A collection of published and unpublished works by Mark James, created in the aftermath of the UK 2016 referendum result….

First ever exhibition from the essential online archive, celebrating the music, fashion, politics and passions of British culture, comes to…

CHRISTMAS AT THE SOCIAL ~ As is now traditional in mid September, we’re opening our big tinsel-covered diary for Christmas…

Caught by the River presents: Places and Spaces – Reflections from the perspective of the dancefloor With guests Kayo Chingonyi,…

MUSICA! MUSICA! MUSICA! The first solo exhibition by Raissa Pardini When design listens. After producing graphics and design for music’s…

THE SOCIAL BEER IS HERE!! 🚨🍺 Camden Town Brewery and The Social are delighted to announce that we have teamed…

O.Two (aka James Carey), one of our favourite artists and long time friend of the Social, has given us a very special…

There’s some fantastic new drinks and food offers up for grabs this summer including 2 for £10 cocktails, £5 food…

The good people at Yamaha gave us this beauty, a Yamaha LLTA TransAcoustic guitar and got none other than Bernard…

Celebrating his new album ‘Flamagra’, Flying Lotus is playing an intimate London show at The Social this Friday and hosting…

Prison Tan is The Social’s mid summer basement party, our weekly escape from the great British summer. Each and every…

We’ve teamed up with the guys from Enviro-Cup and Lagunitas to produce these very special Social pint pots – available…

A Save the Social call out to DJs…  We are very excited to be able to offer one person a…

Anne is back for a mini May residency . . Jazz FM’s Anne Frankenstein brings a selection of vinyl delights…

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Seasons Change, a little context. In his ‘daydream College for Bards’, WH Auden insisted each of his students cultivate a…

The famous Faber Social literary night at The Social returns for ONE NIGHT ONLY on May 1st, in a smash-up…

A Heavenly Social featuring DJs: The Chemical Brothers (Sunday Social set) Justin Robertson Heavenly Jukebox and lots more to be announced #savethesocial…

WE DID IT! BUT THERE’S WORK TO DO The Social has hit its Crowdfunder target just eight days after launching…

The Social launches Crowdfunder campaign to secure future. The Social, the legendary West End venue that’s hosted a list of…

Pete Fowler, our dear friend, is one of our all-time favourite artists and this month he releases his book: Decades…

We are extremely excited to be bringing Rowan Allens work to the public eye for the very first time. She…

Sunday Feb 3 We’ll be opening our doors once again for a super-no-nonsense Super Bowl party on Little Portland St….

We are super stoked to be a part of Independent Venue Week 2019! With this being our 20th year as…

To celebrate the publication of They Live: A Visual and Cultural Awakening by Rough Trade Books, this unique exhibition explores the printed…

Live: DUDS MADONNATRON THE REBEL DJs: LICE TOKEN GIRL DJS HEAVENLY JUKEBOX + more The last 100 tickets are now…

The Social Christmas Market is back with Cold War Steve, Rough Trade Books, Heavenly, Faber Social and lots more! A…

Christmas enquiries have been hectic. But you’re not too late. We still have some dates in the diary for an…

Every Friday and Saturday we invite some of favourite DJs to come and play, coming up . .  Friday 26th…

Former World Snooker Champion Steve Davis is coming back to the Social basement for the second in a new series…

On Wednesday 10 October, Q Magazine will host a special, strictly-limited capacity event at The Social, W1, with John Grant….

-A Brief History of the World (1953 – 2018) An exhibition of work by Cold War Steve  From October 15th…

Central London’s greatest new weekly party is here in one of W1’s last remaining and best loved music venues. Now presenting it’s first ever dedicated student club night, HOT WAX every Thursday!!

A brand new free club night from The Orielles!

Here’s some highlights of what you can find at The Social this September – live shows, club nights, a new exhibition and, of course, always good vibes . . believe in magic

Could not be happier to announce that Suitman Jungle and Vonica are our guests for tomorrow’s party (Friday 31st) + DJs

Nicotine-stained walls, garish and dated design, practical wipe-clean furniture: the love hotel rooms documented in Passion 202 aren’t perhaps the environment everyone fantasises about for a romantic rendezvous

We LOVE Green Man, easily one of the best festivals anywhere in the world so we are a tiny bit gutted to be missing it

The clue really is in the name here. After years of going to The Social to meet, eat, drink, dance,…

This month we welcome revival scene legend PINTY (Sir Nation Sound System) and top selector MARK HARRIS (Hotspur Hi-Powah) to the Social controls for August’s edition of the official Trojan Records party!

In the third instalment of our Q The Making Of… series on the 19th July we host a special, one-off,…

Rough Trade Books presents… The Editions Monday 23rd July Rough Trade Editions comes hurtling out of the blocks with their…

Some words from TMR in Nashville . . ‘Friday June 29th, join us at The Social to celebrate a week…

We’ll be following Gareth all the way . .  Book a table now for the semi final! x

HEAVENLY RECORDINGS presents: Night Beats Night Beats bring their sexy, raucous revved up psychedelic R&B to The Social for Prison Tan…

13 FREE parties with people we love this summer at The Social This one is goes out to the pale…

New Exhibition Autonomic Tarot is the product of a collaboration between writer, David Keenan and artist, Sophy Hollington The pair have…

Honey Fungus, The Social and Heavenly presents on Tuesday 22nd May It’s Jeff’s birthday and we have very special and…

On Thursday 24 May, Q Magazine will host a special, one-off, strictly-limited capacity live event at The Social in Little…

Cosmic-Americana-disco frontiersmen the Flying Mojito Bros continue their run of ‘different disco’ shows at The Social, this time with very…

This Thursday (19th April)! Andrew Weatherall’s Moine Dubh label presents a new irregular residency at The Social on Little Portland…

RECORD STORE DAY TRIPLE-ALBUM SPECIAL Sat 21st April Spent way too much £££ on that Cure remix album or Floyd…

Steve Davis & Kavus Torabi’s Interesting Alternative – Free Party! Saturday 7th April Former World Snooker Champion Steve Davis is…

A display of cover artwork from the label Clay Pipe Music, by illustrator Frances Castle. Clay Pipe Music, is a…

Thursday 29th March 1800-late Free entry all night Very happy to announce that the full Heavenly Jukebox crew and friends will…

St. Patrick’s Day – Saturday 17th March 2018’s edition of Trojan Records official club night (brought to you by The…

We’re very happy to welcome Alt-Classic Album Playbacks to The Social – the first event is March 17th and it features…

We’re now inviting some top selectors every week to play records in the upstairs bar Head down each week and find…

GOAT GIRL headline the very first Quietus Social night next week. After years, nay decades, of going to The Social…

We’re now inviting some top selectors every week to play records in the upstairs bar Head down each week and find…

Monday 12th March Zoologist, author and filmmaker Lucy Cooke (often spotted presenting on Springwatch and various other BBC natural history…

THE FIX continues our fifth year down The Social, featuring the best new breaking bands and as always, it’s FREE…

Big big Saturday night! Saturday 17th Feb Join the Flying Mojito Bros as they bring their unique live baggy-country-disco-acid-house (!)…

Launch party Thursday night! Feb 1st SOCIAL/CHANGE is a collection of selected work by Mark James_Works. An artist, designer and…