The Luminaire

The Luminaire was 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. Its last public show was 9 March 2011. Student apartments now occupy the space.

The Luminaire

Air Traffic at the Luminaire in 2007
Address	311 Kilburn High Rd London United Kingdom
Coordinates	51.5442°N 0.2010°W / 51.5442; -0.2010
Opened	2005[1]
Closed	2011[1]

It was co-founded by John Donnelly, a publican and property developer from Ireland, and Andy Inglis, a Scot and artist manager.

The venue name was inspired by a bar called Lit on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It was voted as Time Out Magazine's London Venue of The Year in 2006^[2] and as Music Week's UK Venue of The Year in 2007,^[3] primarily because of its positive attitude to both artist and audience.^[4]

In a newsletter in November 2010, The Luminaire announced their closure saying that "It's been a labour of love for a while now, and at this point it makes no sense for us to continue."^[5]