I am very fortunate to have the 100 within an hours bus journey from my front door with the best in DJ's and music for last 13 years that I have been attending and have the utmost respect for punters and DJ's who travel the country to attend(Keith Money for one). London changes like the weather so you always have to adapt (parking by credit card) but its an obstacle to over come if you are serious about attending.
As for the tourist trade, the new security staff have been doing a great job for a few years now and keep drinks off the dance floor, keep a check on behaviour but its not needed, a lot of non soulie's have been attending for years and they have a great time one or two get a bit excited but a word in the shell like it soon returns things back to normal .
I was sure it was the weather keeping people away but numbers have been low for the last 2 months, would be a shame to lose such a fantastic soul all-nighter for reasons of recession/credit crunch, I wonder if the London crowed alone can work on the solution to this.
How about a promotional night with a raffle for car, holiday to Bermuda,speed boat, music center, Oyster pass, OAP bus pass or something.