Live music and clubs - The Rough Guide to London - page 401

Gate; map pp.274-275. Groovy dressed-down basement
club-bar playing everything from funk, jazz and hip-hop
through to soul and indie. Usually Tues-Sun 7pm-2am.

SOUTH LONDON
Ì Bussey Building 133 Rye Lane, SE1 T 020 7732
5275, W clfartcafe.org; Peckham Rye Overground; map
pp.310-311. The heart of Peckham's cool, Bussey delivers
three floors of mixed bills with loads of space to dance, a
friendly crowd and lots of afrobeat and disco vibes. Usually
Thurs 8pm-2am, Fri & Sat 10pm-4am.
Coronet 28 New Kent Rd, SE1 T 020 7701 1500,
W coronettheatre.co.uk; ! Elephant and Castle;
map pp.224-225. Theatre-turned-cinema-turned-music
venue, with a gorgeous Art Deco interior, regular club
nights and gigs, catering for a vaguely more knowing
crowd than nearby Ministry . Until 6am on club nights.
Ì Corsica Studios 5 Elephant Rd, SE17 T 020 7703
4760, W corsicastudios.com; ! Elephant & Castle; map
pp.224-225. Faintly scuzzy and very cool mid-sized venue
that worships the bass, with breaks, dubstep, electro and
techno dominating the speakers, frequent live sessions and
artistic/community projects. Look out for signature night
Troublevision. Usually Fri-Sun 10pm-6am.
The Lambeth 467 Brixton Rd, SW9 TT 020 7383 7788,
W facebook.com/thelambeth; ! Brixton; map pp.310-
311. Formerly the Brixton Clubhouse , the Lambeth has
rooftop partying high above the hubbub of Brixton. Lots of
urban and house nights, but look out for house/cheese fun
with Gym & Tonic. Times vary, check site for nights.
Ministry of Sound 103 Gaunt St, SE1 T 0870 060
0010, W ministryofsound.com/club; ! Elephant &
Castle; map pp.224-225. The vast headquarters of this
clubbing brand may sometimes seem peopled by corporate
clubbers and gawping visitors, but the soundsystem is
exceptional and it gets the pick of visiting house and trance
DJs. Usually Fri 10.30pm-6am, Sat 11pm-7am.
Plan B 418 Brixton Rd, SW9 T 020 7733 0926, W plan
-brixton.co.uk; ! Brixton; map pp.310-311. Small,
laidback Brixton club with a good soundsystem, friendly
staff, a great bar and a house- and hip-hop-oriented music
policy that gets in good acts. Usually Fri-Sun 10pm-4am.

CAMDEN, KING'S CROSS AND ISLINGTON
Big Chill House 257-259 Pentonville Rd, N1 T 020
7427 2540; ! King's Cross; map pp.284-285. Friendly
bar-cum-club that rarely has a door charge for its
drum'n'bass, house, funk and boogie vibes. Mon-Wed
9am-midnight, Thurs 9am-1am, Fri 9am-3am, Sat
11am-3am, Sun 11am-midnight.
EGG 200 York Way, N7 T 020 7871 7111, W egglondon
.net; ! King's Cross; map pp.284-285. Three floors and
a decent outdoor space host a mixed crowd there for the
house and rave, including lots of new tunes but often
kicking it old school. Usually Fri-Sun 10pm-6am.
Electric Ballroom 184 Camden High St, NW1 T 020
7485 9006, W electricballroom.co.uk; ! Camden Town;
map pp.284-285. Historic club and rock venue, hosting rock
and metal (Fri) and indie and pop nights (Sat), plus mid-tier
gigs earlier in the evening. Fri & Sat 10.30pm-3am.
Proud Camden Stables Market, NW1 T 020 7482 3867,
W proudcamden.com; ! Camden Town; map pp.284-
285. Crossing the dance/rock spectrum with live celebrity
acts, costume parties and more, Proud Camden is as mixed
up as you'd expect a former horse hospital to be, with
acoustic music during the days at weekends and an outdoor
terrace in summer. Hours vary, club usually till 2.30am.
Scala 275 Pentonville Rd, N1 T 020 7833 2022, W scala
-london.co.uk; ! King's Cross map p.120. This cavernous
former cinema is just the right side of labyrinthine. Stages
fine gigs and weekend club nights covering rock and soca to
dub and cheese. Club usually Fri-Sun 10pm-6am.
Slimelight at Electrowerkz 7 Torrens St, EC1 T 020
7837 6419, W facebook.com/slimelighto cial; !
Angel; map pp.284-285. If you're into goth, aggrotech and
other dark scene genres best displayed by the colour black,
here should be your first port of call. Sat 10pm-7.30am.

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SECRET NIGHTS AND SPECIAL EVENT SPACES
The last few years have seen a revival in nights where you only discover the venue at the last
minute, especially for big warehouse parties. The good news is that the most likely spaces are
great sites, with several venues around that just host others' special events. The best bet for
finding out what's on is Resident Advisor ( W residentadvisor.net).
Ewer Street Car Park ( W bit.ly/18wBM3I) near Southwark Tube is a series of cavernous
arches that provide great atmosphere for events, although it's fairly infrequently used. Netil
House has hosted all sorts of great after-parties and events ( W www.netilhouse.com) near
London Fields train station, while Autumn Street Studios ( W facebook.com/autumnstreet
studios) is a fun one-room studio behind the Olympic site run by major UK promoters Bloc.
While the term ”pop-up” has been tarnished by overuse, there are many genuinely
spontaneous venues. Homerton's The Dentist ( W facebook.com/33ChatsworthRd) is a
squatted shop front with atmospheric gigs, friendly parties and an artsy crowd. You may also
see the name Loft Studios ( W http://bit.ly/18i7GVf ) listed for dance music events, bringing
house music to parties in northwest London near Willesden Junction.