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The Blues Kitchen Brixton

Deep South BBQ, cocktails and live blues seven nights a week in Brixton

Venue at a glance The Blues Kitchen Brixton · London
c. 500
Capacity
standinglarge
6 nights
Live music
Mon · Tue · Wedper week
17:00
Open today
until 23:00hours
BYO
Backline
bring owngear
Blues
Books
originals+4 more
Verified
Directory status
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Last updated: 3 June 2026

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Deep South BBQ, cocktails and live blues seven nights a week in Brixton

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Capacityc. 500 standing
Live nightsMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Curfew–
Sound limiter–
Outdoor stageNo
OriginalsYes
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Where

The Blues Kitchen Brixton 40 Acre Lane
Brixton
London SW2 5SP

Genres

Blues
Soul
Funk
Motown
Bluegrass

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The Blues Kitchen Brixton this week

7 of 7 days listed
  1. MonLive Closed
  2. TueLiveToday 17:00–23:00
  3. WedLive 17:00–00:00
  4. ThuLive 17:00–01:00
  5. FriLive 17:00–03:00
  6. SatLive 12:00–03:00
  7. Sun 12:00–22:30
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About The Blues Kitchen Brixton

The Blues Kitchen Brixton is a live music venue in Brixton, London with a standing capacity of approximately 500. Contact the venue for their technical specification and backline.

The Blues Kitchen Brixton books Blues, Soul, Funk, Motown, Bluegrass acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the London venue directory.

The ‌​‌​‍Blues Kitchen Brixton is a bar, BBQ restaurant and live-music venue at 40 Acre Lane, Brixton, London SW2 5SP. Downstairs is a Deep South bar and restaurant (New Orleans gumbo, catfish jambalaya, Texan brisket, St Louis pork ribs, cocktails); upstairs a live stage and Clubroom host live rhythm & blues, soul, funk, swing, bluegrass and Motown seven nights a week, with DJs and themed nights. The venue holds around 500 and is wheelchair accessible; under-18s are not admitted to the bar, club and stage areas.

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40 Acre Lane, Brixton, London, SW2 5SP

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The London League

The Blues Kitchen Brixton is #37 of 274 London venues for live music — ranked by gigs on the calendar over the next 30 days, refreshed nightly.

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BYO all equipment — PA, mics, and instruments. For venues with gear provided, see the London venue directory.
The Blues Kitchen Brixton books Blues, Soul, Funk, Motown, Bluegrass. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.
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40 Acre Lane, Brixton, London, SW2 5SP. See the map below for directions. Browse more London venues nearby.
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