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Nightclub terms

Referring to any establishment open for evening entertainment, usually until the early hours of the morning, that sells acohol, offers music and dancing, and restricts entry to adults.

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Nightclub terms

last call

Bars & nightclubs; Nightclub terms

In a bar, a last call (last orders) is an announcement made shortly before the bar closes for the night, informing patrons of their last chance to buy alcoholic beverages.

superclub

Bars & nightclubs; Nightclub terms

A nightclub owned and managed by a dance music record label, such as The Haçienda club, which was owned by Factory Records. The term has also been used to describe large, multistory, high-capacity ...

Tip

Bars & nightclubs; Nightclub terms

A voluntary extra payment made to certain service sector workers in addition to the advertised price of the transaction.

Disco ball

Bars & nightclubs; Nightclub terms

A roughly spherical object that reflects light directed at it in many directions, producing a complex display. Its surface consists of hundreds or thousands of facets, nearly all of approximately the ...

Entertainment promoter

Bars & nightclubs; Nightclub terms

A person or company in the business of marketing and promoting e.g. Concerts/gigs, boxing matches, wrestling events, festivals, raves, nightclubs or other live events.

Dress code

Bars & nightclubs; Nightclub terms

Requirements on dress to be given permission to enter a particular venue. Many nightclubs enforce a dress code in order to ensure a certain type of clientele is in attendance at the venue. Some ...

Tavern

Bars & nightclubs; Nightclub terms

A place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and, more than likely, also be served food. An inn is a tavern which has a licence to put up guests.

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