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The Ministry of Sound is entering a brand new era in 2026. Ahead of its 35th year of existence, the legendary club is getting its most significant transformation to date.
The venue’s main room, the Box, will be closed over the next few weeks as it undergoes a huge refurb. It’ll say goodbye to its legendary Martin Audio system and replace it with a sparkling new KV2 sound system, promising a ‘more powerful, immersive and detailed listening experience’.
The makeover will also include rebuilding and lowering the DJ booth into the crowd to allow for more stage formats, such as a 360-degree setup. The booth will be surrounding by an elevated backstage area, which will be able to fit 200 people.
There’s more. The Box is also getting a huge ‘state-of-the-art’ overhead light installation and new video and lighting design by studio Lucid Creates, which has previously created stages and installations for the likes of Glastonbury and Boomtown. Chris Carr, the agency’s founder said that it has ‘leant heavily into industrial textures and forms to inform the overall look of the space - steering away from an overly clean, overly manicured aesthetic’. The outcome, he said, is ‘something that will still feel distinctively “The Box” but in a really interesting and imaginative way’.
Work will be complete by the end of the month, and the Box will be back up and running on January 30 (the venue’s other rooms are still hosting smaller events). Tickets for the reopening weekend, which will include sets from & friends, Moeaike, Joezi, Pete Tong and Kölsch, are on sale on the Ministry of Sound site here.
Matt Long, the club’s director, said: ‘The redesign will fully transform the room into a future-facing club space while preserving its industrial spirit. The Box has always set benchmarks, particularly around sound, and this renovation allows us to reset that standard for the next generation to continue evolving the space without losing its identity.’
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