London Nightlife
Discover London nightlife, including the best London clubs, late-night bars, and music venues.
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The best nights out in London
From the coolest queer parties, to late-night supper clubs, these are the nights out you need to know about in 2025
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The best LGBTQ+ clubs
From drag bars to thumping techno, London’s ever-growing queer clubbing scene is is vibrant and varied as ever
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Latest nightlife features
Bars and pubs
An oral history of the Old Blue Last
Indie sleaze, rockstars and beer-soaked chaos: take a trip back to the legendary Vice-owned pub’s 00s heyday
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Are Gen Z *actually* bad at partying?
The younger generation is back on the booze – but were Gen Z ever as boring as what headlines would have us believe?
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Want a 24-hour-city? Superclubs aren’t the answer
Slick operating systems and superstar headliners are always nice – but we can’t forget about our grassroots nightlife
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Best karaoke bars
Sing your heart out at these London bars, pubs and venues where the soundtrack is BYO
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How donk took over London clubs
What started as an underground movement in noughties Wigan has evolved into one of London’s most fashionable club scenes
Latest nightlife news
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First look: inside the revived Peckham Palais, which has been transformed back into a nightclub
The Rye Lane venue has had a huge glow-up and is now home to a 470-capacity basement club and ’70s-inspired upstairs bar
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East London club The Glove That Fits has had a huge refurb – and it’s got a new late-night licence
The Hackney basement venue is now open until 4am every weekend, with a rebuilt DJ boot, new layout, upgraded lighting and more
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Legendary Camden LGBTQ+ pub The Black Cap finally has an official reopening date
Campaigners have been trying to save the historic north London drag venue for the past 11 years – and now it’s finally happening
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How many London nightlife venues have a 24-hour license?
The capital had 91 all-day, all-night venues in 2010 – but how many does it have now?
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Legendary London club XOYO will reopen this week after a huge makeover
The Shoreditch venue has upgraded its sound and lighting systems, as well as redesigned the basement room
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Explore London’s best LGBTQ+ venues and events
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Queer clubnights
From radical raves to silly pop parties, here’s where the queers are dancing these days
