Open Club Day 2018
A SUCCESSFUL FIRST EDITION
On Saturday, the 3rd February 2018 took place the first European edition of the Open Club Day. From Gibraltar to Finland, from Spain to Turkey, 125 live music venues, clubs and music bars in 12 countries opened their doors during daytime and invited the audience to discover the magic of the behind the scenes usually reserved for the activities at night.
This first European edition of the Open Club Day was a real success and the overall positive feedback from the venues and the numerous visitors highlighted the need of such precious moments where enriching encounters and engaging discussions happen naturally. The Open Club Day attracted families, neighbors, local authorities and politicians keen on meeting the people working in live music venues and clubs.
ENCOURAGING DIALOGUE
The Open Club Day aims to raise awareness about the reality of the daily work in a live music venue among its neighbors, local cultural players, authorities, and policy makers.
By highlighting daily activities of music venues, the Open Club Day offers the right circumstances for a constructive exchange than can help to clear up negative stereotypes that are so often cultivated about live music venues and nightlife.
LIVE MUSIC MATTERS
Live music venues and clubs are continuously facing challenges related to the evolutions of audience practices, music aesthetics, new technologies, regulations, economic models…
In this context, the grassroots venues are the most fragile, yet vital for talent development, music diversity and expression. The Open Club Day reveals how they manage to adapt with innovating DIY forms and social economy models.
SOLIDARITY
By joining forces, cooperation projects like the Open Club Day can create positive repercussions on a national and local level for the live music sector and have a real impact on the recognition of music venues being significant contributors to culture.
VENUES
Over 120 venues from more than 10 different countries and regions participate in this first European edition of the Open Club Day.