As part of the Outernet development project that saw the redevelopment of Tottenham Court Road station, HERE is Soho’s brand new underground club, part of one of many new sites in the Outernet London district. HERE is directed by Nicolas Matar, a New York artist, and Simon Denby, who has previously worked on Percolate and Waterworks festival.
Speaking to Resident Advisor, Matar and Denby say “We're focussing on a diverse range of electronic music, with club and live shows reflecting the makeup of London's diverse and exciting musical heritage"; "it's also be a space to host the best of worldwide touring talent with all its contemporary and eclectic musical strands.”
To add, they stated "Top-level production is at the heart of the project. The sound treatment is more like that of a music studio, but on a very large scale unseen in London clubland. It features the latest d&b audiotechnik sound system installation, a top-spec lighting rig and a huge 8K resolution screen."
This comes as an undoubtedly exciting announcement for DnB fans, who have seen many notable venues in the genre close. With recent big nights in DnB becoming too crowded over-filled (with no fingers pointed, except one at XOYO), one would hope that the ravers can now be more evenly spread across London in what few clubs we have left.
The development project, as well as including the redevelopment of Tottenham Court Road and the building of HERE, also includes the multi-story behemoth called ‘The Now Building’, which according to Outernet’s website, boasts “state of the art 8k screens designed to provide amazing, immersive cultural and brand experiences that will blow your mind!”, which seems nothing more than a long-winded, PR-buzzword-fuelled way of announcing a new, large advertising board.
The Outernet district includes Tattu Restaurant, as well as corporate attempts to keep the areas historic music scene from being cloven in twain; The Lower Third replaces the 12 Bar Club, closed in 2015, and attests to being dedicated to promoting new artists. There will additionally be more licenced busking points in the area, to punctuate “Soho’s musical heartbeat”, that is, Denmark Street and the surrounding area.
Details
- Address:
- Charing Cross Rd
- WC2H 8LH
- Contact:
- https://www.outernet.com/
- 020 7494 0494
- Transport:
- Tottenham Court Road