The Fighting Cocks

The Fighting Cocks is a music venue built in 1890, active since the 1930s and located in Kingston upon Thames, the administrative center of the Royal Borough of Kingston, southwest London, England. Historically, it specializes in Rock'n'roll, Punk, Metal, Ska, Alternative, Rockabilly, Electro (music), Comedy, & Cabaret performances. It was conspicuous for hosting touring Jazz acts in the late 1930s and in the 1940s,.[1][2] It is now a standard on the London Live Circuit.[3] It was a popular watering hole, and host to many jam sessions including such artists as Eric Clapton, CBE, or The Rolling Stones. Since 1992, it is also a live-audience training platform and term assessments venue for Kingston University's Drama and Music students.[4]

The Fighting Cocks
The venue in 2016
Address57 Old London Rd
Kingston upon Thames
United Kingdom, KT2 6QA.
Coordinates51.4103°N 0.2995°W / 51.4103; -0.2995
Public transitKingston railway station (England) ; Travel Card Zone 6
TypeMusic hall
ProductionRock'n'roll, Punk, Metal, Ska, Alternative, Rockabilly, Electro (music), Comedy & Cabaret performances
Construction
Built1891
Years active1930 – present
Website
TheFightingCocks.co.uk

History

Unsigned, underground, as well as established artists have been invited to perform. The last management of the Cocks opened its doors in 2000. The Fighting Cocks is cooperating with Banquet Records promoters based a few minutes walk away in the city center, formerly part of the Beggars Banquet Records retail chain. Banquet Records is also home to Gravity DIP music management. On Mondays, the music venue is transformed into the award-winning Outside the Box comedy night, which has hosted Robin Williams, Jo Brand, Lenny Henry, Dara O'Briain, Lee Mack, Frank Skinner, Al Murray, Jack Dee, Stephen Merchant, Bill Bailey, Jimmy Carr, and Mickey Flanagan.[5]

Music performers

Past performers include:

Performers Country Performers Country
Andrew Koji Shiraki : United StatesPolar (musician) : Norway
Crossfaith : JapanThe Peacocks (band) : Switzerland
Cancer Bats : CanadaFucked Up : Canada
Gay for Johnny Depp : United States New Found Glory : United States
The Stupids (band) : England The Flatliners : Canada
Frank Turner : England Hundred Reasons : England
Lower Than Atlantis : England Rolo Tomassi : England
Voodoo Glow Skulls : United StatesMarmozets : England
Guttermouth : United StatesJohnny Foreigner : England
Gnarwolves : EnglandLonely The Brave : England
The Menzingers : United StatesThe Skints : England
Against Me! : United StatesEvery Time I Die : United States
Polar Bear Club : United StatesStrung Out : United States
The Unseen (band) : United StatesMunicipal Waste (band) : United States
Teenage Bottlerocket : United StatesStar Fucking Hipsters : United States
Four Year Strong : United StatesKnuckle Puck : United States
Cerebral Ballzy : United StatesWalter Schreifels : United States
H2O (American band) : United StatesLetlive : United States
Terror (band) : United StatesMadball : United States
The Blackout (band) : WalesTime Again : United States
Anti-Flag : United StatesThe Hard Ons : Australia
Hot Club De Paris : EnglandGallows (band) : England
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly : EnglandThe King Blues : England
Jim Jones and The Righteous Mind : EnglandYoung Guns (band) : England
Drenge (band) : EnglandThe Wedding Present : England
Blood Red Shoes : EnglandBlitz Kids : England
Capdown : EnglandSonic Boom Six : England

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Sources

  1. The Folk Directory. English Folk Dance and Song Society. 1979.
  2. Briain, Dara O. (2009-10-01). Tickling the English. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 978-0-14-193257-6.
  3. "Fighting Cocks pub: fears over its closure allayed as development plans reveal music venue will be even bigger". Surrey Comet. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  4. Richardson Andrews, Charlotte (10 June 2014). "The gig venue guide: the Fighting Cocks, Kingston upon Thames". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  5. "Kingston Performers". OutsideTheBoxComedy.co.uk. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  6. Kevan (16 April 2018). "Fighting Cocks History". PubsHistory.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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