The Lexington, Islington
.jpg) The Lexington in 2009 | |
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| Location | 96-98 Pentonville Rd Islington London N1 9JB |
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| Coordinates | 51°31′54″N 0°06′41″W / 51.531719°N 0.111381°W |
| Capacity | 200 |
| Opened | 2008 |
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The Lexington is a pub and music venue on Pentonville Road in Islington, London that opened in 2008. The bar specialises in bourbon, as well as American craft beer.[1][2] The building it is in was built over 1875 to 1876 and was originally known as The Belvidere.[3]
The venue area is upstairs, with a raised back section by the bar. The front of this has bench seating, but facing away from the stage.[1]
On Monday evenings the pub has a music quiz, previously sponsored by Rough Trade, that is usually hosted by Paul Guided Missile.[4]
History
The building now housing The Lexington was erected in 1875–6. It was then known as the Belvidere, and was a new construction for the earlier tavern of that name on the same site. It was designed by the architect W. E. Williams and built by Robert Marr.[3]
The Lexington was particularly badly hit by a reform of London business rates in 2017, with a proposed increase of more than 200 percent (the average for London music venues being about 38 per cent). The venue challenged this and managed to get somewhat of a reduction to an increase of 118 percent.[5][6]
Notable performers
- Billy Bragg
- Bis
- British Sea Power
- Camera Obscura
- Charlotte Church's Late Night Pop Dungeon
- Chris Corsano
- Colleen Green
- Damo Suzuki
- The Darling Buds
- The Dream Syndicate
- Ezra Furman
- Future of the Left
- Graham Coxon
- The Hold Steady
- Iceage
- Jay Reatard
- Jeffrey Lewis
- Joan As Policewoman
- Kitty, Daisy & Lewis
- Laetitia Sadier
- The Monochrome Set
- The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
- The Pastels
- Pere Ubu
- The Softies
- Speedy Ortiz
- Subway Sect
- Sun Ra Arkestra
- The Thermals
- Ulrika Spacek
- Vanessa Carlton
- Vic Godard
- The Wave Pictures[7]
References
- ^ a b Hann, Michael (11 February 2014). "The gig venue guide: The Lexington, London". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "The Lexington, Islington, London". Kerrang!. London: Wasted Talent Ltd. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ a b Temple, Philip (ed.). "Pentonville Road". Survey of London: Volume 47, Northern Clerkenwell and Pentonville. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300139372.
- ^ "The Lexington: Time Out Says". Time Out London. Time Out. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ White, Megan (9 January 2019). "Treasury accused of discriminating over business rates for live music venues". Evening Standard. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ Hann, Michael (10 November 2017). "The fight to save London's live music scene". Financial Times. Nikkei Inc. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "The Lexington Past concerts". Songkick. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
