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Hope and Anchor

Hope and Anchor

Venue Type: Pub

207 Upper Street
Islington, Greater London

N1 1RL

18 gigs listed (see below)

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About Hope and Anchor

The Hope and Anchor on Upper Street stands as a cultural touchstone in Islington, its Grade II listed facade a familiar landmark since 1880. More than a mere public house, it has long served as a crucible for emerging talent, a vital artery in London's live music circuit, and a consistent gathering place for the local community. Its enduring presence underscores a commitment to fostering artistic expression and providing a consistent social anchor for generations of patrons.

Within its walls, the atmosphere carries the faint, resonant hum of countless past performances, a subtle olfactory note of aged timber and spilled ale that speaks to decades of shared experience. The main bar, with its arched windows and a considered arrangement of mixed tables and chairs, offers a comfortable setting for conversation, while the basement venue below pulses with a distinct energy, illuminated by a modern lighting rig that belies its historic foundations.

The venue offers a comprehensive selection of quality drinks, from classic lagers to contemporary cocktails, ensuring diverse palates are catered for. While the main pub area is welcoming, it is important to note that the historic nature of the building means the basement music venue and the upstairs Hope Theatre regrettably lack wheelchair access. An outdoor area provides a welcome respite during warmer months.

Throughout the week, the Hope and Anchor hosts a dynamic programme of events, primarily focusing on live music spanning various genres, from rock and punk to new wave and contemporary acts. Beyond the regular gig schedule, the venue also marks seasonal celebrations and provides a platform for open mic nights, ensuring a continuous flow of entertainment and community engagement.

Location
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Upcoming Gigs

Thu 21st May 26 19:00

SHAKE SOME ACTON #149. ANGERLAND, STAR COLLECTOR,TRASH CULTURE,JONNY MOSES AND THE ELECTRIC MOFOS

Genre: Music - General

' Wild Wednesday ' at the World famous Hope And Anchor and we have 4 brilliant bands are here to entertain us with some great slabs of Punk Rock n Roll.
ANGERLAND. A dark groove for dark times.Based in London but drawn from the 4 points of the compass, they deliver a visceral amalgam of influences to create their hard hitting sound
STAR COLLECTOR...

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Sat 23rd May 26 19:30

The Zeros + The Stereotypes + The One Takes + Gun Control

Genre: Music - General

4 of the original punk bands from the late 70s/early 80s come together for one night only!

THE ZEROS

Formed in 1977 out of boredom, frustration and the lack of exciting music.... When Punk first hit it made a BIG impact on so many disenchanted youths of that blank generation that many took up the calling and started forming bands throughout the U...

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Sun 24th May 26 19:30

Mystery City presents Dharma Guns (FI) & Steve Vincent (Paradise Alley UK) UK Tour

Genre: Music - General

Finnish Action Rockers Dharma Guns and Glam Punk stalwart Steve Vincent , founder of London band Paradise Alley on their joint headline UK Tour finish with a date at the legendary Hope & Anchor in Islington with support from London's Electrics

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Wed 27th May 26 19:00

SHAKE SOME ACTON #150. DENIZENS,THE NUDIE PICS,CHAOS U.K,JONESTOWN

Genre: Music - General

For the 150 th edition of Shake Some Acton we have four bands bringing us the best in grassroots music.
DENIZENS. Gaining a well deserved reputation for their live performances.Proper Punk Rock from the streets.
THE NUDIE PICS. Their first show here and they come highly recommended. Garage Punk and Roll.
CHAOS U.K. East London original Punk Rock fr...

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Fri 29th May 26 19:35

Rockaway Beach #107 Sheep on Drugs

Genre: Music - General

Rockaway Beach is Proud to present Sheep on Drugs .techno-punk Art noise pioneers ..plus rockaway favs Flesh Tetris ..Punk Rock, New Wave, Glam, Trashy Rock n Roll Spinning on the Decks and The Bar Open till 1 am ?Rockaway Beach The Best Punk Rock n Roll Club In London Town ..

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Sat 30th May 26 20:00

Superminx70

Genre: Music - General

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?SUPERMINX 70? - (ex-Cannibals, ex-Overself, ex-Lost Cherees) Power pop, punky glam. Coming back at you with all the noise! Foot-stompin hand-clappin shout-along-a-SuperM...

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Fri 5th Jun 26 19:30

Punk at the Hope & Anchor!

Genre: Music - General

Healthy Junkies
Mixing Punk Rock with Grunge, Psychedelic Rock, New Wave, Garage Rock and Goth, add a soupçon of theatre and you have Healthy Junkies. The band have relentlessly toured and been on the road constantly since their formation. They have been played on the radio by the likes of BBC Radio London introducing by Gary Crowley, BBC Jersey, ...

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Past Events

10th May 26

We Only Come Out At Night #5

6th May 26

SHAKE SOME ACTON #148. THE PANDORAS, KILL MY COQUETTE, VIRON VARVON

2nd May 26

Rattus play the Stranglers Live at the Hope and Anchor

1st May 26

Civil War Presents...

29th Apr 26

SHAKE SOME ACTON #145. THE LIZARDS, THE LONDON SEWAGE COMPANY, ROADKILL DRIVE-THRU

25th Apr 26

Dog Rotten

24th Apr 26

Rockaway Beach #106 Marc Valentine

22nd Apr 26

SHAKE SOME ACTON #142. CLITOSAURUS, BURNSWELL, WIPES

17th Apr 26

GODSTICKS

9th Apr 26

Beau Anderson with Hypnogator and Neon Black at Hope and Anchor

7th Apr 26

Peaches Music Presents

4th Apr 26

Fire Exit + The Deep Throats + Chaos UK (London)

29th Mar 26

A Night of Gothic Rock: SENEX IV & MY FUNERAL DANCE

27th Mar 26

Rockaway Beach #105 Yur Mum

26th Mar 26

The Hope & Anchor Presents Izzy Pinchen, Jessie Dipper & Lu'Ami

25th Mar 26

SHAKE SOME ACTON #137.. DEATH BY HORSE,FLESH TETRIS,ELECTRICS,THE 53

20th Mar 26

CrymWav

15th Mar 26

TRAPPIST AFTERLAND /THE GENTLE GOOD, ALULA DOWN, SHADOWS OF STEPHEN

12th Mar 26

Trench Dogs

28th Feb 26

Simply Weller - a tribute to the music of Paul Weller

27th Feb 26

Rockaway Beach#104 Matty James Cassidy & The Real Villains

21st Feb 26

French Boutik

13th Feb 26

SHAKE SOME ACTON # 134 ST VALENTINE'S PUNK ROCK MASSACRE. . PUNK ROCK FROM GERMANY AND MORE!

8th Feb 26

SHAKE SOME ACTON #133. SUNK,BATTERY ACID,MAPACHE,SHIT STIRRERS

7th Feb 26

90s Grunge Tribute - Ghosts of Seattle

31st Jan 26

Megan Walker Album Launch London

30th Jan 26

Rockaway Beach#103 (Anarchistwood Fest)

24th Jan 26

The Sha La La's

23rd Jan 26

SHAKE SOME ACTON #130. DEAF DEVILS, DESPERATE MEASURES, MORGELLONS,THE PHOBICS

23rd Jan 26

SHAKE SOME ACTON #130. DEAF DEVILS, DESPERATE MEASURES, MORGELLONS,THE PHOBICS

20th Dec 25

HEADLINE to be ANNOUNCED

19th Dec 25

Keystone's Christmas Bash at The Hope

15th Dec 25

MARC VALENTINE

12th Dec 25

SHAKE SOME ACTON #128. THE COVIDS, BRIGANDAGE, ZOMBIE MET GIRL.

9th Dec 25

JOSS COPE, ME=U, BABYMAKER, KEVIN REINHARDT, SPINMASTER PLANTPOT

6th Dec 25

Danny Wildheart & The UK Reprobates

29th Nov 25

Punk at the Hope - Lilith?s Army, No Feelings, Kath and the Kicks, Operation Julie

28th Nov 25

Rockaway Beach #102 Lost Cherrees

26th Nov 25

SHAKE SOME ACTON #126. THE ARSENICS,HIGH RISE REPTILES,FLESH TETRIS

23rd Nov 25

SHAKE SOME ACTON #125. SHOCK VALUE,FEW THOUGHTS,ELECTRICS,CHAOS U.K

22nd Nov 25

The 48K's

19th Nov 25

Molars @ Hope & Anchor, London

18th Nov 25

The Pleasures (Aus)

15th Nov 25

VENTRELLES with The Institutes & The Resolve

4th Nov 25

SHAKE SOME ACTON #123. HYPERDOG,THE VIVETTES, ELECTRICS

1st Nov 25

Civil War Presents...

31st Oct 25

Rockaway Beach #101 Hallowwn Bash Flesh Tetris, Brigandage

22nd Oct 25

SHAKE SOME ACTON#120. ORANGE SKIES,GLITTER KICK, SAN VITO,THE SCREAMING VIOLETS

18th Oct 25

The Zips + Fast Cars + Social Security

11th Oct 25

Small World

8th Oct 25

SHAKE SOME ACTON #117. POWER APES, ATOMIC SUPLEX , VIRVON VARRON , THE 53'S

7th Oct 25

Jerry Joseph

30th Sep 25

Arsi Piri Dis: The Trip of Perrovieja

28th Sep 25

Amy Louise- Debut UK Tour: Hope & Anchor

28th Sep 25

Nirvanher (Female FrontNirvana Tribute) at Hope & Anchor, London

27th Sep 25

Bruno And The Outrageous Methods Of Presentation

26th Sep 25

Rockaway Beach #100 S*M*A*S*H

24th Sep 25

SHAKE SOME ACTON #115. THE HAERMORRHOIDS, ABSINTHE GREEN,BONA RAYS, NARCOTIC HEARTS

20th Sep 25

The Landlilne - Indie Britpop Tribute

19th Sep 25

Micko & the Mellotronics

14th Sep 25

Yutaro Ogida, The Fairlady ZZZZZ and DJ Mika live in London

11th Sep 25

The Phone Call, Tashi Delay, Oli Spleen & The Smithmanthers, Chris Little

9th Sep 25

SHAKE SOME ACTON #112. TEO WISE, DEALING WITH DAMAGE,JONNY MOSES AND THE ELECTRIC MOFOS.

4th Sep 25

City Mouse (LA)/Moron Butler/Dinosaur Skull

3rd Sep 25

The Bonnevilles

2nd Sep 25

SHAKE SOME ACTON #111. THE SCANERS ,GALLOPING DICK , THE BOO- TIKI'S.

30th Aug 25

SHAKE SOME ACTON #110. RADIOACTIVAS, FOREIGN LEGION,,THE TED ARMY,MID AGE RAMPAGE.

29th Aug 25

Rockaway Beach #99 Sick on The Bus

22nd Aug 25

Smiler Nights: Frankly Famous The Musical + Special Guests

2nd Aug 25

Out Of Order

26th Jul 25

GBH at The Hope & Anchor

25th Jul 25

Rockaway Beach #98 The DeRellas

24th Jul 25

The Ancient & Moderns

23rd Jul 25

PURE CHLORINE, ANTI VIRUS, TAURUS TRAKKER

19th Jul 25

The Wasps + The Anoraks + Unorfadox + The Outbursts

18th Jul 25

Midway Still

16th Jul 25

DROWSE PLAZA, DOMINOES, SHADOWS OF STEPHEN, SPINMASTER PLANTPOT

8th Jul 25

Alfie Firmin & Generifus at The Hope & Anchor, Islington

6th Jul 25

Nirvanher (All Female Nirvana Tribute) at Hope & Anchor, London

5th Jul 25

Eight Rounds Rapid

28th Jun 25

Lilith?s Army, No Feelings

27th Jun 25

Rockaway Beach #97 The Primevals

26th Jun 25

Elyn & Take Tomorrow live at the Hope & Anchor

25th Jun 25

SHAKE SOME ACTON #101. DISMISS, SAN VITO, DENIZENS

21st Jun 25

Roman Jugg

11th Jun 25

Jon Hunt live at the Hope & Anchor, Islington, London N1

7th Jun 25

Civil War Presents... *SECRET HEADLINER TBA*

4th Jun 25

SHAKE SOME ACTON #97. PUNK SPECIAL! RUMKICKS, THE PHOBICS , FAMILY OF STRANGERS

3rd Jun 25

Tesla Death Ray, Madonovan, Plato and the Moondogs, Spinmaster Plantpot

31st May 25

San Vito

30th May 25

Iamwarface

24th May 25

Continental Lovers

21st May 25

SHAKE SOME ACTON #94. BABY SEALS,SOFT SCENT, NARCOTIC HEARTS,JOHNNY MOSES AND ELECTRIC MOFOS.

18th May 25

Prodigal @ Hope & Anchor, Islington

15th May 25

14th May 25

SHAKE SOME ACTON #93. Punk,Hardcore.

9th May 25

Ides of Sedition - Album Launch Party

4th May 25

Rattus Inheritus play the Stranglers Live at the Hope and Anchor

3rd May 25

Rattus Inheritus play The Stranglers Live at the Hope and Anchor

2nd May 25

SHAKE SOME ACTON # 91. GARAGE ROCK N ROLL !

2nd May 25

SHAKE SOME ACTON#91. GARAGE PUNK ROCK N ROLL!

1st May 25

Alastair Greene

25th Apr 25

Rockaway Beach #94 Ming City Rockers

23rd Apr 25

SHAKE SOME ACTON # 89. WILD WEDNESDAY.

19th Apr 25

The LANDLINE- Indie & Britpop Tribute

18th Apr 25

SHAKE SOME ACTON #88. Psycho Rock n Roll.

5th Apr 25

Paranoid Visions

28th Mar 25

Rockaway Beach #93 King Salami and the Cumberland 3

26th Mar 25

TUSSLES at The Hope & Anchor

25th Mar 25

OSP Presents

22nd Mar 25

The Fallen Leaves

21st Mar 25

Civil War Presents... Ten Eighty Trees

19th Mar 25

The 53, Joe Buzfuz, The Grey Hares, Spinmaster Plantpot

12th Mar 25

SHAKE SOME ACTON #85. LADY LAZARUS

6th Mar 25

Hella Morgan Single Launch @ The Hope and Anchor

2nd Mar 25

SHAKE SOME ACTON #84. THE PEAWEES.

28th Feb 25

Rockaway Beach #92 Marc Valentine

23rd Feb 25

Big Condo Records presents Carmolina Enchantment Tour London

22nd Feb 25

The Sleepers + Private Dicks + The Amber Squad

14th Feb 25

French Boutik

5th Feb 25

The Fragile States. Silver Tears, Gerry Mitchell All-Stars, Vis the Spoon,, Spinmaster Plantpot

31st Jan 25

Rockaway Beach #91 anarchistwood

25th Jan 25

Civil War Presents... *UNPLUGGED* (5th Birthday Party)

23rd Sep 24

Fly Fly Triceratops