London's Top Club Spots

London’s nightlife is up there with the best in the world, therefore deciding where to go on a night out can be overwhelming. From giant factory spaces to converted mechanic depots, the capital has it all. The following picks are three of London’s most exciting spots with consistently impressive line ups.

The Pickle Factory

Nestled in the heart of Bethnal Green, The Pickle Factory is surrounded by bustling vibrancy. However, the 200 capacity space is a real contrast to this, with a stripped-backed minimal aesthetic. Rectangular in shape, with white walls and a slanted wooden roof, the club’s appearance isn’t exactly spectacular. But that is the point. Oval Space, the team behind the club, wanted to create a venue specifically with music and visual experience in mind. Engineered like a recording studio, the sound quality is unrivalled and is a haven for music fans. Its intimacy combined with stellar sound system, consistently creates a unifying atmosphere. The club never fails to attain inspiring and interesting bookings from the most exciting artists and labels in the scene. 

The Cause

The Cause In the last 15 years many of London’s clubs have been under threat, and in some cases have been closed down and redeveloped into expensive housing. This has particularly left a whole in the community of grassroots venues which struggle to survive in the current political climate. Brand new 400 capacity venue, The Cause is an anomaly of this however. The Tottenham based venue aims to fill the gap in the culture whilst giving back to the community by partnering with mental health charities, MInd in Haringey, C.A.L.M and Help Musicians UK. Not only is the club charitable, but it provides a unique and headsy place to party. Formally a car-mechanics depot, the industrial space has maintained its raw and minimal aesthetic, creating a Berlin-esque clubbing experience. The club’s bookings continue to represent the hottest selectors in underground dance music.

Printworks

Printworks isn’t just a club, it is a sensory inducing experience - as soon as you step inside, you are immersed. It is like nothing else in London. The entrance is impressive, with its giant airport hanger-like space which instantly makes you forget you’re in London. The club itself is set in the printing factory which once belonged to The Daily Mail, and visually, the surroundings look as if they have been untouched since operations stopped. Two balconies flanked by functional metal railings, which punters can access, are suspended above the dance floor and stretch all the way back along the vast space. Unlike other venues, it is almost more exciting to be stood nearer the back, to fully observe the almost dystopian display. Multiple lighting rigs dip up and down just below the 2,500 capacity crowd, filling the space with explosions of lasers which blink and refract against the factory framework.