The Four Fourcast — Episode 6 with Free The Night

For Episode 6, Max Heyraud sat down with Boyd Sleator and Holly Lester of Free The Night, the North of Ireland’s nightlife advocacy group and charity, for an essential conversation on the future of culture-led nightlife.

Free The Night campaigns for arts, cultural, and nightlife spaces that aren’t driven by profit, but by freedom, diversity, and community. In this episode, we unpack why these spaces matter so deeply to society, and what’s currently holding nightlife in the North of Ireland back, from excessive red tape and opaque decision-making, to legislation and policy that is increasingly out of step with contemporary culture.

Boyd and Holly speak candidly about grassroots organising, the realities of navigating outdated systems, and why protecting non-commercial cultural spaces is vital for the health of music, arts, and nightlife ecosystems as a whole.

The Four Fourcast brings the conversations we’ve been having online into a longer, more detailed format, championing electronic music, club culture, and the grassroots communities that sustain them across Ireland and beyond.

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