The Piano Works club in Farringdon, London, Friday, July 16, 2021, ahead of the reopening of nightclubs, as part of the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions. Thousands of young people plan to dance the night away at “Freedom Day” parties as the clock strikes midnight Monday, when almost all coronavirus restrictions in England are due to be scrapped. Nightclubs can open fully and are not required to use vaccine passports.
Members of staff at The Piano Works club in Farringdon, London, Friday, July 16, 2021, prepare for its reopening as part of the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions. Thousands of young people plan to dance the night away at “Freedom Day” parties as the clock strikes midnight Monday, when almost all coronavirus restrictions in England are due to be scrapped. Nightclubs can open fully and are not required to use vaccine passports.
A member of staff takes his temperature at The Piano Works club in Farringdon, London, Friday, July 16, 2021, in preparation for its reopening as part of the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions. Thousands of young people plan to dance the night away at “Freedom Day” parties as the clock strikes midnight Monday, when almost all coronavirus restrictions in England are due to be scrapped. Nightclubs can open fully and are not required to use vaccine passports.
Members of staff at The Piano Works club in Farringdon, London, Friday, July 16, 2021, prepare for its reopening as part of the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions. Thousands of young people plan to dance the night away at “Freedom Day” parties as the clock strikes midnight Monday, when almost all coronavirus restrictions in England are due to be scrapped. Nightclubs can open fully and are not required to use vaccine passports.
A member of staff at The Piano Works club in Farringdon, London, Friday, July 16, 2021, prepares for its reopening as part of the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions. Thousands of young people plan to dance the night away at “Freedom Day” parties as the clock strikes midnight Monday, when almost all coronavirus restrictions in England are due to be scrapped. Nightclubs can open fully and are not required to use vaccine passports.
A member of staff at The Piano Works club in Farringdon, London, Friday, July 16, 2021, prepares for its reopening as part of the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions. Thousands of young people plan to dance the night away at “Freedom Day” parties as the clock strikes midnight Monday, when almost all coronavirus restrictions in England are due to be scrapped. Nightclubs can open fully and are not required to use vaccine passports.
A member of staff at The Piano Works club in Farringdon, London, Friday, July 16, 2021, prepares for its reopening as part of the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions. Thousands of young people plan to dance the night away at “Freedom Day” parties as the clock strikes midnight Monday, when almost all coronavirus restrictions in England are due to be scrapped. Nightclubs can open fully and are not required to use vaccine passports.
A member of staff at The Piano Works club in Farringdon, London, Friday, July 16, 2021, prepares for its reopening as part of the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions. Thousands of young people plan to dance the night away at “Freedom Day” parties as the clock strikes midnight Monday, when almost all coronavirus restrictions in England are due to be scrapped. Nightclubs can open fully and are not required to use vaccine passports.
A pianist rehearses at The Piano Works club in Farringdon, London, Friday, July 16, 2021, ahead of its reopening as part of the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions. Thousands of young people plan to dance the night away at “Freedom Day” parties as the clock strikes midnight Monday, when almost all coronavirus restrictions in England are due to be scrapped. Nightclubs can open fully and are not required to use vaccine passports.
The Piano Works club in Farringdon, London, Friday, July 16, 2021, ahead of its reopening as part of the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions. Thousands of young people plan to dance the night away at “Freedom Day” parties as the clock strikes midnight Monday, when almost all coronavirus restrictions in England are due to be scrapped. Nightclubs can open fully and are not required to use vaccine passports.
The Piano Works club in Farringdon, London, Friday, July 16, 2021, ahead of its reopening as part of the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions. Thousands of young people plan to dance the night away at “Freedom Day” parties as the clock strikes midnight Monday, when almost all coronavirus restrictions in England are due to be scrapped. Nightclubs can open fully and are not required to use vaccine passports.
A sign reading ‘hand sanitizing station’ at The Piano Works club in Farringdon, London, Friday, July 16, 2021, ahead of its reopening as part of the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions. Thousands of young people plan to dance the night away at “Freedom Day” parties as the clock strikes midnight Monday, when almost all coronavirus restrictions in England are due to be scrapped. Nightclubs can open fully and are not required to use vaccine passports.
A thermo scanner on the bar at The Piano Works club in Farringdon, London, Friday, July 16, 2021, ahead of its reopening as part of the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions. Thousands of young people plan to dance the night away at “Freedom Day” parties as the clock strikes midnight Monday, when almost all coronavirus restrictions in England are due to be scrapped. Nightclubs can open fully and are not required to use vaccine passports.
A member of staff at The Piano Works club in Farringdon, London, Friday, July 16, 2021, prepares for its reopening as part of the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions. Thousands of young people plan to dance the night away at “Freedom Day” parties as the clock strikes midnight Monday, when almost all coronavirus restrictions in England are due to be scrapped. Nightclubs can open fully and are not required to use vaccine passports.
LONDON (AP) — Sparkling wine, confetti, a midnight countdown: It’s not New Year’s Eve, but it might as well be for England’s clubbers. After 17 months of empty dance floors, the country’s nightclubs are reopening with a bang.
Beginning Monday, face masks will no longer be legally required, and with social distancing rules shelved, there will be no more limits on people attending theater performances or big events.
Public health officials fear the celebrations could trigger a major hangover, as more social mixing drives up Britain’s already-surging coronavirus infection rates.
From London to Liverpool, thousands of young people plan to dance the night away at “Freedom Day” parties after midnight Sunday, when almost all coronavirus restrictions in England are to be scrapped. Nightclubs, which have been shuttered since March 2020, can finally reopen.
London nightclub The Piano Works plans to kick off its “Freedom Day” bash Sunday with a countdown to midnight, when staff members plan to cut a ribbon to the dance floor and serve customers free prosecco.
“I think it is going to be the most magical moment, when you’ve got people who haven’t been able to dance and sing and just be normal, all rush onto the floor at midnight and get back to what we love,” said Daisy Robb, the club’s head of sales.
