Special Events
During 2006 the BBC used the venue to record concerts by Bruce Springsteen and Paul Simon for broadcast. Sir Elton John also recorded a concert to publicise his album The Captain & The Kid. In 2007 MTV used the venue to record a concert from Editors, for broadcast 2007. Van Morrison recorded a concert here on BBC Four Sessions on 25 April 2008 featuring songs from his 2008 album, Keep It Simple. Patti Smith, Philip Glass and Lenny Kaye performed a tribute to Allen Ginsburg in 2007. The venue regularly hosts open rehearsals by the London Symphony Orchestra in advance of concerts at the nearby Barbican Hall and has pioneered genre-busting events such as the Eclectica series which combines classical, jazz, experimental and electronic sound-worlds. In September 2008, Duffy played there for BBC Sessions, the concert was televised 12 October 2008.
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