Heaven

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Heaven sits in three railway arches under Charing Cross station, where it has been since 1979. The address has stayed the same. The institution has only grown. The weekly lineup is the reason people still queue on Villiers Street: Thursday is Porn Idol, Friday brings Camp Attack, Saturday is the main G-A-Y club night — all running past 5am. Capacity tops 1,500 and it fills on every big night. Multiple rooms mean different sounds happening simultaneously. The lighting rigs have been updated over the years but the main floor layout remains recognisable to anyone who first came in the 1980s or 1990s. The bar queue moves, the crowd is mixed, and the door is straightforward. This is the club that shaped what London gay nightlife looks like.