Bars with live entertainment in London

Heaven

The young, the restless and the G-A-Y

The enduringly popular G-A-Y remains one of London's defining gay institutions, especially among the...

1st place in Best of GayCities 2023 - Clubbing King

Central London · 9 The Arches, Villiers St, London

• trans-friendly
• 20+
• 30+
• dancing
• drag
• cruising
• after hours
• 18+
• mixed LGBTQ+
• $$
• live entertainment
• travelers
• LGBTQ+ owned
• nightclub
• techno
• locals
• daddies
• lively
• twinks

Royal Vauxhall Tavern

Gay mecca in Vauxhall

Indestructible Victorian pub with a singular gay history — including drag performances since the middle of the...

Nominated for Best of GayCities 2023 - Legendary Bar

Vauxhall · 372 Kennington Ln, London

• 30+
• 40+
• 50+
• dancing
• drag
• outdoor seating
• bears
• mixed LGBTQ+
• pub
• $$
• live entertainment
• cabaret
• themed
• casual
• locals
• lively

Award-winning west London bar

A former New Zealand rock bar that went gay in 1998, West 5 is a 1930s roadhouse-style, 450-capacity space known for...

West London · 56 Pope's Lane, South Ealing, London

• dancing
• outdoor seating
• piano
• pool table
• after hours
• karaoke
• pub
• live entertainment
• cabaret

A club-lover's club, spread across 25,000 square feet

One of Britain's top-drawer clubs, Fabric showcases too many music genres to list! It's worth mentioning that one of...

East London · 77A Charterhouse St, London

• 20+
• 30+
• 40+
• dancing
• after hours
• cocktail lounge
• mixed gay/straight
• $$$
• live entertainment
• themed
• nightclub
• techno

The girls of Old Compton Street

A cavernous but bright lesbian underworld located in the separate-entrance basement of Frith St guy bar Ku Soho,...

Soho · 23a Old Compton St, London

• lesbian
• trans-friendly
• dancing
• drag
• mixed LGBTQ+
• cocktail lounge
• live entertainment
• comedy club
• LGBTQ+ owned
• women-led

Queer dive with tons of character

Every night is a party with drag shows, drink specials, and local LGBTQ+ hotties. 

East London · 33 Stoke Newington Rd, London

• 20+
• 30+
• drag
• mixed LGBTQ+
• $$
• live entertainment
• dive
• casual
• nightclub
• locals
• lively

Girls just want to have futch

A monthly and frisky celebration of queerness for "everyday Dykons" hosted by Leia Organza (with co-host...

Soho · 77 Wardour St, London

• drag
• pub
• live entertainment
• cabaret
• open mic
• lively

Sunday partypartyparty

A Sunday-only techno dance happening at FOLD, a mostly queer, artist-led, community-driven club and arts space...

East London · Gillian House, Stephenson St, Canning Town, London

• 20+
• 30+
• dancing
• 18+
• mixed gay/straight
• $$$
• live entertainment

Queer and colourful in Dalston

A bright new thing in 2022, with origins in the previous year's Pride. Dancing, drinking, karaoke and drag are...

East London · 512 Kingsland Rd, Hackney, London

• dancing
• mixed LGBTQ+
• $$
• live entertainment
• dive

Full-on central London club with occasional gay-appeal events

A massive club four floors below ground, HERE is London's biggest new purpose-built entertainment space since...

Central London · Charing Cross Rd, London

• trans-friendly
• 20+
• 30+
• dancing
• mixed LGBTQ+
• $$
• live entertainment