{"id":741156,"date":"2025-11-26T09:38:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T06:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=741156"},"modified":"2025-11-26T09:38:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T06:38:00","slug":"the-house-party-isnt-dead-according-to-a-new-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=741156","title":{"rendered":"The house party isn\u2019t dead, according to a new report"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"main-article standard \">\n<div class=\"article-main-content article-wrapper has-media-but-its-an-image\" data-status=\"loaded\" data-primary-article=\"true\" data-url=\"\/music\/article\/69142\/1\/the-house-party-isnt-dead-according-to-a-new-report-alphatheta-survey\" data-article-id=\"69142\">\n<header class=\"article-header has-landscape-image no-media\">\n<div class=\"wrapper dg-max-width\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<figure class=\"main-img has-figcaption\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.45\" data-template=\"Standard Article\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1354380\" class=\"img\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1431496-2.jpg\" width=\"1018\" title=\"1431496-2\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"inner\"><span class=\"credit\">Jack Ramsay <span class=\"nowrap\">via Unsplash<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><span class=\"month\">November<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"26\">26,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2025<\/span><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"titles\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - music\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\">Music<\/a><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/news\">News<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"title\"><span>The house party isn\u2019t dead, according to a <span class=\"nowrap\">new report<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<h2>As venues continue to close at a shocking rate across the country, a new survey reveals that house parties are where the real fun <span class=\"nowrap\">is happening<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"month\">November<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"26\">26,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2025<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - music\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\">Music<\/a><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/news\">News<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"providers\">\n<div class=\"contributors\"><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/solomonpacemccarrick\">Solomon Pace-McCarrick<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<aside class=\"primary\">\n<div class=\"sticky bottom\">\n<div class=\"read-more\"><span class=\"read-more-header\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-items\">\n<div class=\"read-more-item vertical-music\">\n<div class=\"read-more-item-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/article\/69142\/1\/the-house-party-isnt-dead-according-to-a-new-report-alphatheta-survey\" class=\"article-list-item-image\"><span class=\"image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1354380\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1431496-3.jpg\" title=\"1431496-3\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-item-content\"><a class=\"category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\">Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/article\/69142\/1\/the-house-party-isnt-dead-according-to-a-new-report-alphatheta-survey\"><span class=\"title\">The house party isn\u2019t dead, according to a new report<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-item vertical-art-photography\">\n<div class=\"read-more-item-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/article\/69105\/1\/candid-photos-from-a-paris-strip-club-locker-room\" class=\"article-list-item-image\"><span class=\"image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sofiya Loriashvili, Stripper Edition\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1431337-6.jpg\" title=\"1431337-6\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-item-content\"><a class=\"category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\">Art &amp; Photography<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/article\/69105\/1\/candid-photos-from-a-paris-strip-club-locker-room\"><span class=\"title\">Candid photos from a Paris strip club locker room<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-item vertical-info\">\n<div class=\"read-more-item-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/info\/article\/824\/1\/dazed-confused\" class=\"article-list-item-image\"><span class=\"image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dazed events\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1369543-4.jpg\" title=\"1369543-4\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-item-content\"><a class=\"category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/info\">Info<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/info\/article\/824\/1\/dazed-confused\"><span class=\"title\">Dazed &amp; Confused<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>It started in the Bronx, goes the old hip-hop saying. But, really, it started in a house party hosted by Kool Herc \u2013 and over 50 years later, it seems that house parties are still where the real vibes are at.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>At least, that\u2019s according to a new report by Pioneer DJ founders AlphaTheta. In a survey of over 2,500 respondents from across the UK, Spain and France, more than a third of both Gen Zs and millennials say that the best DJ set they\u2019ve ever heard was at a house party, and more than a quarter of each played their first DJ set at a house party.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the wake of wider reports that Gen Z individuals are less likely to drink and attend nightclubs than preceding generations, the report suggests that they are not turning their back on partying entirely \u2013 they\u2019re just continuing to do it behind closed doors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHouse parties and DIY spots were everything back in the day \u2013 that\u2019s where we learned our craft,\u201d says drum and bass DJ Fabio of Fabio &amp; Grooverider fame. \u201cYou had total freedom, no rules, no security telling you to turn it down, just vibes and creativity. Those spaces built communities and gave people a chance to experiment and find their sound. UK nightlife was built on that DIY energy. Without those small, independent spaces, the scene loses its soul.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The report arrives at a crucial time. UK nightlife mainstay Corsica Studios recently announced that it would be closing its doors amid wider gentrification and licensing pressures in its longtime Elephant and Castle location. Elsewhere, rising operational costs and decreasing revenue have forced iconic venues such as London\u2019s Pickle Factory, Bristol\u2019s Motion and Leeds\u2019 Wire to shut down in recent months. <\/span><span>Cheeringly, there are ongoing attempts to rejuvenate the UK\u2019s declining nighttime industry \u2013 including growing alcohol-free offerings, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/article\/68246\/1\/office-block-parties-could-london-s-finance-centres-save-nightlife-office-blocks\"><span>converting disused office blocks<\/span><\/a><span> and commercial spaces into music spaces, and the creation of London mayor Sadiq Khan\u2019s Nightlife Taskforce. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This report sheds light on an often underreported aspect of the discussion. <\/span><span>Young people, it suggests, are drawn to the DIY and spontaneous nature of a house party, and it\u2019s where some of their most formative musical experiences take place. Perhaps if nightclubs are able to replicate some of these features, they might be able to engage the next generation of party-goers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"article-footer\">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"article-series\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">More on these topics<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-series\"><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\">Music<\/a><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/news\">News<\/a><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/clubbing\">clubbing<\/a><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/generation-z\">Generation Z<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"grid\">\n<div class=\"lava-lamp\">\n<div class=\"lava-lamp-text-container\">\n<h3 class=\"lava-lamp-subheading\">Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid 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