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‘Professionals’ to some, ‘a shambles’ to others: can the UK’s biggest nightclub stay open?


Drumsheds can host as many as 15,000 people in a former Ikea and is lauded by many – but following a licensing review, there are concerns it’s too big to function

“We’re not family members, we don’t get to call the hospital and find out what’s gone on.” He highlights Drumsheds’ industry-leading harm reduction processes, including a fleet of private ambulances on standby at every event, as evidence of their efforts. “There was no one to ask what was going on, no security guards, no communication,” says one attender, Alex Fry, of an event headlined by Belfast dance duo Bicep on 7 December, where she describes a confusing, poorly managed wait to leave the venue. “A lot of people arrived early, which was great because they’re huge fans of the music, while we were implementing new search methods.” He concedes that the unacceptable wait to get from the front door to the dancefloor “triggered the audience very badly,” creating a mass of frustration which has simmered away on social media ever since.

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