for changing the scene. Is it upscale bottle popping or free entry dance floor vibes ?
@@levelupeezy the latter :) I literally spent just 20€ per night, and I'm a woman, and no men need to spend anything on women here. Us girls just danced in a silly way (no twerking or weird sexualized dancing) and guys had fun around us, too. Bouncers let everyone in and no one causes any trouble, and we don't think a guy is weird just because he talked to us, no matter if he's handsome or not. Drinks are 5~8€/drink. Foreigners are also welcome and everyone speaks English if you can't speak German. Clubs can be reached by foot/public transport so mostly (expensive crazy 50$) parking doesn't exist here when going to a club. The wifi signal is bad down there in the (mostly) underground clubs anyways so posting stuff isn't even possible😂 And we even have toilet paper at toilets so you get to keep your dignity.
@NoctLightCloud wow that’s awesome, sounds really fun, seems like a whole vibe 🌍
@@NoctLightCloudbut can we get laid… asking for a friend 😅
@@alotter It *heavily* depends on what kind of person you are, and what kind of girl you're aiming for. Many guys here in Europe look significantly better than guys in the US, so you'll have a harder time competing with the local men here.
Bruh, I’m a smooth 20 yrs removed from the club scene… wasn’t really a big fan back in the day tbh (early 20s). But sections sound weird af. I thought the pandemic killed clubs but social media… hadn’t even thought about that. As a society we need to learn to be present
Big facts , but we don’t control what people like anymore. The younger generation always dictates what is socially acceptable
I’m an old head that used to remember going out to clubs when they played slow jams so you could get up on a girl and have a conversation with her while on the dance floor and when the dance was over you were in a better position to get the number. Those days need to come back for the young folks.
The club has been dead for about 15 yrs. I knew it was over when a person no longer had to be cool to have a section. Nowadays a person can buy their way into being cool.
Dang, you had to be cool just to get a section? Speak on that please because yes, all you need is money now, lots of money .how did it work back in the day?
Its because hanging out with friends and having kickbacks was something we did regularly but since social media replaced it hanging out is the new fun so thats whats done at the clubs now
Been dead for a long time. Enjoyable from 2011 till around 2015 then it went shit.
Boyyyyyyy that 2011-2015 🤫💥💥 them years were hittttting!
@@levelupeezy definetley were mate I must admit I've had some brilliant nights out in my time just local towns as well. I work with someone he's 22 now feel sorry for him because the best recent era of clubbing is gone.
agreed, something happened around 2015-2019. That was the noticeable signs
@@mr.jayjay2401 people just stopped going out I noticed women especially have stopped more men in most places now.
Agreed. Glad I was in college at this time. Golden era. It was still decent up until 2018. 2019 was workable but started going downhill. covid was the nail in the coffin. you can still have a good time in Houston but you have be at a great club on a big night with a decent artist. you can’t just walk into any club on a Saturday night and expect to have a good time anymore. it CAN be a good time but risk/ reward simply is not there. 2013-2016 a wild night was pretty much guaranteed so it would always be worth it to even pop out for even an hour. no planning required. Dallas tho> Completely different story. It’s still solid out there. Jezebels for days 😂
Great commentary! 🗣🎙💯 What's interesting is that we early 00's clubbers (05 and after) also had social media on our flip phones and [early model] smart phones but never felt pressed to constantly swipe them or record ourselves to keep up a fancy online persona. We had fun coming of age in our youthful ignorance and were mostly physically present in the moment (if you don't count the intoxicated 🥴😂😂😂)
The only time we thought to whip out phones were for a selfie or group photo here and there or to hook up during the night (plus livestreams didn't exist yet). Tbh I don't miss the club era at all, and I say this as the "Smooth" guy who got plenty #s, girls and turnt up extra hard with my crew back then. I won't knock these new kids though as I understand most think it's a right of passage and the old heads are haters like I did.
The modern cell phone is def a crutch for everyone now. Young, Old, and in between are addicted. Need that constant stimulation.
Never been to the club everything I’ve heard seems more negative than positive but honestly I might go check it out just once to see what it’s about…
Never been to the club!? Dam, what do you do instead for fun on the weekend with you homies!?
@@levelupeezy I’m making money on weekend nights working while my friends are out going to clubs and bars wasting money getting drunk and meeting some of the fakest people you’ll ever meet on this planet. A coworker of mine from work told me going to the club is like digging a hole with no treasure inside of it. In other words completely pointless.
@@abolishernightclubs ain't all that ,you ain't missing out ,i recommend just go to parties once in a while
You homie ain’t lying ! Stack your bread 🥖 . Smart man 💯
I’m 48… you’re soooo right. I wondered what happened… so glad to hear younger people explained what happened. From 18-33 (until I got married) I went to clubs as often as possible… gay clubs/black clubs… whatever… there’s still a gay bar in town but no one dances… they just watch the drag queens and that gets boring after a while.
The Club was the place to be, I agree, you lived in the Golden Age! A time where you used to "sweat it out" ! I feel like the kids moved on to something better I just dont know what it is yet
God forbid your song came on and you’re in the bathroom! Everyone is hurrying up to get on the dance floor. So sad people will never find “Love in this Club” ❤❤no one is dancing because they don’t want to be recorded. Take away privacy and out goes the fun.
You bring up a really good point there is no more privacy! There used to be no repercussions of whatever happened
Facts! You damn near teleported to the dance floor when that track would play.
I’ll tell you as a guy who goes to clubs to specifically dance. The last time I went to the club was in Philly a month and a half ago. I’ll tell you my most recent experience. I can’t tell you how many times I get people thinking I’m arrogant and just walk away from me with a sour face because I can actually dance to the rhythm of a beat and not a wallflower. I also get danced on by women a lot because at the end of the day, it’s all about your confidence on the dance floor and women will be attracted to that, I even made out with a couple on the dance floor as well. It’s also about how attractive you are as well, this is a huge factor when it comes to women wanting to dance with you. I keep myself in shape and I have an athletic body type (think of a professional soccer player physique.) Being very attractive body wise will get you far in the club with women if you know how to dance on top of that, you need to display confidence and stand out. Like I said earlier, you will repel a lot of people who think your arrogant but I get compliments on the dance floor from both women and men. There was also a girl in the club I wanted to dance with and another dude came up to her to try to dance with her and she rejected him instantly (quite rudely) and turned back to her friends. I come up from behind her a few minutes later on a different song and she gave me a very flirtatious look and started dancing with me. Women will dance with you but you gotta basically be the life of the party and look above average, just sayin.
Speaking all facts my guy. Sometimes you just got the juice. It’s hard to make a video for people who got the game down pat because if you are good in the club and know how to work it, you can always have a good time, but the average man is definitely struggling to cultivate the vibe
To be honest with you most sound systems today suck hip hop or say rap isn't dance music your generation are like old people you guys don't really know how to club
Yeah the old heads need to give us a crash course in how to have fun again because we lost it!
Well I'm glad I had my fun. I went to the clubs in 2007-2012 so social media was fairly new. We only carried cell phones to jot down phone numbers but we were having fun in the moment.