[1][2][3] On 23 October 1954 it was the venue for the first big meeting of the local Anglo Caribbean Association and Club, a group set up by Windrush era West Indian migrants to provide practical support and social activities, as well as organise against racism.

Other acts to perform there in the 1990s include Squeeze,[7] Sidi Bou Said,[8] Extreme Noise Terror,[9] Marty Friedman, Daisy Chainsaw, Sepultura, Gene and Spearmint.

[11][12] In the late 2000s and early 2010s it was a regular venue for the UK independent rock, grime, and dubstep scenes, as well as occasional international touring acts.

Acts like The XX, Sea Power, Art Brut, These New Puritans, Wild Beasts, Foals, Holy Fuck, Liars, No Age, Hudson Mohawke, Skepta, Wiley, Benga, and Kode9 all performed there.

[10] In 2014 ex-The Libertines guitarist and singer Carl Barât held auditions for musicians to join his new band in the pub.