House clubs

Venues with House in their music policy, across the UK and beyond.

Sub Club

Glasgow · 410 capacity

Open since 1987 beneath Jamaica Street, Sub Club is one of the longest continuously running underground clubs in the world. The low…

Featured ★★★★★

Berghain

Berlin, Germany · 1,500 capacity

A former power station in Friedrichshain, running from Saturday night deep into Monday. Famous in equal measure for its Funktion-One rig, its…

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Fabric

London · 1,600 capacity

Three rooms under the old Smithfield cold stores, with Room One's bodysonic dancefloor wired so the bass travels through the floor itself.…

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The White Hotel

Manchester · 600 capacity

A former car repair garage in Salford with bare concrete walls and almost no production, running experimental electronics, noise and techno. Widely…

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Amnesia Ibiza

Ibiza, Spain · 5,000 capacity

Two enormous rooms — the Club Room and the glass-roofed Terrace — and the venue where balearic beat took shape in the…

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The Warehouse Project

Manchester · 10,000 capacity

A seasonal series rather than a permanent club, WHP takes over disused Manchester industrial space each autumn and winter. Its Depot Mayfield…

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Hï Ibiza

Ibiza, Spain · 3,000 capacity

Built on the old Space site in Playa d'en Bossa, Hï pairs a Theatre room and Club room with production at the…

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Ministry of Sound

London · 1,600 capacity

Opened in 1991 and modelled on the New York warehouse clubs, Ministry of Sound built its reputation on The Box — a…

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Motion

Bristol · 2,800 capacity

A former skate park turned warehouse complex beside the Feeder Canal, with connected rooms and an outdoor Marble Factory yard. Bristol's largest…

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Pacha Ibiza

Ibiza, Spain · 3,000 capacity

The cherry logo has been on the Ibiza skyline since 1973, making Pacha the island's oldest superclub. A whitewashed Ibicencan building with…

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The Brooklyn Mirage

New York, United States · 6,000 capacity

The open-air centrepiece of the Avant Gardner complex in East Williamsburg, with a vast LED backdrop and a summer-season programme.

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Ushuaïa Ibiza

Ibiza, Spain · 4,000 capacity

An open-air poolside stage attached to a hotel, running daytime parties that finish as the indoor clubs open.

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XS Nightclub

Las Vegas, United States · 3,000 capacity

A gold-toned room at Encore that opens onto a pool deck, consistently among the highest-grossing clubs in the United States.

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Drumsheds

London · 15,000 capacity

A vast former IKEA warehouse in Tottenham converted by Broadwick into four connected halls. It is among the largest indoor club spaces…

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Omnia Nightclub

Las Vegas, United States · 3,500 capacity

A three-level Caesars Palace club built around a kinetic chandelier that descends over the main floor, plus a terrace overlooking the Strip.

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DC-10

Ibiza, Spain · 1,500 capacity

A low-slung building by the airport runway, home of Circoloco Mondays and the island's least polished, most revered room.

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Corsica Studios

London · 400 capacity

An artist-run space in two railway arches near Elephant & Castle, small enough to feel like a party and adventurous enough to…

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Sneaky Pete's

Edinburgh · 100 capacity

A hundred-capacity room on the Cowgate that books far above its size, seven nights a week.

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World Headquarters

Newcastle · 400 capacity

An independent club founded in 1993 on an explicitly anti-racist, anti-sexist door policy, playing soul, funk, reggae, hip hop and house.

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Beach Ballroom

Aberdeen · 1,000 capacity

A category B listed art deco ballroom on the seafront, with a sprung dancefloor mounted on steel springs — one of the…

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Clwb Ifor Bach

Cardiff · 400 capacity

Founded in 1983 as a Welsh-language social club, Clwb spans three floors of live music and club nights on Womanby Street.

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Dalston Superstore

London · 250 capacity

A queer bar and basement club in Dalston, open from daytime through to late, with a policy spanning house, disco, techno and…

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Hope Works

Sheffield · 800 capacity

A working industrial site by day and a techno warehouse by night, home to the Hope Works and No Bounds programmes.

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La Cheetah Club

Glasgow · 200 capacity

A small basement under Max's bar on Queen Street, booking electro, house and techno well above what the room's size suggests.

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Mint Club

Leeds · 300 capacity

A small, low-ceilinged room with a Funktion-One rig that has anchored the Leeds underground since 1998.

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Reading Rooms

Dundee · 500 capacity

A converted hall on Blackscroft that reshaped Dundee nightlife, booking underground house and techno well beyond what a city of its size…

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The Berkeley Suite

Glasgow · 200 capacity

A velvet-lined room west of the centre with a disco, electronica and punk-house policy and a devoted regular crowd.

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The Cause

London · 1,200 capacity

A club with a charitable model that donates profits to mental-health and community causes, now in a Docklands home after outgrowing its…

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24 Kitchen Street

Liverpool · 300 capacity

A Baltic Triangle warehouse space combining club nights, live music and community programming.

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Cabaret Voltaire

Edinburgh · 600 capacity

Built into the Edinburgh Vaults beneath the Old Town, a stone-arched club running house, techno and bass across two rooms.

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Concorde 2

Brighton · 600 capacity

A seafront venue in a former tea room, mixing live shows with long-running club nights.

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HiFi Club

Leeds · 250 capacity

A basement club off Briggate with a soul, funk, disco and hip hop policy, plus a long-running comedy night.

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Independent

Sunderland · 400 capacity

Open since 2006 on Holmeside, and the centre of Sunderland's independent scene, with a range running from nu-jazz and acid house to…

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Phonox

London · 500 capacity

A Brixton club built around a single room and a resident-led booking policy, giving one DJ a long Saturday residency at a…

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SWG3

Glasgow · 1,250 capacity

A former warehouse complex on the Clyde with multiple event spaces, a yard and a year-round arts programme.

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Unit 51

Aberdeen · 300 capacity

An independent, multi-purpose space in the merchant quarter, run by people who treat music, art and drink with equal seriousness.

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XOYO

London · 800 capacity

A two-floor Shoreditch club best known for its long-running resident series, which hands a DJ a three-month run of weekends and lets…

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YES

Manchester · 250 capacity

Four floors on Charles Street — bar, live room, restaurant and a basement club running house, disco, techno and hip hop.

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Annabel's Cabaret & Discotheque

Plymouth · 400 capacity

A Barbican venue combining live music, burlesque and cabaret with a late discotheque.

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Carpet Shop

London · 200 capacity

A small Peckham arch behind a shopfront, with an eclectic policy taking in psytrance, Italo disco, house, techno, grime and dubstep.

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Colour Factory

London · 500 capacity

A Hackney Wick warehouse with a courtyard, programming house, techno, disco, grime, garage and jazz across day-to-night events.

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De Marktkantine

Amsterdam, Netherlands · 900 capacity

A converted 1930s market canteen in west Amsterdam with an ornate main hall and late licence.

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Digital Newcastle

Newcastle · 1,500 capacity

A multi-room club by the Centre for Life, long recognised for its sound system and its Shindig house residency.

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E11EVEN Miami

Miami, United States · 1,200 capacity

A 24-hour club downtown combining aerial performance with a full DJ programme, open around the clock at weekends.

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Gorilla

Manchester · 500 capacity

Built into railway arches under Oxford Road station, with the curved brick giving the room its natural acoustics.

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La Belle Angele

Edinburgh · 600 capacity

A 600-capacity room tucked down Hastie's Close, used for live shows and club nights across dance and indie.

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Lab11

Birmingham · 900 capacity

A Digbeth warehouse club with an outdoor yard, central to Birmingham's underground programming.

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Lakota

Bristol · 1,000 capacity

A Stokes Croft mainstay since the early 1990s, spread over three floors and central to Bristol's rave history.

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Nice N Sleazy

Glasgow · 200 capacity

A bar and basement venue on Sauchiehall Street, mixing live gigs with house, soul and new-wave club nights.

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Patterns

Brighton · 500 capacity

A two-floor venue on Marine Parade with a sea-view balcony and a strong underground booking policy.

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The Bullingdon

Oxford · 350 capacity

A Cowley Road bar and back room running jazz, house and drum & bass nights alongside live music.

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The Mill

Birmingham · 1,000 capacity

A converted Digbeth industrial building programming live shows and large electronic club nights.

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Zouk Nightclub

Las Vegas, United States · 2,500 capacity

Resorts World's flagship club, with a multi-level main room, moving stage elements and a connected dayclub.

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Camp and Furnace

Liverpool · 1,200 capacity

A converted industrial complex hosting everything from warehouse raves to food halls and Bongo's Bingo.

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HERE at Outernet

London · 2,000 capacity

A modern venue in the Outernet complex by Tottenham Court Road, used for live shows and large club events.

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Hidden

Manchester · 900 capacity

A mill conversion in north Manchester with a courtyard and two rooms, favoured for long underground line-ups.

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Joshua Brooks

Manchester · 400 capacity

A pub above and a low basement club below, with a 4am weekend licence and a house, techno and drum & bass…

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LIV Miami

Miami, United States · 2,000 capacity

The Fontainebleau's long-running flagship, known for hip hop bookings and a heavily table-driven room.

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Night Tales

London · 700 capacity

A set of Hackney railway arches combining street food and bars with a club floor running house, disco, garage and soul.

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Plush

Oxford · 300 capacity

Oxford's LGBTQ+ basement club, just off Cornmarket Street.

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Stealth

Nottingham · 600 capacity

A two-room club tucked behind Rock City, programming bass, house and drum & bass.

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The Arch

Brighton · 600 capacity

A seafront arch club under the promenade, booking touring house and techno names alongside local residents.

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The Warehouse

Leeds · 500 capacity

One of the oldest clubs in Leeds, open since 1979, with a Funktion-One stack and a mix of underground bookings and long-running…

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ARTCH Studios

Preston · 800 capacity

One of Preston's largest spaces, with multiple stages given over to house and electronic events.

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Brixton Jamm

London · 600 capacity

A Brixton Road venue with an indoor room and a garden terrace, mixing live music with dance and commercial club nights.

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CHALK

Brighton · 700 capacity

A seafront venue on the former Coalition site, running weekly club nights alongside touring live shows.

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Egg London

London · 1,200 capacity

Three floors plus a large terrace and garden, running some of the longest sessions in the capital.

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Engine Rooms

Southampton · 1,000 capacity

A converted industrial building used for touring live shows and large club events.

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Epic Studios

Norwich · 900 capacity

A converted television studio north of the centre, used for large dance events and touring shows.

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Hockley Arts Club

Nottingham · 300 capacity

A multi-room bar in Hockley whose Stockholm room runs as a late club on Fridays and Saturdays.

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Kasbah

Coventry · 1,400 capacity

Coventry's best-known club, in a converted cinema on Primrose Hill Street, with several rooms covering house, RnB, indie and throwback nights.

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Nightingale Club

Birmingham · 1,200 capacity

The centre of Birmingham's Gay Village since 1969, over several floors with cabaret, drag and club nights.

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PlanB

Swansea · 600 capacity

A dance-focused club on the former Club Oxygen site, with two floors and a licence that runs through to sunrise on Friday…

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Queen of Hoxton

London · 500 capacity

A Shoreditch bar and club over three floors, best known for a rooftop that is themed and rebuilt each season.

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The Lanes

Bristol · 400 capacity

A bowling alley, bar and club in one building on Nelson Street, with club nights running late at weekends.

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Timepiece

Exeter · 600 capacity

A multi-storey club in a converted building off the high street, and the fixed point of Exeter's student circuit for decades.

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Tunnel Club

Birmingham · 400 capacity

A railway-tunnel club in the Jewellery Quarter with a heavy sound system and underground bookings.

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54 Liverpool

Liverpool · 500 capacity

A two-floor club inspired by the New York disco era, with a large sound system and a dressy weekend crowd.

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Cirque le Soir

London · 300 capacity

A Soho club built around circus-themed cabaret performance, with table service and a hip hop, RnB and house policy.

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Foundry

Sheffield · 1,000 capacity

The main club room of the University of Sheffield Students' Union, running term-time club nights and touring shows.

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Freedom

London · 300 capacity

A long-running Soho bar with a basement club floor, playing disco, pop, house and dance to a mixed and LGBTQ+ crowd.

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South Nightclub

Manchester · 350 capacity

A small basement off King Street with a house, disco and RnB policy and a smart-casual door.

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Tup Tup Palace

Newcastle · 700 capacity

A city-centre club near the cathedral with a VIP-heavy layout, playing RnB, hip hop and house.

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Y Plas

Cardiff · 1,200 capacity

The main hall of Cardiff University's students' union, running large student club nights and touring shows in term time.

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Cafe Parfait

Southampton · 300 capacity

A late-night Southampton venue running a wide spread of club nights, from pop and dance to old-school RnB.

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Heebie Jeebies

Liverpool · 400 capacity

A split-level Seel Street club and courtyard, long a cheap and reliable night in the Ropewalks.

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Metropolis

London · 400 capacity

A Hackney club running pop, club classics, house and disco.

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Fifth Manchester

Manchester · 1,500 capacity

A multi-room Princess Street club programming chart, RnB and commercial house to a student-heavy crowd.

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Le Fez

London · 400 capacity

A Putney club playing house, disco, funk and party classics to a south-west London crowd.

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Waikiki Club

Leicester · 500 capacity

A two-room club on Market Place with VIP tables and a cocktail-led bar.

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Trilogy

Blackpool · 1,200 capacity

A large Market Street club running weekend nights and day raves through the resort season.

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Halo Bournemouth

Bournemouth · 700 capacity

Closed. A £750,000 relaunch as Sanctum folded within a month over management and health-and-safety problems.

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