London Clubs

London Clubs

by: Lowri

We give you the lowdown on the biggest clubs in London

When London's lights go out and all the little children are tucked up in bed, something happens in the city streets. In industrial warehouses, under railway arches, in underground lairs, many ill-proportioned beasts raise their slumberous heads and prepare for works of filthiness. Let Spoonfed hold aloft the flaming torch, and lead you by the hand through the dark and nocturnal realm of London's club land. Here is a list of the biggest monsters which lie in wait...

Ministry of Sound

Opening its doors in 1991, Ministry of Sound was the first of the UK super clubs, and has since blossomed into a global dance music lifestyle brand. Ministry now has to compete with the twenty first century show-ponies, but London's original club-land behemoth continues to book the biggest names in dance music. Sasha, Pete Tong and Erick Morillo have all frequented the Ministry's decks, and you can't argue with the big boys.

Egg

Whether you like your electronic dance music fried or poached, you'll find a night to suit your tastes at Egg, thanks to an eclectic music policy which flirts with the both the commercial and progressive ends of the tech house spectrum. Something that singles out Egg from other London venues is the Sunday morning Breakfast, an after party of epic proportions. At 5am, hundreds of hardcore clubbers come down for Breakfast and either keep on stomping or vegetate in one of the garden hammocks. It's the best place to get scrambled, (sorry).

Heaven

In the recesses underneath Charing Cross railway station, the institutional Heaven club makes its home. Heaven has built up a reputation amongst promoters, and the venue is always able to book the biggest DJs and live acts to perform under its celestial roof. With a massive 1400 capacity, the size of the place means that if you take a wander then you'll always find music match your mood. The majority of regular nights here are gay nights so if this isn't your thing than you might want to check before heading down. 

Fabric

Fabric was opened way back in '99 and has since built up a reputation as the best club in the UK. The formula is simple: enormous capacity, the mighty funktion1 sound system, and super star DJs. Regular guests such as The Scratch Perverts, Andy C, Fabio and Craig Richards secure the club's critical acclaim, whilst the eclectic music policy (ranging from house and techno to hip hop and drum n bass) diversifies the crowd. Fabric must be experienced.

Arcadia

Arcadia, formally The Arches, is the latest addition to London Bridge's club arsenal. The four cavernous rooms provide ample space while keeping a intimate feeling and each room comes complete with state of the art visual elements; lasers, intelligent lights, smoke machines and a big screen to accentuate the immense line-ups. Prepare to get occasionally lost in one of the smaller rooms, one of which has a quirky attic space where in the days of old I feel sure the rastas would come to skin up fatty.

Cable

A relative new comer, Cable has made an incendiary assault on the London club scene, swiftly engulfing the city's cool kids in its rave flame. Nestled in the ambient surroundings of industrial Victorian archways, Cable plays a destructive blend of techno, dubstep and drum n bass from an imposing Nova sound system.

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