Brixton Academy, London

Name: Brixton Academy
Address: London, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 20 7771 3000

#385 among attractions in London

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Facts and practical information

Brixton Academy is a mid-sized concert venue located in South London, in the district of Brixton. Opening in 1929 as a cinema, the venue was converted into a discotheque in 1972 then was reborn as a concert hall in 1983. It is owned by the Academy Music Group, and has become one of London's leading music venues, hosting over 50 live albums, and winning the NME Best Venue 12 times since 1994. It has been home to several notable performances, including The Smiths' last gig, Leftfield's June 1996 concert which set a decibel record for a live gig at 137db, Madonna's gig in 2000, which was watched by an online audience of 9 million, and YouTube phenomenon BABYMETAL, whose 2014 performance drew a crowd of 25,000+. ()

Alternative names: Opened: 19 August 1929 (95 years ago)Architectural style: Art DecoCapacity: 4921Coordinates: 51°27'56"N, 0°6'54"W

Address

Lambeth (Ferndale)London United Kingdom

Contact

+44 20 7771 3000

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Day trips

Brixton Academy – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Electric Brixton, Brockwell Lido, The Duke of Edinburgh, Camberwell Public Baths.

0.4 miS
Dancing, Nightlife
Electric Brixton, London
10 min walk • The Fridge was a nightclub in the Brixton area of South London, England, founded, in 1981, by Andrew Czezowski and Susan Carrington, who had run the Roxy during punk music's heyday in 1977.
0.9 miSE
Watersports, Swimming pool, Swimming
Brockwell Lido, London
24 min walk • Brockwell Lido is a large lido in Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, London. It opened in July 1937, closed in 1990 and after a local campaign was re-opened in 1994. Two ex council employees Paddy and Casey took on the running of the Lido for the community. Lambeth council gave Paddy & Casey a peppercorn lease rate from 1994–2001.
~1440 ftSW
Nightlife
The Duke of Edinburgh, London
7 min walk • The Duke of Edinburgh is a Grade II listed public house at 204 Ferndale Road, Brixton, London, SW9 8AG. It was built in 1936–37 for Truman's Brewery, and designed by their in-house architect A. E. Sewell. It was Grade II listed in 2015 by Historic England.
1.2 miNE
Watersports, Swimming pool, Swimming
Camberwell Public Baths, London
32 min walk • Camberwell Public Baths opened in 1892 and has been in continuous operation as publicly funded community baths and more recently as a public leisure centre.
1.1 miS
Park
Brockwell Park, London
29 min walk • Brockwell Park is a 50.8 hectare park located south of Brixton, in Herne Hill and Tulse Hill in south London. It is bordered by the roads Brixton Water Lane, Norwood Road, Tulse Hill and Dulwich Road.
~1170 ftS
Shopping, Department store
Morleys, London
6 min walk • Morleys Stores is a group of eight department stores in Greater London, a business-to-business furniture supply subsidiary called Morley's of Bicester Ltd and a department store & furniture centre called Camp Hopson of Newbury in Newbury, Berkshire.
0.9 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St John the Divine, London
24 min walk • St John the Divine, Kennington, is an Anglican church in London. The parish of Kennington is within the Anglican Diocese of Southwark. The church was designed by the architect George Edmund Street in the Decorated Gothic style, and was built between 1871 and 1874. Today it is a grade I listed building.
0.6 miN
Museum
Type Archive, London
15 min walk • The Type Archive is a collection of artefacts representing the legacy of type founding in England, whose famous type foundries and composing systems supplied the world with type in over 300 languages.
~1480 ftS
City hall, Edwardian architecture, Neo-baroque architecture
Lambeth Town Hall, London
8 min walk • Lambeth Town Hall, also known as Brixton Town Hall, is a municipal building at the corner of Brixton Hill and Acre Lane, Brixton, London. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Lambeth London Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
~1750 ftS
Square
Windrush Square, London
9 min walk • Windrush Square is an open public space in the centre of Brixton, South London, occupying an area in front of the Brixton Tate Library that was originally known as the Brixton Oval, and then Tate Gardens.
1.2 miNW
Shopping, Market
New Covent Garden Market, London
32 min walk • New Covent Garden Market is the largest wholesale fruit, vegetable and flower market in the United Kingdom. Located in Nine Elms, London, the market covers a site of 57 acres and is home to about 200 fruit, vegetable and flower companies.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Brixton Academy open?

Brixton Academy is open:

Monday 24h
Tuesday 24h
Wednesday 24h
Thursday 24h
Friday 24h
Saturday 24h
Sunday 24h

Which popular attractions are close to Brixton Academy?

Nearby attractions include Stockwell Skatepark, London (2 min walk), Brixton Mosque, London (4 min walk), Brixton Market, London (7 min walk), Brixton Village, London (7 min walk).

How to get to Brixton Academy by public transport?

The nearest stations to Brixton Academy:

Bus

Gresham Road / Brixton Police Station • Lines: 345, 35, 45, P4 (2 min walk)
Western Road • Lines: 345, 35, 45, P4 (5 min walk)

Train

Brixton (6 min walk)
Loughborough Junction (14 min walk)

Metro

Brixton • Lines: Victoria (6 min walk)
Stockwell • Lines: Northern, Victoria (15 min walk)