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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Adult nights out in London
London’s sexiest soirées come in all shapes and sizes, from full-on fetish to decadent fantasy
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Latest nightlife features
Film
Inside London’s secret new cinema-nightclub
‘I’ve been clubbing my whole life and never seen anything like this.’
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
Latest nightlife news
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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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Legendary London LGBTQ+ club night Duckie is returning
The night ran at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern for 27 years and threw its final party in 2022 – but now it’s making a comeback
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The Barbican has announced a nightlife programme with parties until 3am
The ‘Anyone Can Dance’ series will see late-night dancing arrive at the brutalist icon, with a first event by Eastern Margins
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The Ministry of Sound is getting its biggest ever makeover – and completely transforming the main room
The legendary club will mark its 35th birthday in 2026 with new sound and lights systems and a fully redesigned dancefloor
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4 London clubs have been named in the 100 best in the world for 2025
Fancy a proper knees-up? Look no further, because these London venues rank among the best in the world.
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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
