{"id":31045,"date":"2026-05-07T19:12:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T19:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/31045\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T19:12:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T19:12:45","slug":"new-london-rooftop-bar-will-be-biggest-ever-with-1000-capacity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/31045\/","title":{"rendered":"New London rooftop bar will be biggest ever with 1,000 capacity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tThursday 07 May 2026 1:31 pm<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0Updated:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tThursday 07 May 2026 1:46 pm\n\t<\/p>\n<p><img width=\"742\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/New-London-rooftop-bar-Freight-Brixton.png\" class=\"media \" alt=\"Freight Brixton rooftop bar in New London with city skyline views, modern decor, and patrons enjoying cocktails at sunset\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\"  \/>\t\tNew London rooftop bar Freight Brixton has capacity for 1,000 people\t<\/p>\n<p>Getting a space at some of London\u2019s most famous rooftop bars can be difficult, especially with the better weather. <\/p>\n<p>New London rooftop bar Freight Brixton will attempt to remedy that issue with room for 1,000 at the open-air venue. <\/p>\n<p>The bar will take a \u201cdrink, dance and dine\u201d approach, with reggae DJ David Rodigan hosting the opening party on 9 May and a selection of DJs and music collectives playing throughout the summer spanning the genres of funk, jazz and soul.<\/p>\n<p>There is also a variety of artisanal food and drink outlets, and plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. While no cooks have been announced yet, the approach will be to cook much of the food over an open-fire BBQ.<\/p>\n<p>The London rooftop bar with World Cup screenings<\/p>\n<p>There will also be live screenings for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityam.com\/fifa-defends-world-cup-ticket-prices-we-had-to-apply-market-rates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">World Cup<\/a>, which begins this June, with games being streamed from America.<\/p>\n<p>Entry will generally be free, although special events are ticketed and currently on sale, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freightbrixton.com\/freight-events\/england-vs-panama\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">for the England fixtures during the World Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As for the drinks, Casamigos is the main bar. It is tequila-led, specialising in margaritas, palomas and other tequila cocktails. <\/p>\n<p>There is also the Hotel Milano aperitivo bar, inspired by the Northern Italian style of relaxed pre-dinner drinking. Expect spritzes and \u201ceasy-drinking\u201d wines as the sun sets.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for other London rooftop bars in the Square Mile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityam.com\/the-london-rooftop-bar-for-you-one-for-every-vibe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">here\u2019s our list of the very best places to go<\/a>, no matter your mood.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re in the West End or another part of London that isn\u2019t the Square Mile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityam.com\/visit-a-rooftop-bar-londons-best-sky-high-drinking-spots-for-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">here<\/a> is our pick of the best London rooftop bars <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityam.com\/visit-a-rooftop-bar-londons-best-sky-high-drinking-spots-for-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">across the capital<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRead more<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"read-more__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cityam.com\/the-london-rooftop-bar-for-you-one-for-every-vibe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Our favourite Square Mile rooftop bars \u2013 one for every vibe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\tSimilarly tagged content: <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tSections\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tCategories\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tPeople &amp; Organisations\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thursday 07 May 2026 1:31 pm \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0Updated:\u00a0 Thursday 07 May 2026 1:46 pm New London rooftop bar Freight&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31046,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[26],"tags":[424,27,13440,13441,13442,13443,13444,13445],"class_list":["post-31045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-london","tag-lifestyle","tag-london","tag-london-rooftop","tag-london-rooftop-bar","tag-rooftop-bar","tag-rooftop-bar-london","tag-world-cup","tag-world-cup-draw"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116534885997588128","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31045"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31045\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}