Hiring a nightclub in London costs an average £2,500 minimum spend per event, with hire fees from £130 to £200 per hour. Tagvenue lists 786 nightclub venues in London, from 100-capacity basement clubs in Shoreditch to a 1,400-capacity multi-room venue. Most bookings are full private hire, so you control the DJ, the guest list and the drinks menu. Search and book the best nightclub venues in the capital.
Based on Tagvenue’s data, as of September 2026, here’s an overview of some of the best spaces you can book for your event in London:
Discotheque at Queen of Hoxton
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Bar Area at Bricks
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Notting Hill Arts Club at Notting Hill Arts Club
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| Space type | Event Space in a Nightclub | Bar in a Nightclub | Nightclub |
| Venue | Three-floor Shoreditch nightclub with a rooftop terrace, live music, and DJ-ready dance floors. Perfect for lively parties, from birthday celebrations to drag brunches with friends. | Trendy nightclub in Brixton blending local musical heritage with cutting-edge sound and visuals, featuring a Funktion One system, Sensory Studio lighting, and stripped-back decor. Perfect for lively parties and private events with DJs, dancing, and a vibrant atmosphere. | Nightclub in Notting Hill with a vibrant mix of live jazz, soul, and R&B performances, plus a stage and dance floor for dynamic events. Perfect for music-driven celebrations or private DJ-led parties, with a welcoming team and flexible setup for customized occasions. |
| Booking costs | from £500 minimum spend / per evening | from £850 minimum spend / per session | from £500 hire fee / per day |
| Capacity | 40 guests seating, 100 standing | 50 guests seating, 100 standing | 120 guests seating, 218 standing |
| Location | City of London | Brixton, London | Bayswater, London |
| What users say | ‘Was an amazing venue, friendly staff, had an epic night will be booking again in the near future !!!’ | ‘Would love to work with them again for future events! Also, this venue is in a great location.’ | ‘Amazing venue and seriously good price. Super friendly and helpful manager, would highly recommend.’ |
Booking costs of nightclub venues average £2500 minimum spend per event. Costs vary depending on guest capacity, popularity, location, and amenities like sound systems or bar services. Extra charges may apply for custom catering, decor, or event planning services. Packages with add-ons, such as DJs, photo booths, or other entertainment services, can also increase the overall cost. Check out the typical price ranges in London, based on Tagvenue data:
| From £1000 | to £5000 | minimum spend per event |
| From £150 | to £200 | hire fee per hour |
| From £250 | to £600 | hire fee per event |
Based on the popularity and user ratings on Tagvenue (updated September 2026), the best options include:
Discotheque at Queen of Hoxton
in City of London - rated 4.7/5
Our user said: ‘Was an amazing venue, friendly staff, had an epic night will be booking again in the near future !!!’
Club Area at Bricks
in Brixton - rated 4.7/5
Our user said: ‘Great venue, very stylish Great sound systems Helpful sound technician...’
N7 London at N7 London
in Highbury - rated 4.7/5
Our user said: ‘Had a few people enquire about the venue as it looked very nice. Andrew was a life saver!!!’
You'll find nightclub venues in various sizes, from smaller spots to larger venues; keep in mind that the type of space and your chosen layout will affect the capacity! Below you can see the typical venue sizes in London, together with the standard prices in each size range, based on Tagvenue data (September 2026):
| Small | up to 150 guests | prices average £1200 minimum spend per event |
| Medium | between 200 and 250 guests | prices average £2500 minimum spend per event |
| Large | over 320 guests | prices average £3000 minimum spend per event |
These are the venues within 1.1 mi from Central London, available to book on Tagvenue:
Smaller nightclub venues usually fit up to 150 guests standing. Here are some great options in London, based on Tagvenue data as of September 2026:
Upstairs Lounge at Lighthouse Bar & Nightclub, rated 4.5/5 - lounge for 130 guests
Our user said: ‘Staff were very lovely and quick to respond to any queries we had...’
Exclusive hire at Cache Cache Speakeasy, rated 4.9/5 - nightclub for 100 guests
Our user said: ‘The DJ was perfect. He understood what atmosphere was needed and had the perfect blend.’
The Club at Cocktail Embassy - nightclub for 100 guests
Venue said: Cocktail Embassy is a stylish cocktail bar and nightclub designed for social drinks and evening gatherings. The venue features a central bar with a selection of spirits, classic and signature cocktails, and a range of wines...
Cheap nightclub venues in London start from £250 hire fee per event or £500 hire fee per day. Check out these budget-friendly spaces you can book through Tagvenue, as of September 2026:
Basement Club at Club No8, from £250 hire fee per event
(up to 150 guests standing)
Our user said: ‘Great venue, great prices, great hosts - would definitely book again and recommend.’
Notting Hill Arts Club at Notting Hill Arts Club, from £500 hire fee per day
(up to 218 guests standing)
Our user said: ‘Amazing venue and seriously good price. Super friendly and helpful manager, would highly recommend.’
Courtyard at Brixton Jamm, from £20 per person
(up to 300 guests standing)
Our user said: ‘Staff are easy to work with. Big venue.’
In London, nightclub venues are most commonly booked for 80 to 150 guests. Here are some popular kinds of events people have hosted at these spaces on Tagvenue, as of September 2026:
| Party | Usually between £250 and £600. |
User who booked Discotheque at Queen of Hoxton for 50 guests
said: ‘Great space, very fun and well organized. The staff was really friendly and helpful.’ |
| Birthday Party | Usually between £150 and £550. |
User who booked Event Space at Alaska Waterloo for 80 guests
said: ‘Good venue clear invoice times made sense very easy to communicate...’ |
| Christmas Party | Usually between £5,000 and £10,000. |
User who booked Function Room Lower floor at Simmons | Holborn for 50 guests
said: ‘Great venue and enjoyed the fact that we were able to have a private space...’ |
| Clubbing | Usually between £550 and £650. |
User who booked The Loft at Low Profile Studios for 95 guests
said: ‘Great venue, good sound, nice staff, perfect vibe for our event. Will defo be coming back...’ |
Nightclubs have wildly different closing times, however, bear in mind that their alcohol licence will also determine how long they will be allowed to serve drinks. Depending on the club, they will stay open and serve drinks starting at midnight and going all the way up to 3 a.m. Arrange any expected extension of your stay with the venue manager ahead of time.
Absolutely—and it’s more common than you think. Most venues listed here offer full private hire, typically charged as a hire fee or minimum spend. This means you can bring in your own DJ, plan your drinks menu, or even theme the night.
For example, Bricks in Brixton offers both hire fee and minimum spend options. It’s a flexible space with a gritty-cool aesthetic and a serious sound system. Perfect for a live set or album launch.
Nightclub Venues in the West End covers 100 venues in Soho, Covent Garden and Leicester Square.
Best for central events where guests are arriving from all over London.
Top pick: Whole Venue at River Entertainment, from £150 per hour for up to 250 guests.
Nightclub Venues in Piccadilly covers 19 venues around Mayfair, St James’s and Soho’s southern edge.
Best for premium, dress-code events and bottle service.
Top pick: The London Reign, from a £3,000 minimum spend for up to 400 guests.
Late Night Venues in London covers everything licensed to run past standard bar hours, not just clubs.
Best for after-parties and events that need a finish beyond 1am.
Top pick: Nightclub at CUBE Club And Lounge in Catford, 450 guests, rated 4.8 from 50 reviews.
Disco Venues in London covers rooms built around a dancefloor, including hotel and restaurant club rooms.
Best for 100 to 450 guests wanting a dance-led night without a full club buyout.
Top pick: Main Club Room at The Knox in Belgravia, from a £1,000 hire fee for up to 150 guests.
Warehouse Venues in London lists 264 industrial and blank-canvas spaces.
Best for production-led events of 300 to 700 where you are bringing your own sound, lighting and bar.
Top pick: Village Underground in Shoreditch, from £8,500 per day for up to 700 guests.
Live Music Venues in London lists 1,892 stage-equipped rooms.
Best for launches and gigs that turn into a club night afterwards.
Top pick: Club / Live Room at Brixton Jamm, from a £600 hire fee for up to 400 guests.
Party Bars and Private Bars cover bar-format spaces with a dancefloor rather than full clubs.
Best for 25 to 200 guests where a whole club would feel empty.
Top pick: Private booth / VIP area at Bar Rumba, from a £500 hire fee for up to 25 guests.
Match the club to the event, not just the guest count. A promoter needs a sound system and a hire fee; a corporate party needs a cloakroom, a bar tab and a finish time.
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Event type |
Typical budget |
Guests |
What to prioritise |
Top pick |
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Milestone birthday (18th, 21st, 30th) |
£500–£1,020 min spend |
100–250 |
Own dancefloor, DJ booth, booth seating |
Discotheque at Queen of Hoxton – £500, 100 guests |
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Corporate party or Christmas do |
£750 hire fee upwards |
200–1,156 |
Cloakroom, tab control, transport links |
Club Central – £750, 1,156 guests |
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Club night or promoter event |
£350–£900 hire fee |
300–500 |
Sound system, late licence, ticketing freedom |
Lightbox at Vauxhall Arches – £350/hr, 400 guests |
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Album or brand launch |
£600–£8,500 hire fee |
300–700 |
Stage, production rigging, press-friendly space |
Village Underground – £8,500/day, 700 guests |
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Student or society night |
£20 per person |
200–400 |
Per-head pricing, central location |
Zoo Bar – £20 pp, 200 guests |
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Wedding after-party |
£500–£1,020 min spend |
100–250 |
Late finish, private entrance, own playlist |
The Basement Club at Queen of Hoxton – £1,020, 250 guests |
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VIP or bottle-service night |
£3,000–£6,000 min spend |
120–400 |
Table packages, door policy, discretion |
The London Reign – £3,000, 400 guests |
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Small private party |
£100–£500 |
25–120 |
A booth or basement room, not a whole club |
Private booth / VIP area at Bar Rumba – £500, 25 guests |
These are club and club-format spaces currently bookable on Tagvenue in London, ordered by entry price.
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Venue |
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Area |
Capacity |
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£20 per person |
Leicester Square, WC2H |
200 people |
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£20 per person |
Brixton, SW9 |
300 people |
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£100 hire fee / day |
Camden, NW1 |
180 people |
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£100 min spend |
Covent Garden, WC2H |
120 people |
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£150 hire fee / hour |
Soho, W1F |
250 people |
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£250 hire fee / day |
Bow, E3 |
300 people |
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£350 hire fee / hour |
Vauxhall, SW8 |
400 people |
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£450 hire fee / session |
Holloway, N7 |
200 people |
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£500 min spend |
Shoreditch, EC2A |
100 people |
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£500 min spend |
Stoke Newington, N16 |
150 people |
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£500 min spend |
Soho, W1D |
400 people |
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£500 min spend |
Brixton, SW9 |
200 people |
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£600 hire fee |
Brixton, SW9 |
400 people |
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£650 hire fee |
Herne Hill, SE24 |
300 people |
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£750 hire fee |
Holborn, WC2B |
1,156 people |
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£750 min spend |
Holborn, WC2B |
200 people |
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£800 hire fee |
Covent Garden, WC2H |
180 people |
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£900 hire fee / day |
Brixton, SW9 |
500 people |
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£1,000 hire fee / day |
Belgravia, SW1W |
150 people |
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£1,000 min spend |
Shoreditch, EC2A |
400 people |
Soho and the West End have the densest club supply; Brixton, Vauxhall and East London give you the most capacity per pound. Central postcodes buy transport and late licences. Zone 2 and 3 buy floor space and production freedom.
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Area |
What it is good for |
Entry price |
Top pick |
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Soho and the West End (W1D, W1F, WC2H) |
Densest supply, walk-in crowds, late licences, VIP booths |
£20 per person |
Zoo Bar – 200 guests |
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Mayfair and St James’s (W1S, W1J, SW1Y) |
Bottle service, dress codes, corporate and celebrity-facing events |
£5,000 min spend |
TABU CLUB at Tabu London – 200 guests |
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Shoreditch and Hoxton (EC2A, E2) |
Basement clubs, warehouse rooms, rooftop terraces, creative crowds |
£500 min spend |
Discotheque at Queen of Hoxton – 100 guests |
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Holborn and Covent Garden (WC2B, WC2H) |
Very high capacity per pound, tube-adjacent, corporate blowouts |
£750 hire fee |
Club Central – 1,156 guests |
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Brixton (SW9) |
Music-first rooms, sound systems, promoter-friendly hire fees |
£20 per person |
Club / Live Room at Brixton Jamm – 400 guests |
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Vauxhall (SW8) |
Railway arches, blank-canvas rave format, hourly hire |
£350 per hour |
Lightbox at Vauxhall Arches – 400 guests |
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East London (E3, E5, E8) |
Industrial spaces, own production, later finishes |
£250 hire fee / day |
Music Venue at LVLS – 300 guests |
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North London (N7, N16, N4) |
Independent basement clubs at the lowest hire fees in Zone 2 |
£450 hire fee |
N7 London – 200 guests |
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Camden (NW1) |
Live-music heritage, indie and alternative crowds |
£100 hire fee / day |
Main at The Camden Club – 180 guests |
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Outer London (SE6, KT1) |
The largest capacities and easiest parking, at suburban rates |
£2,400 hire fee / day |
Room 1 at Circuit Kingston – 1,100 guests |
London club hire splits into six recognisable formats, and the format decides what your night looks and sounds like far more than the price does.
Low ceilings, mirrorball energy, an intimate dancefloor.
Best for 100 to 250 guests who want the room to feel full.
Top pick: Discotheque at Queen of Hoxton, Shoreditch, from a £500 minimum spend for up to 100 guests, rated 4.7 from 98 reviews.
Bare brick, high ceilings, industrial acoustics and room to rig your own production.
Best for 300 to 700 guests and promoter-led nights.
Top pick: Lightbox at Vauxhall Arches, from £350 per hour for up to 400 guests. For a larger build, Village Underground in Shoreditch takes 700 from £8,500 per day, and LOCK Warehouse takes 500 from £4,800 per day.
Table service, strict door policy, tightly controlled guest list.
Best for 120 to 500 guests where presentation matters more than capacity.
Top pick: TABU CLUB at Tabu London in Mayfair, from a £5,000 minimum spend for 200 guests, rated 5.0 from 19 reviews. Also on Tagvenue: Cirque le Soir (500 guests), The Scotch of St James (200) and Little Tape at Tape London (120).
Open-air dancing with a skyline backdrop, and the one format where the time of day changes the whole experience.
Best for 100 to 300 guests in summer, and for pre-club drinks that roll into a basement later.
Top pick: Rooftop at Queen of Hoxton, from a £2,750 minimum spend for up to 300 guests. Book from late afternoon to catch golden hour, and confirm the wet-weather plan – Queen of Hoxton can move a booking down to its basement club in the same building. Browse more via Rooftop Bars in London.
Ball pits, games, immersive sets – a club night with something to do when guests are not dancing.
Best for 200 to 400 guests, mixed groups and corporate crowds who will not dance all night.
Top pick: Whole Venue Hire at Ballie Ballerson in Shoreditch, from a £1,000 minimum spend for up to 400 guests. Browse more via Activity Bars in London.
A stage and a PA as well as a dancefloor, so a set can turn into a club night.
Best for 180 to 400 guests, launches and gigs.
Top pick: Club / Live Room at Brixton Jamm, from a £600 hire fee for up to 400 guests. Also strong: Arch 645 at Off The Cuff (300, from £650) and Signature Brew Haggerston (180, from a £1,750 minimum spend).
London clubs typically run until between midnight and 3am, and the alcohol licence, not the closing time, is the number that matters. A venue can stay open after it stops serving, so ask for both times.
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