Cheers for the kind words guys! I did tell you a couple of times Ady, but I think you had had a few beers at the time . (Don't mean to plug but the next one is the 11th of May in Islington with Chris Dale guesting ).
We don't specifically target people of any age as attendees for our night, but it is great that there seems to be quite a few new and younger people into the soul scene in London - though everyone is welcome! DJ wise as well though, we usually ask those who have long been established on the 'scene' to guest for us because we want to keep playing original & rare records!
I don't really have much to add to the above comments... As has been said before the allnighter scene, on the whole, doesn't really attract new blood (for reasons such as those which Callum mentioned), but then again why should it need to? People are still going and enjoying themselves... The future does lie in nights such as Empty Bottles, or continues on in city centre venues like the 100 Club and I think these will be the nights which continue to attract a new wave of soul lovers, but its different strokes for different folks!
Tomas