The LuminaireLondon, United Kingdom

The Luminaire is a live music venue on Kilburn High Road in north west London, UK. It opened on 1 March 2005 in what was a nightclub called Late, above McGovern’s Pub and The Kilburn Bar.

It was co-founded by John Donnelly, a publican from Ireland, and Andy Inglis, a Scot. Donnelly had previously had a minor role in C.H.I.P.S the American television programme as well as a number of Steven Seagal movies before moving back to London and becoming involved in the music business. Inglis who was formerly a band and record label manager. The most notable band he managed, between 2000 and 2002, was Utah Saints.

The venue name was inspired by a bar called Lit, in the Lower East Side, New York City. It was voted as Time Out Magazine’s London Venue of The Year in 2006 and as Music Week’s UK Venue of The Year in 2007, primarily because of its positive attitude to both artist and audience.


Transport links
Tube: Jubilee line (Kilburn), Bakerloo line (Kilburn Park)
Overground: Silverlink overland train (Brondesbury & Kilburn High Road)
Buses: No. 16, 32, 98, 189, 316
Night Buses: N16, N28, N31, N98, 189 [24hr] nightbuses