Islington Assembly Hall Review

Excellent venue. Great sound and really friendly staff!

Great venue with cripplingly overpriced draught beer.

Very disappointed with the extremely small wedding fair we attended

Beautiful town hall right at the centre of Islington and one if our busiest roads and a street "that never sleeps" - Upper Street. I really like the very friendly and helpful team that works here. I was opportuned tp meet the Council registrar, who appeared down to earth. The marble internal decor is just elegant.

great music venue which is part of Islington town hall
good sightlines and several bars

Superb venue, excellent friendly staff, amazing acoustics, infectious atmosphere. Saw Vampire Weekend here at a warm up gig and they blew the roof off.

The Islington Assembly hall is very spacious and a lively place to be to take in music concerts and relax around the bar looking on.

Easy to find. Nice facilities. Nice sound and good lighting

Great venue for live music, large space with decent toilet facilities

Nice venue, but the prices in the bar is ridiculous

The gig was great. Cloakroom and toilet layout could be a lot better.

Lovely venue, 800 capacity. Clear view from the balcony, comfy seats and a card-accepting bar!

Show was wonderful. Lack of toilets and bars was an annoyance. But I had a great time.

Really good place for a live show. Can't knock it. Really enjoyed ourselves. Good acoustics so the sound really reaches you

Great intimate venue but sting you with the drinks.

Great all dayer at March of the Mods. The Circles best band there.

Sound was amazing and I like the fact it can't get overcrowded because of good seat positioning. Other than that it was very unpleasant - Islington AH staff passed so many times walking like hippos what made floor and seating shaking. Opening back stage and emergency exit door over 50 times in less than an hour made me enjoying the show a mission impossible. I won't comment on policy that forbids you coming with your own drinks and forcing you to overpay for water.

Such a great place for a concert. I have been to a few concerts at the Islington Assembly and never does it feel too crowded. The staff are very polite and make you feel safe and the bar is well stocked.

Venue ok . extremely hot inside as they need some form of A/C and a little refurbishment of the bar area .

My partner and I had booked the Islington Assembly Hall, a special place for us where we had our second date, as a reception venue for our wedding that was meant to happen September 2020. This was unfortunately thwarted by the Coronavirus pandemic however Islington Assembly Hall have been great, very communicative and responsive even in the heart of a global pandemic / nationwide lockdown. They ve allowed us to move our date to next year with no stress or hassle and have been very helpful. We feel very lucky and grateful and can t wait til our new wedding date. Thank you Islington Assembly Hall, especially Holly!

Amazing venue .. close to the stage , great view even from balcony ! Sound is fab too.

Great night Les negresses vertes brilliant.great venue great staff.

Great concert venue, all bands I've seen here always sounded great

Great venue, good acoustics, plenty of choice for food and drinks nearby.

Excellent food, good service, lovely atmosphere, classic design. Good value for money.
Highly recommend

Nice venue! Not too large ideal for medium size bands. Sounds good and you can get very close to the stage.

Great venue for The Sweet to bang out their past hits.

First time here, for Vampire Weekend, it's a gem of a venue!

Really good venue. Went to a socially distant, covid compliant gig. Absolutely brilliant. Staggered arrival times. Temperature on arrival. Distanced sets of 1 and 2 chairs and little table and app for ordering drinks. One way system that was clearly signed and arrowed for the toilets. Worked very well indeed. Prices were reasonable and decent selection of drinks. Also nice toilets, proper old style with pull chain flush. Genuinely surprised at how well it it worked and the venue was very good too.

Beautiful venue and it pains me to say it but the acoustics in here are rubbish. The ceiling is really high (partly what makes it a lovely venue) but it swallows the sound making it muddy and woolly, more like a swimming pool or sports hall.

Still, if a good band plays here, I always come back, hoping maybe I've just been unlucky with the sound engineer...

Honestly I don't know what they use it for. But there are some cool shows, well organized.

Excellent concert venue. Just the right size IMO. Good staff and cheap water though as you d expect drinks are dear. Beautiful interior.

Great theatre. If I see another band on I like there, I will go again. Good staff. Good sound. Thanks.

Recently seen Terrorvision for a packed gig and Ben Goldacre for a talk.

On both occasions service was quick and friendly. Room is at a comfortable temperature, and even though I am very short was easily able to see the band stood in the crowd on the ground floor. As the photo shows.

The building is easily accessible on the main road and close to a number of good bars and restaurants.

Great venue for concerts although it does feel like you are attending a town planning meeting. Go, you'll see what I mean, you'll come home with a Terrorvision tour shirt and planning permission for a new garage

Great place for a gig and party. Easy access to bus stops and train station.

An iconic concert venue in Islington. Not too spacey, still cozy with extra sittings upstairs.

Was very impressed! Came here for a gig and very clean and great view from balcony :)

Great venue, comfortable balcony seats, very good view of stage.

Great venue to see a band. Seating upstairs affords great views for those that can't do the mosh pit anymore

Sitting or standing downstairs, this is a great venue and easy to get to from Highbury or Angel stations.
Being short, it s not always the best when you re standing, like any venue. The only downside of the venue is the number of toilets downstairs and the bar prices but this is average pricing compared to other gig venues I think.
There is no lift so if you cannot use the staircase, you will need to view the show from the ground floor which does have access for wheelchairs.

Lovely hall but the acoustics if you are at the side of the stage are not good

One of the few decent mid-sized music venues left in London.

The only place in Islington that looks like it's been properly maintained.....for the best part of 40 years Labour have successfully done something good......onwards Comrades.

Great spot and good viewing points. Not far from the tube, a very good London venue compared to some of the dives that manage to get gigs.

Very pretty venue! Big enough to accommodate a fairly large audience whilst being intimate enough to feel connected to the artist you're watching.

Went to this venue for a gig, was sat on the balcony area and one the seats were broken. Otherwise it's pretty standard

Beautiful intimate venue. Brilliant friendly staff. Reasonably priced drinks.

Went to see Fish. Brilliant accoustics. Lovely atmosphere.

Great venue for a small gig. Excellent atmosphere and very helpful staff.

Always have had very good service when I have used the facilities there and would not hesitate to recommend this place to others

Made a trip here to see Inglorious launch their second album and what a good night we had!

Small but perfectly formed. Great view from standing area downstairs with a high stage. Easy to get to from Highbury and Islington tube. Less than 10 mins walk. Bars downstairs are reasonably priced and the security are pretty friendly. All in all a great little venue

A great medium sized venue set in an old building. The foyer looks real grand, be sure to notice the small gold-barred ticket window on the immediate left as you go through the entrance doors.

I love this place for gigs BUT FOH soundmen......the spring floor makes for a very bass-heavy sound unless you reduce the bass slightly in the PA.....just saying

Good venue, with a few eating options and free parking in the vicinity.

Great place for gigs easy access with northern line.

Saw Mandolin Orange there, nice intimate venue, great acoustics, comfortable seats. Id go again 100%

Lovely venue, well organised, and excellent sound. Highly recommended.