Dancefloors
Clubs and spaces that have hosted South African drum n bass, including the ones we lost.
AND Club
Newtown club that is a regular home for Science Frikshun and Addictshun and hosts the Johannesburg stop of Synergy x Yamatai in October 2026.
OpenAlley Cape Town
Warehouse space on Auckland Street that hosts It Came From The Jungle's warehouse raves, including the 2026 WAREHOUSE SZN series.
OpenBatanga
Kloof Street bar that hosts Hyphen's free monthly Liquid Sundays.
OpenBiblio
City Bowl nightclub on Hout Street, home to As Above So Below's Chapter nights and SIES sets.
OpenCarfax
Warehouse club open since 1995 and home to Propaganda 011, Addictshun Fridays, the Newtown Takeover and In The Burg's drum n bass Rave Cave.
OpenCarnival Court
Long Street backpacker bar that hosted drum n bass nights such as RNA in 2016 and the Underground Mix Sessions in 2009.
Club Paradise
Club used by It Came From The Jungle in 2023 and As Above So Below for its UNGLUED night in 2025.
OpenDistrict
Club in the former Assembly building that is CHERCH's home for international drum n bass bookings.
OpenDope Observatory
Observatory venue that hosted the Deep Fried Decks x SIES drum n bass hotbox in August 2026.
OpenEncounters
All-day cafe, bistro and listening bar in the centre of Cape Town that doubles as an event space, home to Open Signal nights.
OpenFiction DJ Bar
Long Street electronic bar where It Came From The Jungle began as a weekly in 2006 and later celebrated ten years. It closed once and reopened under new owners; current status not confirmed.
Great Dane
Braamfontein bar next to Kitcheners where Science Frikshun ran the weekly Addictshun. Resident Advisor lists a reopening event, so check current status.
Kitcheners
Century-old Braamfontein carvery bar next to Great Dane, known for its electronic nights.
Mercury Live
Live venue (originally The Jam) that hosted Homegrown monthly from 2000 to 2012 and then Pressure. It closed in March 2020 after about 20 years, citing COVID restrictions.
ClosedOrigin Art Gallery
Waterfront space that hosted JanuWorry Drum n Bass in January 2026, the last party there before the venue closed.
ClosedPecan Bush Lodge
Festival site for Twilight Open Air, which features a Science Frikshun drum n bass forest stage.
OpenRoxy Woodstock
Warehouse-style venue hosting the Cape Town stop of the Synergy x Yamatai tour in October 2026.
OpenTexas
Venue for It Came From The Jungle's open air day party with Krakota in December 2025.
The Assembly
Live music venue that hosted drum n bass nights including Tempo parties in its Annex room. It opened in 2007 and closed in August 2016.
ClosedThe Factory
Industrial venue where Frog Town hosted Hugh Hardie in November 2024.
The Lounge
Long Street venue where DJ Spinitch and Rude Larry ran drum n bass nights.
The Ostrich
Open air site outside the city that has hosted The Jungle open air in 2023 and every Liquicity Cape Town since the festival's South African debut in 2024.
OpenTruth Nightclub
Midrand club whose Room 4 hosted System of Synergy in April 2023.
Xone
Nightclub that hosted the first Cape Town System of Synergy in 2024 and several As Above So Below all-nighters.