What Oslo does

Oslo is a late bar and live music venue located in a converted railway shed at 1a Amhurst Road, Hackney Central, London. It operates as part of DHP Family Ltd., a national live music promoter headquartered in Nottingham, and serves a primarily local Hackney and East London audience seeking late-night drinks, live gigs, club nights and karaoke. The venue sits alongside adjacent food and event concepts on the same site: an Italian-American pizza kitchen operating Tuesday–Saturday from 5pm to 10pm, and The Green Room, a 50-capacity private hire space that supports karaoke-led bookings and small events.

The venue's offering rests on three operational pillars — bar, food and ticketed events — supported by a small technical stack centred on DHP's proprietary alt.tickets platform and a distribution integration with Dice.fm. Events are programmed both directly and through partnerships with external promoters including AEG Presents, JOY, FORM, SC&P and Bird On The Wire, which diversifies the calendar across genres and audience segments. First-party customer data is captured through a mailing list and transactional ticketing under GDPR-compliant data retention policies.

Oslo's revenue model blends ticket sales (priced £5–£25), bar spend with time-bound drink promotions (e.g., £5 pints until 7pm, 2-for-£14 cocktails, 2-for-£10 spritz), pizza sales, and private hire income. Tickets are sold via DHP's alt.tickets and Dice.fm, giving the venue reach beyond its immediate catchment. The operating model is small-scale — approximately five staff with main-room capacity of around 150 — and revenue is essentially a function of event cadence, F&B attachment rate and venue-hire utilisation, none of which are disclosed in the input data.

Name

Oslo

Legal name

DHP Family Ltd.

Website

https://oslohackney.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Oslo is a late bar and live music venue in Hackney Central, London, operated by DHP Family Ltd., offering ticketed gigs, club nights, karaoke, an Italian-American pizza kitchen, and a private hire room to a local East London audience.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Music Venue & Bar

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (72241)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Live Music Clubs & Venues (MPAGAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Live Music Venues & Concert Bars (THAFAEAD), Live Music Bars & Venues (CRANACAH)

Keywords

• Live music venue
• Bar services
• Pizza restaurant
• Private venue hire
• Nightlife entertainment

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Revenue from ticketed events including concerts, club nights, and special events. Tickets sold through alt.tickets (DHP Family's ticketing platform) and Dice.fm.
2. Bar Sales: Revenue from alcoholic beverages, cocktails, spritzes, and pints. Drinks promotions include 2 for £14 cocktails, 2 for £10 spritz, and all pints £5 till 7pm.
3. Food Sales: Revenue from pizza sales - Italian-American inspired pizza served as slices and full pies Tuesday-Saturday 5pm-10pm.
4. Venue Hire: Revenue from private hire of the main bar area (up to 150 people) and the Green Room (up to 50 people with private bar and karaoke). Used for corporate events, private parties, and markets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Oslo is a 220-capacity late bar and live music venue in Hackney, London, operated by DHP Family Ltd. It hosts live music, club nights, and DJ events; serves pizza from an on-site kitchen alongside a full bar; and offers private hire of its Main Bar (up to 150 guests) and Green Room (up to 60 guests) spaces for parties, brand activations, and other events.

Product overview

Oslo is a late bar and music venue located in a converted railway shed in Hackney Central, London, operated by DHP Family Ltd. The venue offers a multi-service experience combining bar operations (with cocktails, pints, and promotional deals), an Italian-American pizza service, and diverse event programming including live gigs, club nights, and private hire capabilities via The Green Room. The Green Room provides a 50-capacity private space with its own bar and sound system, while the main bar accommodates bookings of up to 150 people for corporate events and private parties. The venue operates primarily Thursday through Saturday with extended hours, and maintains a mailing list for marketing communications about events and promotions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Oslo Bar Full late bar serving cocktails, draught beer, wines, and spirits for venue attendees and the general public at the Hackney location.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DHP Family Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDHP Family Ltd. is the parent company and operator of Oslo. They are a national live music promoter promoting events from tiny bars to stadiums. The company is registered in England and Wales (Co No: 00259388) and is based in Nottingham. DHP Family also operates Rock City, Stealth, Rescue Rooms, The Bodega, Splendour Festival, and other music venues across the UK.
• alt.ticketscoreTechnology or IntegrationDHP Family's ticketing platform used by Oslo for selling tickets, setting ticket reminders, and joining waiting lists for shows. Customers can opt in to receive marketing emails through this platform.
• NHS Test & TraceminorOthersOslo shares visitor contact information and visit dates/times with NHS Test & Trace or Public Health departments as required by law for COVID-19 tracking purposes.
• Dice.fmcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party ticketing platform integrated with Oslo's website for selling event tickets. Multiple events link directly to Dice.fm for ticket purchases.
• AEG PresentsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerConcert promoter and presenter of events at Oslo, such as the Mad Tsai show.
• JOYminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent presenter/promoter for shows at Oslo, such as Playlunch.
• FORMminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent promoter for concerts at Oslo, including Chinese American Bear.
• SC&P & PercolateminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJoint event presenters for HEYLUCAS nights at Oslo.
• FORM & Bad VibrationsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJoint presenters for Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band at Oslo.
• Communion OneminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMusic promoter for Bayonne concert at Oslo.
• SJM ConcertsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerConcert promoter for Lusaint show at Oslo.
• Old Empire and MythologyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent presenters for JK Flesh concert at Oslo.
• TEIDE eventsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent promoter for Mephistofeles show at Oslo.
• Bird On The WireminorGTM or Marketing PartnerConcert promoter for GENA (Liv.e & Karriem Riggins) show at Oslo.
• GOTOBEATminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent promoter for Sav Ndo show at Oslo.
• Old Empire & My MythologyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent presenter for Geography of Hell + Lussuria at Oslo.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bush Hall: Historic Shepherd's Bush live music hall hosting ticketed gigs across indie, folk, and electronic genres. Comparable on intimate capacity live-music programming and ticket-led revenue model.
• Corsica Studios: Elephant & Castle club and live music venue with two rooms of bar-led, electronic/indie-focused programming. Comparable to Oslo's AfterS-style club nights and its ticketed + bar hybrid GTM.
• XOYO: Shoreditch nightclub and live music venue with a bar-led, late-night operating model. Directly comparable to Oslo on Friday/Saturday programming, audience demographic, and ticketed + bar hybrid revenue.
• EartH (Evolutionary Arts Hackney): Multi-purpose arts and live music venue located in the same Hackney catchment as Oslo, hosting gigs, club nights, and mixed arts programming. Comparable on local audience and event-driven operating model.
• Omeara: London Bridge live music venue and late bar operating in a converted railway-arch style space. Strong comparable on venue atmosphere, multi-event programming (concerts + club nights), and bar-driven revenue mix.
• The Pickle Factory: Shoreditch warehouse-style late-night club and live music space. Comparable on electronic/club-night programming, late license, and ticketed + bar hybrid revenue.
• Village Underground: Shoreditch multi-room live music and club venue combining bar, gigs, and club nights. Closest comparable intimate-to-mid scale East London programming model to Oslo, targeting similar indie/electronic audiences.
• Rough Trade East: Brick Lane record shop and in-store live music venue with bar. Highly comparable on Hackney adjacency, indie-leaning programming, and small-capacity live + F&B hybrid format.
• Electric Brixton: Larger South London concert and club venue with multiple bars and event programming. Comparable on ticketed live events + bar revenue mix, though at meaningfully higher capacity than Oslo.
• The Windmill Brixton: Intimate Brixton live music venue and pub popular with indie and emerging acts. Comparable to Oslo on small-capacity ticketed gigs combined with a fully functioning bar.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OsloHackney
• Facebookfacebook.com/OsloHackney
• Instagraminstagram.com/oslohackney
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oslohackney

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

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