Fiction
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Club barHouseTechno
33.9249°S 18.4241°E
Long Street's underground electronic room — house and techno with the occasional psytrance or dubstep night, balcony included.
The night (is it house?)
Fiction is Long Street's underground and avant-garde electronic room — house and techno form the backbone, but the booking also runs occasional psytrance and dubstep nights, so it isn't a single-genre purist space. Renovated dance floor holds up to 200, with a balcony over Long Street for a breather between sets. Check the week's line-up on Instagram/Facebook before you commit to a "house night."
- DOOR
- No strict published look-policy — South Africa's legal drinking age (18) is checked with physical ID. Smart-casual reads fine; late-night door staff may turn away obvious beachwear or flip-flops, as at most Long Street venues.
- DRESS
- No strict code on most house floors — dark, comfortable, easy to move in.typical
- PHOTO
- Assume no photos on the floor — many clubs cover phone cameras.typical
- AGE
- 18+ (South Africa's legal drinking age) — physical photo ID checked at the door.
- CASH
- No published standard cover; check Fiction's Instagram/Facebook for the current night's charge, if any — some line-ups add a door fee.
- GETTING IN
- Walk-up door on Long Street, Tuesday–Saturday from around 21:00 — no advance ticketing found for regular nights. Bring photo ID; South Africa's legal drinking age is 18. Confirm the week's genre focus (house/techno vs. the occasional psytrance or dubstep booking) on Fiction's Instagram before heading over.
Hours
- Tuesday21:00–04:00
- Wednesday21:00–04:00
- Thursday21:00–04:00
- Friday21:00–04:00
- Saturday21:00–04:00
- Nearest station
- On Long Street, Cape Town's main nightlife strip — no metro system, walkable from the City Bowl or a short taxi/Uber from anywhere central
- Capacity
- 200