Arch 9Coldharbour Yard · London SE
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A club and record label in a railway arch in south London. 350 people, one room, a rig tuned for the brick.

Next open Fri 25 Sep, 23:00 Doors in 2 days

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Arch Nine

Fri & Sat · 23:00–06:00 · Coldharbour Yard, SE

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01 · Listings

This weekend

Two nights, three sets a night, one room. Doors at 23:00, lights up at 06:00, and the set times are the set times.

Friday

Fri 25 Sep

Residents. Doors 23:00, last entry 03:00.

  1. TidewellWarm-up. Slow, dubby, low in the mix.
  2. Marlo VancePeak time. Rolling, percussive house.
  3. Keziah Grant b2b OluBack to back until the lights come up.
  • Early£12Gone
  • Second release£16On sale
  • On the door£20If there’s room
18+, photo ID on the door

Saturday

Sat 26 Sep

ARCH012 launch. Doors 23:00, last entry 03:00.

  1. Ines FarrowDeep and patient. Records you won’t find.
  2. Ren OseiLaunching Low Ceiling, ARCH012. All vinyl.
  3. Dunmore Sound b2b Priya KellFour hands, two decks, no hurry.
  • Early£12Gone
  • Second release£16Last 40
  • On the door£20Unlikely
18+, photo ID on the door

Last train home

00:14

From the station at the end of the yard. It leaves before most people arrive, so plan for the bus.

Night bus

N171

Every 12 min, all night, from the stop outside the yard gate.

On the door

  • One in, one out once we reach 350.
  • Cloakroom £2. Water free at the bar, all night.
  • No re-entry after 03:00.

02 · Arch Nine Records · ARCH001–ARCH012

The label

Since 2019 we’ve pressed the records that work best in this room. Twelve-inches only, cut loud, 300 copies a run. Represses only if the artist asks.

    03 · Arch 9, Coldharbour Yard

    The room

    One brick vault, 38 metres deep and 9 across, with two railway tracks on the roof. 350 people is full, and we don’t squeeze in a 351st.

    Cross-section of Arch 9: a brick vault 9.1 metres wide and 7.5 metres to the crown, two tracks on top, a four-way speaker stack in each corner and the booth at the far end.
    1. 1Four-way stack, one per corner18-inch subs, 12-inch low-mids, 6.5-inch mids, horns on top.
    2. 2The booth, at the far endTwo turntables, a rotary mixer, one lamp.
    3. 3Six rings of brickA 9.1 m span, 7.5 m to the crown, laid in 1866.
    4. 4Two tracks overheadYou feel the trains before you hear them.
    Capacity
    350
    Sound
    18kW
    Arch depth
    38m
    Licensed until
    06:00

    Sound system

    4-way custom rig, 18 kW, tuned for the brick.

    Crossovers
    90 Hz · 450 Hz · 4.5 kHz
    Low end
    8 × 18-inch subs, front-loaded
    On the floor
    99 dB, measured every night at 00:30
    Tuning
    Time-aligned to the vault’s reflections, so the curve of the ceiling works for the sound instead of against it.

    House rules

    1. No photos on the dancefloor.

      We sticker your camera at the door. Dance now, remember it later.

    2. Look after each other.

      If someone isn’t right, tell anyone in an amber lanyard. We’d rather be asked than not.

    3. Ask for Angela at the bar.

      If you feel unsafe, ask for Angela. Staff will take you somewhere quiet and get you home, no questions.

    4. Earplugs are free.

      Pick them up at the cloakroom. Eighteen kilowatts is a lot, and your ears have to last.

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