London nightlife is vibrant and full of activities for young and old. London has an enormous variety of night entertainment to please everyone.
London’s theatres in the West End and on the South Bank are world famous. There is a healthy, innovative fringe theatre scene too, plus world-class ballet and opera in venues such as Sadler’s Wells, the Royal Opera House and the Coliseum.
London offers a wide range of theatrical entertainment including musical, drama, thriller and comedy.
In London you will be able to hear the best music, ranging from classical, jazz and rock to rhythm and blues. There are excellent indoor arenas like the O2 Arena and the Royal Albert Hall to stage top-class concerts. Concerts in London are well organised and attract top international artists.
London nightlife for the dedicated movie buffs means there are hundreds of different films, both in large, multi-screen complexes and excellent small independent cinemas.
London Pubs and Bars play an important role in London nightlife. Apart from serving good food and drinks, pubs also provide excellent entertainment. Some pubs have live music, like modern jazz at the Bull’s Head in Barnes, and the Golden Eagle in Marylebone is a central London piano pub with nostalgic singalongs a few times a week.
Sports bars are popular as well. The Sports Cafe at 80 Haymarket, Piccadilly, has four bars over two floors, a dance stage and 120 television sets showing global sporting events.
Nightclubs and cabarets are hot again. These are scattered from Soho to Shoreditch and most of them have restaurants serving great food. They also cater for stag nights and hen parties. Notable nightclubs include Egg Nightclub in Kings Cross, Cargo Nightclub in Shoreditch and Pacha located in Victoria.
You can also go on a London nightlife bus tour of the West End night clubs. They also cater for comedy nights at one of London’s infamous comedy bars.