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Re-opening of clubs planned for March 4

It's two years of the pandemic co19 and it's time for clubbers to get back on the dancefloor!! Are you ready?! :)  The Berlin Senate has announced the return of Berlin’s nightclubs which are now able to open at full swing with ease on most restrictions from March 4. Clubs will now be able to open on Friday, March 4, where masks will no longer be mandatory, no social distancing measures will be in place, and dancing will now be allowed. Club-goers must follow the ‘2G Plus’ rule and show proof of vaccination or recovery, and everyone will be asked to show proof of a negative test whether vaccinated or not. The Berlin Clubcommission's Lutz Leichsenring tells Mixmag :  "The Berlin Senate f ollowed our suggestion for no further mandatory hygiene measures inside of the clubs. We would like to thank all night owls for their understanding of this temporary protective measure. With the small detour to the test site, you are making a major contribution to the safe reopening o

Techno clubs recognised as concerts by German high court

Techno and house events now qualify as concerts following the ruling of a German high finance court.  Clubs now only have to pay a 7% tax on ticket sales whereas previously they needed to fork over 19% .  So long as a club’s average visitor is there for the music, said the court, its owners qualify for the tax cut.  Accordingly, the law now formally recognizes DJs as musicians and techno as music. CDJs, turntables and mixers are also now defined as instruments. Alcohol sales have no bearing on a club’s eligibility.  The judgement was handed down on July 23rd but only published on October 29th. The legislation speaks to German lawmakers continued recognition of electronic music’s cultural value; in 2016 Berghain saw a similar tax break after a court deemed it “high art.”  Meanwhile, bars, clubs and venues in Germany will be forced to close from November 2nd-30th on account of a fall COVID-19 resurgence throughout much of Europe. [ source ]