Nightlife plays an important role in many cities around the world. Cities that offer multiple and thrilling options for nocturnal entertainment are often viewed as attractive places to live or to visit. However, attractive as they may be, clubs and bars also possess other characteristics. George Rigakos observes nightclubs in terms of the relation between consumption, security and risk. In his book ´Nightclub – Bouncers, Risk and the Spectacle of Consumption’, he takes a critical perspective towards the ideas of liberation and personal expression that are frequently attached to nightclubs. The main activity that takes place in nightclubs is consumption, which in turn is secured by bouncers. However, the role of bouncers has become much broader than that. In today’s nighttime economy, they have also come to police public space, where public officers used to patrol. In this book, Rigakos takes a close look at nightclubs and their tight connection with security, surveillance and the organisation of risk.