Dutch clubs to defy lockdown with new protest

The De Nacht Staat Op (The Night Rises) campaign will launch on Saturday 12 February in opposition to the 10pm curfew on live events

The Unmute Us demonstration in Groningen
The Unmute Us demonstration in Groningen

Nightclubs in the Netherlands are to throw open their doors next weekend in protest at the mandatory 10pm curfew imposed on the sector.

The De Nacht Staat Op (The Night Rises) campaign will launch on Saturday 12 February, with at least 24 nightspots in Amsterdam set to take part alongside clubs in Rotterdam, Utrecht, Haarlem and Groningen.

“Everyone deserves the night to get to know, or be themselves. If you don’t see that, you’re sleeping,” says spokesperson Joost Gimbel on Instagram.…

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