Shepherds Bush EmpireLondon, United Kingdom

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Since 1903, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire has been a prominent landmark on London’s entertainment scene. Designed and built by Frank Matcham as the flagship of the “Empire” chain of variety theatres, it was taken under the wing of the BBC in the 1950s and converted into a television theatre. Shows such as Crackerjack, The Old Grey Whistle Test, That’s Life, Hancock and Wogan were transmitted from there. After a £2million refit, which retained the BBC’s technical infrastructure, the Empire opened in March 1994 as a 2000 capacity live venue. The music industry embraced it from the opening concert, Soundgarden (March 12th 1994), and has consistently provided a wealth of talent in music, comedy and club nights ever since.

The Empire has frequently hit the headlines with its classic concerts by internationally acclaimed stars such as David Bowie (11th and 12th August 1997), Rolling Stones (June 8th 1999), The Who (22nd and 23rd December 1999), Oasis (8th October 2001), Elton John (16th and 17th December 2002) and Bon Jovi (18th September 2002) - who were also the first band at the Empire to simultaneously broadcast their show to twenty cinemas across Europe via satellite and to a global audience of more than 375,000 on the Internet.

The Venue has six bars with all levels catered for plus hospitaqlity on Level One which also has a bar with a 300 maximum capacity.

Contact Information

Address: Shepherd's Bush Green
London W12 8TT
United Kingdom
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Phone: 020 8354 3300
Web: www.o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk/

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Jan 13 Wednesday 13 January 2010
OK Go	Shepherds Bush… London, United Kingdom 51.5033 -0.222097	19 people attending 1 shout
Jan 14 Thursday 14 January 2010
The Swell Season Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová	Shepherds Bush… London, United Kingdom 51.5033 -0.222097	40 people attending 2 shouts
Jan 22 Friday 22 January 2010
Brett Anderson Kid Harpoon	Shepherds Bush… London, United Kingdom 51.5033 -0.222097	22 people attending 2 shouts
Jan 30 Saturday 30 January 2010
Buffy Sainte-Marie	Shepherds Bush… London, United Kingdom 51.5033 -0.222097	8 people attending Add shout
Feb 5 Friday 5 February 2010
Shallow Life Tour at Shepherds Bush Empire Lacuna Coil, Dommin	Shepherds Bush… London, United Kingdom 51.5033 -0.222097	38 people attending 4 shouts
Feb 10 Wednesday 10 February 2010
Cobra Starship Family Force 5	Shepherds Bush… London, United Kingdom 51.5033 -0.222097	63 people attending 21 shouts

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yugman wrote:
May 2009

one of the best venues going

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Aardvark_One wrote:
January 2009

Is it worth going to see the Buzzcocks on Friday if we can only get tickets for level 3? I've never been to Shepard's Bush and can hardly imagine how bad it can be. Thanks

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dante696969 wrote:
November 2008

I'm seeing Opeth tonight, height kinda makes a difference, cos if you're 4 foot nothing you're gunna see nothing anyways. personally, i'm either right at the rfront (maybe second row) or to the side of the stage, so he's not really a pussy, except the sound, would you rather it sound a whispering in your ear, or something loud you're gunna remember!

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BerkMolla wrote:
November 2008

Anybody want a ticket for Mercury Rev tomorrow?

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MaLaKoT wrote:
November 2008

2 tickets for TV on the Radio at Shepherds Bush Empire on 19 Nov. Level 2 Unreserved seats. are available. If interested, msg me.

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Robalob wrote:
September 2008

it being too loud doesn't make you a pussy at all, everyone has their own personal enjoyment level :/ also there's only so many people who can fit down the front

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greenthought wrote:
September 2008

The guy 2 below isn't a pussy. Well complaining about it being to loud is a little bit pussy... it's really not. But he's spot on about the view if you're standing. There are only a few good spots in this venue, but you have to get there super early to nab them. Otherwise you're screwed. Oh, and to giggower - not everyone wants to go down the front.

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giggower wrote:
July 2008

the guy who commented below me is a complete pussy. um normally wen u go to a gig its goign to be loud. and if u cant see push to the front u tw@

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nelsonphillipio wrote:
June 2008

went to shepards bush last night to see Stephen Malkmus... the seating was fine on the 1st floor, i had a good view. Saw broken social scene a couple of weeks ago, standing, couldn't see fo rthe life of me! The sound last night was too loud aswell, i felt deaf by the time it was over.

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danwildey wrote:
March 2008

Saw my second concert here The Hoosier good Seats amd Sound Was Ok Security by the Seats were miserable fucks though

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MrsSparkes wrote:
February 2008

Love this place. Saw Rooster here, absolute perfect seats.

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LouisLloyd wrote:
November 2007

Does anyone GOOD ever play here!?

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jonny_rubber wrote:
September 2007

Was there last night and i've gotta say i'm not going to be rushing back. Didn't like the venue much toilets downstairs were painful and they didn't have a smoking area so everyone was in the toilets smoking :(

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middleclasssam wrote:
June 2007

SHIT venue the fact that you have to be on your toes the whole gig to see the band sucks, and the sound sucks, and the bouncers/staff were unfriendly and unhelpful SHIT!

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