The Luminaire

The Luminaire

The Luminaire is a live music venue on Kilburn High Road in north west London, UK. It opened on 1 March 2005 in what was a nightclub called Late, above McGovern's Pub and The Kilburn Bar.

It was co-founded by John Donnelly, a publican from Ireland, and Andy Inglis, a Scot.Donnelly had previously had a minor role in CHiPs, the American television programme, as well as a number of Steven Seagal films before moving back to London and becoming involved in the music business. Donnelly, who played for Arsenal reserves before a leg injury finished his career, lives with Siobhan Fahey, a member of Bananarama. He was previously engaged to writer Zadie Smith.Inglis who was formerly a band and record label manager. The most notable band he managed, between 2000 and 2002, was Utah Saints.

The venue name was inspired by a bar called Lit, in the Lower East Side, New York City. It was voted as Time Out Magazine's London Venue of The Year in 2006 [ [http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/651117 Drowned in Sound — News — Luminaire is voted best London venue] ] and as Music Week's UK Venue of The Year in 2007 [ [http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=26865 Music Week — Music Week Awards winners announced] ] , primarily because of its positive attitude to both artist and audience. [ [http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=2&storycode=1031569 Music Week — Venue Profile: The Luminaire] ] .

References

External links

* [http://www.theluminaire.co.uk/ Luminaire website]
* [http://www.timeout.com/london Time Out Magazine website]
* [http://www.musicweek.com/ Music Week website]


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