Magazine London, Mezzanine 1 & 2

attended fka twigs concert 21.3, amazing show with notably great sound system but awful venue otherwise 1. toilets the only toilets available for half the concert were portapotties outside with no way to flush or wash your hands. how am i paying £40 for a ticket at a glossy venue to then have to queue outside in the rain to wee? they later opened indoor toilets but by then i’d had enough and resigned myself to just relieving myself at home if i needed to 2. visibility this might be a good venue for hosting some events but absolutely not concerts. i joined my friend who arrived an hour early to queue and we had great visibility only being about four rows back from the front. but there’s absolutely no chance of seeing a thing if you’re more than ten rows back. the entire venue is flat and the stage is low. i implore you not to come to this venue for a concert unless you have the time to queue very early beforehand/are in the VIP balcony/are 6’6. 3. getting out i got the feeling the staff (who were all kind and polite) were trying their best to manage the crowd but getting out was awful. it took me an additional 40 minutes after the concert ended to get to north greenwich tube station (perhaps a 6 minute walk away) due to all the queuing. i’ve provided a photo i took of the crowd all trying to exit. i’ve been to a lot of concerts at much bigger venues and they were able to get us out in half the time — this place just isn’t suited to concerts. also can’t speak to it myself because i didn’t buy any drinks but i heard people around me complaining about drinks prices, i think £15 for a double? nightmarish but to be fair that’s london these days for you, issue isn’t unique to this venue.