A disused Docklands warehouse on the site of the old Thames Ironworks shipyards is to reopen this autumn as a temporary venue, with a short run of electronic music and community events planned beside the Thames.
Called Ironworks, the new venue will launch in October inside the former industrial building, a short walk from London City Hall in the Royal Docks.
The venue will occupy a 7,000-capacity warehouse space alongside an outdoor riverside terrace overlooking the Thames. Organisers say the building’s industrial character will remain central to the experience, with production and staging designed around the existing architecture rather than replacing it.
It’s a temporary reuse of the industrial warehouse as the whole area is earmarked for the Thames Wharf housing development.
The project is being developed by LWE in partnership with PROJEKT.
For LWE, the project marks a return to the warehouse spaces that helped define London’s club culture over the past two decades. The company has previously staged events at venues including Turnmills, Tobacco Dock and was involved in the development of Printworks London.
As part of the venue launch, Museum of Youth Culture will install an exhibition exploring the history of London’s warehouse music scene, tying the building’s past to the city’s club culture heritage.
The organisers say Ironworks will only host a limited number of weekends this year, offering what they describe as a rare large-scale warehouse venue at a time when independent cultural spaces in London continue to come under pressure.
Alongside the events programme, the project says it will work with local businesses and creative groups, including ticket allocations for local residents, opportunities for independent food traders and jobs linked to the venue’s operation.
Alongside the electronic music programme, the wider site will host a range of public-facing uses, including
markets, wellness sessions, outdoor cinema and street food.
The first events at Ironworks are scheduled for selected weekends in October 2026.
When it opens, it’ll be about a 10-minute walk from Royal Victoria or West Silvertown DLR stations or the northern end of the London Cable Car.
Incidentally, the entrance road to the venue passes under the DLR, right where the future Thames Wharf DLR station entrance will be.
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