a district in the West End of London, between Oxford Street , Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square . It is famous for its lively atmosphere and its many cafés, nightclubs , theatres and restaurants. It also has many sex shops, strip clubs (= places where people pay to watch other people take their clothes off) and prostitutes. Since the 1980s it has also been the favourite part of London for film, television, music and advertising companies to have their offices:
Before they became famous they used to perform in a tiny basement club in Soho.