Thames Ironworks warehouse to host huge electronic music events this autumn

A disused Docklands warehouse on the former Thames Ironworks shipyards site will reopen in October as a temporary venue named Ironworks. The venue will use a 7,000-capacity indoor warehouse space and an outdoor riverside terrace overlooking the Thames, near London City Hall in the Royal Docks. Organisers will keep the building’s industrial character central by designing production and staging around the existing architecture. The venue is planned for a limited number of weekends this year while the wider area is earmarked for Thames Wharf housing development. LWE is developing the project with PROJEKT, and Museum of Youth Culture will install an exhibition on London’s warehouse music history. The programme will include electronic music plus public-facing activities such as markets, wellness sessions, outdoor cinema, and street food, with local business partnerships, resident ticket allocations, independent food trader opportunities, and venue-linked jobs.

"Called Ironworks, the new venue will launch in October inside the former industrial building, a short walk from London City Hall in the Royal Docks. The venue will occupy a 7,000-capacity warehouse space alongside an outdoor riverside terrace overlooking the Thames. Organisers say the building's industrial character will remain central to the experience, with production and staging designed around the existing architecture rather than replacing it."

"It's a temporary reuse of the industrial warehouse as the whole area is earmarked for the Thames Wharf housing development. The project is being developed by LWE in partnership with PROJEKT. For LWE, the project marks a return to the warehouse spaces that helped define London's club culture over the past two decades. The company has previously staged events at venues including Turnmills, Tobacco Dock and was involved in the development of Printworks London."

"As part of the venue launch, Museum of Youth Culture will install an exhibition exploring the history of London's warehouse music scene, tying the building's past to the city's club culture heritage. The organisers say Ironworks will only host a limited number of weekends this year, offering what they describe as a rare large-scale warehouse venue at a time when independent cultural spaces in London continue to come under pressure."

"Alongside the events programme, the project says it will work with local businesses and creative groups, including ticket allocations for local residents, opportunities for independent food traders and jobs linked to the venue's operation. Alongside the electronic music programme, the wider site will host a range of public-facing uses, including markets, wellness sessions, outdoor cinema and street food."

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