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“Without small venues you wouldn’t have Depeche Mode, which is a world not really worth living in”: Kelly Lee Owens worries that clubs could be dead within the decade

Kelly Lee Owens and Depeche Mode.

Electronic musician Kelly Lee Owens has joined Nick Grimshaw on the Sidetracked podcast to discuss the demise of the UK club scene and its impending impact on new artists.

“What’s worrying is that you’re hearing these great stats, that it’s growing and a third of artists performing at festivals are electronic, but you’re also hearing that clubs are closing and no-one is going clubbing,” opines Grimshaw in the latest show. “It’s interesting that it’s growing, but the smaller venues aren’t there.”

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