Oval Space

It’s fitting that such an impressive venue should sit beside a giant landmark that marks it out dramatically in the skyline. Located at the base of a disused gasworks off Hackney Road, this enormous hangar-style space is 6,000 square feet of fun and was one of the most impressive and exciting additions to London nightlife when it opened. A mix of ace one-off parties and regular events (such as its bleeding-edge Oval Space Music series) quickly marked OS as one of the most innovative venues around in terms of the DJs it booked: spacey techno, twisted electronica, alt hip hop and glitchy house are regularly spun by the top-notch list of DJs to play at Oval Space, and on-point events like Secretsundaze (regularly hosted at OS) give the venue another notch on its party belt. It also boasts one of the finest terrace spaces in London, fully utilsed for parties during summer months.