Coming of age during the pandemic, Gen Zers’ attitudes to nightlife are being shaped by increased sobriety, anxieties, and the search for meaningful connection. With many clubs closing their doors in 2020 and an ongoing cost of living crisis, how are Gen Zers getting their entertainment kick?
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An expert in youth and internet culture, London-based writer, researcher, and critic Günseli Yalçinkaya is the features editor at Dazed and the host of Logged On, a podcast series that puts online trends under the microscope. She’s written extensively about AI, VR, and psychedelia, and as an artist, she studies the relationship between ecology, magic, and machine learning.
Megan Townsend covers UK nightlife in her role as deputy digital editor at Mixmag, covering electronic music news, festivals, and global nightlife stories.
Over eight combined years as an editor at VICE, Refinery29 and Dazed, Amelia Abraham commissioned stories, managed teams, shaped branded campaigns and grew audiences. Abraham now works mainly as a freelance copywriter and brand consultant. Recent clients include Nike, Hinge, Royal Mail, Dr Martens, Lyst, and Matches Fashion. Having published two books on queer culture, Queer Intentions (Picador, 2019) and We Can Do Better Than This (Vintage, 2021), Abraham has talked about LGBTQ+ culture everywhere from Sky News to BBC Radio 4 to the Southbank Centre, and regularly delivers LGBTQ+ diversity and inclusion talks for brands.
