Copenhagen club Culture Box to lose government funding
"We are shocked that The State of Denmark has decided to remove the cultural support for the venue"
Nightlife in Copenhagen is set for a heavy blow as one of the city's main clubs, Culture Box, will lose a substantial amount of funding from 2017.
Since 2005, the Danish government has provided the club with €240,000 (1,800,000 Danish kroner) per year, but that'll end at the end of 2016. The club describes the planned cancellation of funding as a "very hard blow" as the money goes towards bookings and maintaining facilities.
The press release also reads: "We are shocked that The State of Denmark has decided to remove the cultural support for the venue, and by that the support for electronic music culture."
House and techno has had a heavy presence at the club since it opened, with the likes of Moritz von Oswald, Ellen Allien, DJ Koze and Nina Kraviz all playing.
Head to the Culture Box website to see what's coming up.
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