The End is a club located right next door to AKA (which I went to for my birthday). I’ve heard great things about this club and I definitely wasn’t disappointed by the experience I had last night. I was heading there with a few friends and was stunned when I heard that Derrick Carter, a famous Chicago House DJ was playing. I wasn’t really expecting to know any of the DJ’s playing and was just thrilled to find out he would be playing the closing set from 3:30am in their main room. Cover is not exactly cheap, coming in at just over £15 but compared to most other clubs and with the prospect of finally seeing Derrick Carter live, was happy to pay the amount.

The End is not as big a club as I thought it would be but thankfully last night was not as busy as it apparently sometimes gets. There certainly seems like a lot more room than what AKA offers next door, with two main rooms and several bars serving the various areas. There are several areas to chill out with some comfy couches in the corners in one room, but with most people just cooling off in the little space between the two rooms.

On some nights (like last night), access is granted for some to move between The End and AKA (also known as ‘As One’). We briefly stepped into AKA but like the last time, found it was overly packed and the music was not as good as what was below in The End. After speaking with a few people at random last night, it seemed that some had come specifically listen to Derrick Carter, whilst many others were just happy to dance to the awesome music he played all night (morning?) long. The crowd was quite friendly and we had an awesome night.