Fists fly as mass brawl erupts between rival gangs at exclusive Mayfair nightclub as bottles of water and ice buckets are sent flying amid the chaos
- The exclusive London Late Club is located in the heart of the expensive West End
- Footage shows revellers throwing punches and tossing ice buckets in the brawl
- Fighting was said to have broken out between two rival gangs in the nightclub
- Scotland Yard said they had not been called out to break up the intense fighting
Fists-flying, this is the moment a top London night erupted into a huge bar-room brawl.
The London Late Club, which describes itself as the ‘jewel in the capital’s night-life’, descended into mass violence on Saturday night, as members of two rival gangs attacked each other.
Smartly-dressed revelers at the club, in the heart of London’s West End, were drenched with water and alcohol after an ice-bucket was thrown into the crowd and bottles sailed through the air.
One terrified young woman, dressed in a cocktail dress, can be seen running out of the club, which is located Leicester Square.
The brawl took place at the exclusive London Late Club in Mayfair and involved dozens of partygoers
Other bystanders could only watch in horror as their evening-out turned into a nightmare.
Security staff, wearing high-visibility vests, appeared unable to stop the fighting, which erupted at about 2.45 on Sunday morning.
‘It was mad,’ an eye-witness told MailOnline.
‘There were these two guys having a bit of a scuffle and then it all kicked off.
‘All of a sudden two groups of blokes got up and started fighting.
‘There were fists flying, bottles flying, kicking, punching, they were really going for it.
‘The security staff did their best but they couldn’t do anything to stop it.
‘They had to turn off the music and turn on the lights to get them to stop.’
Security staff in hi-vis jackets seemed unable to break up the scrap which reportedly involved two rival gangs
Dramatic footage captured by a bystander showed bottles of water and ice buckets being thrown as weapons during the fight
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Marketed as the ‘ultimate West End hot-spot’ the London Late Club is the latest name for the basement venue located between a pub and a cinema in Leicester Square.
The strict dress code – requiring collared shirts and shoes for men and evening dress for women – did nothing to stop the violence.
However, London Late’s manager today tried to play down the violence, insisting no one was seriously injured and the club was still open.
‘We are still trading, it wasn’t that bad,’ the manager, who declined to be named, told MailOnline.
‘Yes there was some fighting but none of the customers got seriously hurt.
A few clients got punched but we dealt with it.
‘One of the security staff had an injury to his ear and had to go to A&E but apart from that everyone was fine.
The manager of the club played down the violence on Monday claiming no-one was hurt by the fighting
‘It was nothing major. There were no weapons. Fighting happens.’
Police were not call to the incident.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: ‘We were not alerted to a fight there on Satuday night.’
The 300-capacity club, which opened under its new name just months ago, plays a variety of commercial music including pop, house and RnB.
Customers can sit in booths around the dance floor or book VIP tables where they can be served champagne and cocktails.
The club states: ‘We are committed to making our customers enjoy their night to the fullest, giving them the night and qualified service they deserve.’
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