The Luminaire

Air Traffic at the Luminaire in 2007

Address| 311 Kilburn High Rd
London
United Kingdom
Coordinates| 51°32′39″N 0°12′04″W﻿ / ﻿51.5442°N 0.2010°W﻿ / 51.5442; -0.2010
Opened| 2005[1]
Closed| 2011[1]

The Luminaire was 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. Its last public show was 9 March 2011. Student apartments now occupy the space.

It was co-founded by John Donnelly, a publican and property developer from Ireland, and Andy Inglis, a Scot and artist manager.

The venue name was inspired by a bar called Lit on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It was voted as Time Out Magazine's London Venue of The Year in 2006[2] and as Music Week's UK Venue of The Year in 2007,[3] primarily because of its positive attitude to both artist and audience.[4]

In a newsletter in November 2010, The Luminaire announced their closure saying that "It's been a labour of love for a while now, and at this point it makes no sense for us to continue."[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b Tom Goodwyn (25 November 2010). "London's Luminaire venue to close next month". NME. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
2. ^ "Drowned in Sound – News – Luminaire is voted best London venue". Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
3. ^ Music Week — Music Week Awards winners announced
4. ^ Music Week — Venue Profile: The Luminaire
5. ^ Rob Sharp (26 November 2010). "The toughest gig in town". The Independent. Retrieved 10 November 2023.

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