The 229 Venue

 
 
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229 Great Portland Street, Fitzrovia, London W1W 5PW 
 
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The 229 VenuePurpose-built venue with simple, stripped back decor. The two rooms have a total capacity of about 700, which means there's room for some decent club nights at the weekend, and low prices ensure a good turnout of students from the nearby International Students House. The real importance of the 229, however, is that its one of the few West End venues on the London gig circuit. It's as goods a place as any in Camden to catch up-and-coming musicians, and the central location also makes it a significant leg on the UK tours of major European artists.

 

The 229 Venue events

 
The Smyths: The Smiths TributeThe Smyths: The Smiths Tribute31st May 2013Friday 31st May 2013 Where:
The 229 Venue, 229  Great Portland Street      W1W 5PW
Category: event
On Soon
The Smyths: The Smiths Tribute
event > Concerts > Rock & Pop - Rock
DATES  Friday 31st May 2013 - 7pm
The New Kidz On The BlockThe New Kidz On The BlockResident DJs play hip hop music, with street dance competitions in four categories: under 18s, under 14s, under 10s and crew.16th June 2013Sunday 16th June 2013 Where:
The 229 Venue, 229  Great Portland Street      W1W 5PW
Category: event
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The New Kidz On The Block
event > Clubbing and Nightlife > Dance - Rock
DATES  Sunday 16th June 2013 - 2pm-8pm
Resident DJs play hip hop music, with street dance competitions in four categories: under 18s, under 14s, under 10s and crew.
The Primitives, Mighty MightyThe Primitives, Mighty MightyThe Coventry-founded group, now reformed as a four-piece, performs its new wave and indie-pop hits including Crash and Way Behind Me.22nd June 2013Saturday 22nd June 2013 Where:
The 229 Venue, 229  Great Portland Street      W1W 5PW
Category: event
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The Primitives, Mighty Mighty
event > Concerts > Rock & Pop - Indie & Grunge
DATES  Saturday 22nd June 2013 - 6.30pm-3am
The Coventry-founded group, now reformed as a four-piece, performs its new wave and indie-pop hits including Crash and Way Behind Me.
 
 

Location map of The 229 Venue

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Euston Railway Station
 
11 minutes walk
 
 
 
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Regent Crest Hotel NCP
 
2 minutes walk
 
 
 
 

Further articles featuring The 229 Venue on LondonTown.com

 
September & October 2010

Fistful of Fandango 4 The 229 Venue, W1W 5PW 5th September 2010 - 8th September 2010 One venue, two stages, four nights, 24 bands: A Fistful of...

 
 
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Hotels near The 229 Venue

Near The 229 Venue
Holiday Inn London Regent's Park London
Holiday Inn London Regent's Park
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Executive Double Rooms: 30% off from £169
Carburton Street, W1W | 2 minutes from The 229 Venue
Located near the transport hub of Euston, and handy for shops and theatres in the West End as well for the City and the New East ...More
 
 
 
Melia White House Hotel London
Melia White House Hotel
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Executive Double/Twin Rooms: 26% off from £216
Albany Street, NW1 | 3 minutes from The 229 Venue
The Meliá White House is located next to London's popular Regent's Park and is within easy walking distance of Oxford Street and Piccadilly Circus. The hotel ...More
 
 
 
Grange Fitzrovia Hotel London London
Grange Fitzrovia Hotel London
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Executive Double Rooms: 45% off from £109
20-28 Bolsover Street, W1W | 3 minutes from The 229 Venue
The Grange Fitzrovia Hotel lies in the heart of London's West End and is just minutes away from the exciting buzz of the famous theatres and ...More
 
 
 
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Alternative Live Music nearest The 229 Venue

Nearest to The 229 Venue
Charlotte Street Blues London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Charlotte Street Blues
London > Entertainment > Live Music
74 Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 8 minutes from The 229 Venue
With live performances every night of the week set over three floors in an attractive Charlotte Street venue, welcome to the Ronnie Scott's of the Blues ...More
 
 
 
The Forge Arts Venue London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Forge Arts Venue
London > Entertainment > Live Music
3-7 Delancey Street, Camden Town, London NW1 | 18 minutes from The 229 Venue
The Forge is a purpose-built acoustically-designed concert venue in the heart of London's Camden Town. Housed in a sustainable, architecturally designed building, boasting both a RIBA ...More
 
 
 
The Dublin Castle London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Dublin Castle
London > Entertainment > Live Music
94 Parkway, Camden Town, London NW1 | 19 minutes from The 229 Venue
Internationally famous music venue and pub offering cheap drinks, dancing and live music from up-and-coming bands. Legendary on the indie scene, the Dublin Castle, thanks to ...More
 
 
 
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Entertainment near The 229 Venue

Near The 229 Venue
The New Diorama Theatre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The New Diorama Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
15-16 Triton Street, Regents Place, Fitzrovia, London NW1 | 2 minutes from The 229 Venue
The New Diorama Theatre is an 80-seat performance space located in central London, close to Great Portland Street, dedicated to presenting the work of theatre companies ...More
 
 
 
Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Inner Circle, Regent's Park, Regent's Park, London NW1 | 8 minutes from The 229 Venue
If stuffy auditoriums aren't your thing, the Open Air Theatre in the heart of Regent's Park offers a chance to enjoy quality theatre under a star-lit ...More
 
 
 
Wigmore Hall London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Wigmore Hall
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
36 Wigmore Street, Marylebone, London W1U | 10 minutes from The 229 Venue
Built by the Bechstein piano company in 1901, this grandiose concert hall is regarded by many as London's best venue for chamber and solo performances. Wigmore ...More
 
 
 
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Events near The 229 Venue

Near The 229 Venue
To Kill a Mockingbird London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
To Kill a Mockingbird
London > Events > Theatre  Dates: 16th May to 15th June 2013
Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, Inner Circle, Regent's Park, Regent's Park, London NW1 | 8 minutes from The 229 Venue
This year, the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre season kicks off with Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning 'To Kill a Mockingbird'. When a small town is engulfed ...More
 
 
 
The Winter's Tale London
The Winter's Tale
London > Events > Kids Events  Dates: 29th June to 20th July 2013
Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, Inner Circle, Regent's Park, Regent's Park, London NW1 | 8 minutes from The 229 Venue
Continuing with their Shakespeare productions aimed at younger audiences, the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre will be staging a reimagining of 'The Winter's Tale' this summer. ...More
 
 
 
Pride and Prejudice London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Pride and Prejudice
London > Events > Theatre  Dates: 20th June to 20th July 2013
Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, Inner Circle, Regent's Park, Regent's Park, London NW1 | 8 minutes from The 229 Venue
Jane Austin's much-loved romantic comedy comes to the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre this season. Following the Bennet sisters as they unsuccessfully search for love, it ...More
 
 
 
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Sights and Attractions near The 229 Venue

The best museums, galleries, attractions near The 229 Venue
BBC Broadcasting House London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
BBC Broadcasting House
London > Attractions > Sights
2-22 Portland Place, Fitzrovia, London W1A | 6 minutes from The 229 Venue
BBC HQ and home, in particular, to the BBC's famous Radio Theatre, Broadcasting House is an iconic building in Portland Place. This purpose-built broadcast centre, erected ...More
 
 
 
All Souls Church Langham Place London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
All Souls Church Langham Place
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
2 All Souls Place, Fitzrovia, London W1B | 7 minutes from The 229 Venue
All Souls Church was the creation of the Prince Regent's favourite designer, John Nash. It was erected in 1824 and formed the pivotal point for Nash's ...More
 
 
 
Madame Tussauds London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Madame Tussauds
London > Attractions > Attractions for Kids
Marylebone Road, Marylebone, London NW1 | 8 minutes from The 229 Venue
In 1835, Marie Tussaud - former sculptor to the court of Louis XVI - established a sideshow of waxworks of famous contemporary and historical figures (not ...More
 
 
 
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Shopping near The 229 Venue

The best shops and markets near The 229 Venue
Villandry Delicatessen London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Villandry Delicatessen
London > Shopping > Delicatessens
170 Great Portland Street, Fitzrovia, London W1W | 3 minutes from The 229 Venue
This wide-ranging delicatessen, (attached to the famous restaurant) is located in what once were the unpromising wastelands north of Oxford Street. As the area developed, so ...More
 
 
 
John Frieda London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
John Frieda
London > Shopping > Hair and Grooming
75 New Cavendish Street, Marylebone, London W1G | 5 minutes from The 229 Venue
John Frieda is a big media hairdresser, with a celebrity client list to die for. Established for over 20 years, the cutting skills here are legendary. ...More
 
 
 
Aquatic Design Centre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Aquatic Design Centre
London > Shopping > Pet Care
109 Great Portland Street, Fitzrovia, London W1W | 5 minutes from The 229 Venue
Design-led aquarium in centre of town. Tucked away from the bustle of Oxford Street, lurks this fish-filled fantasia. If you need a break from the chaos of ...More
 
 
 
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Restaurants near The 229 Venue

What are the best dining options near The 229 Venue London?
Iberica London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Iberica
London > Restaurants > Spanish restaurants
195 Great Portland Street, Fitzrovia, London W1W | 1 minute from The 229 Venue
The imposing glass fronted tapas bar and Spanish food shop Iberica on Great Portland Street is a great place to share a plate of tapas in ...More
 
 
 
Efes 2 London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Efes 2
London > Restaurants > Turkish restaurants
175 - 177 Great Portland Street, Fitzrovia, London W1W | 2 minutes from The 229 Venue
Turkish cuisine with live Eastern music and belly dancing downstairs....More
 
 
 
L' Albufera London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
L' Albufera
London > Restaurants > Spanish restaurants
Meliá White House Hotel, Albany Street, , NW1 | 3 minutes from The 229 Venue
In an era when eating in London seems to be all about wacky ingredients, flashy decor and crazy gimmicks, this wonderfully refined comtemporary Spanish restaurant came ...More
 
 
 
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Education near The 229 Venue

Near The 229 Venue
La Cucina Caldesi London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
La Cucina Caldesi
London > Education > Cookery Courses
118 Marylebone Lane, Marylebone, London W1U | 9 minutes from The 229 Venue
The Caldesi family first set up a cooking school in Giancarlo's native Tuscany. His 'Return to Tuscany' was captured by BBC cameras and dished up on ...More
 
 
 
Slade School of Fine Art London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Slade School of Fine Art
London > Education > Universities and Colleges
UCL University, Gower Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 9 minutes from The 229 Venue
Among the best regarded art schools in the world. The Slade is a fairly traditional school with an insistence on certain techniques within each undergraduate course, ...More
 
 
 
L'Atelier des Chefs London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
L'Atelier des Chefs
London > Education > Adult Education
19 Wigmore Street, W1U | 10 minutes from The 229 Venue
Whether you're a Nigella or not in the kitchen, the L'atelier des Chefs cookery school can teach you something. Classes are given in the basement kitchens ...More
 
 
 
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Leisure near The 229 Venue

The 229 Venue gyms, sporting activities, health & beauty and fitness.
Fitzroy Square Garden London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Fitzroy Square Garden
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Fitzroy Square, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 5 minutes from The 229 Venue
Fitzroy Square is one of London's finest squares and the only London square designed by Robert Adam. It is named after Charles Fitzroy, 4th Duke of ...More
 
 
 
Regent's Park London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Regent's Park
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Park Office, Storeyard ( Inner Circle), Regent's Park, London NW1 | 8 minutes from The 229 Venue
Elegant park designed by John Nash. Another of London’s spectacular John Nash creations, Regent’s Park is a huge, thriving green expanse in the heart of the capital. ...More
 
 
 
Regent's Park London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Regent's Park
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Inner Circle, Regent's Park, Regent's Park, London NW1 | 8 minutes from The 229 Venue
Regent's Park is a huge, thriving green expanse in the heart of the capital consisting of two circular areas (an Inner and Outer Circle). At one-time ...More
 
 
 
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Pubs near The 229 Venue

The best pubs near London The 229 Venue.
Lowdown at the Albany London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Lowdown at the Albany
London > Nightlife > Pubs
Lowdown at the Albany, 240 Great Portland Street, Fitzrovia, London W1W | 1 minute from The 229 Venue
...More
 
 
 
Queen's Head & Artichoke London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Queen's Head & Artichoke
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
30 - 32 Albany Street, Regent's Park, London NW1 | 3 minutes from The 229 Venue
Located in a 16th-century coaching inn, this sweet little gastropub offers diners the choice of just nibbling on a little tapas, or going for a full ...More
 
 
 
King & Queen London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
King & Queen
London > Nightlife > Pubs
1 Foley Street, Fitzrovia, London W1W | 6 minutes from The 229 Venue
...More
 
 
 
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Nightlife near The 229 Venue

The 229 Venue clubs, bars, cabaret nights, casinos and interesting nightlife.
The Lucky Pig London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Lucky Pig
London > Nightlife > Bars
5 Clipstone Street, Fitzrovia, W1W | 4 minutes from The 229 Venue
Elusive location? Check. Mismatched furniture? Check. Random antiques used for decoration? Check. And finally: an extensive cocktail list? Check. The Lucky Pig has all the elements ...More
 
 
 
Artesian London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Artesian
London > Nightlife > Bars
Langham Hotel, 1C Portland Place, Marylebone, London W1B | 8 minutes from The 229 Venue
Enjoy dominoes and daiquris on Mondays from 5pm or sax on Saturday nights from 8pm at one of London's most glamourous hotel cocktail bars. When the ...More
 
 
 
The Social London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Social
London > Nightlife > Bars
5 Little Portland Street, Fitzrovia, London W1W | 9 minutes from The 229 Venue
This central bar has an excellent music policy, friendly staff and delicious food and cocktails. Home to many a star-studded occasion, it is the ideal spot ...More
 
 
 
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Meeting venue hire near The 229 Venue

Where to have your meeting, conference, exhibition, private dining or training course near The 229 Venue.
28 Portland Place London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
28 Portland Place
London > Business > Venue Hire
28 Portland Place, Fitzrovia, London W1B | 5 minutes from The 229 Venue
...More
 
 
 
The Sanderson Hotel London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Sanderson Hotel
London > Business > Venue Hire
50 Berners Street, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 10 minutes from The 229 Venue
...More
 
 
 
The Wallace Collection London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Wallace Collection
London > Business > Venue Hire
Hertford House, Manchester Square, Marylebone, London W1U | 11 minutes from The 229 Venue
...More
 
 
 
 

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Slipped Disco
Clubbing and Nightlife | On 25th May 2013 

The Social 9 minutes walk from The 229 Venue

Ninja Jamm, The Penelopes, Ben Osborne and Pheetus spin house, synthpop, electro, trap and hip hop....More

Pacifica Quartet
Concerts | On 25th May 2013 

Wigmore Hall 10 minutes walk from The 229 Venue

The group performs Haydn's String Quartet In B Flat No 4, 'Sunrise', Bartok's String Quartet No 6 and Ravel's String ...More

Strings, Bows And Beethoven
Kids Events | On 25th May 2013 

Wigmore Hall 10 minutes walk from The 229 Venue

Family event with classical music....More

Joints N Jams
Clubbing and Nightlife | On 25th May 2013 

Market Place W1 10 minutes walk from The 229 Venue

Resident DJs play house, funk, dance and R&B....More

The Refugee Tour Guides Present: The Hidden Treasures Of The Wallace Collection
Tours | On 25th May 2013 

Wallace Collection 11 minutes walk from The 229 Venue

Souleyman Sow discusses favourites from the collection....More

The Dave Jackson Band, The Fabulous Lampshades, Business As Usual
Concerts | On 25th May 2013 

The 100 Club 12 minutes walk from The 229 Venue

Heavy blues-rock by the London-based singer-songwriter and guitarist with his backing band....More

Throwback Club Presents The Changing Faces of Bowie
Clubbing and Nightlife | On 25th May 2013 

Bloomsbury Lanes 13 minutes walk from The 229 Venue

Resident DJs play pop, rock and Bowie tracks, with a live set from The Thin White Duke and a showing ...More

Saturday at Barrio Central
Clubbing and Nightlife | On 25th May 2013 

Barrio Central 14 minutes walk from The 229 Venue

DJ Oliver Night plays house and urban sounds....More

Handel's Royal Connection: Talk
Exhibitions | On 25th May 2013 

Handel House Museum 14 minutes walk from The 229 Venue

With Sophie Roberts....More

Jandira Silva
Concerts | On 25th May 2013 

Jazz@Pizza Express 15 minutes walk from The 229 Venue

Brazilian-born soloist performing jazz, Latin and Bossa Nova....More

 
 

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