Wednesday 2 November 2011

Hidden Gem: Best Underrated Club in London

Soho has seen many guises; it was London's answer to La Pigalle all through the 1950s and is now a super-fashionable shopping and night spot for young Londoners.

Madame JoJo's is a gorgeous sparkler of a club tucked away on Brewer Street amongst the warren of streets of Soho. Everyone's heard of G-A-Y and the other legendary superclubs, but this one's a whole lot more fun...! It has transformed along with the district, having seen time as a Burlesque & Cabaret club in the 1980s, an 'Alternative' Cabaret venue through the 90s into the DJ-centric nightlife of today.

Every night of the week - except Monday - sees a different theme, ranging from White Heat (Independent Bands in an appropriately intimate setting), Tranny Shack (does what it says on the tin...free entry if you dress up accordingly!) and Kitsch Cabaret (every Saturday early evening) right through to Free Your Soul (a chilled Sunday evening of World Music). My personal favourite is Saturday's 'Lost and Found' which is a jiving night of 50s & 60s Jump Blues, Rockabilly and Northern Soul. It's got to be the least pretentious, least sleazy place to be on a Saturday night in London. It's £8 on the door, and well worth the entry.



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