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In closing: An Open Statement 

Dear everyone,
Club Metropolis will hold what will most likely be its final general assembly meeting on Wednesday, March 26th, 2008.

We've invited all previous board members to attend the general assembly, although normally only proper members of the association recieve invitations.
If any of you reading this wish to attend, have a look at the membership page on how to become a member, and what you'll get in return for doing so.

Why Are We Closing?

The reasons are many.

First and foremost: The scene has changed immensely over the past couple of years. Not only has it expanded rapidly, there's been more promotion groups and event makers popping up on both Fyn and Jylland, as well as Copenhagen. In spite of this, there aren't as many concert-goers as there used to be.
In part, the people that used to come out to Club Metropolis have gotten older, a younger generation has become the mainstay, and their priorities have shifted. The types of events that have the biggest pull are now primarily social meetups and parties with less focus on the music.
This is a general tendency in the goth/industrial scene that all promoters (at least in Copenhagen) have experienced. It just happened that we were among the first to get hit by it.
This means less cash in the register for events with live music, and lower morale. As the motivation dropped, board members understandably also left the club.
Unfortunately, this has meant a heavier work burden the remaining board members - who were already tied up with work and school. It has also meant that we've been forced to have expenses that we didn't used to have (transportation, rent of equipment etc.).
The lack of money, resources and time has thrown us in a downward spiral that has cost us each blood, sweat and tears, and many self-sacrifices - too many - without any visible results to speak of.

We have to be realistic and admit that we cannot keep going on like this. It's time to close shop.

On The Upside

In a way, this isn't really all that bad. The scene has positively evolved and grown. The original purpose of Club Metropolis was to cater to and nuture a scene that was all but nonexistant at the time of its inception in Denmark, 1993. It is fair to say that we've more than accomplished this goal. Mind you, we didn't do this all alone, but considering that ten years ago, people had little choice but to come out to our events once a month, there's now several places to choose from - every weekend!

Club Metropolis has existed through good times and bad, for 15 years. We've arranged the most awesome events, and done some amazing things together that many people only dream of. And our legacy is that we've helped shape the Danish goth and industrial scenes, and nailed Denmark to the worldmap of the dark underground.
We've been the biggest, and one of the longest running industrial clubs all of the world.

So What Happens Now?

At the general assembly meeting, we will take a vote on exactly how the association will be disbanded, and what the remaining equipment and funds are to be used for.

We also have a final event for you on Saturday, the 26th of April @ Faust.

Check out the Final Event page!