Scala

275-277 Pentonville Rd, London, N1 9NL Full details & map

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Scala review

Opened as a cinema shortly after World War I, the Scala was used briefly to show adult films in the '70s before becoming a live music venue where Iggy Pop and Hawkwind both strutted their stuff. Now one of London's best-loved gig venues, this multi-floored monolith is surprisingly spacious, spread out over four floors with three bars, two dance rooms and a stage for live performance with space for 1,145 people. Scala stages a laudably broad range of indie, electronica, avant hip hop and folk and is a relatively intimate space to catch fast rising acts such as Glasvegas as well as established stars (Stereophonics, Chemical Brothers). Make sure you don't miss the upstairs bar, with its glass windows and panoramic views of the dance floor: it's the perfect place for spotting lost mates in the seething mass below.


Events at Scala

Dredg

Wed Nov 11 Music

San-Franciscans return with their mix of radio-friendly pop rock, moody piano instrumentals and ethnic wailing.

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Dope Stars Inc + The Ghost Of Lemora + Night...

Fri Nov 13 Music

Gothy cyber-punk from the Italian headlining trio.

The Dodos + Megafaun

Sun Nov 15 Music  

Clanking, stomping, uplifting/euphoric, twisted psych-folk from the headlining San Francisco duo (they play live as a trio), who've been compared to Animal Collective and Akron/Family and here play...

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Scala details

Address
275-277 Pentonville Rd, London, N1 9NL

Transport King's Cross St Pancras 

Telephone

020 7833 2022

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save your time and go somewhere else

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Posted by Kevin on Oct 3 2009 6:05pm

This place is not worth a recommendation. The personnel is unfriendly and rude from the barstaff, to the cloakroom to the security ( they have to be serious I know ). There is only one bar which is packed as a cow transport on the M5. The guy on the male toilet is a friendly chap providing you with soap and tissue- if you PAY. If you don t pay he s not friendly any more and you leave the toilet with wet hands.....

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Posted by Kevin on Oct 3 2009 6:04pm

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