Ministry of Sound - the club - opened in London in September 1991 and has since established a cult following among clubbers worldwide.

Celebrating its 16th Birthday this year, the venue remains at heart of the brand as it's where the story began and has also been the catalyst for the company's many brand ventures and extensions.

Inspired by the US house music movement James Palumbo, Ministry of Sound's founder and visionary, established Elephant & Castle in London as the venue's location and opted for an unused bus depot for its infrastructure due to its raw and unkempt warehouse character that was the dominant clubbing environment of the early 90's.

The vision was to import many of the world's most famous DJs to the UK enabling dance music fans access to the music they adored and the DJs that played and produced it. And of course supply this on a soundsystem like nothing ever experienced before in clubland, an acheivement the venue can still boast today. A vision that has become ingrained into the Ministry of Sound philosophy, as the brand now enables dance music fans worldwide access to their favourite form of music via a number of channels including internet, radio, mobile, albums, singles, global tours and venues in London, Egypt and Singapore.

Present

Throughout the years Ministry of Sound has stayed at the forefront of the nightclub industry with continuous development, refurbishments and upgrading of the venue's technical specification.

Throughout the last few years the club has been used for corporate functions of all types and after its latest refurbishment in 2006 it is now regarded as one of the most sought after, state of the art event spaces London has to offer, resulting in the venue being voted 15th in RSVP Magazine corporate venue of the year 2006.

Capacity: 2000 People

Address: 103 Gaunt Street Elephant & Castle London, SE1 6DP