London's best parties and club nights
The city’s best nightlife action this weekend (and the rest of the week too)
Overwhelmed by the sheer number of club nights in London? Here’s our concise and condensed pick of the city's best parties, best clubs and top alternative nights out this Friday, Saturday and beyond. From warehouse parties to indie and reggae nights to D&B raves, this is the cream of the crop…
Parties in London this Friday
Regression Sessions
Want to hit a club but tired of the painfully too-cool-for-school attitude that prevails at many London clubs? You're not alone, but luckily there is an answer: Regression Sessions. This continually ace party demands that punters leave any sense of being a grown-up at the door and indulge in a night of gloriously silly shenanigans. The party combines loads of interactive and downright bizarre games and activites with tons of top party tunes from a huge range of resident DJs on rotation. Cue a bouncy castle, space hoppers, retro video games, giant ball pit, celebrity piñatas (fancy tearing Bieber to shreds? Now's your chance) vintage porn posing boards, a photobooth, extreme knitting and much, much more – all in place to help you recall the carefree days of your youth. Music-wise, you'll hear classic house, ’90s hip hop, garage, drum ’n’ bass and plenty more, spun by Naked Jake, Jack Swift and other residents. Go get regressed! Read more about Regression Sessions.
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White Heat
One of the many sour points of Soho institution Madame Jojo's closing at the end of 2014 was the initial loss of much-loved mid-week club night White Heat. But after a storming NYE party, WH has settled at a new home at iconic north London music boozer and venue The Lexington. The White Heat crew have secured a weekly Friday night residency at the pub, featuring the same intoxicating mix of alternative dancefloor tracks of all shapes, spun by residents but with plety of special guest DJs and live bands thrown in to the mix: previous guests have included Daniel Avery, Factory Floor, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs and Cyril Hahn, so you're in safe hands.
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Queen of Hoxton Rooftop: A Tribute to Doctor Strange
The Queen of Hoxton’s party-friendly Shoreditch rooftop is open again for the summer, with a trippy Summer of Love theme. Head up on any day of the week for food, fun and flower power – psychedelic ice cream sandwich, anyone? And check out the venue website for details of special events, including some in association with the Museum of Happiness. Far out.
Read moreUltimate Power
It's back! Oh, how we have missed it so. Moved from its base at the Scala to this, its new Camden home and still following the footsteps of Guilty Pleasures and the Erection Section, this sell-out night is where the ballads rule and the more key changes, big hair and rocking out you can do, the better you'll be for it. If you're a fan of '80s power ballads and glam rock bands, then here's your bad perm-shaped calling.
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Hip Hop Vs R&B
Hip hop gets in the ring with R&B to do musical battle. Prepare for smooth tunes, ballsy beats, sharp rhymes and plenty of classic hip hop and R&B jams that you know and love. DJs Shortee Blitz, Mr Thing and pals spin the tunes. Who will win this mighty musical battle? You, as you get to hear all those great tunes.
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Bugged Out
Party pros Bugged Out have been organising mindblowingly fun parties for over two decades now. Since their early days in Manchester, the crew have come a long way and regularly host one-off parties, club nights and festivals stages featuring the very finest DJs on the planet, who drop by to spin house bangers, deep disco and explosive techno. Erol Alkan, Andrew Weatherall, Daniel Avery, Jackmaster, Todd Terry and Bicep are just a few of the many talents to have provided boogie at Bugged Out over the years.
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The South London Soul Train
This monthly Peckham party promises 'no bass wobbles, only love, funk and soul'. Amen to that, we say. Expect everything from Motown anthems to slinky jazz-funk killers, hosted by Jazzheadchronic with special guests.
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Club De Fromage
London's self-proclaimed biggest – and silliest – pop and fancy dress night supplies its fun-loving punters with oodles of Bon Jovi, Michael Jackson, Spice Girls, Backstreet Boys, Lady Gaga, Elton John and Katy Perry-style goodness (to name a few), plus a few more credible tunes from the likes of Blur, The Killers and other indie-leaning bands. There are silly themes each week and lest we forget the meat pie-giveaway and air guitar hero award. Remember, anyone in fancy dress gets to jump the queue.
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Burn Down The Disco
The musical brains behind ace indie night Feeling Gloomy have come up with a new party. Burn Down The Disco will take the baton from the popular Old School Indie party at the end of September, showcasing the same great indie tunes as OSI, but also with tons of lovely soul, synth pop, ska and vintage rock 'n' roll mixed in. Think anything from Depeche Mode to The Specials to Chuck Berry to Pulp. OSI founder Carl Hill says this new night will allow him to open things up a bit and play a wider range of great music, all of which is definitely fine by us. But don't worry – BDTD will still thrive off the same fun-filled atmosphere as OSI, and certainly won't take itself too seriously. There'll be sweets given out on the door, dance competitions, colouring sheets, confetti and a weekly 'rubbish ballon drop'. Farewell, Old School Indie. Now let's all go and get drunk and jump around the dancefloor at Burn Down The Disco.
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I Love The ’80s vs I Love The '90s
No guesses needed here! All the '80s and '90s pop, hair rock, disco, indie and cheese you could ever wish for. Don't forget to dress up, as it'll make jumping around to anthems from Whitney, Britney, Oasis, Blur, Madge and others all the more fun.
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Feeling Gloomy
Eternal pessimists – and proud of it – the Feeling Gloomy crew spin a regular soundtrack of gloom-tinted (but still hugely enjoyable) pop. Think Blondie to Bowie, Abba to The Clash, The Smiths to the Scissor Sisters, Bonnie Tyler to Joy Division. Get ready to do some whistful sighing and then jump on the dancefloor when you realise no-one's watching you anyway. Such is the popularity of this brilliant night that it's even hopped across the pond to New York. Oh, and attracted a ton of alt royalty celebs over the years - Jarvis Cocker, Michael Fassbender, Adam Buxton, Olivia Coleman, Daniel Kitson... There are many, which should go some way to demonstrating how much fun you'll have here.
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Queen of Hoxton Rooftop: A Tribute to Doctor Strange
The Queen of Hoxton’s party-friendly Shoreditch rooftop is open again for the summer, with a trippy Summer of Love theme. Head up on any day of the week for food, fun and flower power – psychedelic ice cream sandwich, anyone? And check out the venue website for details of special events, including some in association with the Museum of Happiness. Far out.
Read morePropaganda London
The massive UK-wide indie night hold a rockin' weekly residency here with resident DJ Dan and friends ripping through indie anthems and new classics. A long list of former guest DJs means you never know who might turn up and hog the decks.
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Buttoned Down Disco
Overdose on hip indie-dance tunes spun by resident DJ Christian Laing and guests. As well as electro and indie-pop mash-up madness, you'll also hear a smattering of cheese and student party anthems. Full-throttle fun.
Read moreThe LipSinkers
Our favourite Mister Sisters – Lisa Lee, Ryan Styles, Richardette, John Sizzle and Blanche DuBois – shimmy their way through a freaky pop line-up in hilarious, twisted style. Think Pan's People meet Bloolips in Primark!
Read moreOrlando Boom
This fresh-faced and up-for-it party always causes some serious dancefloor havoc over two roadblocked floors. Residents and guest DJs tear up the place with a mix of basement house beats, sweaty disco, electronic funk and other tunes that can't be ignored.
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The South London Soul Train
This monthly Peckham party promises 'no bass wobbles, only love, funk and soul'. Amen to that, we say. Expect everything from Motown anthems to slinky jazz-funk killers, hosted by Jazzheadchronic with special guests.
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Your Mum's House
Not for the faint-hearted, this weekly jaunt is a 'dress up 'n' get messed up' night of mayhem and mischief, with a soundtrack of bassy house, hip hop, old school bangers, trap, R&B, UK garage and pretty much anything with a bassline filthy enough to make your mum blush.
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Regression Sessions
Want to hit a club but tired of the painfully too-cool-for-school attitude that prevails at many London clubs? You're not alone, but luckily there is an answer: Regression Sessions. This continually ace party demands that punters leave any sense of being a grown-up at the door and indulge in a night of gloriously silly shenanigans. The party combines loads of interactive and downright bizarre games and activites with tons of top party tunes from a huge range of resident DJs on rotation. Cue a bouncy castle, space hoppers, retro video games, giant ball pit, celebrity piñatas (fancy tearing Bieber to shreds? Now's your chance) vintage porn posing boards, a photobooth, extreme knitting and much, much more – all in place to help you recall the carefree days of your youth. Music-wise, you'll hear classic house, ’90s hip hop, garage, drum ’n’ bass and plenty more, spun by Naked Jake, Jack Swift and other residents. Go get regressed! Read more about Regression Sessions.
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Club De Fromage
London's self-proclaimed biggest – and silliest – pop and fancy dress night supplies its fun-loving punters with oodles of Bon Jovi, Michael Jackson, Spice Girls, Backstreet Boys, Lady Gaga, Elton John and Katy Perry-style goodness (to name a few), plus a few more credible tunes from the likes of Blur, The Killers and other indie-leaning bands. There are silly themes each week and lest we forget the meat pie-giveaway and air guitar hero award. Remember, anyone in fancy dress gets to jump the queue.
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Bogan Bingo
Think bingo is boring? So do this lot, which is why they created a brilliant, bizarre, boozy and unashamedly silly alternative. Two 'Wayne's World'-styled hosts throw serious shapes to the likes of Bon Jovi and 'Eye of the Tiger' while calling the numbers. There are numerous prizes to be won, including the coveted Bogan Bingo lunch box, plenty of classic '80s pub rock and floods of stonewashed denim.
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Hip Hop Karaoke
If you've ever fancied yourself as a Missy, Eminem, Beastie Boy/Girl or you think you could give Snoop a run for his dough, here's your chance to act out some rap fantasies. And hey, what could be easier than trying to rap in front of loads of strangers? Don’t worry: this long-running night is actually hella fun. There’s a huge list of classics and lesser-known jams to choose from, and all songs are rated for rhyming difficulty. Ease yourself in with a mellow Tribe Called Quest number or battle with a frenetic Busta Rhymes track if you’re feeling baller.
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Burn Down The Disco
The musical brains behind ace indie night Feeling Gloomy have come up with a new party. Burn Down The Disco will take the baton from the popular Old School Indie party at the end of September, showcasing the same great indie tunes as OSI, but also with tons of lovely soul, synth pop, ska and vintage rock 'n' roll mixed in. Think anything from Depeche Mode to The Specials to Chuck Berry to Pulp. OSI founder Carl Hill says this new night will allow him to open things up a bit and play a wider range of great music, all of which is definitely fine by us. But don't worry – BDTD will still thrive off the same fun-filled atmosphere as OSI, and certainly won't take itself too seriously. There'll be sweets given out on the door, dance competitions, colouring sheets, confetti and a weekly 'rubbish ballon drop'. Farewell, Old School Indie. Now let's all go and get drunk and jump around the dancefloor at Burn Down The Disco.
Read more
I Love The ’80s vs I Love The '90s
No guesses needed here! All the '80s and '90s pop, hair rock, disco, indie and cheese you could ever wish for. Don't forget to dress up, as it'll make jumping around to anthems from Whitney, Britney, Oasis, Blur, Madge and others all the more fun.
Read more
Feeling Gloomy
Eternal pessimists – and proud of it – the Feeling Gloomy crew spin a regular soundtrack of gloom-tinted (but still hugely enjoyable) pop. Think Blondie to Bowie, Abba to The Clash, The Smiths to the Scissor Sisters, Bonnie Tyler to Joy Division. Get ready to do some whistful sighing and then jump on the dancefloor when you realise no-one's watching you anyway. Such is the popularity of this brilliant night that it's even hopped across the pond to New York. Oh, and attracted a ton of alt royalty celebs over the years - Jarvis Cocker, Michael Fassbender, Adam Buxton, Olivia Coleman, Daniel Kitson... There are many, which should go some way to demonstrating how much fun you'll have here.
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Gaz's Rockin' Blues
Gaz Mayall’s always-rammed night for fans of ska, classic R&B, R&R, blues, rocksteady, reggae and jive has been running weekly for an incredible 35 years, giving punters a brilliant mix of live bands (plus in-house DJs) every Thursday. Over that time some awesome names have passed through the doors to perform or just to have a dance: The Meteors, Alton Ellis, Lee Perry, Gaz’s own ska band The Trojans, even Screaming Lord Sutch. As well as helping pioneer formerly niche scenes like ska and psychobilly around London and the UK, it’s a night that boasts a fascinating rock ’n’ roll legacy that few – if any – London club nights can match. And, of course, it’s a hell of a lot of fun. In pictures: 35 years of Gaz’s Rockin’ Blues
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http://www.fatsoma.com/private-party-at-roof-garden-on-28th-june/89491?r=1681843160 We have a very limited amount of tickets for Roof Gardens on 28th June. The Club does not need presentations. Located 100 feet above High Street Kensington, it has its own stream, resident pink flamingoes and amazing roof terrace gardens. It is a venue which needs to be seen to be believed!