Posts Tagged ‘Matter’
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Superclub, surprising prices
I love a night of clubbing – from basement bars that require a password for entry, to Balearic balconies and zone one superclubs, if the music’s chest-thuddingly loud and the crowd is up for it, I’m in.
But clubbing is not, alas, the most oola of activies. In fact, it can be proper pricey. So when some visiting friends suggested an epic London club night, sans epic price tag, how could I resist the challenge…
As it turns out, this one was easy: we went to Matter.
Matter is the new superclub (2,600 capacity over three levels) run by the clever minds behind Fabric. And right now, Matter is hosting a series of summer specials: huge nights out at just £5 for Fridays and £8 for Saturdays.
We went to Night Music on Saturday 13 June, and I paid £8 (plus booking fee, so £10.75) to see Moby and Trentmoller, amongst others. (In a word, excellent.) This was a full £20 cheaper than the other clubs on our shortlist.
people in matter -- thanks bigaila for the photo
Getting to Matter is easy, too. You can hop the Jubilee line (alas not when we went – engineering works) or take a bus or boat. There’s also a queue of licensed taxis for the ride home, should you feel like splashing out (a big splash if you’re going into Central London, though).
Here are a few of the reasons – oola and otherwise – that I love Matter:
Unexpected prices: Not only is admission ridiculously cheap for such a brilliant venue, but coat check (£1/item) and drinks (£4 for wine, beer and spirits; £2 for soft drinks and water) are also really fairly priced.
Mega space and sound: Epic without being intimidating, the venue has the same steel-and-concrete industrial feel Fabric has, and the first-rate sound and light you’d expect. What’s more, you can feel the bass through the bouncy (they call it ‘Body Kinetic’) floor. Our visitors were impressed.
Powerhouse staff: The place is run with dazzling efficiency. Staff are polite, non-intrusive, and always cleaning. What’s more, just as at Fabric, the loos are huge and unisex, so there’s no queuing for hours to get into the women’s toilet (one of my clubbing pet hates).
The morning after: Spat out the door into morning, those who don’t jump in a taxi get a blissful riverside walk back to the car park and transport links. It’s perfectly quiet and the empty river is awash with orange sunrise. You couldn’t ask for a better exit.
early morning Greenwich -- thanks Andy Lockley for the photo
I paid £10.75 for my ticket, £10.00 for drinks, and £1 for coat check. Tube to North Greenwich and from zone 1 (and then back again the next morning) was £1.60 each way. All in, that’s £24.95.
Given that I’d normally spend up to £80 on a big club night, that’s a savings of £55.05 — enough to warrant another night out!
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