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Say hello to Werkhaus, a new 300-capacity music and club venue located in the Truman Brewery building on Brick Lane.
The industrial-style space is kitted out with a nifty Funktion-One soundsystem for tip-top audio quality, and has two different room set-ups for live music and DJ events. It’s open seven nights a week and has numerous midweek and weekend events programmed into November. Highlights include a gig from genre-blending local band King Tides on October 25 and a Halloween takeover from Manchester trio Mason Collective on November 2. Underground label Minimal Force will be hosting free Sunday techno parties from 4pm on September 29 and October 6. Going forward, the plan is for Werkhaus to host various talks, workshops and private functions, too.
‘London’s music scene has gone back to its roots and we wanted to create space for the innovative, boundary-pushing artists who present the fabric of what’s emerging,’ says events manager Sean Hitchings. ‘Werkhaus is a high-spec, industrial space championing live, club and art-focused events from today’s thriving subculture communities.’
Historically, Brick Lane hasn’t always been the easiest spot in east London to run a club/music venue – close neighbour 93 Feet East was famously raided a few years ago. But though it’s early days, Werkhaus looks as though it’s made of the right stuff to become another local hub.
Werkhaus is at 85 Brick Lane, E1 6QL. Find out more at werkhauslondon.com.
Check out Time Out's guide to the best music venues in London here.