LSO St Luke's is the Orchestra's music education centre and venue for hire on Old Street in London.
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
We are following the latest available COVID-19 government guidelines to ensure that any LSO activity at our venue LSO St Luke’s is COVID-19 secure.
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Update as of 12 April 2021
LSO St Luke's plans to reopen its doors to the public on Monday 17 May, in line with the government's roadmap to easing lockdown restriction, and we hope for socially-distanced audiences to join us for concerts and events soon.
> Further information about attending concerts during this period
Street address
LSO St Luke's
UBS and LSO Music Education Centre
161 Old Street
London EC1V 9NG
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Phone numbers
Administration: +44 20 7490 3939
Box Office: +44 20 7638 8891
Venue Hire: +44 20 7566 2871
Getting here
Opening times
LSO St Luke's:
The building is generally only open during events. Doors usually open one hour before the event start time. Please note that there is no credit card machine at LSO St Luke's, and tickets on the door can only be purchased with cash.
Advance Box Office (Barbican Centre Level G):
Monday to Wednesday; Saturday 10am–9pm
Thursday and Friday 10am–8.30pm
Sundays and Public Holidays 12pm–9pm
Box Office telephone booking (+44 20 7638 8891; booking fee applies):
Monday to Saturday 10am–8pm
Sundays and Public Holidays 11am–8pm
Cloakrooms
The comfort and safety of our audiences and staff is always paramount. As part of our security measures we have reinforced our restrictions on bags inside the venue. Only one, reasonably-sized, handbag per person may be brought inside the venue and all bags may be searched. LSO St Luke’s does not have cloakroom facilities on-site and are thus unable to allow suitcases, large bags or folding bicycles into the venue. The following stations offer left luggage facilities:
Charing Cross, Main Concourse (07:00–23:00)
Euston, Platform 16-18 (07:00–23:00)
King’s Cross, Main Concourse (07:00–23:00)
Liverpool Street, Platform 10 (07:00–23:00)
Paddington, Platform 12 (07:00–23:00)
St Pancras, Main Concourse (Mon-Sat 5:30–23:00, Sun 07:00–22:00)
Alternatively, you may like to try Stasher which stores luggage in trusted local businesses for a fee.
Access
Please visit this page for full details of access to facilities at LSO St Luke's.
Eating and drinking
There are plenty of options for pre- and post-show restaurants and bars in the Old Street area, at the Barbican, on Whitecross Street and towards Smithfield Market.
