The Albany

What do you get when you remove Mark Knopfler from the Dire Straits? A whole lot less Dire and a whole load more of The Straits. A great opportunity to see a gig in a new (to me) venue. What an awesome venue!
The Albany reminds me of a mini-​Roundhouse. Very intimate, great feel, close proximity to the performers and a really solid place to go. The sound was impressive and it felt very intimate.
My biggest issue was around the whole bar situation. As the place holds 300+ people, there was a Sold Out concert, you would think they would properly staff the bar. Nope. Two staff members who also possessed the ability to be inhumanly slow. Solution was just to order two rounds at a time.
Regardless, this is somewhere I would definitely come back to as I really enjoyed the experience here.

This has got to be one of London’s best kept secrets and one of the most fantabulous settings.
Getting all sorts of good things from community centre social inclusion, art, experiment, entertainment, exhibition and seems to be growing on the buzzy tour call off point for all musical genres.
Café, Garden, Theatre, Workshops, Courses, Collectives and more. And only six minutes to Deptford High Streeet from London Bridge (and about 1 minute walk from the station).