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VENUES MOST VISITED

  1. Shepherd’s Bush Empire: 49 times
  2. Hammersmith Odeon/Apollo: 40
  3. Wembley Arena: 30
  4. Marquee*: 29
  5. Borderline*: 29
  6. Brixton Academy: 27
  7. 100 Club: 25
  8. Hyde Park: 24
  9. Kentish Town Forum: 22
  10. Half Moon Putney: 21
  11. Jazz Cafe: 16
  12. Roundhouse: 15
  13. Royal Albert Hall 14
  14. Astoria*: 14
  15. Indigo2: 12
  16. O2 Arena: 12
  17. Islington Assembly Hall: 10
  18. Union Chapel: 10
  19. Garage: 9
  20. Wembley Stadium: 8
  21. Dean Street Jazz Club: 8
  22. Scala: 7
  23. Bush Hall: 7
  24. Town & Country Club: 7*
  25. Islington Academy: 6
  26. Brunel University: 6
  27. Dingwalls: 6* Now called PowerHaus
  28. Under The Bridge: 6
  29. Royal Festival Hall: 6
  30. Camden Underworld: 5
  31. London Palladium: 5
  32. ULU: 4
  33. Buddy Guy’s Legends: 3
  34. Camden Electric Ballroom: 3
  35. ABC Glasgow: 3
  36. Friar’s Aylesbury: 3
  37. UCL Bloomsbury: 3
  38. Koko: 2
  39. Clapham Grand: 2*

*Now closed – see London’s Lost Music Venues section