Warpaint at Brixton Academy - Placing Shadows Review

It was too cold and the air con was on. I was seating and there was a railing bar covering my view. Staff were rude and aggressive. Queueing outside wasn't organised or clear.

A great venue once your in there. Lines can be a little overwhelming reaching around the block if you are not 02 priority. Once your in, expect quick drink lines and limited seating.

Went to see Stray Kids 3 weeks ago and it was the best night of my life. Even though I was at the back I had a great view as I was right on the incline. And as it was a sold out concert it was packed but still had some room to move around freely. A few people had to be escorted out due to lack of air. But overall best night. THE CONCERT ITSELF WAS A BIG PARTY

Gong zilla shut down Brixton 02, Marley style... Thanks for the good vibes

I like the place that has an open roof, which is very nice during a concert ...

I have seen so many gigs here. Drinks are very expensive

My 2nd favourite venue for Rock music. Going again in August to see Skunk Anansie. WoW. what a night. First a shout out to the two support actd they were both great new bands essentially the Liverpool lads. Now where have we heard that before!!! The knew how to rock. will look up the names later. But the Main Event didn't disappoint. Skin was at her best wearing a number of OOT outfits and jumped into the crowd at least four times and got carried fromyl the stage to the mixing desk. I have never seen anything like it. And wasn't dropped once nor losing her voice. Then for an encore she sang the Style Councils classic you do something to me. Only to be joined onstage by Paul Weller. OMG it was super. Not the best version you will hear as I think Skin was overcome by the reaction by the crowd. But ratings for this gig has to be an 8 out of ten. That is good in my books. I have seen hundreds of bands so do know what it takes to make a good night out. I will put videos up on YouTube. Cheers Skunk Anansie. Great night

Easy to get to from train station, plenty of staff and had an enjoyable night watching live music

Great night. A brilliant venue. Sound quality was spot on and you can see the bands clearly from anywhere in side, because of the sloping floor.

Need to clean the seated area... Sound is always hit and miss... Only place to see alot of my favourite bands wish they'll put some effort into the place.

Russ Concert was a great experience, Brixton o2 Academy was quick in getting everyone in. The line was all around the block

One of the best and most intimate gig venues in London. An absolute institution!!

My favourite London venue.
Easy to get to. Easy to find. Plenty of interesting places to eat nearby before you join the queue. Fast and smooth entry. Helpful and efficient security. Lovely character in the building itself. Always a wonderful atmosphere. Plus the sloped floor means you can pretty much always see the stage.
The only negatives; it's often pretty chilly inside and there's always a queue for the loo.

A good music venue with great acoustics and a fantastic sloping floor so everyone gets a good view, the staff are also really friendly. Unfortunately though, the drinks selection is really poor.

Love the venue. The look and feel of the place adds to the performance on stage. Brixton is easy to get to, with good tube, rail and bus service. There is also plenty of places to eat and drink before the concert.

The layout and seating puts many popular and expensive venues to shame! Staff were helpful and friendly, getting in was easy and well organised. Sound and lighting were good too. Shame the seats were a bit old.

Quite unusual inside giving an air of outdoors with imitation skyline, good venue

The venue is amazing and the staff were fantastic. What an atmosphere.

Music is usually good and they are efficient at crowd control

Favourite gig venue in London, small and intimate atmosphere.

Do not buy a seat on the stands. You see nothing and the noise is untrue. By the way, it's like all semiday concert venues, but this is a theater.

Standard O2 academy really so expensive booze but the stage is really pretty

Decent venue. Always a queue but it moves quick. Nice that the standing section is sloped so good views throughout. Bass sound could be better but being a bassist I'm biased.

More of a bar than a venue .....plus could not hear the music due to people talking

One of the best sound systems in venues. A bit dated, but this is what makes it different to other competitors. Only problem, maybe the over sold out events. Difficult to enjoy gigs when you stand on the back...

Weird tilted floor was pretty uncomfortable to stand on after a while and drinks were exorbitantly priced but the show made up for that.

Sloped floor so that even the people at the back can have a good view of the stage. Great sounds, really good vibe.

I have been going to this venue for years. It is an ironic building with character. I have always enjoyed it. However, the security staffs there tonight were very rude and mean. It completely putted my off from seeing the performance. I would not go to any concert if it is holding there anymore.

There was a really long queue for the Bowling For Soup convert, but as I am on the O2 network, I could skip the queue and go straight to the front.

The venue has multiple bars and has a sloped door so the view is good from anywhere on the ground floor (standing). The sound system was loud and clear too. Toilets were clean (for a concert).

Overall it is a good "intimate" concert hall.

Transphobic systems throughout the entire process and transphobic incompetent staff in the enforcing them! Avoid

Iconic venue...the interior and its features definitely worth looking at but the toilets and bar areas are of a very average standard.

You can't go wrong at Brixton. It's just watching the right artist is what really sets it alive!

Beautiful building but they need to build a smoking area. Not letting people out until the headline act comes on means people end up missing what they paid money to see.

needs to be up dates and airconditioning put in was very hot

You can go there to listen good music and get home after the concert is over

Large and unique venue. Entry and exit was well organized with good security

Been here a few times! Never had a problem. Just the beer isn't too great for what you pay I always have to send back to get another or a bottle!

Great venue for events, the floor is sloped so you generally get a good view. Drinks are what you would expect from London. Queues are sometimes stupid and they don't ever do o2 priority entry which is a shame. Also there is only one exit which is a bit nuts when everyone is trying to leave at the same time. But overall it's a great venue!

Great venue! Easy access to free parking and public transport!

Authentic and intimate gig venue with great acoustics

Absolutely love this sticky floored venue. With it's sloped floor everyone is guaranteed a good view unless you unfortunately get stuck behind someone that is 6" plus. Some seats upstairs downstairs is standing. Toilets are horrible. Saw Alabama 3 here recently. The band were great my only concern was the amount of obvious drug taking and smoking within the venue which no staff member seemed to be too bothered about. Drinks were expensive...even soft ones but this is common now in all venues.

This space has a decent PA system and acoustics. Not too many thrills in the backstage area and after party vibe in the bar, but the green room area have pool and private mini bar with screens and comfy sofas.

I was here to see my boys, Young Fathers and their sound is pretty full on. This venue handled them very well.

The ground is slanted, as it should be at these types of venues so those standing at the back at least have a better chance of seeing what's going on. The stage is also set at a good height.

Would recommend this space to go and hear live music. Not my favourite venue, but it's not half bad

An impressive and atmospheric venue for gigs. Great views of the stage from the sloped stalls area. Close to the underground station.

Good location, no queue but the venue itself is old and smelly, mainly the seats and toilets, felt a bit uncomfortable seating on the chairs. Good sound, good view of stage.

Super quick getting me into the venue! Fireworks. Fire. Smoke. Effects were the best I have ever seen.

Great atmosphere. One of the most important live venues in London historically. Acoustics and sound quality are generally quite average, so expect lots of distortion, bad medium frequencies and lack of definition. It makes up for it in ambience and band portfolio.

Nice venue, I love the ramp that allows everyone to see the stage.

I haven't been there for years, but was surprise at how well turned out the main hall was, but they definately need to spend money on the toilets that look and smell awful!!

Love this venue, seen the Prodigy here every time they've played... there's nowhere better for gigs like it...

It's a lovely big theatre for performances n Art. Went there for a comedy show and even sitting in the gallery upstairs, I had a perfectly great view of the stage despite people in front of me.
Location has a great bus network just outside and the Victoria line is less than 7 mins walk away.
Before or after a show, there are bars around the academy n if u fancy street food, Afro-carribean chicken sold just outside the doors of the academy.
I had a great time there.

Amazing atmosphere for Blonde concert, but the sloping floor for standing makes for sore feet. Easy to find and street parking was a doddle.