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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Georgia Bell

Ronnie Scott’s boss warns ‘quiet nights’ plan could kill London’s nightlife

London’s vibrant nightlife faces a fresh threat after a “vocal minority” of Soho residents lodged noise complaints, the owner of iconic jazz club Ronnie Scott’s warned.

John James warned that growing pressure on Soho’s pubs and clubs to host more “quiet nights” threatens to “kill an international city”, leaving London lagging behind rivals Paris, New York and Milan.

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