Berlin nightclubs

Ever since the 20s, Berlin's been famous for its nightclubs - louche and throbbing悸動 with music. Today, there's a bigger draw吸引,  in that they bring money into the city in the form of budget airline revellers狂歡 who sometimes land, go clubbing until dawn黎明 and then head for the airport again.

But some have already closed and more - about 15 on one estimate - are under threat. They were set up in disused廢棄 buildings like power stations and warehouses in the poorer areas of East Berlin, but now find developers knocking on the doors.

The clubs are big music venues場地 so more closures關閉 would remove a vibrant充滿活力 part of Berlin's music scene現場. Accordingly因此, the city government has set up a 'Music Board' with a budget of more than a million dollars.

There is a debate辯論 within the Berlin government over whether the money should be used to support music very specifically or the club scene in general.

But there is a wider更廣泛 issue: should vibrant, grungy憋腳 nightclubs be supported by state money - is that not the antithesis of對偶 what these alternative establishments機構 are about?

As one club manager put it: "We're an oasis綠洲 of fringe culture邊緣文化 in Berlin, living with the faint微弱 hope that we will survive.

"But," she said, "We don't want to be an island in the middle of a gentrified town".

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