Royal Albert Hall Named London’s Best Live Music Venue
The Royal Albert Hall is London’s most popular live music venue, according to a survey of the capital’s international students.
Research by Kaplan International English, a leading provider of English language courses, revealed that the Royal Albert Hall, opened by Queen Victoria in 1871, is London’s favorite ahead of the more modern The O2 and Wembley Arena.
Kaplan surveyed 535 students from its language schools in Covent Garden and Leicester Square to discover what they love about London.
London’s top five live music venues:
- Royal Albert Hall: (31%)
- The O2: (30%)
- Wembley Arena: (12%)
- Koko: (7%)
- Village Underground: (4%)
Mehdi Aoustin-Sellami, Head of Programming at the Royal Albert Hall, said: “We are delighted that the Royal Albert Hall has been voted international students’ favourite London music venue. We are proud to provide an extremely diverse programme of events across the auditorium and our other performance spaces, from world-famous artists to up-and-coming bands, opera, ballet, comedy, sport and Cirque du Soleil.
“We are also presenting an increasing number of foreign-language events, including music concerts and stand-up comedy. This commitment to variety and quality, coupled with the Hall’s strong sense of history and rich atmosphere, makes it a truly unique venue – and one with something for everyone.”
The results of Kaplan’s “What to do in London” survey have been published as a videographic. Visit the motiongraphic page to describe your dream day in the capital.
Kaplan surveyed students aged between 18 and 59 from 48 countries. All survey respondents had studied in London for at least four weeks between 2007 and 2014.
The students were from Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, and Zimbabwe.
Earlier this year, Kaplan discovered that Madison Square Garden was the most popular live music venue in New York, according to its students in the Big Apple. For the results of the next “What to do in …” videographic series, subscribe to the Kaplan blog.