"Ask any music-loving Londoner to name the city's best venues, and there's a decent chance Corsica Studios will appear somewhere near the top of their list. Opened in 2002 by Adrian Jones and Amanda Moss, for 23 years this unassuming railway arch beneath Elephant & Castle station, with its pummelling sound, no-frills aesthetics and adventurous musical programming, has become one of the capital's most influential and beloved clubs."
"Founded and envisaged as a multi-purpose creative space rather than just a nightclub, it's attracted massive names such as Jeff Mills and Bjork, nurtured underground scenes from acid techno to jungle and pushed the boundaries of what a clubnight can be, via Evian Christ's maximalist Trance Parties, Hyperdub's groundbreaking series or more recent forays into sex-positive raving. But on Tuesday, Jones and his team confirmed rumours that Corsica will be closing its doors in March 2026."
"As part of the 1.5bn redevelopment of Elephant and Castle, undertaken jointly by Southwark council and property developers Delancey, flats are now being built on the site of the former Elephant shopping centre. At various points in the design and planning process, the presence of a nightclub right next door appears to have been critically perhaps unforgivably overlooked."
Corsica Studios opened in 2002 beneath Elephant & Castle station and operated for 23 years as a multi-purpose creative space and influential club. The venue hosted major artists, nurtured scenes from acid techno to jungle, and experimented with innovative club formats. Corsica will close in March 2026 amid a mix of pressures including urban redevelopment, planning oversights around new residential building, noise and financial factors. The closure sits within a wider context of nightclub decline across the UK, with figures showing half of nightclubs lost since 2013, and reflects complex interactions between development and nightlife infrastructure.
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