Metro, Oxford Street
If this place were a shop it would be displaying one of those "under new management" signs, as this formerly neglected venue has been undergoing a bit of a resurgance under new promoters in 2002. Mod institution Blow Up has moved here (weekly, Saturdays) and Alan McGee's Death Disco night is a firm favourite here now. Live music is also firmly back on the menu too, with gigs most nights.

It's still a bit of a dive inside - perhaps they haven't got round to sorting out the fixtures and fittings just yet - which makes the guy dishing out smellies in the toilets seem just a little out of place.

19-23 Oxford Street, London, W1 (opp Virgin Megastore).
Nearest Tube: Tottenham Court Road