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Nights to check out for Under 25

Swaparama at Favela Chic (Monthly)
Nuke Them All at Images (Fortnightly, Saturdays)
Issue at Electricity Showrooms (Monthly, Sundays)
I Heart NiYi at Punk (Weekly, Tuesdays)
Foreign at Bar Music Hall (Weekly, Saturdays)
Wet Yourself at Club Aquarium (Weekly, Sundays)

Areas to check out (besides Hoxton/Shoreditch) for under 25:

Hackney/Dalston
New Cross

Markets to Visit

Camden - Any day
Portobello - Friday is fashion day, when stylists go to get first dibs on clothes
Broadway Market – Saturday
Columbia Flower Market - Sunday AM, good people watching for a 25+ urban crowd
Brick Lane & Spitalfields – Sunday AM, plenty of tourist tat, but certainly a few gems amongst the carnage, especially for vintage

 

 

 

Names to Know for Under 25

Scottee (club promoter/artist)
Namalee (muse of Basso and Brooke/stylist/founder of Supersuper)
Jodie Harsh (tranny about town/DJ/promoter)
Molaroid (stylist)
Dirtydirtydancing.com (website with club photos)
SuperSuper (magazine for the 14-25 age group)
Cassette Playa (designer)
Noki (designer)
Matthew Stone (!WOWOW!)
Richard Mortimer (started Golf Sale/Family/Boombox)

Other General London Culture Stops

Live Music Venues
Ronnie Scott's (UJ loves the bar upstairs here)
Southbank Centre
The Jazz Café
The Luminaire

Theatre/Dance Venues
Arcola
Hackney Empire
Sadler's Wells
Old Vic
The Bush
The Donmar
The National
Young Vic