I think for a proper London night out add a good chance of:
Find out the place you had planned to go to is so full you can’t get in, so spend ages aimlessly wandering round to find something else that you don’t have to take out a mortgage to afford.
Chapter 10, the best techno night in London IMO, is on this Saturday at BLOC. Its a mostly gay crowd but obviously open to all, never any agro and they don’t announce the DJs until the night itself which seems to deter a lot of bell ends. Saw Midland play there at 5am recently and it was AMAZING
sometimes fun like if it’s nice weather and you’re with interesting people, but then sometimes you get cornered by someone who’s on drugs and really wants to tell you their life story in excess detail
i recently saw someone doing stand up, he said it’s easy to explain what cocaine does to people, it’s like 5 boring TED talks all next to your face all at the same time
Ah really, I’ve thankfully never found that? Bouncers have been some of the friendliest I’ve found anywhere in London - compared to places like Village Underground in any case.
As noted above, Phonox is your best bet in South London for a techno night which isn’t sold out or mega pricey. Will attract fewer halloween types too.