A table at Ministry of Sound is not a seat. It is a separate way through the building, with its own door, its own toilets and its own smoking area.
The published package includes complimentary entry, an exclusive private entrance, a dedicated smoking area, signature sparkler bottle service, private toilets and cloakroom, a personal host with table service, and stage access.
Read that list properly. The entry is free with the table, so the ticket price you were comparing it against is already inside it. And the private entrance, private loos and separate smoking area mean a table group never joins a queue inside the venue for anything.
For a group, that reframes the arithmetic: you are not paying extra for a table on top of tickets, you are paying for tickets plus a parallel route through the night.
Friday and Saturday, and often two things at once
The listings run Fridays and Saturdays and nothing midweek.
And the club frequently runs more than one event on the same night. On Saturday 10 October 2026, for instance, both Housework Presents Tales of the Unexpected and Housekeeping are listed, each with its own line-up and its own tickets.
So “going to Ministry of Sound” on a given Saturday can mean two completely different nights in the same building, and the ticket you buy decides which rooms you are in. Check which event you are buying rather than just the date.
What is on this month
Friday 9 October: Parable, with Eli & Fur, Eynka and Nohr.
Saturday 10 October: Housework Presents Tales of the Unexpected, with Pagano, Rob Tissera, Jonathan Ulysses, Lizzie Curious and others. Also Housekeeping, with Matt Sassari, Beyond Chicago, Lovra, Louden and Omari.
Friday 16 October: Monstercat x Ophelia, with Seven Lions b2b Trivecta, Kill the Noise, Murdock and Muzz.
Saturday 17 October: Mak 10 & Friends, with Lethal Bizzle, DJ Maximum, Izzy Bossy, Manga Saint Hilare, Capo Lee and Logan_OLM.
Friday 23 October: Goldfish live, with Alastair Lane, Richard Marshall, Dadoo and Mas Que Nada.
Saturday 24 October: Free From Sleep, with Amtrac, Cri and Dmitry Molosh.
Friday 30 October: Worried About Henry Halloween, with Camo & Krooked.
The range across three weekends runs from grime to drum and bass to house, which tells you the venue is promoter-led rather than having a single sound.
Thirty-five years
Ministry of Sound is marking its 35th anniversary, with anniversary merchandise and a book, the MOS Anthology by Simon Moore.
The brand also runs global events under its own name, including a date at Doha Golf Club on Friday 6 November with Jonas Blue. So the club in Elephant and Castle is now one part of a touring operation.
Their nominated charity is Jai Dog Rescue.
One honest note on finding the rules
Worth saying because it affects how you prepare.
Ministry of Sound’s website leads with line-ups, tables and merchandise. The door policy, age limit and opening hours are not set out on the front of the site the way they are at fabric, which publishes a full entry policy, an audited accessibility page, a harassment policy and an all-night welfare line.
There is an FAQ in the footer, and the individual event listings carry their own times. For a first visit, read the specific event page and the FAQ rather than assuming a house rule. Being over 18 with original photo ID is the safe assumption at any London club.
A free year, if you are lucky
A small thing but free: signing up to the newsletter enters you into a draw for a year of free VIP entry for you and a friend.
Where it is
103 Gaunt Street, London SE1 6DP, on 020 7740 8600.
Elephant & Castle is the nearest station, on the Northern and Bakerloo lines, a few minutes away.
How to plan it
Check which event you are buying, because two can run on the same Saturday.
In a group: price a table, because entry is included and it comes with a private entrance, toilets and smoking area.
Fridays and Saturdays only for the regular programme.
First visit: read the event listing and the FAQ for times and door rules, which are not on the front of the site.
Bring original photo ID and expect to be over 18.
Ministry of Sound
- Address
- 103 Gaunt Street, London SE1 6DP
- Nearest
- Elephant & Castle, on the Northern and Bakerloo lines
- Hours
- Regular programme runs Fridays and Saturdays. Times are published on individual event listings rather than centrally
- Booking
- Tickets and tables bookable per event on 020 7740 8600
- Price
- By event. Table packages include complimentary entry, a private entrance, private toilets and cloakroom, a dedicated smoking area, bottle service, a personal host and stage access
- Standing
- Thirty-five years old, promoter-led across several rooms, and now running global events under the same name
How to get in
A table package includes complimentary entry, so the ticket price is already inside it, along with a private entrance, private toilets and cloakroom and a separate smoking area. Two different events often run on the same Saturday, so check which one your ticket is for. Door policy, age limits and hours are not published on the front of the site, unlike at fabric, so read the event listing and FAQ.
Where to go next
fabric publishes the fullest door and accessibility policy of any London club, and XOYO is the Shoreditch alternative.
The clubs page covers the rest, and London at night covers getting home.
Questions we get asked
What does a Ministry of Sound table include?
Complimentary entry, an exclusive private entrance, a dedicated smoking area, signature sparkler bottle service, private toilets and cloakroom, a personal host with table service, and stage access. Because entry is included, the ticket price is already covered within the table cost.
What nights is Ministry of Sound open?
The regular programme runs on Fridays and Saturdays. Two separate events are often listed on the same Saturday with different line-ups and separate tickets, so check which event you are buying rather than just the date.
What is the age limit at Ministry of Sound?
The club does not publish a door policy, age limit or opening hours on the front of its website, unlike fabric which sets all of them out in full. Read the individual event listing and the FAQ before a first visit, and assume over 18 with original photo ID as at any London club.
Where is Ministry of Sound?
103 Gaunt Street, London SE1 6DP, on 020 7740 8600. Elephant & Castle station is a few minutes away on the Northern and Bakerloo lines.
How old is Ministry of Sound?
It is marking its 35th anniversary, with anniversary merchandise and a book, the MOS Anthology by Simon Moore. The brand now also runs global events, including a date at Doha Golf Club in November 2026.
Written by Robert J Wills, no. 305 in the guide.
Last checked 6 October 2026 against the venues' own published information. Nobody pays to appear here and we take no bookings.
