Visit Admiral Duncan The Mainstream One: Heaven A friendly and mixed crowd attend weekly drag events.
Tragically the site of the only fatal attack against the LGBTQ+ community in the UK, the Admiral Duncan has stood the test of time as a loud and proud Soho establishment.Ī neo-Nazi set off a nail bomb which killed three people and wounded 70 in 1999.Īdmiral Duncan has been trading since the 1830s though and undeterred, carries on being a Soho siren. Visit Sedition The Soho Classic: Admiral Duncan Outside the Admiral Duncan gay bar London scene queen Princess Julia has become a relatively stable resident of the venue’s second room. Still proudly boasting its 6am license, Sedition, which opened in March 2018, hosts eclectic nights of house, disco and techno music. Visit Dalston Superstore The Brand New One: Sedition Sedition, gay bar in Londonįormerly known as East Bloc, Old Street’s shoebox-sized late-night venue has reopened as Sedition. Often a pit stop on the way to larger clubs or club nights, Dalston Superstore gets rammed at peak times at weekends when getting to the bar is its own unique challenge. Live drag shows are an almost nightly occurrence in the upstairs bar, and on weekends the club downstairs suits dancers keen on partying until 2 or 3 and then getting a (relatively speaking) early night (DS closes at 3am). Dalston is London’s alternative nightlife district, and the cherry atop its nightlife cake is no doubt Dalston Superstore.