Last Arch: Pub in Clapham, London

Last Arch, in SW8, is built for people who come to dance. Most of the programming reads that way: DJ nights with a house and electronic lean, often shaped around a label, a crew or two selectors swapping sets. Some nights run as a shared bill, with several names on one line-up and no single headliner. Others are smaller and more specific, the kind where the same faces keep turning up. The crowd tends to know what it likes. People come for the sound, not the scene. If you are new to the room, pick the night by the selector rather than the title, and you will usually find your footing fast.