hey y'all might be going to the aftershow on the 9th, but will have to wait for the trains (need to get back to Birmingham) to start up around 5.30, 6ish. Would I get away with loitering around afterwards (outside/near the venue) until the trains start up again (jeez it's the 21st century!). Soooo cannot afford a hotel so it would be my only option. Any hints/opinions?

There's an all night burger bar outside the tube station and it seemed very well lit and busy for quite a while after the aftershow on Saturday. It depends on the weather of course, but it was fun to hang out there while waiting for a taxi.

On the 18th the big taxi rank was also full until all hours and we spent ages chatting to some hyper fans who had travelled from Norway for the one show.

The last Thames Clipper is at 4:30 so it will be closer to 5am by the time that gets to London Bridge/Waterloo and hey presto, trains are back up.

When I went on the 17th + aftershow, I waited in the bus station until 5.20am for the first tube to Stanmore.

Excellent, thanks for the advice guys, think I might just go for it

I just get in the car and 45 minutes later I'm tucked up in bed.

If that wasn't the case, I'd go with the clipper to Waterloo and then just wander around for a bit. After one of the ONA aftershows, the missus and I left the club on Regents Street at about 3:45am and went to Leicester Square. Couldn't believe how many people were still in the fast food places, they were just as busy as a Saturday afternoon near christmas!

By about 4:30am everyone had disappeared and we were walking around all by ourselves. Trafalgar Square seemed almost surreal at 5am, in total silence with nobody to be seen.