LIMEHOUSE, E1
THIS NYE WE TAKE OVER TROXY
A 1933 art deco cinema on Commercial Road, now one of London's biggest independent venues. On Thur 31 Dec its main room is ours.
Fred Howarth for Troxy
Lineup
UNANNOUNCED
SPECIAL GUEST AMPLIFY + LIVE PASPECIAL GUEST TBAA-Z
JUNGLE CAKES ED SOLO · DEEKLINE · BENNY PAGETNA FT NU ELEMENTZ AZZA & GRIMAT & SUGAH B2B ALCEMIST TSUKI B2B UPGRADEA-Z
BRODIE EJ KITTO B2B JENKS MILLZ NERSHA
HOSTED BY
IC3 AZZA GRIMA FATMAN D COMMA DEE NAVIGATOR COCO
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TROXY
From King Kong on opening night in 1933 to Fred again.. on this stage in 2023.
1932
2.5 MILLION BRICKS
Designed by George Coles and built on the site of an old Stepney brewery, with 10,000 light bulbs inside. The 110 ft balcony girder came from Barrow-in-Furness by road, under police escort.
Troxy archive
1933
KING KONG ON OPENING NIGHT
Troxy opened on 11 September 1933 with King Kong on the screen. With 3,500 seats, it was the largest cinema in England.
Troxy archive
1941
IT CAME THROUGH THE BLITZ
Air raid wardens fought fires from its roof. On the worst night of the Blitz, 10 to 11 May 1941, Stepney was hit hard. Troxy wasn't.
Troxy archive
1963
THE ROYAL OPERA MOVES IN
The last film played in 1960. From 1963 the Royal Opera House rehearsed here, on a stage built to the exact size of Covent Garden's.
Troxy archive
1991
LISTED, THEN BINGO
Grade II listed in 1991, then a Top Rank and Mecca bingo hall until 2005.
Troxy archive
2008
THE FIRST BIG GIG
A live venue since 2006. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds played its first big gig in 2008, and Fred again.., Four Tet and Skrillex played a surprise show here in January 2023.
Talia Solanot for Troxy
2026
THE £1.5M REFURB IS DONE
This year Troxy finished a £1.5m refurb that reopened parts of the original 1933 building, closed for decades.
Troxy
THE SOUND
24 BOXES, 12 SUBS
JBL VTX A12, two hangs of 12, with 12 G28 subs under a full Martin lighting rig. Troxy was the first venue in Europe to invest in this JBL system.
Talia Solanot for Troxy
THUR 31 DEC
SEE IN 2027 WITH US
9pm to 4am. Last entry 11pm. 18+. Presale Wednesday 7 October, 10am.
Talia Solanot for Troxy
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Talia Solanot for Troxy
- WHERE
- Troxy, 490 Commercial Road, London E1 0HX
- WHEN
- Thur 31 December, 9pm to 4am
- LAST ENTRY
- 11pm
- AGE
- 18+
- NEAREST STATION
- Limehouse, DLR and c2c
EVERY NEW YEAR
A look at our past NYE shows.