The Hope and Anchor is a pub and upstairs theatre located on Upper Street in the London Borough of Islington. First opened in 1880, it became a leading venue for punk rock following its involvement in the pub rock movement during the mid-1970s. The pub and live music venue remains operational today, operated by Greene King.
The Hope and Anchor has 24 upcoming events listed, mostly concerts and gigs and rock and indie. Most of its events fall on Saturdays and Wednesdays. Tickets are typically around £11. It is 4 minutes' walk from Highbury & Islington Overground station.
Hope and Anchor is a pub and upstairs theatre (The Hope Theatre) on Upper Street, in the London Borough of Islington which first opened its doors in 1880. During the mid-1970s it was one of the first pubs to embrace the emergent, but brief, phenomenon of pub rock. With the… Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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