Opened in 1993 The Garage quickly established itself as the capital's finest indie and rock venue playing host to many bands early on in their careers. Playing a show at The Garage became something of a right of passage, with among others the Arctic Monkeys playing their first London gig at the venue. Following an extensive refurbishment, the building capacity space will increase its capacity to 800 with 600 to the main room and 150 and 50 to the Upstairs and Mini Bar respectively. In the new configuration customers will be able to move freely between Upstairs and the main space making it an ideal venue for club events.