Plastic People

Sami

30th June 2007

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Intimate and surprisingly unpretentious, considering its location, Plastic People is one of my new true-blue favourites. Excuse the rhyming... but this place just about tops the list when it comes to favourite nightspots.

Quality music abound, Plastic People is well known among dance music lovers as a snug and mellow little boozer which specializes in dubstep, broken beat and house.

Open only on the week-ends, it's a relaxed little place and is much more welcoming than the majority of snotty Shoreditch bars which seem to cater to the plague of emo/indie/Hoxton "cool kids" which are inevitably a dime a dozen as soon as you walk up the Old St tube ramp. Have no fear though, there is no need to dodge stupid hair styles and bad vintage clothes once you cross Plastic People's doorstep - this is a poser-free venue :)

Be warned, though; it's a very dark and extremely tight little venue, so if you are claustrophobic, this is not the place for you. I was here last night for a record release party and I was flooded by long-forgotten memories of innumerable backpack hip hop jams I went to in my teens. Plastic People is friendly and warm with door and bar staff to match, but the service can be really slow due to the crush of people who flock to this little club on a regular basis.

Prices are average for the city, cashing in at about 3.20 for a beer and 4 for spirit/mixer.

Please check it out if you are at all into house or broken beat music - you won't be sorry.