Amid all the doom and gloom of headlines about London nightlife, the last few years have seen welcome boosts to club culture in the capital. Several sizeable venues have opened, including Exhibition in White City, Barking’s Eutopia and the revived Peckham Palais.
Now another major new venue has been announced for the city – and it sounds pretty spectacular. Taking over a legendary east London industrial warehouse, it’ll have space for a whopping 7,000 punters and boast a panoramic terrace right next to the River Thames.
The venue is called Ironworks and it sits on the site of the former home of the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company. It’s in part of the Royal Docks, a historic old industrial space, and sits just past the Greenwich Peninsula on the north bank of the Thames.
Ironworks is set to be as much about its location as its cultural programme. While the place will have a 78,000 square foot warehouse, it’ll also have a massive 80,000 square feet of riverside area – all overlooking the river.
As for lineups? Well, that’s still TBC. A press release promises ‘cutting-edge sound, lighting and visual production’, as well as sets from ‘some of electronic music’s most in-demand artists’, with names set to be announced in June. Ironworks will open in October 2026 with a limited run of weekend shows.
If you’re excited by all that, just wait ’til you hear who’s behind the new venue. Ironworks is being put together by LWE and PROJEKT, who between them have contributed to popular London venues like The Cause, Printworks, Junction 2 and Tobacco Dock.
Here are some preview snaps of the place:
Ironworks, Scarab Close, E16 1AF.
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