Superclub Crisis: Godskitchen & Ministry Involved-

Britain's best known superclub brands appear to be facing an escalating crisis, according to several reports in this week's UK media.

"As superclub Gatecrasher scales back from weekly to monthly, Dooley hears that one of its major rivals shut early last weekend as only 200 punters turned up," said trade publication Music Week in their gossip column.

"Elsewhere, the murmurs continue of another selling its club to concentrate on label activities."

The second comment followed a story in last week's hugely popular scandal e-zine Popbitch which asked whether Ministry of Sound might be about to abandon their London venue. And while Ministry's magazine made no mention of the suggestion in their latest issue, the clubs section did allude to significant problems.

"Godskitchen have announced that their Birmingham super Saturday Babooshka is also to go monthly," said Ministry.

"Even Ministry of Sound have released an all-new round of monthly Saturday night parties."

The acid test for all the leading club brands is likely to come in Ibiza this season, which really gets going this weekend when Space open their doors. With many venues already slashing prices for the first time ever, the signs look ominous for the party island.
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