A brand new music venue for London, The Camden Assembly launches this September. The 400 capacity Chalk Farm Road site is set to become a new home for emerging music in the city.
From the team behind XOYO, Phonox, The Jazz Café and this year’s inaugural Sunfall festival, The Camden Assembly launches with a programme of nightly live music from the best in emerging and established talent.
A top of the range D&B Soundsystem emphasises a music-driven ethos led by a forwardthinking bookings policy. A roadmap for future shows at the venue, the opening weeks include performances from rising grime artist AJ Tracey, DJ duo The 2 Bears, soul singer Andrew Ashong and the acclaimed five-piece Spector.
Hosting weekend clubnights, Monday student nights and a Tuesday pub quiz, The Camden Assembly offers a broad appeal underpinned by a lively and unpretentious atmosphere. The décor extends this philosophy, the interiors traditional and unfussy with worn leather sofas and salvaged furnishings providing the backdrop.
Following on from a string of successful pop-ups and an independent restaurant in Dalston, hip London burger favourites Lucky Chip take up residence in the Kitchen. Recognised as “easily among the very best in London” by The Evening Standard, their Camden Assembly menu features all of the “unmissable” classics that have seen them become one of the most popular burger destinations in the city.
A home for new music and alternative culture, the Camden Assembly will sit at the epicentre of Camden’s resurgence and redevelopment. The acquisition of the famous Chalk Farm Road site follows on from the recent news that Voodoo Rays and KERB street market are set to open in the area. After The Jazz Café’s relaunch in May, it becomes the second live music venue to open in the space of months as Camden rediscovers its rightful place as a hot-bed for independent musicians and creative thinkers.
Andy Peyton, The Camden Assembly’s Head of Music comments:
When I started as a promoter 10 years ago, my first event at The Camden Barfly felt like a huge moment for my career. At the time the venue was at the very centre of the indie music scene, with Queens Of Noize putting on the best upcoming bands in the country (from The Libertines to Bloc Party to Kasabian), and new night Kill Em All being the first to re-blur the lines between guitars and electronic music for that generation of NME readers.
It is with great pride and honour that we can share the launch parties of The Camden Assembly, a new chapter for this historic venue. We wanted the line ups to reflect the times, where no one listens to just one genre of music anymore; where you are just as likely to see Section Boys or Diplo at Reading as you are Radiohead.
We want this venue not to be a monument to the glory days of indie, or the glory days of Camden, or the glory days of The Barfly. Instead we hope it will be a forwardthinking reflection of the eclectic tastes young people have today, something Camden and London can be proud of.