Music policy
24 venues with Hip Hop in their music policy, across the UK and abroad.
Dennis Brekke
Las Vegas, United States
A gold-toned room at Encore that opens onto a pool deck, consistently among the highest-grossing clubs in the United States.
InvadingInvader
Las Vegas, United States
A three-level Caesars Palace club built around a kinetic chandelier that descends over the main floor, plus a terrace overlooking the Strip.
Newcastle
An independent club founded in 1993 on an explicitly anti-racist, anti-sexist door policy, playing soul, funk, reggae, hip hop and house.
Welshleprechaun (talk)
Cardiff
Founded in 1983 as a Welsh-language social club, Clwb spans three floors of live music and club nights on Womanby Street.
Edinburgh
A charity-run club on the Cowgate programming techno, drum & bass, electro, jungle and hip hop, alongside arts and community events.
Leeds
A basement club off Briggate with a soul, funk, disco and hip hop policy, plus a long-running comedy night.
Nottingham
A live venue and club since 1980, with weekend club nights running across three rooms after the gigs.
Manchester
Four floors on Charles Street — bar, live room, restaurant and a basement club running house, disco, techno and hip hop.
Miami, United States
A 24-hour club downtown combining aerial performance with a full DJ programme, open around the clock at weekends.
Las Vegas, United States
Resorts World's flagship club, with a multi-level main room, moving stage elements and a connected dayclub.
InvadingInvader
Miami, United States
The Fontainebleau's long-running flagship, known for hip hop bookings and a heavily table-driven room.
Leicester
Three floors of rock, pop, hip hop and RnB in a Gaudí-inspired building, and the anchor of the city's alternative nights.
Glasgow
A basement off Bath Street playing funk, soul, disco and retro hits, open late through the week.
London
A Shoreditch bar and club over three floors, best known for a rooftop that is themed and rebuilt each season.
Bristol
A bowling alley, bar and club in one building on Nelson Street, with club nights running late at weekends.
London
A Soho club built around circus-themed cabaret performance, with table service and a hip hop, RnB and house policy.
London
A Shoreditch basement club with a circus theme, playing hip hop, RnB, afrobeats, amapiano and house.
Johnvedwards
Newcastle
A city-centre club near the cathedral with a VIP-heavy layout, playing RnB, hip hop and house.
Glasgow
A city-centre club over several rooms, running hip hop, RnB, electro and indie nights.
Liverpool
A split-level Seel Street club and courtyard, long a cheap and reliable night in the Ropewalks.
London
A Clapham High Street club with an RnB, reggaeton, Afrobeats and Latin policy.
Portsmouth
An Asian-themed Portsmouth club known for its headbands, beer pong tables and performers working the floor.
Brighton
A large multi-room club on West Street. It closed to the public in October 2024 when structural problems were found in the Kingswest complex, and reopened…
Birmingham
A large multi-room commercial club on Broad Street, geared to student nights and chart-led weekends. It closed permanently in February 2024, when Rekom UK — then…