The Sir George Robey
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The Sir George Robey was a mid-19th century
The pub was a
During its time as a music venue, artists who performed at the Sir George Robey include
That was right at the start of Blur. Graham [Coxon] and Alex [James] were still at Goldsmiths so we were just doing our first gigs. First on the bill at an indie all-dayer at the George Robey pub in Finsbury Park which meant we were on at eleven in the morning and just got pissed for the rest of the day, taking advantage of the beer coupons.
Live albums recorded at the venue include
After being renamed The Powerhaus in March 1996, when it was taken over by the
Despite being
The pub was directly opposite another, larger, music venue, the Rainbow Theatre.[8]
The fictitious venue The Harry Lauder in Nick Hornby's book High Fidelity was based on The Sir George Robey.[4] Near the end of Irvine Welsh's novel Trainspotting the characters Sick Boy and Begbie visit The Sir George Robey.[14]
References
- ^ BBC History Magazine. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ a b c O'Connor, Joe (3 July 1999). "Jigging in the park". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ISBN 978-1-84022-266-1.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-905211-43-2.
- ISBN 978-0-7190-3032-1.
- ^ a b Dean, Jon (20 April 2015). "Squatters evicted from famous Finsbury Park pub". Islington Gazette. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ Mash, Julian. "Book Extract – Under The Westway with Damon Albarn". Q Magazine. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4456-5820-9.
- ^ "A Cosmic Dog". Record Collector. No. 448. Christmas 2015. pp. 54–60.
- ^ CAMRA. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ Other sources give dates from 1996-2002
- Haringey Council. April 2013. 3.5.14. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Derelict London - London's Lost Music Venues". Derelict London - Photography, Social History and Guided Walking Tours. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ISBN 978-1-906000-85-1.
External links
- Crowd-sourced concert set-lists at setlist.fm