Over the last 30 years, nightlife in Britain's capital has been increasingly eroded. Even before the hammer blow of the pandemic, venues were closing at a rapid lick. From 2007 to 2018, half of London's nightclubs and 40% of its live music spaces were lost to the annals of history.
If you're looking for a party, London is the place to be. From Leicester Square to Shoreditch, there's always something going on, and most places have a lively after-hours scene. If you're looking to dance, check out one of the many clubs in Soho or Mayfair.
A world famous London nightclub has been shut down by authorities after the drug-related deaths of two teenagers. Fabric has seen more than 6 million revelers pass through its doors since it opened in 1999.
What to look out for: Coming from the same team behind Printworks, The Beams is set to open on October 1st. It is a 55,000 square ft indoor and outdoor open air venue located in the old Tate & Lyle Factory. Earlier this year, Printworks announced that it would be closing its doors after five years.
London nightclub and venue Printworks is set to close. It comes after Southwark Council approved plans to turn the venue into an office block earlier this week. Plans for the development were first submitted in October 2021 and led to a change.org petition being launched which collected over 10,000 signatures.
In London, the original gentlemen's clubs exist alongside the late 20th century private members' clubs such the Groucho Club, Soho House and Home House, which offer memberships by subscription and are owned and run as commercial concerns.
From stylish Annabel's and Home House, to women-only clubs and historic institutions, we've rounded up our selection of the very finest private members' clubs London has to offer.
As confirmed last September, Printworks closed down due to redevelopment in its Surrey Quays home. Southwark Council green-lit a regenerative project for the areas, with plans to turn the venue into offices.
Bad news came last summer when Broadwick Live – the company which runs Printworks as well as Field Day festival, and new London venues Beams and Dockyards – announced the 6,000-capacity venue would close in 2023 due to redevelopment of the wider Canada Water area.
Printworks London will shut for a “number of years” due to planned development. In a statement shared this afternoon (27th), the Printworks team stated that the venue will close at the beginning of 2023 “during a period of modernisation as planned”.
1. fabric. The first entry on this list of the best nightclubs in London is one of the city's most famous spots.
Drake London 2022
Eleven years later, guess what, Drake is in London partying at one of the most exclusive nightclubs in London, Tape club. Not for the first time mind you, but for the fourth - at least. His visit to Tape club London 2022 was preceded by three other visits - that we know of - in 2021, 2019, and 2017.
While there are few places in London where you can be guaranteed to bump into an American, Camden market is a popular haunt as is Notting Hill's Portobello Road (and Notting Hill in general).
But unlike most other shuttered clubs, Printworks is – potentially – coming back. Just before a surprise headline set from Bicep at Monday night's closing party, the venue's operators Broadwick Live announced a provisional deal with British Land for a revamped Printworks to reopen on the redeveloped site in 2026.
Printworks operates a strict zero tolerance drugs policy. Searches will be in operation and this is a condition of entry to the venue.
As a club, they've everything from house, electro and techno to funk and soul.
Closing Weekend at Printworks London - 28th April 2023.
'Printworks 2.0', as it has been coined, would return in 2026 with the promise to keep in similar styling of Printworks' industrial space, which currently sits inside a former printing plant across 10,000 square metres.
Why is Printworks closing? As confirmed last September, Printworks closed down due to redevelopment in its Surrey Quays home.
In fact, men-only clubs still appear to exist across much of Europe, including in France, Britain and Germany.In July 2015, the men-only Garrick Club in the center of London voted to uphold its ban on female members. (A slim majority voted to drop the ban, but any changes would have required a two-thirds majority).
"The Mirabelle is the most popular," says Shaw, "but sometimes they go to Titanic and Quo Vadis." Vinnie Jones described this bar as the sexiest place in London. Larry Price, the owner, says that Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole pop in, as well as Southampton's Kevin Davies and manager Glenn Hoddle.
The Posh Club was created to help older folks to get out and have fun.