Nuke Them All @ Images

O — M — G ! (quote — your first words when you walk into Nuke Them All at Images STRIPCLUB in Hackney).
A swirling, ecstatic, dark, intense, 360bpm, frenetic club where the dark and the just plain disgraceful of Hackney’s ‘art-​scene’ kids hang from the poles usually reserved for the strippers, crash out in the ‘dark room’ (make your own assumptions), and generally cause havoc in this place they call home.
DJed by Buster Bennett, the star of so many of East London’s most succesful nightclubs before, and with a musical mix so fast and exciting — there are few other clubs that can compete. They call it ‘K music’ (ahem), but it’s basically mental electro, bassline, with the odd bit of dubstep thrown in — and lets not forget the unmissable moments of an 18^th century Vienesse Waltz, or a Russian folk song yes — you read it right.
The venue adds a certain je né sais pas to the proceedings — a stripclub most nights of the week. But take this away and it’s actually one of the best locations in London for the ardent clubber — an outside smoking terrace (with heaters — YES!), 2 downstairs rooms (one completely mirror DOUBLE YES!), and an upstairs area with main dancefloor with a pole (you too can slide down the same pole the strippers do monday thru friday YES YES YES!!!). Good times all round.
The queues can get long but it’s normally OK before midnight — largely due to the difficulty of getting into the heart of Bethnal Green from just about anywhere! But it’s well worth the trip. Definitely one to try.
Good for: letting go and then some
Bad for: people who are easily unnerved
Best bit: the bar staff and the same girls who work the poles during weekdays — class
Worst bit: picking your way through the people in various states of consciousness at the end of the night
Look out for: The themed dark room