Love Island: The best places to watch the live final around the UK and Ireland
Either celebrate or mourn the end of the reality TV series for another year
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Your support makes all the difference.For some of us, the TV event of summer 2018 will not be remembered as England’s World Cup Semi-Final match, but rather the Love Island final, which takes place on tonight at 9pm.
The final episode of the eight-week reality TV series will be broadcast live from the villa in Mallorca, but if you can’t muster up the energy to host your own Love Island party, why not go to one of the many screenings taking place across the UK?
We’ve rounded up the best ones to choose from.
London
Goat, Chelsea
Italian restaurant Goat in Chelsea is throwing a Love Island final viewing party on huge TV screens in their glamorous upstairs bar.
Doors open at 7pm, and guests will be able to bet on which couple will win, entering themselves into a draw to win bottomless brunch for two at the restaurant.
Tickets are £10 and include two complimentary Love Island-themed cocktails – the ‘I’ve Got A Text’ and the ‘My Type on Paper’.
The Book Club, Shoreditch
From 7.30pm, this East London venue will be running a ‘Heads & Bodies’ special workshop where you will have the chance to draw your favourite Love Island characters and see if they are 100 per cent ‘your type on paper’. The best drawings will win free drinks too.
Guests at the free event will also be able to enjoy tropical cocktails (Muggy Mai Tais and Love Island iced Teas) while watching the final on a big screen.
Boxpark Croydon
From 7pm to 11pm, Boxpark will be playing big love anthems at their free party, where guests can celebrate alongside six ex-Islanders from this series: Ellie Jones, Dean Overson, Kieran Nicholls, Grace Wardle, Idris Virgo and Josh Mair.
Studio 88, Central London
The West End live-music venue has created a £5 “Dr Love” cocktail to celebrate the final and is also running a champagne and cocktail happy hour from 5pm till 8pm, as well as offering complimentary popcorn.
The screening will be followed by a night of live music.
Absurd Bird, Shoreditch
The fried chicken experts are hosting a party to celebrate the final of Love Island with all-night happy hour, a free cocktail on arrival included in your £5 ticket and the opportunity to vote for your favourite couple and enter to win your next cocktail on the house.
You can also tuck into the restaurant’s Love Island cheesy tribute dish, the You Total Melt.
Ham Yard Hotel, Central London
Capital FM is throwing its Love Island final party at the central hotel where guests will be joined by contestants Eyal Booker and Alex Miller from this year’s series.
Also expected to make an appearance are 2017 Islander Marcel Somerville, The Wanted’s Max George and Capital breakfast show host Roman Kemp.
Members of the public can win tickets by listening to the show on Monday morning.
Nationwide
Everyman Cinemas
The cinema chain is showing the final on the big screen at 9pm sharp, and the best part is, tickets are free!
Vue Cinemas
Vue is also throwing free screenings at its cinemas around the UK. Find your nearest Vue below.
The Midlands
Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
Head to Rescue Rooms to play drinking games whilst watching the final. Tickets are free but you need to order one in advance to gain entry.
The North
Skyline Rooftop Cinema at the Shankly Hotel Garden of Eden Terrace, Liverpool
Liverpudlians can watch the finale at Skyline’s party, complete with saxophone player, DJ and live entertainment before and after the screening.
Tickets are £22.25.
Scotland
St Judes, Glasgow
Glaswegians should head down to St Judes to watch the final with cocktails from £3.50, special Love Island cocktails from £5 and bottles of prosecco for £15.
Ireland
Opium, Dublin
Opium is hosting a screening of the Love Island final on big screens in its Botanical Garden, complete with pink G&T welcome cocktails served from your own Love Island water bottle.
After the screening, party the night away at the Beach Club-style party into the wee hours.
Wales
The Courtyard, Newport
This club is showing the live final alongside two-for-one cocktails and special entertainment. Tickets are £3 in advance and £5 on the door.
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