First nightclub to re-open as UK trial safe return of crowds to mass gatherings

The club owner says it will not be a typical club night as there will be “a whole team of scientists” present

Circus has been a leading house and techno music event for 18 years. Photo: Scott Heppell/PA

Thousands of revellers will return to a dancefloor for the first club night in more than a year as part of Government trials to gather evidence on how venues can reopen without the need for social distancing.

Around 6,000 people will descend on a warehouse at Bramley-Moore Dock in Liverpool on April 30 and May 1 – with up to 3,000 punters allowed in each night – for the Circus club event.