Any nightclub owners?

[Sal28]

Hello,

I am very interested in going into the nightclub industry!
Is there any one who owns a nightclub on here who can give me advice?

Sally

[JHSameday]

Hello,

I am very interested in going into the nightclub industry!
Is there any one who owns a nightclub on here who can give me advice?

Sally

My advice would be don't. I spent 10 years in the night club business in the 1970s. The vast majority of customers are fine just out for a good time but there are too many who cannot hold their drink and understand you don't see these people till after they have tanked up in a pub till chucking out time.... Good luck...........:eek:

[MASSEY]

My advice would be don't. I spent 10 years in the night club business in the 1970s. The vast majority of customers are fine just out for a good time but there are too many who cannot hold their drink and understand you don't see these people till after they have tanked up in a pub till chucking out time.... Good luck...........:eek:

That's no reason not to get involved that is what bouncers are for.

To me it looks like there is a fortune to be made from night clubs. I used to frequent clubs in walsall and sutton coldfield and the prices they charge for a drink. 6 quid for a vodka redbull... If you have the start up funds and the location i can't see how people would fail to spin a really good wage.

[JHSameday]

There is not enough profit on drinks alone, you would need to have a decent restaurant too. My experience of door staff is with the best will in the world they will never weed out all of whom who cannot hold their drink..:cool:

[Alex Mac]

this is not a growing industry at the moment - all the club owners I know have been having a hard time and struggle to get the numbers in that they used to. Im not saying it can't be done but I think you really need something new and unique to get the punters in the door and if you can I'd target the students of course!

[BowlerHat]

My best advice here is to have your hair like Peter Stringfellow. It is the only sure-fire, tried-and-tested way to get yourself up there with the cash AND the LADIES. :cool:

[MrCloser]

Maybe an easier way to test the water would be promoting a weekday night with just a take on the door revenues, if you could get a successful and popular event going you could take it further to a weekend spot and start making some money out of it.

Your failure or sucess would be based on getting punters through the door and spending money.

[WJP]

There is not enough profit on drinks alone, you would need to have a decent restaurant too

Which is why all successful nightclubs have a restaurant attached?

[kimmi11]

A major oversight in the nightclub industry is assuming that if you build it they will come. Often nightclub owners spend heavily on decor and leave nothing.f bar/night club ownership sounds exciting, it is. And this excitement draws people of all ages, walks of life, and financial conditions.Many nightclub businesses fail because their owners simply thought that a nightclub would be a cool business to earn lots of money.

[khalid1]

Getting people to come back week after week without getting bored is your major obstacle, that's why nightclubs re-name themselves every few years.

You need big money to do it properly.

[Tommo]

Hasn't Luminar just gone tits up?

They did run AWFUL venues though...