Every night, Berlin's DJs offer the free clubbing service 'United We Stream.' In just two weeks, the site has attracted 5 million viewers from across the world and nearly half a million dollars' worth of donations.
a trade group, created the site to try and revive the city's club industry, whose revenue has been gutted by COVID-19-related closures. The club scene in Berlin brings in around $1.6 billion a year for the city, and now dozens of clubs face bankruptcy.
"I think this is probably the most difficult time since World War II, to be honest," says Leichsenring."Everything is shut down. There are 9,000 people who are directly employed in clubs and without work right now." View of the Holzmarkt 25 bar area, close to the Kater Blau club in Berlin last month. All Berlin nightclubs have been closed since March 13, causing employees and artists to lose their livelihoods.John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images
Berlin clubber Lars Schott, 45, watches United We Stream a few times a week. He says ever since Germany restricted public gatherings, he's been pretty lonely."And in Germany, there's a law that says you're only allowed to go out with your family," says Schott."Here in Berlin, the problem is 50% of all people have no family."
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