The Joiners

The Joiners is a small music venue in a former pub (The Joiners Arms) on St Mary Street, St Mary's, Southampton, England.

It has played host to many up-and-coming bands.

The pub started having live acts in the back room in 1968.

[1] In 2013, the venue was named Britain's best small music venue in a competition run by NME.

[1][2] In December 2006, writer Oliver Gray published a book entitled Access One Step: The Official History of the Joiners Arms, which documents the history of the venue and includes a foreword by Razorlight drummer Andy Burrows.