Overview
- The 500-capacity Elephant & Castle venue will end operations in March 2026, with a final night scheduled for March 26 after a run of goodbye events.
- Corsica’s team says it is not being forced out and has not received noise complaints, describing ongoing constructive talks with Delancey and Southwark Council.
- Reporting indicates the site would be vacated next March, soundproofed at Delancey’s expense, and handed back as an empty shell in 2027 with the current team offered first refusal, using Section 106 and Agent of Change principles.
- The decision follows years of redevelopment pressures around the £1.5bn Elephant & Castle scheme, with new flats built within a few metres of the club’s smoking area and rising operational costs in the railway-arch space.
- Founded in 2002 by Amanda Moss and Adrian Jones, Corsica has played an outsized role in London’s electronic scenes and previously received targeted support, including £125,000 from Delancey in 2018 and a £400,000 Arts Council grant in 2020.