Alexandra Palace

Alexandra Palace, known as Ally Pally, is a Grade II listed palace in 196 acres of parkland in north London, and its Great Hall holds up to 10,250 people standing or 7,000 seated. The Great Hall hosts live music gigs and, from the 2026/27 edition, the World Darts Championship, which the Palace has hosted since 2007. The Palace has also staged the Masters snooker since 2012. For selected Great Hall gigs, the venue's own hospitality product is the Great Hall Gigs Lounge Upgrade, a pre-show lounge that closes when the main act goes on.

What hospitality is there at Alexandra Palace?

For concerts in the Great Hall, Alexandra Palace sells its own hospitality, the Great Hall Gigs Lounge Upgrade, on selected gigs and subject to availability. It includes a dedicated entrance, one complimentary drink on arrival, access to a pre-show lounge, a complimentary cloakroom, a private bar with seating and dedicated toilets. The lounge opens at 6.30pm and closes when the main act goes on. Alcohol is served to over-18s only, and ID may be required.

The lounge is not stage-facing: guests go into the main hall to watch the show, and every guest also needs a general admission ticket.

Is there hospitality for outdoor summer shows at Alexandra Palace?

For the outdoor summer season in the Park, Alexandra Palace sells a different product, the Summer Season VIP Bundle. The venue lists a terrace with views over the city, access to the Phoenix Bar & Pizzeria, dedicated toilets and chill-out seating. Alcohol is served to over-18s only, and ID may be required.

Where can you eat and drink before a Great Hall gig?

Alexandra Palace points Great Hall gig-goers to two places to eat and drink on site: the Festival Village and the Phoenix Bar & Pizzeria. On gig nights the Festival Village brings together London street food and a bill of bands and DJs. The Phoenix, an all-day pizza pub, sits next door to the Palm Court entrance used for Great Hall shows. The venue is cashless, and alcohol is for over-18s only; ID may be required.

What is the capacity of the Great Hall at Alexandra Palace?

The Great Hall at Alexandra Palace holds up to 10,250 people standing, 7,000 seated or 5,000 at a banquet, across 6,426 square metres, on the venue's own hire figures. It is the largest of the Palace's three multi-purpose pillar-free spaces. The West Hall takes up to 2,500 standing or seated, and the Theatre up to 1,000 standing or 850 seated.

How do you get to Alexandra Palace by train, Tube, bus or car?

Alexandra Palace is on Alexandra Palace Way, London N22 7AY. Great Northern trains run direct to Alexandra Palace station from Moorgate, via Highbury & Islington, and from King's Cross. The station sits at the Wood Green entrance to the park. The nearest Tube station is Wood Green, on the Piccadilly line, and the venue gives the journey from Piccadilly Circus as 20 minutes. The W3 bus links the Palace with Finsbury Park and Tottenham.

Great Hall and West Hall events are entered through the Palm Court entrance on the west side of the Palace, and the W3 has stops at Palm Court and at the Ice Rink.

Where can you park at Alexandra Palace?

There are three car parks at Alexandra Palace: East Court, Grove and the Paddocks. The Paddocks opens only for specific events, which the venue says typically include live music gigs in the Great Hall. Parking is charged, with the first 30 minutes free, and the venue says the charges support its charity's work. Blue Badge holders park free. Cyclists can use uncovered racks in the East Court car park.

Is Alexandra Palace accessible?

Alexandra Palace has an accessible viewing platform stage right for Great Hall concerts, and anyone with a platform place must be there at least 20 minutes before the headline act starts. A companion goes free with every accessible ticket, and Blue Badge holders park free. The Changing Places facility, by the East Lightwell entrance on the South Terrace, is generally closed to the public, so the venue's Visitor Services team arranges access.

The platforms at Alexandra Palace station have no step-free access. Finsbury Park is the Underground and National Rail station the venue names as its closest with step-free access, and the W3 bus from there stops right outside the Palace.

What events are held at Alexandra Palace?

The World Darts Championship has been held at Alexandra Palace since 2007, and the 2026/27 edition moves into the Great Hall, running from 11 December 2026 to 3 January 2027. The Masters snooker has been held at the Palace since 2012, and its 2027 edition runs from 10 to 17 January 2027 in the West Hall. The Great Hall also stages gigs, and the Park holds an outdoor summer season.

What is SUMMIT at Alexandra Palace?

SUMMIT is a guided roof walk at Alexandra Palace that opened on Saturday 14 February 2026, billed by the venue as "the highest roof walk in the UK (130 metres above sea level)". The hour-long route climbs to the Angel of Plenty statue and finishes with a 360-degree view across London.

Who has played Alexandra Palace?

The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, The Who, Queen, Blur, Arctic Monkeys and Nick Cave have all played Alexandra Palace. The list below, taken from the venue's own history pages, spans more than half a century of concerts and broadcasts at the Palace, from 1964 to 2022.

• 2022: Later... with Jools Holland recorded a series at the Palace.
• 2021: the BBC 6 Music Festival broadcast from the Theatre, with Michael Kiwanuka, Laura Marling and Bicep.
• 2020: Nick Cave performed solo in the empty Palace, in a performance released that July.
• 2013: Björk.
• 2009: Jay-Z.
• 2003 to 2007: Kings of Leon, The White Stripes, Kasabian, Franz Ferdinand and Arctic Monkeys.
• 1994: Blur, with Pulp.
• 1993: the BRIT Awards began a three-year run at the Palace.
• 1982: The Jam, while the Palace was being rebuilt after the 1980 fire.
• 1979: Queen.
• 1969: The Who, on the Tommy tour.
• 1967: the 14 Hour Technicolor Dream, headlined by Pink Floyd.
• 1964: The Rolling Stones, at an All Night Rave.

What is the history of Alexandra Palace?

In 2023 Alexandra Palace marked its 150th anniversary. Its restored Theatre reopened in 2018, staging the first performances there in more than 80 years. The Palace has been Grade II listed since 1996, and it has been rebuilt twice after fire. A blaze on 10 July 1980 destroyed about a third of the building, including the Great Hall, and the Palace reopened in 1988.

On 2 November 1936 the BBC made what the venue calls "the world's first regular high-definition public television broadcast" from its studios at the Palace. The first Palace had opened on 24 May 1873, was destroyed by fire 16 days later and reopened in 1875. The Palace was designed by John Johnson and Alfred Meeson.

The Palace and its park are run by the Alexandra Park and Palace Charitable Trust, registered charity 281991, with Haringey Council as sole corporate trustee. An Act of Parliament of 1900 placed them in trust, to be, in the venue's words, "available for the free use and recreation of the public forever".