London · medium venue · Verified open
Historic Bloomsbury hall, home of Europe's longest-running chamber concerts.
About 499 standing · about 400 seated, live music 1 night a week. Classical, Chamber, Folk.
Nearby venuesUpdated 12 November 2026
Here is Conway Hall in London at a glance. It has live music 1 night a week. It books classical, chamber and folk acts. The figures below set out its size, live nights, kit and genres.
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| Live music | 1 night a week |
| TodayClosed | 09:00–17:00Opens in 1h 08m 59s |
| Backline | TBC |
| Books | Classical · Chamber · Folk |
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Everything about Conway Hall that matters before you book is set out below. It has live music 1 night a week. It books classical, chamber and folk acts.
| Capacity | about 499 standing · about 400 seated |
| Live nights | Sun |
| Curfew | – |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Genres | ClassicalChamberFolk |
| Website | conwayhall.org.uk |
| Status | Verified open |
| Last checked | 29 Aug 2026 |
| Checked against | Venue website |
You will find Conway Hall at 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 302 rooms in our London venue directory.
London WC1R 4RL
The nearest station is Holborn (Underground station), about 5 minutes' walk away.
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| Booking email and phone | Locked |
| Fee range per act | Locked |
| How far ahead to book | Locked |
| Payment terms | Locked |
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Conway Hall publishes its opening times for 7 of the 7 days. These are the venue's own opening hours, not the gig start times. Check the venue's own website before travelling on a bank holiday.
| Mon | 09:00–17:00 |
| Tue | 09:00–17:00 |
| Wed | 09:00–17:00 |
| Thu | 09:00–17:00 |
| FriToday | 09:00–17:00 |
| Sat | Closed |
| Sun | Closed |
The stage kit at Conway Hall is not confirmed yet. The list below shows the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about. Played here and the kit was different? Tell us and we will update it.
| PA system | TBC |
| Drum kit | TBC |
| Guitar amp | TBC |
| Bass amp | TBC |
| Keys / keyboard | TBC |
| Vocal mics | TBC |
| In-house engineer | TBC |
Here is the story of Conway Hall in London so far. It books classical, chamber and folk acts. It has live music 1 night a week.
Conway Hall is a grassroots music venue in London with a standing capacity of about 499. It books Classical, Chamber, Folk, Jazz.
Listing notesConway Hall in Red Lion Square is the Art Deco home of the Conway Hall Ethical Society - thought to be the oldest surviving freethought organisation in the world. Opened in 1929, its Main Hall hosts talks, performances, community events and concerts, and is famous for the longest-running chamber-music series in Europe, the Sunday Concerts, whose lineage stretches back to 1880 and which still run at 6.30pm on Sunday evenings through autumn and spring seasons. The Main Hall seats 400 in standard theatre layout across the ground floor and balcony, with smaller rooms (the 80-capacity Brockway Room and 60-capacity Library) for recitals and events. It's an intimate, historic central-London room rather than a rock club.
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Conway Hall
Historic Bloomsbury hall, home of Europe's longest-running chamber concerts. Capacity about 499.
- c. 499
- Capacity
- 1 night
- Live music
- 09:00
- Open today
- –
- Backline
- Classical
- Books
- Verified
- Directory status
Last updated: 12 November 2026
Conway Hall — Quick Facts
Conway Hall capacity: about 499 standing, about 400 seated. Historic Bloomsbury hall, home of Europe's longest-running chamber concerts. Here are the key facts on Conway Hall at a glance.
By size, Conway Hall is the 40th largest of the 168 venues we list in and around London with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: The Blues Kitchen Brixton (about 500); Underworld (about 500) and Brixton Jamm (about 450).
Conway Hall's listed capacity is about 499 standing - a medium room on the scale we use for every venue. Around London, the middle-sized room we list holds about 200 - Conway Hall is well above that. Rooms of roughly 150 to 500 usually book acts that can bring a crowd of their own - a local headliner, or the support slot on a touring bill - and promoters run many of these nights. We have not verified that figure yet - confirm it with the venue before you plan a show around it.
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Inside Conway Hall
The stage kit at Conway Hall is not confirmed yet. The room holds about 499. It has live music 1 night a week. Below: the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about, what we know about the room, and its regular live nights.
Conway Hall is a grassroots music venue in London with a standing capacity of about 499. Contact the venue for their technical specification and backline.
Conway Hall books Classical, Chamber, Folk, Jazz acts. This listing is part of the London venue directory.
Conway Hall in Red Lion Square is the Art Deco home of the Conway Hall Ethical Society - thought to be the oldest surviving freethought organisation in the world. Opened in 1929, its Main Hall hosts talks, performances, community events and concerts, and is famous for the longest-running chamber-music series in Europe, the Sunday Concerts, whose lineage stretches back to 1880 and which still run at 6.30pm on Sunday evenings through autumn and spring seasons. The Main Hall seats 400 in standard theatre layout across the ground floor and balcony, with smaller rooms (the 80-capacity Brockway Room and 60-capacity Library) for recitals and events. It's an intimate, historic central-London room rather than a rock club.
Nights Conway Hall usually has live music — typical start 18:30
Conway Hall usually has live music on Sun, starting around 18:30. It lists classical among the genres it books. Its kit is not confirmed yet, so ask what is on stage before you load in. Conway Hall isn't on GigXchange yet - vote to bring it on, and have a short EPK and a live clip ready, since that is what most venues ask for first. More rooms, open mics and what they pay: getting gigs in London.
By size, Conway Hall is the 40th largest of the 168 venues we list in and around London with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: The Blues Kitchen Brixton (about 500); Underworld (about 500) and Brixton Jamm (about 450).
Find Conway Hall
You will find Conway Hall at 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 302 rooms in our London venue directory.
The nearest station is Holborn (Underground station), about 5 minutes' walk away. Conway Hall is in London — use WC1R 4RL for sat-nav, taxis and ride apps. Before you travel, check the night’s start time and what’s on in London this week; if you book acts, see who’s available in London this weekend.
Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (Open Government Licence).
What's On at Conway Hall
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Conway Hall is #132 of 302 London venues for live music — ranked by gigs on the calendar over the next 30 days, refreshed nightly. Only gigs in the GigXchange directory count.
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Conway Hall in brief. Conway Hall is a mid-sized room (150 to 499) in London that books classical, chamber and folk. The live nights are most often Sundays, usually from 18:30. Nearby rooms: Craft Beer Co., Dixie Queen and DLT Malta - or browse the full London venue directory.
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