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London’s nightlife is legendary – but clubs and bars are expensive and close early compared to other major cities around the world.
In Berlin, for example, you can party for days at the Berghain without ever having to leave.
In London, however, most venues will tell revellers to leave long before 4am, and there are few ‘after hour’ options available.
Sadly, there are now even fewer after a crackdown on late night licences.
And since the beginning of the century, some of the capital’s best bars have had to close.
Here are some of the nightclubs that have closed since the year 2000.
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Tiger Tiger, Picadilly Circus
Tiger Tiger, which is off Picadilly Circus, became the latest victim of London’s dwindling nightlife and has closed its doors for good.
The club was known for not hosting the most high-brow of evenings, and was fined £120,000 for serving caustic soda with tequila shots instead of salt.
Four women suffered burns to their mouths after drinking the substance.
It has been reported that the club is set to become a luxury hotel after operating at a loss for years.
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Herbal, Shoreditch
The venue on Kingsland Road was an exposed brick warehouse that once hosted big name DJs.
The club was fashionable long before Shoreditch was, and paved the way for the plethora of nightblubs and bars that have popped up in the area since.
Hackney Council launched an investigation into drug dealing at the club and subsequently confiscated its licence in 2009.
The venue has since been converted into a hostel.
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The Cross, Kings Cross
Kings Cross was once the party hub of Britain’s capital city.
Now the former red-light district is more up-market, with St Martin’s Art College in Granary Square and Thomas Heatherwick’s upmarket shopping centre Coal Drops Yard.
The club closed in 2007.
Proud2, Greenwich
Before the Millennium Dome became the O2 Arena we know today it was home to a couple of nightclubs, including Proud2.
The huge venue had a 24 hour drinking licence and a 4,0000 people capacity.
But the club had to close its doors after a stabbing there led it to lose its licence in 2012.
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Madame JoJos, Soho
This Soho nightclub had its license revoked after an incident of disorder in 2014.
It is alleged that a bouncer pulled out baseball bats to attack a group throwing glass bottles outside of the venue, although he was later cleared of assault.
Madame Jojos closure was a huge blow to Soho’s nightlife.
The West End Venue became a staple for Central London’s ‘fringe culture’.
The venue was much loved by everybody from students to socialites like the late Peaches Geldof and Cilla Black.
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