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VENUE SPECIFICATIONS
Address
AKA & The End
18 West Central Street
London WC1A 1JJ
Contact Details
AKA: 020 7836 0110 (T) / 020 7419 9099 (F) / www.akalondon.com
The End: 020 7419 9199 (T) / 020 7419 9099 (F) /
www.endclub.com
Venue Hire Contact
charlie@akalondon.com / 020 7836 0110
Venue Hire Document
You can download the venue information given in this section as a venue hire pdf document. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
VENUE DESCRIPTION & CAPACITY
AKA
Bar / Live / Restaurant / Cinema Screenings / Auditorium
The End
Club
AKA & The End are extremely versatile venues and can be used separately or together, in a variety of ways. The capacity of both venues is 1000, yet we can cater for dinner, cinema screenings, parties, live music or other events for smaller groups of any size.
We will do our best to accommodate you with any special request you may have, be it regarding food or drinks, or any equipment, sound, lighting, visual or décor requests. Please note, that we can arrange equipment, visual and décor hire for you at a preferential rate should you require it.
Mezzanine 80 Standing
50 Seated / Dinner
Main Floor 120 Standing
100 Live music / Presentation with screen
90 Seated / Dinner
70 Cinema Style seating with screen
AKA Whole 200 Standing
140 Seated / Dinner
70 Cinema Style
The End Capacity
Main Room 500 Standing
Lounge 300 Standing
First Vault & Lounge 550 Standing
The End Whole 800 Standing
AKA & The End 'As One'
Standing / Cocktail 1000
Seated at request
Licences Liquor Entertainment
24 hour liquor license granted
AKA TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
Sound System
Thunder Ridge
DJ booth
2 x Technics SL-1210MK2 turntables
2 x Pioneer CDJ-1000MK3 CD players
1 x Pioneer DJM 1000 mixer
Speakers & Amps
2x TR V- sub Bass Spk enclosures powered by 1/2 x PSL VE 2400 AMP 1200w
2x TR Eclipse Mid/ High SpK enclosures powered by 1/2 PSL VE 2400 (mids) 600w and 1/2 PSL VE 1200 (Highs) 600w
1 x TR 650 XSpk enclosure (at back of the room) 400w powered by 1x PSL VE 1200 AMP
All speakers & AMPS are managed by 2 x BSS Omnidrive compact 355
Audio Equipment
1 X Mackie SR 24-4-2 Mixing Console
3 X Shure SM58 Microphones
2 X Shure SM57 Microphones
1 X Shure Beta 57A Microphone
1 X AKG D112 Microphone
4 X AKG D114 Bug Microphones
1 X Joe Meek Condenser Microphones
10 X 5m XLR Mic Cables
5 X 5m 1/4 Jack-to-Jack Cables
5 X Large Boom Mic Stands
3 X Small Boom Mic Stands
Lighting
6 x Optikinetics Solar 250 Effects/Gobo Projectors / 35mm slides
1 x Martin MAC 250
1 x Martin 2518 DMX Desk
Power
Sound: 40 AMP single phase
Light: 63 AMP 3 phase power available on request only
Visuals
Sanyo SPSU32 Projector with Airclean Prohousing - SVGA, 1800 ANSI
4 x 4 metre screen
Cambridge Audio DVD53 DVD Player
Panasonic NV-HD 640 VHS Player
ISDN lines (calls charged at local rate)
TV connection
THE END TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Sound System
Thunder Ridge
DJ booth x 2
4 x Technics SL-1210MK2 turntables
Pioneer CDJ-1000 CD player mark 2
2 x Pioneer CDJ-1000 CD player
Vestax PMC 500 5PGM mixer
Allen & Heath Xone 464 mixer
ISDN lines for live Web casting/conferences
Audio Equipment
1 X Mackie SR 24-4-2 Mixing Console
3 X Shure SM58 Microphones
2 X Shure SM57 Microphones
1 X Shure Beta 57A Microphone
1 X AKG D112 Microphone
4 X AKG D114 Bug Microphones
2 X Joe Meek Condenser Microphones
10 X 5m XLR Mic Cables
5 X 5m 1/4 Jack-to-Jack Cables
5 X Large Boom Mic Stands
3 X Small Boom Mic Stands
Lighting
10 x Optikinetics Solar 250 Effects/Gobo Projectors
4 x High End Studio Colour 250
6 x High End Studio Spot 250
10 x Par 64 Cans
2 x Megastar Strobes
2 x Opti Club Strobeflower (DMX)
1 x Kodak Carousel Slide Projector
1 x Goboshow Projector
2 x Jem Technofog smoke machines
2 x 6 Channel DMX Anytronics 10 amp Dimmer Rack (Socapex Out)
2 x 6 Channel DMX 10 amp Switch Packs (Socapex Out)
1 x Avolites Pearl 2000 Lighting Desk.
Power
Sound: 100 AMP 3 phase
Light: 63 AMP 3 phase
All outlets on 16A CEE form connectors which can be patched to mains, switched or dimmed within limitations of available circuits.
Visuals & Effects
We'll do our best to accommodate any special visual requests you may have. We have a smoke machine for your use in the venue. Please note that we can arrange visual equipment hire for you at a preferential rate.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Food
We have one fully equipped kitchen, an excellent in-house chef, and a professional kitchen and waitress team. Our chef will be happy to work with you to create a specific menu if you require. Please see the eat page on www.akalondon.com for our current menu, and do let us know of any queries or special catering requests you may have.
Drink
AKA has a comprehensive range of premium spirits, liqueurs, continental beers, fine wines and champagnes, as well as a diverse cocktail list. Our back-bar is renowned to be one of the most extensive in London, with over 300 quality spirits and liqueurs from around the world.
Equipment Hire
We can arrange equipment hire for you at a preferential rate which will include delivery and collection to and from the venues. Please note that for safety reasons we do require that any equipment brought into the venues must be accompanied by a P.A.T. test certificate. If you have any queries please don't hesitate to ask.
Venue Dressing
We kindly ask that any branding / dressing requests are agreed with the Events Manager prior to the event. For safety reasons, dressing materials brought into the venues must be Fire Certificated Class A & O spread of flame. We do require written confirmation of this before the event please.
In order to preserve the venues we also kindly ask that nothing is hung or taped on the walls.
We are more than happy for play lists and posters to be placed around the venue on the night; please ask the duty manager for direction with this.
Staging
In total The End & AKA has three 8x8x1 ft risers, and three 4x4x2 ft podiums available for your use. If you have any specific staging requests please just ask in advance and we will do our best to help you out.
Sound & Light Engineers
We have professional in-house sound and light engineers who will be happy to work with you to meet your specific requirements. We kindly ask that any sound check times are arranged with the events manager in advance.
Door Staff
If you require, we are happy to arrange experienced and friendly door staff, cashiers and hosts for you. Of course you can provide your own staff if you prefer; the events manager will be able to assist you with any queries.
Security
We employ a licensed professional security company with both male and female security staff. CCTV cameras operate around the venues. For your own safety, searching is a condition of entry for any event which has a door charge.
Parking
There is an NCP car park is located on Museum Street which is directly opposite the venues. There is no official parking on West Central Street; equipment can usually be dropped off quickly outside the venue but unfortunately this is not normally possible during evening trading hours. If you have a specific request please just let us know.
Load In
We are open to take deliveries from 1200 on weekdays and from 1800 on weekends. Deliveries can be taken via the entrance on Museum Street, the fire exits on West Central Street, or via AKA's main doors on West Central Street.
Load Out
We kindly ask that all production is de-rigged and taken off the premises after the event. If the following day is a weekday, collection should be after 1100 and after 1800 on weekends. We are happy to accommodate you if you require a later pick up date, just let us know in advance.
Disabled Access
AKA offers disabled access and a disabled toilet. Disabled guests can access The End via AKA, however please note that there is a staircase which has 35 steps in total. By prior arrangement staff can be made available to help any disabled guests to move around the venues; we just ask that they are accompanied by at least one other guest.
Hire Fee
Contact the events manager with your detailed requirements and we will send you a quote & payment details.
VAT
17.5% will be included on all the service fees quoted. Food and beverage items are inclusive of VAT.
Special Requests
We want your event at AKA & The End to run as smoothly and successfully as possible, so please don't hesitate to ask at any point if you have any specific requirements or queries and we will do our best to help and accommodate you.
Enjoy your event!
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