Came here to see Eiffel 65 and was reminded of a venue in SF. There's two levels and I prefer the top level since I'm a bit short and I can get a good view of the act. Several bars for drinks and there's a smoking section for those who just can't seem to quit. The sound system is decent and has a good intimate vibe to see your favorite band or dj. read more

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Had the most unreal night here. Never forgot it thr atmosphere was amazing the venue was unreal and the lighting was out of this world

I always pop in here for the market. So many loud and proud offerings and slogan t-shirts as you walk in. Get to the main bit and there are rails of cheap vintage clothes, many from high street stores but for a fraction of the price. I once brought a red stripey t-shirt for £1!!! When you reach the main bit if you then go far left you will find a gorgeous jewellery stall. Owned by a very nice lady who makes most of the jewellery herself. I wont describe them here as some are super unique and all her own ideas. As it's rarely more than £3 for a pair of earings it is def worth a look! I am yet to go on a club night but after reading the other reviews I feel I have ben sorely missing out- see u there next weekend! Keep your wits about you though, as I stood outside to take the picture I got mooned :-( read more

Electric Ballroom - Dance Clubs Near Me - London, XGL

One of my favourite venues for getting drunk and dancing. Cheap, gritty, historic, big potential capacity so the atmosphere can be great. Mezzanine level to take a break from the mob on the dancefloor. Knocked off 1 star because the door staff are overzealous and steal your chewing gum. read more

It's electric! Boogie woogie woogie woogie. I came here last week...actually, no, earlier this week, for a gig. Antemasque, with Les Butcherettes as the openers. The music was okay, pretty much what I was expecting and really not worth talking about in this review since it is supposed to be about the venue and not the music I heard at the venue. Duh. The bar is easy enough to access and they pour militantly controlled amounts of liquor per drink, like most of the lame bars in the city. If you're getting anything other than a beer, get a double. The single has such a ridiculously low amount of alcohol. I don't even get who that size of a pour is for. A child? An elderly woman with an ill-functioning liver? Prices were okay, I guess. If you need to go to the bathroom just be aware that there is an unnecessary bathroom attendant in there. That's always fun. The crowd was a bunch of wieners. I was definitely the coolest guy there. And I am not cool at all. read more

Power Ballads! Best straight club-night in London. There is nothing better than this! The floor isn't sticky. The bars serve you quickly. The loos are not the worst in Camden. The bars take cards but there is also a cash machine that charges you for withdrawals as well. I have it on good authority that Electric ballroom is amazing for gigs and non-power ballad nights, but I can only speak for the one night a month I go out dancing. Everyone should try power-ballads once in their lifetime. Ideally once a month. read more

My friend and I had a very poor experience here. We got past the ID check, asked how much the entry fee was, and were told it was 10 pounds cash. We went to find an ATM and when we returned, a different security guy told us it was mixed groups only. (I could see no reason why this policy would be in place because there were more women entering than men) We chatted up a group of women nearby and tried to enter and was told "it doesn't work that way". When I asked why it was mixed groups only, the man - very rudely and aggressively - replied: "because I said so." When I continued to ask try and ask questions, he told us to leave the queue and we were not getting in. I don't know if there was anti-American bias, or something else but I will never come here again after this experience. read more

The Electric Ballroom is legendary, hosting some great acts over the years including Hard-Fi, The Killers, The Raconteurs, AFI, Gogol Bordello and Paul McCartney. My experience has always been great here, they have plenty of bars scattered across two levels, an almost 60's american diner look to the upstairs and a big dance floor and stage downstairs, it's pretty much like a large hall, perfect for rocking out or even throwing some shapes to cheese. Sin City on a friday is the night for the rock crowd and being Camden they are out in force, often after a few drinks in the Worlds End. Generally you'll queue for a bit to get in, it doesn't get busy til after 11, if you're planning to go jump on the website and print a flyer to save a few quid on entry! Totally recommended, go, get drunk, dance, have a great night! read more

Ah, the good old Electric Ballroom. I used to hang out in Camden all the time when I first moved to London and often visited on a Saturday afternoon to rifle through racks of cool clothes. I even bought a £15 green leather jacket here in my pre-vegetarian/vegan days - fancy that. I also remember getting very very drunk at an indie club night there once, dancing to The Cure and shimmying up to unsuitable boys. What larks there were to be had in Camden in the year 2000! More recently I experienced the EB as a gig venue, and it was a pretty vibey night. I like how you can watch from the bar upstairs (though I don't know how you get up there) or down in the thick of it, though if you get stuck at the back by the bar it's very hard to see anything at all on the stage. The sound was okay but it wasn't a full band performance so I can't comment too much. All in all it's a nicer than average small venue with particularly fond memories for me of my early days in the big city. Hurrah for that. read more

The Electric Ballroom is located about fifty yards North of Camden Town tube station so it's really easy to get to. It's a huge venue with a much smaller upstairs area too. Many a good night has been had here although it is not as smart as many of the other venues in Camden. Also, on Sundays the main hall is used as part of the market with lots of clothes stalls being set up. It has a slightly different feel to the rest of the market and is certainly worth wondering around if t is raining outside. There is a currency exchanger just inside the front doors who does quite good rates if you are a tourist. read more

Camden's Electric Ballroom has some good club nights if you like metal or disco (see their web page for details): it's a big, dark place with several levels and rooms, and so they can vary the offerings from loud dancing to rooms where you can chill. From time to time they have good rock bands in. I've seen both The Soundtrack Of Our Lives and Seasick Steve play here. The bar is large and central, which means there's lots of space to belly up to it, if necessary. read more

This is a pretty decent venue for its size, based within spitting distance of Camden Tube station. The bar is kept completely seperate from the stage so you don't have many problems with people going from A to B if you stay to the left of the crowd facing the stage. Crystal Castles were incredible here recently, and the venue suited them perfectly. There's an upstairs area too which overlooks the main hall of the venue. read more

Excellent place to see a gig! Surprisingly large venue with decent sound and lighting, but minimal seating. The venue is also host to various club nights and has different music on different floors. Inferno is a popular night with some good DJs. It's spitting distance from the Camden Tube Station and there are loads of night busses and taxis to take you home after a night out. Sundays, the venue is part of the Camden Market and you can find all sorts of interesting items for sale. read more

I've been to the Electric Ballroom to see bands several times now and I have to say it's one of my favourite venues. It's fairly small and intimate and has great sound. The bar and the balcony upstairs is a good spot to watch bands from or you can get very close to the bands if that's your thing. I haven't been there for any of the club nights but there appears to be a wide range of different music styles and I'd like to give it a go. read more

Rock night is excellent fun - We were there til 3am closing. Two floors of ridiculous dancing, and easy going clubbers. read more

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The electric ballroom is one of those venues that you seem to keep coming back to. I remember the first time I went there and thinking like it was a mix of the greatest elements of my student union, CBGBs and your local town nightclub. Be warned the queues start early for this place, and the doorman who regularly patrol the lines can throw people out for no reason at all. So best not to cause them any reason to. Inside they have a massive main dance room, which plays some great tunes and also some very cheesy tunes. Upstairs is more the rnb room. Definitely check it out as you'll be guaranteed to have a good night. read more

So the Ballroom has been around for since the 70's, and with it it's seen the rise and fall of many rock n roll bands. Everyone from Adam and the Ants to The Red Hot Chili Peppers to Hanoi Rocks have taken the stage. Not only is this venue crucial to bands development in their early days it provides a mass of history. Not only does it provide a stage for live music, but it opens it's doors every Friday and Saturday to camden's thriving clubbers. If you live for rock n roll or would die for metal, get yourself down to the club night Sin City on a Friday. Sure it's full of you're local 70/80's wannabe types, who crave this era of music, but to hell with it, the music's great, the drinks arewell priced not too badly, and the smoking area outside provides a conversation grounddon't expect to hear yourself much inside. A must for every die hard glam/metal fan. There is talk of closing this gem down, and with it the station shall expand (sorry why the hell does Camden station need to expand?!) and history shall be destroyed. If only the walls could talk, I'm sure we'd hear some interesting stories of years gone by. So what are you waiting for, put your fav band tshirt on, your eyeliner, lycra or leather is optional and lets go rock n roll! read more

The Ultimate Powers party is highly to recommend, even if you won't have a voice to use the next day. The place is surprisingly huge with one large and one smaller dance floor. Only thing I didn't like is that the drinks come in plastic cups. At least they are quite cheap for that. read more

I saw Billy Bragg and it was an amazing show. Great venue...with a mix of all types with the common interest in music!

I've since been back to see punk goddess Kathleen Hanna and had a much better experience. Knowing the view sucks from just about anywhere, I arrived early (sitting through 2 opening bands) to get a spot Right. At. The. Front. This is key if you want to enjoy seeing a band at this venue. I could actually see the band and watched the security kick ass at their jobs (they were my second-biggest issue on my last visit). Not only did they hand out free bottles of COLD water (?!?) halfway through the top biller, they were watchful and quick acting about crowd control. More than a few in the crowd took up crowd surfing and they sprung into action to wait for the right time to helpfully pull them to safety -- they did not yank them over from afar or otherwise endanger gig-goers to keep this in check. They showed experience and alertness and for that I'm grateful as their quick movements helped trigger my own reaction to duck and cover to avoid a kick to the face. Nice one, EB staff :) read more

Great place for a concert or a night out. It is true that for a concert you want to be close to the front otherwise your view may be a bit restricted, and for some acts this means arriving early and queuing, but this has a lot to do with how many people film concerts with phones and cameras constantly in the air and not even a sloped floor can fix that! And also the queue is generally quite fun. Drinks are reasonably priced, as is cloakroom- £2 an item isn't bad for the location. Be aware the merchandise stall usually doesn't take cards, and when we were there the machine had run out of cash so be prepared if planning to shop. They have a really good range of acts here, I'd recommend giving it a try if you haven't before. read more

Great venue, good craic for an old school-esque weekend night; reminds me of my old SU! Strange the way they take unopened chewing gum off you, never encountered that before, but at least it shows theres a no-nonsense drug policy. I'd a little bottle of Jagermeister in my pocket which they took off me and gave me a ticket; just like a cloakroom; and there was me thinking I'd lost it forever! read more

I haven't been to the Ballroom in years having got old and shaken off my Gothic tendencies, but I like to tell myself that this unique venue has not lost its almost magical charms. Entering the vast underground chasm on a Friday night it felt like almost anything could happen (and it frequently did) and the venue is a good mix of large, medium-sized and intimate dancefloor areas to cater for all tastes and proclivities read more

Brilliant venue. From what you see outside you would not realise how big it is inside! One absolutely huge room which plays absolutely anything and then a smaller room for RnB and hiphop. A great mix of people enough surrounding bars to be able to have a good drink up before going in! Better to try get in earlier or you cpuld face an hr+ que which is a bit of a party killer!! but other wise a good night out. read more

Some good nights out here. Check their website as sometimes there are different clubs. Inferno had cage dancers. That was a plus!

This place is awful. Just a standard club £10 and you can't pay by card once inside!? Come on this isnt the 80's.

Nice enough music venue. Good acoustics, decent size, bar is fairly priced for London, toilets surprisingly clean.

Excellent venue, good size and atmosphere with a large oval bar in one room. You can get close to the stage and get a good view of the band almost anywhere. Relatively friendly bouncers on the gig nights at least the venue also holds lots of typically expensive but very popular club nights. There are old style pinball machines to entertain. It's very close to Camden Town tube station; look out for the neon blue sign to the right of the exit. read more

The Electric Ballrooms is one of the main foundations of Camden's 'alternativeness'. Pop acts are generally considered unwelcome, as the history of the Ballrooms is steeped in rock and metal. It also acts as an extension to the wonderful Camden Market on Sundays, and hosts alternative club nights throughout the week. Rumors are circulating that it will soon be torn down and a tube station will replace it, so go while you still can! read more

Electric Ballroom was recommended to me by a friend as "the place to go" for a night out. And I totally agree. It's a HUGE venue, and considering it's in the heart of Camden town, you get quite a mix of people, which I always enjoy. There is an r'n'b room, a massive open area downstairs and a balcony above this where you can watch people dance their hearts out! This is the most fun at the end of the night when the cheesy tunes come on (Greese lightning medley hilarious). The drinks arn't too expensive and you can run a riot in here with a big bunch of friends. Perfect for a good night out, with small or large groups who like mixed music and a relaxed environment where you can dress up or down until your heart's content! read more

The Electric Ballroom is what I would like to call a chameleon-venue as it is used for multiple events, though mainly for gigs and parties. Gigs take place at The Electric Ballroom throughout each week, and as for the parties, they take place each weekend. To fit into the alternative atmosphere of Camden, these parties are all more or less aimed at an alternative audience. The enterior of The Electric Ballroom is quite spacious. Once you pass throught the entrance doors a flight of stairs will lead down unto the main dance floor where you will find a bar at one end and a stage for performances (namely gigs) at the other end. Upstairs there is one more floor, smaller than the first one, also equipped with a bar and also toilets. Upstairs there are also bunches of comfortable seats gathered around tables where you can sit and have a drink. The party going on every friday is called Sin City and the music played there is Metal, Emo, Punk, Hardcore, Glam and various subgenres of Alternative Rock. Sin City is enjoyable, but even more enjoyable is Inferno, an event which, sadly, only occurs on the first friday of each moth, what woith a floor for Industrial and Gothic music and the so-called Fang Bang Rock and Metal floor. The Electric Ballroom always gets very busy on Inferno nights thanks to the good music played by the resident djs as well as the rareness of the occation. As I said before, The Electric Ballroom is a chameleon-venue, and so it opens the doors on the occational hip hop night, though I cannot claim to have ever been to one such event. During the daytime on the weekends the lower floor of The Electric Ballroom transforms into The Electric Ballroom Market with stalls (all of which are quite similar to the ones you will find outside at the Lock Market). read more

I was in the Ballroom for a club night on a Friday. The place is very big and offers two floors, the big one was playing a mix of 90s and current pop music and the smaller black and RnB. The music was not my type and the place was way too empty to have fun. I was also not very happy about all the security measures (CCTV everywhere, no glass bottles and not even chewing gum was allowed inside). You can have a good time in the smaller floor if you like the music but since I came for the advertised 80s/90s party I was not impressed. read more

This place has different seen depending on which night of the week/month you go there. I highly recommend this place for there Inferno nights. Which are the first Friday of every month. If you like loud metal and industrial music and the gothic seen, then you will probably like this place. read more

Sin City nights are the best in London for rock and metal fans. Download a flyer for reduced entry, that way you can afford to go often! :) No friends into similar music, don't worry check out The London Rock Meetup Group on http://www.meetup.com/rock-83 we're free to join and we rock out all over London. Lisa (organiser) read more

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Absolutely amazing!! I went with a group of girlfriends last weekend and we had the best time.. Fantastic music and an intimate atmosphere. It was really easy to access the bar - little queueing despite the night's popularity. As a group of girls out for a good time and dancing we definitely got what we wanted. Only negative aspect that I can recall were the extremely over zealous security!! read more

decent gig venue; don't let security catch you chewing gum upon entry or they'll make you toss your pack out. don't bother going upstairs to the balcony unless you've got a seat lined up on the rail otherwise you can't see a thing and you'll be heading back downstairs real quick. read more

Brunette bartender on the night of 2nd November continued to ignore me.After waiting a while to be served and exchanging a look of being ignored with an Asian girl ( her white friend managed to get her a drink) I put up my hand. I wasn't waving it around or clicking it in her face. Please explain what else I was supposed to do. This white guy proceeded to mimic me and he did not get in trouble. The girl behind the bar told me to calm down and not be rude! Not to him for doing the same thing then proceeded to serve him and ignore me. The girlfriend of the guy mimicking me proceeded to be rude to me and attack me with the encouragement of the girl behind bar. I asked for her name of the bartender politely repeatedly. She got taken into the back room of the bar to be talked to, I didn't get kicked out for obvious reasons as I didn't do anything wrong, and she came out and I asked for her name again which she wouldn't give. This was a brunette girl with glasses and hair tied back that I can give a photo of for the appropriate party if necessary. This was a a unnecessary distressing situation that unraveled for reasons I would like to know myself as it appeared to be racially lead as I was singled out and continued to be ignored thereafter. I will never be returning here and will not recommend he place due to how this situation was handled and rapidly escalated. It was an extremely and unnecessarily distressful situation that ruined the rest of the night for me. An apology is the least that can be done and training for the girl involved. read more

i came here for a gig a while ago and its definitely a good location. its quite a large space, not too cramped and sweaty like most gigs i've been to. the bar is fairly expensive and the service is terrible but no one really expects great service at gigs. the toilets are pretty disgusting, you just have to grin and bear it! generally, really enjoyed the night, may not be the best location for a gig but actually much better than i expected. read more

Really great alternative place. Great atmosphere, awesome music and nice people