Nightclub

A nightclub (often shortened to club in both the UK and US) is an entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark. In most other languages, night clubs are referred to as "discos" or "discoth?ques" (French: discoth?que, German: Disko, Japanese: ディスコ, disuko).

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Nightclubs are always associated with music and have a dance floor, however small: a drinking establishment without music is a saloon or bar, pub or tavern. Though a nightclub may have a floor show or other entertainment unsuitable for minors, the music, dancing and socializing of a nightclub are secondary in a "strip joint". Music may be live or mixed by a DJ, and can range from country, jazz, blues, to electronic music styles such as drum and bass, house, trance or techno.

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Gatherings in nightclubs that primarily involve music mixed by a DJ involve dancing and in most cases alcohol. Illegal use of recreational drugs such as ecstasy is commonplace in many modern clubs featuring electronic dance music. Clubs are often advertised by the handing out of flyers on the street, in record shops, and at other clubs and events, they are often highly decorative and eye-catching.

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Nightclubs often feature lighting and other effects: flashing lights of many colors, moving light beams and smoke machines. One common item is a disco ball: a rotating football-sized spheroid at the ceiling, covered with many small flat mirrors, with a light beam directed on it; the reflections form a multitude of moving light spots on the floor and on the people. Some nightclubs will throw foam parties where the dance floor is filled with soap suds.

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From time to time, variations enter the market, such as non-smoking and alcohol free nightclubs. Also, restaurants or supper clubs may provide music and entertainment simlar to that provided by a nightclub, the main difference being that food is the main attraction at these establishments, whereas entertainment is the main attraction at a nightclub.

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Nightclub related Images and Photos (experimental)

Night-Club Couple Show How Sexy the Tango Can Be	Comedian Kay Thompson's Night Club Act at Ciro's	Comedian Mort Sahl Entertaining at a Night-Club Called "Mister Kelly's"	Comedian Mort Sahl During Night-Club Routine
In the New Germany Dancing to a Jazz Band in a German Night Club	Drinking and Dancing to an All-White Jazz Band in a German Night Club	Showgirls Playing Chess Between Shows at Latin Quarter Nightclub	Pop Singer Chubby Checker Singing His Hit Song "The Twist" on Dance Floor at Crescendo Nightclub