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The Bull & Gate (Bar)

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389 Kentish Town Road, Kentish Town, London, NW5 2TJ
Cuisine: [Other/Unclassified]
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The Bull & Gate Description

Once a launderette, snooker hall and even a little theatre the Bull & Gate is now best known as a popular music haunt for new and developing acts of all shapes, sizes and styles. The pub itself dates back to the 17th century and has a warm friendly front bar equip with big TV a pool table and jukebox which leads on to the music room at the back of the building.

Establishing itself as Camden Towns favourite musical outpost (Kentish Town to you) from the mid 80's The Bull & Gate has harboured many different promoters and performers over the years. From Timebox to Interspace, from Blur to Anal

Beard the Bull & Gate has played a major and historical role as part of the London underground musical merry-go-round hosting from humble underground beginnings acts such as Half Man Half Biscuit, Skunk Anansie, Manic Street Preachers, PJ Harvey, Suede, Ash and more recently the likes of Coldplay, Keane, British Sea Power, Muse and The Libertines.

The various promoters at the Bull & Gate throughout the years have been renown for their enthusiasm and encouragement in helping to break and develop new and unsigned acts. An active interest has been and still is taken and the promoters presence has been felt through the years at the gigs.

The Bull and Gate has always been about giving people a fair chance and welcomes all styles provided the music is original. You will not find a Death Metal group playing on

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“Shabby, dirty and difficult to get to - yet still one of the best places for up and coming live bands in London.”
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steve, Hampton (13 years 9 months 12 days ago)

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