To find out exactly what the kids are up to these days, we needed to\u00a0speak to\u00a0a Gen Z Londoner who knows their stuff.\u00a0We\u00a0asked Anish Kumar, a 26-year-old DJ and producer who lives in London, to recommend the city\u2019s best nights out. Here\u2019s what he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What is it?<\/strong> An intimate club for audiophiles hidden inside an unassuming flat roof pub.<\/p>\n Why Anish loves it?<\/strong> \u2018This one is super local to me in Hoxton, and it\u2019s somewhere I discovered soon after moving to London last year. It\u2019s a pub that just happens to have one of the finest soundsystems for a venue its size. They always have really good selectors coming through playing vinyl. There tends to be a really friendly crowd here too.\u2019<\/p>\n 46 Fanshaw Street, N1 6LG<\/p>\n 2. All My Friends, Hackney Wick<\/p>\n What is it?<\/strong> A plant-laden casual bar-slash-pizza-joint-slash-record-shop with a late licence on weekends, run by the people behind the Cause.\u00a0<\/p>\n Why Anish loves it?\u00a0<\/strong> \u2018Such a lovely spot in Hackney Wick. What I love about it is the real mix of people coming through, you have people with their dogs and their children, which you don\u2019t see often in music-focused venues. The programming is super variable in sound but of course I have to recommend coming down to the Sunday Sessions, which are the laidback afternoon sessions I host here on the first Sunday of every month haha.\u2019<\/p>\n 96 White Post Lane, E9 5EN<\/p>\n What is it?<\/strong> A legendary indie gig venue famous for its glittery gold ceiling.\u00a0<\/p>\n Why Anish loves it?<\/strong> \u2018Another one just down the road for me, I had the pleasure of seeing Dar Disku play with their eight-piece live band there most recently. It\u2019s a super indie music and comedy venue that\u2019s a real hallmark of the area, having been an ex-servicemen\u2019s club since 1972. The venue is facing threats to its future operations<\/a> due to recent planning proposals immediately adjacent to it. It would be amazing if people would sign the petition<\/a> to help protect the local venue as it is a cornerstone of the community here in Hackney.\u2019<\/p>\n Valette Street, E9 6NU<\/p>\n What is it?<\/strong> A single-room club with a banging sound system and one of London\u2019s best disco balls.\u00a0<\/p>\n Why Anish loves it?<\/strong> \u2018I love the nature of a single room, you\u2019re either in or you\u2019re out. The music is always killer here and the residencies (which have been headed up by Ross From Friends, Hunee and Peach) are famous. I had the pleasure of joining my friend Sofia Kourtesis most recently here for her takeover along with Kornel Kovacs. The crowd is young and friendly and it gets really packed out.\u2019<\/p>\n 418 Brixton Road, SW9 7AY<\/p>\n What is it?<\/strong> One of London\u2019s most atmospheric venues, with a capacity for 700 punters underneath some cavernous railway arches.\u00a0<\/p>\n Why Anish loves it?<\/strong> \u2018I came here for the first time for an afterparty for Dialled In Festival, an event celebrating South Asian artistry. This festival was the first time I had ever played out in London and the afterparty at Village Underground was the first time I ever heard one of my own tracks getting played out by a DJ. Who was the DJ you ask? It was Four Tet! I remember rushing to the front of the crowd in a stupor. That feeling doesn\u2019t really go away over the years. It\u2019s a really fun venue.\u2019<\/p>\n 54 Holywell Lane, EC2A 3PQ<\/p>\n
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