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Mobile Culture Studies. The Journal 3 2o17 Samantha Wilkinson, Catherine Wilkinson | Night-Life and Young People’s Atmospheric Mobilities 89 When explaining his map, Peter spoke about his drinking practices taking place in homes, gar- dens, and a pub. Peter notes that he enjoys the music played inside the pub, which motivates him to dance and have a “party on da dancefloor”. Peter says that alcohol, lighting and ‘good’ music in the pub are important for enhancing his dancing mobilities, and enabling him to transition from his usual shy and reserved self to someone who is outgoing. That is, the affective atmosphere of human and more-than-human actants prime him to act in a particular way (see Bissell 2010), temporally managing his moods and movements (Forsyth 2009). The notion that the atmospheres in commercial premises can alter young people’s embodied feelings can be further gleaned through the following exchange from a friendship interview: Kelly: I think I get more drunk with the atmosphere because if it’s just, if you’re sat drinking… Jenny: …If you’re normal like if you’re in a dead quiet old man’s club then you’re just like [pulls sad, bored face], but like when you’re in a busy club like in town or whatever you feel more drunk (Kelly, and Jenny, 16, Wythenshawe, friendship group interview) Here, Kelly explicitly contends that the “atmosphere” helps her to get “more drunk”. This is elaborated on by Jenny, who contrasts the feelings of drunkenness when sitting (being relatively immobile) in a “dead quiet old man’s club”, where she would be bored and sad, with being in a “busy club” in town, where she would feel “more drunk”. Here, Jenny’s words illustrate a Figure 2: Peter’s Night Out (Peter, 15, Wythenshawe)