I have gripes to be sure, but it's still pretty good. The lady told me to watch my bag, so that was kind of her, I mean it is Brixton after all.The venue has a cloakroom, which i decided not to use, because the ques was too long, so if you do want to use I suggest get in there early plus leave straight after the main act has finished because everyone is thinking the same as you concerning getting their jacket. I've been here for a couple shows; Professor Green/Chiddy Bang and Foster The People/We Barbarians. Even right after the show I waited no longer than five minutes.Security: Friendly while doing their job; purse/bag checks went quickly and smoothly; they were polite about kicking sneaky sneakers out of the reserved seats upstairs.Sound: Pretty good, considering the size.

Bus: 133, 2, 345, 59 Train: OVERGROUND, SOUTHEASTERN, THAMESLINK Tube: NORTHERN, VICTORIA. This is a solid venue with big names scheduled all year. You can purchase tickets at www.ticketmaster.co.uk or call them on 08444 999 999. Especially as there's quite a lot of toilets, given the size of the venue, so never had to queue for more than 5 minutes. Unfortunately for me most of the artists I want to see seem to end up performing here but it's really not my favourite place to go at all. They smelt really bad. Queues for the various grotty toilets are out the door and around the corner, cloakrooms queues have at least 50 people at any one time. The venue has hosted the event for the second longest tenure, behind only Madison Square Garden (1977–89). On another occasion I was witness to a disastrous performance by Babyshambles (I didn't go through choice). [4], Construction of the arena started in 2003, and finished in 2007. © 2020 Gigantic Tickets Limited. It has the second-highest seating capacity of any indoor venue in the United Kingdom, behind the Manchester Arena, and in 2008 was the world's busiest music arena.[1]. who touched us inappropriately all night. Mystery Jets rocks while also delivering some fantastic harmonic vocals, and I didn't feel cheated by one overpowering the other. When you get inside, the entrance hall is quite grand with two sweeping staircases either side of you leading to a bar (drinks prices are typical gig prices i.e. and also. Alan Merrill at the 02 Academy, London England Dec. 17th 2017. The stalls (standing ground floor) IS slanted which is very cool, allows you to far easier see the artist. I can never be bothered to drink in there because queues for the bars are ridiculous, about ten deep at all times. Most impressively, there are various barriers in the centre to stop crowd surges. Let's break this down in easy to ingest review bites:Bathrooms: Most stalls were in working order and sinks had hot water and soap. The main venue has a capacity of 800, and the adjacent O2 Academy 2 holds 250. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year etc etc. It opened in its present form in 2007. And, it's just down the road from my house...c*. Ariana has since then held five concerts at the arena for her Sweetener World Tour on 17, 19, and 20 August 2019 as well as 15 and 16 October 2019. Not the most pleasant. Since March 2013, the arena has hosted C2C: Country to Country, Europe's largest country music festival, which annually attracts over 20,000 fans. Let's break this down in easy to ingest review bites: The Carling Brixton Academy has good transport links as it is a 5 minute walk from Brixton tube station (leave another 5 minutes for queues). has at times been a great venue, and other times been just too backed to breathe. The downstairs area has a pricey merchandise shop (it's better to wait until after the gig when merchandise sellers set up stalls outside the venue) and a bar. They handle their stuff like pros. The arena was architecturally built to reduce echoing, a common problem among London music venues.[7]. We currently have no availability for this show, however sometimes more tickets are made available at a later date. Best. All in all, I love this place. Toilets are minging, but you find that with most gig venues. !After the main act, was done it just turned into a rave, which i thought was great because its a great space for it, with the DJ doin his thang up on the stage.The toilets were none to be desired plus i asked myself where is the African lady who normally sells or gives perfumes tissues chewing gum etc. and also Primal Scream, on a very boozy night :). O2 Academy Islington is the trading name of Academy Music Group Limited Company number: 3463738 VAT number: 710648159 Registered in England and Wales 211 Stockwell Road London SW9 9SL [6] The ground surface can also be changed between ice rink, basketball court, exhibition space, conference venue, private hire venue and concert venue. From 2008, the O2 Arena has hosted Capital's Jingle Bell Ball which is an annual mini-festival held over two nights, usually in early December. The riverside InterContinental London - The O2 hotel stands out in the buzzing Greenwich Peninsula, with 453 luxurious rooms & suites and a state-of-the-art spa. I can never be bothered to drink in there because queues for the bars are ridiculous, about ten deep at all times. Toilets are minging, but you find that with most gig venues. The O2 Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the centre of The O2 entertainment complex on the Greenwich Peninsula in southeast London. The gig itself was mental, and we managed to be fed water by the security at the very front like young chicks in a nest begging for food with out mouths open. You can get to O2 Academy Brixton by Bus, Tube or Train. Despite being open for only 200 days per year (the equivalent of seven months), the venue sold over 1.2 million tickets in 2007, making it the third most popular venue in the world for concerts and family shows, narrowly behind the Manchester Arena (1.25 million) and Madison Square Garden in New York City (1.23 million). Brixton Road / Brixton Police Station (G) is 150 meters away, 3 min walk.

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