Southbank Centre

You wouldn't expect one of London's most respected cultural institutions to throw some of the capital's most forward-thinking club nights, but here we are. When the concert halls empty and the gallery crowds disperse, the Southbank Centre becomes something entirely different – a playground for clubbers who want substance with their Saturday night shenanigans. The programming is genuinely adventurous, hosting everything from experimental electronic nights to jazz-funk sessions that would make Ronnie Scott's jealous. You might find yourself dancing to ambient techno in the Queen Elizabeth Hall foyer one week, then getting sweaty to Afrobeat in the Royal Festival Hall the next. The concrete brutalist surroundings add an unexpectedly cool edge to proceedings, and the Thames views don't hurt either. It's clubbing for people who think Ministry of Sound is a bit naff.