Drumsheds

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Drumsheds
Drumsheds
LocationLondon, England
OwnerBroadwick
Type Nightclub
Capacity 15,000
Opened2023
Website
drumshedslondon.com

Drumsheds is a large-scale nightclub and events venue located in Tottenham in the London Borough of Enfield in the United Kingdom. It is housed in a former IKEA flagship store and has a capacity of 15,000 people. [1] [2]

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The venue is near the North Circular Road, and the nearest railway station is Meridian Water railway station on the Lea Valley lines. Pymmes Brook runs nearby.

History

IKEA operated their Tottenham store at the location from 2005 until August 2022, leaving behind 608,000 sq ft warehouse space. [3] In July 2023, Broadwick Live announced it had secured a lease and would be converting the space into a live music venue, [4] following the establishment of The Cause nearby.

An earlier venue called Drumsheds, now closed, operated at a different location on the River Lee Navigation. [5]

Licence

Following a number of incidents in 2024, the venue's license for alcohol sales is under review. [6] [7]

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References

  1. Rackham, Annabel (2023-11-04). "Drumsheds: What it's like to go clubbing in an old Ikea?". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  2. "15,000-capacity London venue DRUMSHEDS announces Charlotte de Witte, Jamie Jones, Orbital, more for first parties". DJ Mag. 2023-07-26. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  3. Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (2023-07-12). "Disused Tottenham Ikea store to become 15,000-capacity cultural venue". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  4. Dispatch, Enfield (2023-07-13). "Flat-pack music venue coming to Meridian Water". Enfield Dispatch. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  5. "Banging the Drumsheds: building Britain's biggest club". The Face. 2023-10-05. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  6. Gillett, Ed (2025-01-14). "'Professionals' to some, 'a shambles' to others: can the UK's biggest nightclub stay open?". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  7. Keane, Josh Salisbury, Daniel (2024-12-20). "London superclub Drumsheds at risk of losing licence after drug deaths and stabbing". The Standard. Retrieved 2024-12-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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