Pub in Kentish Town, London
The Bull & Gate Location 389 Kentish Town Rd, Kentish Town , London, NW5 Opened 1871 Owner Margaret and Pat Lynskey (1979 - 2013)Young's Brewery (2013 - present) Designations Designated 23 Aug 2005 Reference no. 1391501
The Bull & Gate is a Grade II listed public house and former music venue at 389 Kentish Town Road, Kentish Town , London.[ 1] The pub had a long history as music venue, with bands such as The Pogues , Coldplay , Blur , and Suede playing there towards the start of their careers.[ 2] [ 3]
History
It was built in 1871.[ 1]
In 1979 Margaret and Pat Lynskey took over the pub.[ 4]
From the 1980s to the early 2000s the music events in the backroom were run by a promoter called Jon Beast who ran events under the name Timebox.[ 4] During this time the venue saw performances by Blur, Suede, My Bloody Valentine ,[ 5] Huggy Bear ,[ 6] Jesus Jones , Pop Will Eat Itself , Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine , The Pogues, The Housemartins , PJ Harvey , Ash , The Darkness , The Libertines , Muse , Manic Street Preachers , Keane , and more.[ 4]
From 2010 to 2013 Club Fandango booked events at the pub. This was co-run by Simon Williams, co-founder of independent record label Fierce Panda Records, and Andy MacLeod, founder of Pointy Records .[ 7]
It ceased operations as a venue in 2013, after being sold by previous owners to the Young's pub chain.[ 7]
Some of the music video for the Taylor Swift song End Game was shot at the pub in October 2017.[ 8]
References
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