Hammersmith Apollo

The Hammersmith Apollo, located in Hammersmith, London, England, has been a rock venue for decades, first opened in 1932, and known as “Gaumont Palace Hammersmith” until 1962. It is now a Grade 2* Listed Building. It houses a fine 4 manual Compton theatre organ which is currently undergoing extensive overhaul. It is in this earlier incarnation that the venue is best known internationally, especially since Motorhead’s 1981 live album No Sleep ’til Hammersmith. Many legends of rock have performed at the Hammersmith Odeon, including The Cult, AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses, The Cure, Iron Maiden, Black... read more