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Top 5 Soul and Disco Nights in London

The spirit of Motown, Northern Soul, and Disco is still alive and well in the capital, with numerous weekly events dedicated to the floor-fillers of yore. Here are Culture Calling's Top 5 Soul and Disco nights in London.

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Credit: Disco in a Str!p Club

Strictly Vinyl Free Fridays

Colorful event poster with psychedelic design featuring a man playing vinyl records. Text reads: The Horatia Presents Strictly Vinyl. Free Entry, 8PM - 12PM. Vinyl Only DJ Sets Every Weekend. Friday: Soul, Funk, Disco & Party Vibes. Saturday: Reggae, Roots, Ska, Rocksteady & 50/60s R&B. The Horatia Pub, 98-102 Holloway Road, N7. Logos for The Horatia, Little Bao Boy, and the address are also included.

The Horatia - 98-102 Holloway Road, Lower Holloway, N7 8JE

A classic regular night for any lovers of soul, funk, disco, especially when spun on wax as it used to be.

Strictly Vinyl Free Fridays does what it says on the tin: only vinyl DJ's (no modern Serato nonsense), free entry, every Friday. There's also regular events on Saturday's. 

Grab a table, enjoy some of the craft beers and cocktails they have to offer, and enjoy some wholesome vinyl fun. The only downside is the curfew at midnight, but for some later afternoon/evening fun, it's the one. 

Check the promoter page here. 

Deptford Northern Soul Club

A close-up view of a vinyl turntable featuring a printed platter mat with the text DEPTFORD NORTHERN SOUL CLUB and three stars arranged in a triangular pattern. The tonearm is shown resting on the turntable.

Multiple locations

The ever-changing, ever-evolving, nomadic Deptford Northern Soul Club has travelled far beyond its SE8 enclosure. Roaming to Brixton, Hackney, Peckham, and elsewhere, the DNSC is everywhere and nowhere. 

They've also gone nationwide, performing at Glastonbury and Green Man Festival, as well as gaining a residency in Manchester. 

As far as London is concerned, these guys are the face of Northern Soul music today. Armed with little but their dad's record collection and a love for the genre, the two young minds behind the movement are keeping the party alive. 

Check out their website here. 

Soul City

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The Jazz Cafe - 5 Parkway, Camden Town, NW1 7PG

Every Saturday, or every other Saturday, Camden's famous Jazz Cafe brings the house and disco all night long.

One of the more well-loved disco nights in the capital, Soul City brings a modern, housey twist to the disco night, attracting and engaging an age-varied audience. 

With new DJ's almost every event, Soul City is kept fresh and alive every Saturday. Expect a mix of old-school bangers and retro-inspired modern house tracks. 

Check out their promoter page here. 

Disco Royale

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Village512 - 512 Kingsland Road, E8 4AE

A new disco night has entered the ring. Disco Royale, with the tagline 'sleep is for the weak', is promising fortnightly, all-night disco jamborees. 

On the famous Kingsland Road, Village512 popped up in 2021 in the fray of that years Pride Month, and has been hosting massive, LGBTQ+ events ever since. 

Hailed as Dalston's best after-party spot, the Village is now home to one of London's premier disco nights. Not for the weak or night-shy. 

Check out the venue page here. 

A Disco in a Str!p Club

Promotional poster for Metropolis in Bethnal Green featuring colorful, stylized images of people dancing, and the bold text A Disco in a Strip Club. Additional details include the location (E2 9NN) and Every Saturday with £5 tickets.

Metropolis - 234 Cambridge Heath Road, Bethnal Green, E2 9NN

If you're in for a risque night, to enjoy the spirit of disco as it once was, then the famous 'Disco in a Str!p Club' is your move. 

On every Saturday til 4am, supplying raucous, high-energy disco with a raunchy, strip-club backdrop, across five floors. It is one of the best regular nights out in London, disco or otherwise.

For only £5 entry as well, it's one of the cheapest late-night tickets in the Bethnal Green area.

The venue, Metropolis, is also host to numerous other regularly disco nights. Check out their events here.