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London Venues Bar, club, concert, and other live or DJ'd music and spoken word venues in London. To update any details or let us know about any typos, please send us an email. Note: Venues starting with numbers are placed under the letter they begin with when they are spelt out. For example 333 would appear under 'T' for 'Three'. And we ignore the 'The' on venues starting with 'The' e.g. The Spitz appears under 'S'!
A AKA - 18 West Central Street, WC1. Website. The Albany - Douglas Way, SE8. Alexandra Palace - Wood Green, N22. 020 8365 2121. Tube: wood green. Anam - 3 Chapel Market, N1. 020 7278 1001. Tube: Angel. The Arc - Torrens Street, Off City Rd, N7. Tube: Angel. artsdepot - 5 Nether Street, North Finchley, N12 0GA. Website. Atesian Well - 693 Wandsworth Road, SW11. Ascanio Restaurant - 7 Pond Street, NW3. Tube: Belsize Park. Astons - 2 Regent Street, off Harrow Rd, W10. Astoria - 157 Charing Cross Road, WC2. 020 7434 9592. Tube: Tottenham Court Road. The Asylum - Rathbone Place, W1. B BAC - Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, SW11. Train: Clapham Junction. The Bale Bar - 31-33 Grove Bale, East Dulwich, SE22. Rail: East Dulwich. Bar Academy - N1 Centre, 16 Parkfield Street, N1. 0870 771 2000. Website. Barbican - Silk Street, EC2. 020 7638 8891, box office: 020 7638 4141. Tube: Barbican. Website. The Bar and Dining House - 2 Essex Road, N1. 020 7704 8789. Tube: Angel. Bar Coast - 50-54 Putney High St, SW15. Bar Kick - 127 Shoreditch High Street, E1. Tube: Old Street. Website. Bar Loca, SW9 - 261 Brixton Road, SW9. 020 7 274 5537. Tube: Brixton. Bar Med - 14 Finsbury Square. Nearest Tube: Old Street. Bar Oporto - 168 High Holborn, WC1. Bar Rumba - 36 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1. 020 7287 2715. Tube: Picadilly Circus. Website. Battersea Arts Centre - Lavender Hill, SW11. The Bear - 2 St. John's Square, EC1. Bed - 57-59 Charterhouse Street, EC1. Tube: Farringdon. Bedroom Bar - 62 Rivington Street, EC2. 020 7613 5637. Tube: Old Street. The Bedford - 77 Bedford Hill, Balham, SW12. Bethnal Green Working Men's Club - 44 Pollard Row, E2. The Blag Club - Canalot Studios, 222, Kensal Road, W10. 020 8960 2732. Tube: Ladbroke Grove / Westbourne Park. Bloomsbury Theatre - Gordon Street, London WC1. Tube: Euston. Box Office: 020 7388 8822 Bluu - 1 Hoxton Square, N1. 020 7613 2793. Tube: Old Street. Bod - 104-122 City Road, EC1 - corner of Old Street Roundabout & City Road. 020 7490 7407. Tube: Old Street - Exit 8 for Moorfields Eye Hospital. The Border - 8/9 Argyll Street. Tube: Oxford Circus. Borderline - Orange Yard, off Manette St, W1.020 7734 2095. Tube: Tottenham Court Road. Website. Borders Books, Music and Café - 203 Oxford Street, London W1A. Tube: Oxford Street or Tottenham Court Road. BRB The Arc - Torrens Street, EC1. 0207 837 9421. Bread and Roses - 68, Clapham Manor Street, SW4. 020 7498 1779. Tube: Clapham North. Bricklayers Arms - Charlotte Street, EC1. Brixton Academy - 211 Stockwell Road, SW9. 0870 771 2000. Tube/Rail: Brixton. Website. Brixton Art Gallery - Brixton Station Road, SW9. Tube: Brixton. Brixtonian - 11 Beehive Place, SW9. Tube: Brixton. Brixton Recreation Centre - Station Rd, SW9. Tube: Brixton. Bush Hall - 310 Uxbridge Road, W12. 020 8222 6955. Tube: Shepherds Bush. Website. C Cabot Hall - Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs, E14. 020 7418 2783. Tube/DLR: Canary Wharf. Website. Café 1001 - 101 Brick Lane, E1. 020 7247 9679. Tube: Aldgate East/Liverpool Street. Camden Centre - Euston Road, WC1. Tube: Kings Cross. Cantaloupe - 35 Charlotte Road, EC2. 020 77613 4411. Tube: Old Street. Website. Canvas - Kings Cross Goods Yard, off York Way, N1. 020 7833 8301. Cargo - 83 Rivington Street, EC2. 020 7739 3440. Tube: Old Street Website. Carling Academy Islington - N1 Centre, 16 Parkfield Street, N1. 0870 771 2000. Website. Carling Academy Brixton - 211 Stockwell Road, SW9. 0870 771 2000. Website. CC Club - 13 Coventry Street, W1D. 0870 990 9979. Tube: Picadilly Circus / Leicester Square. Website. The Chancery - 316 Lillie Road, Fulham, SW6. 020 7385 2658. Charterhouse - 38 Charterhouse St, EC1. 020 7608 0858. Tube: Farringdon. Website. Cherry Jam - 58 Porchester Road, W2. 020 7727 9950. Tube: Royal Oak. Website. Circus - 1 Upper James Street, W1. Click - 84-86 Wardour Street, W1. Clockwork - 66-68 Pentonville Road, N1 9HS. Club Embrace - Mary Ward Hall, 5 Tavistock Place, WC1. Club 3 - 3 New Burlington Street, W1. Cobden Club - 170-172 Kensal Road, W10. 020 8960 4222. Tube: Westbourne Park. Context - 14-18 Triton Court, Finsbury Square, EC2A. Conway Hall - Red Lion Square, WC1. Tube: Holborn. Corks Wine Bar - 28 Binney Street, W1Y. 0207 408 0100. Tube: Bond Street. Website. The Coronet - 24-28 New Kent Rd, SE1. 020 7701 1500. Tobe: Elephant and Castle. The Cross - Goods Way Depot, off York Way, N1. 020 7837 0828. Tube: Kings Cross. The Cube - 58a Camberwell Church St, SE5. D Deal Real - 3 Marlborough Court (off Carnaby Street), W1F. Tube: Oxford Street. The Dogstar - 398 Coldharbour Lane, SW9. 020 7485 7515. Tube: Brixton. Dragon Bar - 5 Leonard Street, EC2A. 020 7490 7110. Tube: Old Street. Dust - 27 Clerkenwell Rd, EC1. 020 7490 5120. Tube: Farringdon. Website. E Earl's Wine Bar - 21-25 Earl Street, EC2. 0207 375 0075. Elbow Room, N1 - 89-91 Chapel Market, N1. Tube: Angel. Website. The Electric Ballroom - 184 Camden High St, NW1. 020 7485 9006. Tube: Camden Town. Electricity Showrooms - 39 a Hoxton Street (off Hoxton Square), N1. 020 7739 6934. Tube: Old Street. Elektrowerkz - 7 Torrens St, off the City Road, EC1. 020 7837 6419. Tube: Angel. Website. El Paso - 350-354 Old Street, EC1. 07950 950084. Tube: Old Street. Embassy Bar - 119 Essex Road, Islington, N1. 020 7226 9849. The End - 16a West Central Street, WC1. 020 7419 9199. Tube: Tottenham Court Road or Holborn. Website. The Enterprise - 2 Haverstock Hill, NW3. 020 7485 2659. Tube: Chalk Farm. Essence Bar - 5 Carthusian Street, London, EC1. 020 7253 6009. Tube/BR: Barbican or Farringdon. Website. Eve - 3 New Burlington Street, W1. Tube: Oxford Circus / Picadilly Circus. F Fabric - 77a Charterhouse Street, EC1. 020 7336 8898. Tube: Farringdon. Website. Fiesta Havana - 490 Fulham Road, SW6. Fortress Studios - 34-38 Provost St, N1. Tube: Old Street. Website. Forum - 9-17 Highgate Road, NW5. 020 73440044. Tube/Rail: Kentish Town. The Fox - 3 Northland Crescent, W14. Tube: West Kensington. Foyles - 113-119 Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0EB. Website. Freedom Bar - 60-66 Wardour Street, W1. Fridge - Town Hall Parade, Brixton Hill, SW2. 020 7326 5100. Tube: Brixton. The Fringe - 330 Kennington Lane, SW9. Tube: Vauxhall. G The Garage - 20-22 Highbury Corner, N5. 020 7607 1818 / cc: 020 7344 0044. Tube/Rail: Highbury & Islington. George Bernard Shaw Theatre, RADA - Malet St, WC1. Ginglik - Shepherds Bush Green, W12. 07764 853 671. Shepherd's Bush. The Glasshouse - The Mermaid Building, Puddle Dock, off Upper Thames Street, EC4. 020 7248 5444. Tube/Rail: Blackfriars. Website. Grand Central - 93 Great Eastern Street, EC2. Tube: Old Street. Great Eastern Hotel - Liverpool St, EC2. The Griffin - 93 Leonard St, EC2. 020 7739 6719. Tube Old Street. H Hammersmith Apollo - Queen Caroline Street, London, W6. Ticketmaster: (0870) 606 3400. Tube: Hammersmith. Harlem - 78 Westbourne Grove, W2. 020 7985 0900. Tube: Bayswater / Notting Hill Gate. Herbal - 12-14 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, E2. 0207 613 4462. Tube: Old Street. Website. Home Bar - 100-106 Leonard St, EC2. Havana Fiesta - 17 Hanover Square, W1. I ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts) - The Mall, SW1. 020 7930 3647. Tube: Charing Cross. Website. Ice Bar - 18-20 Park Rd, Crouch End, N8. Ion Bar - 161-5 Ladbroke Grove, W10. 020 8960 1702. Tube: Ladbroke Grove. Indo - 133 Whitechapel Road, London, E1. Inigo - 642 Wandsworth Road, London, SW8. 020 7622 4884. International Students House - 229 Great Portland Street, W1. Islington Academy (formerly Marquee) - 16 Parkfield St, N1. 0870 7712000 (box office), 0905 0203999 (info). Tube: Angel. The Islington Bar - 342 Caledonian Road, N1. J Jam - 123 Shoreditch High Street, E1. Tube: Old Street. 020 7613 3554. Jamm - 261 Brixton Road, SW1. Jamies - 74 Charoltte Street, W1. Jay Cubed Bar - 73 White Lion Street, N1. Jazz After Dark - Greek Street, W1. 0207 734 0545. Tube: Tottenham Court Road. Website. Jazz Cafe - 5 Parkway, NW1. 020 7916 6060. Tube: Camden Town. Website. Jerusalem - Rathbone Place, London, W1. 020 7255 1120. Tube: Tottenham Court Road. K The Key - Lazer Road, Goods Yard (Opposite The Cross), off York Way, Kings Cross N1. 020 7837 1027. Tube: Kings Cross. Koko (formerly Camden Palace) - 1a Camden High St, NW1. Tube: Mornington Crescent. L La Finca - 98 Pentonville Road, N1. Tube: Angel. The Legion - 348 Old Street, EC1. Tube: Old Street. The Light - 233 Shoreditch High St, E1. Website. The Lion - 132 Stoke Newington Church Street, N16. Little Angel Theatre - 14 Dagmar Passage, Cross Street, N1. Living - 443 Coldharbour Lane, SW9. 020 7326 4040. Tube: Brixton. Website. Lock 17 (formerly Dingwalls) - Camden Lock, top of Camden High St, NW1. 020 7267 1577. Tube: Camden Town. Lockside Lounge - 75-89 West Yard, Camden Lock, NW1. Tube: Camden Town. Lock Tavern - Chalk Farm Road, NW1. 020 7482 7163. Tube: Camden. The Lodge - 226-228 Harlesden High Street, NW10. 02089653862. Loughborough Hotel - 39 Loughborough road, SW9. 020 7733 9305. Tube: Brixton. Website. Lounge Bar - 56-58 Atlantic Road (off Coldharbour Lane), SW2. Tube: Brixton. Low Life - 34a Paddington Street, W1. 020 7935 1272. Tube: Baker Street. LSO St Luke's - Old Street, EC1. 020 7382 7389. Tube: Old Street. Lush - 31 Jamestown Road, NW1. M Madame JoJo's - 8-10 Brewer Street, W1. 020 7734 3040. Tube: Picadilly Circus. Website. Manjaro - 148 Holloway Rd, N7. 020 7609 2082. Tube: Holloway Road. Marble Hill House - Richmond Road, Twickenham: Tube/Rail: Richmond or Twickenham. Market Bar - 2 Crutched Friars, EC3N. 020 7480 7550. Tube: Tower Gateway. Market Place - 11 Market Place, W1. 020 7079 2020. Tube: Oxford Circus. Mass - St. Matthews Church, Brixton Hill, SW2. 020 7738 3366. Tube: Brixton. Website. Mau Mau Bar - 265 Portobello Rd, W11. Mean Fiddler - 165 Charing Cross Road, WC2. 09701 500 044. The Meantime Lounge - Boord Street, Greenwich SE10. Medcalf Bar - 40 Exmouth Market, EC1. Tube: Farringdon/Angel. Medicine Bar - 89 Great Eastern St, EC1. 020 7739 5173. Tube: Old Street. Website. Mera Soho - 25 Frith Street, W1. Tube: Piccadilly Circus / Leicester Square. Metro Bar - 19-23 Oxford Street, W1. 020 7437 0964. Tube: Tottenham Court Road. Mezzo - 100 Wardour St, W1. Tube: Tottenham Court Road, Oxford Street. The Millenium Club - 167 Drury Lane, WC2. Tube: covent Garden or Holborn. Ministry of Salsa - 8 Walworth Road, SE1. Tube: Elephant & Castle. Ministry of Sound - 103 Gaunt Street, SE1. 020 7378 6528. Tube: Elephant & Castle. Mint Bar (formerly WKD) - 18 Kentish Town Road, NW1. 020 7267 1869. Tube: Camden Town. Modern Art - 10 Vyner St, E2. 020 8980 7742. Website. Moloko - 96-98 Pentonville Road, N1. 020 7837 5387. Tube: Angel / Kings Cross. Monkey Chews - Queen's Crescent, Chalk Farm. 020 7267 6406. Moonlighting - 17 Greek Street, W1. 020 7437 5782. Tube: Leicester Square. Motion Bar - Hungerford House, Victoria Embankment, WC2N. N Nama Bar - 245 Shaftesbury Ave, WC2H. Tube: Tottenham Court Road. Website. Neighbourhood (formerly Subterania) - 12 Acklam Road, W10. 020 7727 9950. Tube: Ladbroke Grove. Website. Nightmoves - 145 Shoreditch High Street, E1. 0207 739 6412. Tube: Old Street. 19:20 - 19-20 Great Sutton Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1V. Tube: Farringdon. Website. 93 Feet East - 150 Brick Lane (opposite the Truman Brewery), E1. 020 7247 3293. Tube: Aldgate East/Liverpool Street. Website. Notting Hill Arts Club - 21 Notting Hill Gate, W11. 020 7460 4459. Tube: Notting Hill Gate. Website. Nudge Bar - 36-38 New Oxford Street, WC1. Tube: Tottenham Court Road. Number 3 - 3 New Burlington Street, W1. Tube: Picadilly Circus. Nylon - 1 Addle Street, EC2V. O Ocean - 270 Mare Street, Hackney, E8. 020 8533 0111, box office 020 7314 2800. Rail: Hackney Central or Hackney downs. Buses: 242, 38, 30. Website. oh!art - Derbyshire Street, Bethnal Green, E2. Oh! Bar - 111 Camden High Street. Tube: Camden Town. The Old Dairy - 1-3 Crouch Hill, N. Tube: Finsbury Park and then W7 or W3 bus. The Old Truman Brewery - Brick Lane, EC1. 100 Club - 100 Oxford St, W1. Tube: Tottenham Court Road/Oxford Street. Website. On The Rocks - 25 Kingsland Rd, London E2. Tube: Old Street. Opium - 1 Dean St, W1D. Tube: Tottenham Court Road or Oxford Street. 020 7287 9608. Website. P The Paradise Bar - 460 New Cross Road, SE14. Tube/BR: New Cross. Website. Parker Place Bar - 51 Parker St, Holborn, WC2. The Peacock - Dray Walk (off Brick Lane), E1. 020 7392 9180. Tube: Aldgate East. The Phoenix - 37 Cavendish Square, London W1. Tube: Oxford Circus. Pitch - 30 Lisle Street, WC2. Pizza Express Jazz Club - 10 Dean St, W1C. 020 7439 8722. Tube: Tottenham Court Road. Plan B - 418 Brixton High Street, SW9. Tube: Brixton. Plastic People - 147-149 Curtain Road, EC2. 020 77396471. Tube: Old Street. Website. Play Bar - 58 Old Street, Clerkenwell. Tube: Old St or Barbican. Website. The Poetry Place - 22 Betterton St, WC2. Tube: Covent Garden / Leicester Square. Po Na Na Wimbledon - 82 The Broadway, SW9. Tube: Wimbledon. Website. The Pool - 104-108 Curtain Rd, EC2A. 020 7739 9608. Tube: Old Street. Website. Praxis - Pot Street. Tube: Bethnal Green Station. Prodigal - corner of Wood Street and Love Lane, London EC2. Tube: Barbican or St Paul’s. Purcell Room - South Bank, SE1. 020 7960 4242. Tube: Waterloo. Website. Q Queen Elizabeth Hall - South Bank, SE1. 020 7960 4242. Tube: Waterloo. Website. R Raks - 4 Heddon Street, W1. 020 7439 2929. Tube: Picadilly Circus / Oxford Circus. Red - 5 Kingly Street, W1. Red Gate Gallery - 209A Coldharbour Lane, SW9. The Red Lion - Hoxton St, EC1. Redstar - 319 Camberwell Road, SE5. 020 7703 7779. Rail: Denmark Hill. Website. The Reliance Bar and Restaurant - 336 Old St, EC1. Tube: Old Street. The Retreat - 144 Upper Street, Islington, N1. 020 7359 7102. Website. Revolution - 94-95 Clapham High Street, SW4. Tube: Clapham Common. The Rex - Rupert Street, W1. Rez - 1 Nine Elms Lane, SW8. Rhythm Factory - 16-18 Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel, E1. 020 7247 9386. Tube: Algate East or Whitechapel. Website. Ritzy Cinema - Brixton Oval, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, SW2. Tube: Brixton. The Rocket - 697 Holloway Road, N7. Tube: Holloway Road. Ronnie Scotts - 47 Frith Street, W1. 020 7439 0747. Tube: Leicester Square. Website. Rouge Club - Andrew Borde Street, off Charing Cross Road (next to Centre Point), WC2. 020 7836 4324. Tube: Tottenham Court Road. Royal Festival Hall - South Bank, SE1. 020 7960 4242. Tube: Waterloo. Website. Ruby Lo - 23 Orchard Street, W1H. 020 7486 3671. Tube: Bond Street. Website. S Sahara Nights - 257 Pentonville Road, N1. 020 7837 3218. Tube: Kings Cross. Salmon and Compass - 58 Penton Street, Islington, N1. 020 7837 3891. Website. Salvador & Amanda - 8 Great Newport Street, WC2H. Tube: Leicester Square. 020 7240 1551. Sand - 156 Clapham Park Road, SW4. Tube: Clapham Common. The Scala - 278 Pentonville Road, N1. 020 7833 2022. Tube/Rail: Kings Cross. Shepherds Bush Empire - Shepherds Bush Green, W12. 0870 771 2000. Tube: Shepherds Bush. Website. Shh Rooms - 7-9 Cranbourne Street, WC2. 606 Club - 90 Lots Road, SW10. 020 7352 5953. Website. Silver Sturgeon - Savoy Pier. Tube: Embankment. Smersh Bar - 5 Ravey Street, Shoreditch, EC2. 0207 739 0092. Tube: Old Street. Website. Smiths of Smithfield - 66-77 Charterhouse Street, EC1. Tube: Farringdon. The Social - 5 Little Portland Street, W1N 5AG. 020 7636 4992. Tube: Oxford Circus. Website. Soho Spice - 124-126 Wardour St, W1. 020 7434 0808. Tube: Oxford Circus. Soma Bar - 230 Mile End Road, E1. Tube: Stepney Green. Sosho - 2 Tabernacle Street, EC2. 020 7920 0701. Tube: Old Street. Sound - 10 Wardour Street, W1. 020 7287 1010. Tube: Leicester Square. South Central Bar - 16 Elephant & Castle (opposite shopping centre), SE1. 020 7252 5225. Tube: Elephant & Castle. South London Pacific - 304 Kennington Road, SE11. 020 7820 9189. Tube: Oval. Website. The Spice Of Life - 6 Moor St, W1. Tube: Tottenham Court Road. The Spitz - 109 Commercial Street, Old Spitalfields Market, E1. 020 7392 9032. Tube: Liverpool Street. Website. The Spot - 29-30 Maiden Lane, W1. 020 7379 5900. Tube: Covent Garden / Leicester Square. Stoke Tup (now renamed to 'The Lion') - 132 Stoke Newington Church Street, N16. Studio 33 - 101 Tinworth Street, off Albert Embankment, SE11. 020 7820 1702. Tube: Vauxhall. Stratford Circus - Theatre Square (off Gerry Raffles Square), E15. 020 8279 1000. Tube: Stratford. Website. Stratford Rex - 361-373 High Street Stratford, E15. 020 8215 6003. Nearest Rail: Stratford. Strawberry Moons - 15-17 Heddon Street, W1R. 020 74377300. Subterania - 12 Acklam Road, W10. 020 8960 4590. Tube: Ladbroke Grove. Website. Suga Suga - 187 Wardour Street, W1. 020 7434 2118. Website. T The Tabernacle - 55-61 Tabernacle Street, EC2A. Tabernacle Community Centre - Powis Sq, W11. Tube: Westbourne Park. Tea Rooms Des Artistes - 697 Wandsworth Road, SW8. Website. The Tardis - 54 Turnmill Street, EC1M. The Telegraph - 228 Brixton Hill, SW2. 020 8678 0666. Tube: Brixton. Theatre Royal Stratford East -Gerry Raffles Square, E15. Tube: Stratford. 020 8534 7374. Website. 333 - 333 Old Street, EC1V 9LE. 20 7739 5949. Tube: Old Street. Tiger Tiger - 29 The Haymarket London SW1Y. 020 7930 1885. Tube: Oxford Circus / Picadilly Circus. Tongue and Groove - 50 Atlantic Road, Brixton, SW2. Tube: Brixton. Website. Trafik - 40 Hoxton Square, N1. Tube: Old Street. Trap - 202 Wardour Street, W1. Tube: Tottenham Court Road. Troy Bar - 10 Hoxton Street, N1. 8pm-2am. Website. 229 Great Portland Street - 22 Great Portland Street, W1. Tube: Great Portland Street. 291 Gallery - 291 Hackney Road, E2. U Underworld - 174 Camden High Street, NW1. 020 7482 1932. Tube: Camden Town. Website. Union Chapel - Compton Terrace, N1. Tube/Train: Highbury and Islington. Website. V Vibe Bar - The Brewery, 91-95 Brick Lane, E1 6QL. 020 7377 2899. Tube: Aldgate East. Website. Victoria and Albert Museum - Cromwell Road, SW7. 020 7942 2000. Website. W The Watershed - 267 Broadway, SW19. Tube: Wimbledon. Wembley Arena - Empire Way, Wembley. 020 8902 0902. Tube: Wembley Park. Website. Wessex House - 1a St. John's Hill, SW11. Train: Clapham Junction. The White Horse - 94 Brixton hill, SW2. Tube: Brixton. White House - 65 Clapham Park Road, London, SW4. 020 7498 3388. Tube: Clapham Common. Woody's - 41-43 Woodfield Road, W9. 020 7266 3030. Tube: Westbourne Park. Website. WKD - 18 Kentish Town Road, NW1. 020 7267 1869. Tube: Camden Town. Z Z Bar - 30 Acre Lane, SW2. Tube: Brixton. Zd Bar - 289 Kilburn High Rd, NW6. To update any details or let us know about any typos, please send us an email. EMAIL UPDATES! Do you want to receive Know The Ledge update emails? Click here to sign up!
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