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Michael Kill @michaelkill.bsky.social · 2h

Support #CutTheDancefloorTax....

High VAT, unfair rates, rising duties & NICs are killing UK nightlife. Defend our culture — email your MP in seconds: 👉 buff.ly/aaFpGY7

#Music #Culture #Nightlife #Venues #UKCulture

Michael Kill @michaelkill.bsky.social · 8h

Licensing reform matters — don’t wait for an invite. This is our chance to push for a more enabling platform to trade. Make your voice heard today: buff.ly/O7ag9dQ

Michael Kill @michaelkill.bsky.social · 12h

Counting down to the festive season, but pressure on the sector keeps rising and the Chancellor’s budget still isn’t helping. Licensing consultation closes Thurs 6 Nov — have your say. Full day of Task Force, NTE Summit planning, GLA, GMCA + Listen for Life. Onwards.

Michael Kill @michaelkill.bsky.social · 3d

Support #CutTheDancefloorTax....

High VAT, unfair rates, rising duties & NICs are killing UK nightlife. Defend our culture — email your MP in seconds: 👉 buff.ly/aaFpGY7

#Music #Culture #Nightlife #Venues #UKCulture

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Michael Kill @michaelkill.bsky.social · 3d

Slower Friday… but still a big one in Liverpool!

Morning with Pedro on NTES 2026, catch-up with Jennifer (Ogilvy), then over to see the legend John Hughes to map out the Liverpool adventure.

Lunch with Santi (Global Brands), then finishing up with Steve Taylor on key stage programming.

Michael Kill @michaelkill.bsky.social · 3d

Music Fans, We Need You!

Help shape the future of live & electronic music. A new parliamentary inquiry wants fan voices at the centre — and your feedback will guide their report.

Take the short survey & have your say: buff.ly/liCQ5bo

Share it. Tell friends. Let’s make sure fans are heard.

Michael Kill @michaelkill.bsky.social · 4d

Licensing reform matters — don’t wait for an invite. This is our chance to push for a more enabling platform to trade. Make your voice heard today: buff.ly/O7ag9dQ

Michael Kill @michaelkill.bsky.social · 6d

Europe’s Largest Night Time Economy Summit returns 11–12 Feb 2026!

After 2,200+ delegates in 2025, we’re going even bigger: global speakers, panels, workshops, live performances & more.

Register now 👉 nighttimeeconomysummit.com

Michael Kill @michaelkill.bsky.social · 7d

Inside Nightlife: Trends, Updates & Action You Need
🗓️ Mon 27 Oct | ⏰ 4–5pm | 💻 Online

One hour of live updates, tools & insights to boost venue safety, innovation + share challenges & solutions.

If nightlife matters to you — don’t miss it!

👉 Register: www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Onl...

Michael Kill @michaelkill.bsky.social · 7d

One month to go ‘til the Budget — and the rhetoric’s heating up

Tax rises are on the table. Time to keep up the pressure.#CutTheDancefloorTax

Today: BBC Radio 4, NTE Forum, Oxford Councillors, and the IOH Fellows Dinner!
Big energy. Big conversations. Big month ahead.

#NightTimeEconomy #NTES2025

Michael Kill @michaelkill.bsky.social · 10d

Inside Nightlife: Trends, Updates & Action You Need
🗓️ Mon 27 Oct | ⏰ 4–5pm | 💻 Online

One hour of live updates, tools & insights to boost venue safety, innovation + share challenges & solutions.

If nightlife matters to you — don’t miss it!

👉 Register: www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Onl...

Michael Kill @michaelkill.bsky.social · 10d

Licensing reform matters — don’t wait for an invite. This is our chance to push for a more enabling platform to trade. Make your voice heard today: buff.ly/O7ag9dQ

Michael Kill @michaelkill.bsky.social · 10d

Friday’s here and Ade’s ramping up! 🚀 Prepping for our Manifesto Northern Light Launch in Holyrood with NTIA Scotland. Meetings on ‘United in Public Trust’, chats with The Telegraph on payment fraud, NTES26 updates & Budweiser collab calls. Then—weekend mode on! ✈️ #NTES26

Michael Kill @michaelkill.bsky.social · 11d

Support #CutTheDancefloorTax....
High VAT, unfair rates, rising duties & NICs are killing UK nightlife. Defend our culture — email your MP in seconds: 👉 buff.ly/aaFpGY7
#Music #Culture #Nightlife #Venues #UKCulture

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Michael Kill @michaelkill.bsky.social · 12d

🚨 UK nightlife is in crisis — we’re losing 3 clubs a week.

Join the #LastNightOut campaign 🎶
Film a 30–60s selfie answering:
1️⃣ If it was your last night out, where & why?
2️⃣ What memory would you relive?

Upload here 👉https://buff.ly/Hs1xwmP

Michael Kill @michaelkill.bsky.social · 12d

🎄 64 days until Christmas! Midweek zooming by… Excited to meet EventsAir this morning, PRS for Music on NTES 2026, a quick chat with Lucy Hood, then the Home Office, Montgomery Group, and a moment with the amazing Gok Wan. Wrapping up with the CGA NTE Tracker and Kate Nicholls later. Let’s see....

Michael Kill @michaelkill.bsky.social · 13d

Invitation: Fan-Led Review of Electronic Music
Join Lord Brennan & the Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee to help shape the future of UK electronic music.

📍 London (venue TBA)
🗓️ 28 Oct 2025, 10:30AM
⚡ Limited spots — register now: buff.ly/v3FdW7q

#ElectronicMusic #NightTimeEconomy

Michael Kill @michaelkill.bsky.social · 13d

Bit under the weather and glued to the laptop after yesterday’s outage — a reminder of our tech reliance!

Busy day: NTIA Australia catch-up, Policy Exchange talk, DBT call, Soho/West End updates + security sector roundtable.

Good to see movement on business rates, but more to do.

Michael Kill @michaelkill.bsky.social · 14d

Inside Nightlife: Trends, Updates & Action You Need
🗓️ Mon 27 Oct | ⏰ 4–5pm | 💻 Online

One hour of live updates, tools & insights to boost venue safety, innovation + share challenges & solutions.

If nightlife matters to you — don’t miss it!

👉 Register: www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Onl...

Michael Kill @michaelkill.bsky.social · 14d

Big day — half term kicks off & Norovirus hits 🤢

Quick 9am with NTES 2026, No Phones Allowed campaign, London commission, Home Office, Chelmsford BID, Regional Ambassadors, Leeds NTE, & Public Affairs with Sam Tarry

#NightTimeEconomy #Leadership #NoPhonesAllowed #HalfTermChaos

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Michael Kill @michaelkill.bsky.social · 16d

The Supreme Court’s decision in Bath Racecourse v Liberty Mutual could settle whether furlough payments cut business interruption claims — a question worth billions. The CJRS was to save jobs, not lower insurance payouts. #SupremeCourt #Insurance

Michael Kill @michaelkill.bsky.social · 17d

Inside Nightlife: Trends, Updates & Action You Need
🗓️ Mon 27 Oct | ⏰ 4–5pm | 💻 Online

One hour of live updates, tools & insights to boost venue safety, innovation + share challenges & solutions.

If nightlife matters to you — don’t miss it!

👉 Register: www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Onl...

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Michael Kill @michaelkill.bsky.social · 17d

Kicking off with NDML on webinars & exclusive product opps, then onto the Electronic Music Fan Led Review at Ministry of Sound 🎶. Calls with Newsmedia on licensing, UKCMA on APPG for Crowd Safety, an Insurance Post chat on business interruption, and ending with a creative campaign session.

Michael Kill @michaelkill.bsky.social · 19d

Join us in Valencia 🇪🇸 for the 10th Int’l Nightlife Congress & Golden Moon Awards (18–19 Nov 2025)!

🌍 Global nightlife leaders
🎉 Innovation & celebration
💡 NTIA UK members: 10% discount!

📅 Program: buff.ly/OUhdzyz

📧 [email protected]

#Nightlife #NTIA

Michael Kill @michaelkill.bsky.social · 19d

Busy day ahead: meetings with Beatport, Independent Venue Week, Meta, Six Til Six, BBC South East, the inspiring Gracie Broom, PRS for Music, DBS Institute, and finishing with Alex Mayer on a new Daylight Saving project. Manchester tomorrow for Safer Streets Safer Transport with the Rail Minister!