The Hammersmith Apollo, currently the Eventim Apollo, is a live music venue in Hammersmith, London. Robert Cromie designed it in the Art Deco style, and it was built between 1930 and 1932. It opened on March 28, 1932, as the Gaumont Palace cinema, was renamed the Hammersmith Odeon in 1962, and took its present name on reopening on September 7, 2013.
It was Grade II listed in 1990 and upgraded to Grade II* in 2005. Capacity was 3,487 until 2003, when the stalls seating was made removable. It now holds 5,039 open or standing, or 3,632 with reserved seating. Foster Wilson carried out a refurbishment costing about £5 million in 2013.
The 1932 Compton pipe organ has four manuals and about 1,200 pipes, and its console rises through the stage on a lift. The organ was restored to playing condition in 2007. Today the venue also hosts stage productions, televised events and the live shows of Britain's Got Talent.
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