BlowUpMetro
about the metro club...
The Metro is a small basement venue on Oxford Street that hosts a great line-up of shows and clubs almost every night of the week, the central location making it one of the places to catch up-and-coming bands. The Metro Club is a Blow Up presentation.
history:
Blow Up took over the Metro in November 2001, before then the Metro was known primarily for hosting clubs, not as a live venue. In January 2003, in a space of just over a year, the Metro has already been awarded Time Out Venue of the Year after playing host to some of the hottest shows in London in 2002. It's now one of the venues of choice for discerning gig goers too, who can see some of the most exciting gigs in town, making it a great place to see bands just before they explode.
Highlights at the Metro have included to name a few: Yeah Yeah Yeahs headline debut UK gig, The Kills, Kings Of Leon, Courtney Love hitting the decks at Alan McGee's Death Disco, Jack and Meg White turning up to our very unofficial "We Love The White Stripes!" club in November 2001, an impromptu mid-club set from the Libertines, aftershows for Ladytron, Bravery residency, Magic Numbers joining Webb Brothers on stage, Shane MacGowan on stage with Jesse Malin, Conor Oberst on stage at one of Willy Masons first UK shows, The Killers 2nd UK show, Maximo Park, Clor who's show went ahead despite being the second day of bombings in the Capital in July, Faust bring along a marching band and parading them through the club this November, and many more great happenings and events, there will be a photo gallery up soon on www.blowupmetro.com
Most live shows are followed by clubs including long-running nights such as Blow Up (Sat) , Bedrock (Fri) , The Bunker (Thurs) , I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor (Wed) and Beautiful People (Tues) .
The decor is low-key to say the least, meaning our reputation is built on the shows and clubs alone, so there's no trendy minimalism here! - all making The Metro your subterranean rock 'n' roll venue of choice bang in the centre of town!
blow up:
Blow Up is involved in long running live and club promotions, including the legendary Blow Up club Established 1993 - present www.blowup.co.uk , and the Record label Blowup Records.
