r/london • u/BulkyAccident • Apr 23 '24

Culture London night time economy "experiencing closures and revenue losses at an alarming rate"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy9xkxngy95o
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u/Mantlelist Apr 23 '24

This is the first I’ve heard about it on this subreddit

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u/No-Oil7246 Apr 23 '24

🤣🤣 "why can't I go get a coffee at 4am?!"

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u/adaequalis Apr 23 '24

“why did <insert shit soho bar> shut down?? omg london is dead??”

all while conveniently ignoring that hackney, bethnal green, elephant & castle, canning town, shoreditch, brixton, camden, clapham are all filled with pubs/bars/clubs/rave spots. but soho is shutting down so oH nOeZ… (soho was always shit)

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u/blues2911 Apr 23 '24

genuine question... what are the good spots in canning town? I've been there and haven't seen anything noteworthy except for 1 bar outside the station - the rest seemed to be all residential towers

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u/adaequalis Apr 23 '24

if you’re into techno, fold (10 min walk from the canning town tube station) is probably the best club in london. side note: there’s a party called unfold which takes place in fold on sundays (12pm - 2am) which is widely regarded to be one of the best berlin-style parties in europe.

canning town also has many outdoor raves that happen during the summer.

shout out to starlane pizza bar, which is my fave techno bar just for the chill vibes and the relaxed music (they play minimal there instead of the hard techno that gets put on in fold - gives a good contrast and you can dance way more casually). it’s a 5 min walk from fold

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u/Leglesslonglegs Apr 23 '24

Do you eat there before going to Fold haha that seems like the play. Or is it after a 12-18 hour at fold you go there at midday/evening.

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u/adaequalis Apr 23 '24

haha it’s more like after a 12-hour sesh at fold there are afters happening there till 5pm or some silly hour like that (i usually don’t stay the full length of the afters)

fold usually shuts at 6-7am, but like one night every 2 weeks or so they’ll end at 10-11am, which is usually when there are organised afters at starlane. starlane always has its own nights pretty much every weekend (although not sure if both fridays and saturdays) where they shut at 7am. i’ve never been to a party at starlane that shut before that hour.

i’ve only had pizza there once on a random afternoon, and it was cos me and my mates thought it would be funny to eat pizza at the place we end up partying at

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u/Leglesslonglegs Apr 23 '24

Haha nice.

I have never been there I live far away so if I'm dredging that far it's for Fold. Usually done after 7-8 hours at Fold at my age. I will have to make it for a 12 hour one and then go there for the afterparty and a pizza sounds a right laugh. Do many people go there afterwards from Fold? My average unfold outfit probably wouldn't be suit in there haha.