London scene guide
London scene guide — find your venue by sound. House lands at The Cause. The venues, promoters and artists shaping London’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- House — if you like TEED: The Cause, Burgess Park, E1
- Techno — if you like Indira Paganotto: E1, FOLD, The Cause
- Tech House — if you like Jamie Jones: E1, Old Royal Naval College, The Cause
- Disco — if you like Jamie Jones: Kelvedon Hall, Magazine Open–Air, The Cause
- R&B — if you like Shenin Amara: Setlist @ Somerset House, Brixton Jamm, Last Arch
- Dancehall — if you like Changing Currents: Studio 338, Night Tales, Setlist @ Somerset House
- Drum & Bass — if you like A Guy Called Gerald: The Cause, Hackney Wick Multiple Venues, Palais
Busiest venues
How big is London’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 18,257 club nights across 1443 venues in London, featuring 11,924 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in London tonight.
Which London venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
What time do London club nights actually start and end?
From the 18,157 listings publishing door times: the median London night opens at 21:00 — 59% open before 22:00, 41% between 22:00 and midnight, and 1% after midnight. Of the 1,821 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 02:00, 33% run past 04:00 and 12% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in London cost?
Across the 2,384 listings publishing prices (13% of all nights): the median advance ticket is £8, with half of all nights between £0 and £12. 28% of listed nights are free.
When does London go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (41% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 72% of the week. The busiest month of the year is August.
What does London sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 36% · Techno 15% · Tech House 12% · Disco 9% · R&B 8% · Hip-Hop 7%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
All figures derived from soundcheck’s listings database over the trailing 365 days; updated with each rebuild.
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