Warm up the week

Warm up on the dance floor

11 April 2012

Beautiful people can get down to hard-edged indie, skatepunk and ska tonight at Metro while the more chilled out can dress down and get cosy at Herbal. But if Hot Salsa's more your style on a chilly autumn evening, then head down to Bar Rumba.

Beautiful People at Metro

Nu metal, hard-edged indie, skatepunk, ska and hip-hop.

10.30pm-3am, £3, w/flyer £2 before midnight. Metro, 19-23 Oxford Street, W1 (020 7437 0964)

Platform at Herbal

Another bargain event from the cosy club where friendly punters shift their trainers to funky, diverse drum'n'bass by Gawain, Pete Timber and DJ Marco. Upstairs Green Papi and the Naked Ape spin hip-hop, Latin and Cuban.

9pm-2am, £5, NUS £4, free before 9.30pm. Herbal, 12-14 Kingsland Road, E2 (020 7613 4462)

Remba Pa'ti at Bar Rumba

Hot salsa session at the sweaty, subterranean club, with rotating residents DJ Fernando, Alex Gato and Johnny G, plus monthly live guests.

8.30pm-3am, £4, mems £3. Bar Rumba, 36 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1 (020 7483 2960)

Gay Clubbing

Comedy Camp at Barcode

Topping and Butch head the bill at the capital's favourite straightfriendly comedy club.

7.45pm, £8, £6 mems. Barcode Below, 3-4 Archer Street, W1 (020 7483 2960)

(Don't Call Me) Babe at the Ghetto

Dusty O, pop tunes and cheap drink.