About
“East London’s most notorious venue” – NME 2011
“The cradle of British music’s future” – The Guardian 2010
“The world’s coolest pub” – NME
“London’s best live Music Venue” – The Evening Standard
“Hottest Jukebox in Britain” – The Times
“A mecca for Shoreditch’s twentysomething trendies… See the next big thing here before they break”
- Time Out
“The Old Blue Last has the awesome power to make any gig into a beer-soaked, freak out, dance party”
- Spoonfed
“Infamous” – Resident Advisor
The Old Blue Last is a pub / live venue in Shoreditch, East London brought to you by the people at Vice.
Since 2004 we’ve been bringing you the best forward-thinking bands and Djs seven nights a week, as well as secret shows by some of the biggest names around and all, more-often-than-not, completely for FREE. There’s a list of some of the bigger shows at the bottom of this page, or to see what we’ve got coming up take a look at our listings.
In January 2010 we decided it was time for a facelift so we gutted the pub, replaced both the bars, made a lot more floor space, changed all the sound systems, built a new room and most importantly, replaced those toilets. So now you can come and enjoy whatever it is we feel like putting on every night of the week without the spectre of the old urinals putting you off, and with slightly less chance of being crushed into a speaker stack during a gig.
To learn more about our blotted history, like when Shakespeare, rent-boys, and thugs used to hang out here click here.
Click links for videos.
| 07/04/2005 – Simian Mobile Disco 07/04/2005 – Hot Chip 25/05/2005 – Jose Gonzalez 20/06/2005 – Sage Francis 18/12/2005 – Absentee 26/01/2006 – Klaxons 06/05/2006 – Noisettes 18/05/2006 – Diplo 25/05/2006 – Arctic Monkeys 29/06/2006 – Lily Allen 02/07/2006 – Black Lips 12/07/2006 – Good Shoes 30/07/2006 – The Horrors 30/07/2006 – Lightspeed Champion 05/10/2006 – Kate Nash & Scroobius Pip 26/11/2006 – Emmy the Great 15/12/2006 – Foals 20/12/2006 – Errors 12/01/2007 – The Whip 09/02/2007 – Chromeo 30/02/2007 - Rolo Tomassi 09/04/2007 – No Age 16/04/2007 – Florence and the Machine 23/05/2007 – Fucked Up 29/05/2007 – The Icarus Line 28/06/2007 – Maccabees 12/07/2006 – Late of the Pier 19/07/2007 – Wolf Eyes 25/07/2007 – Nine Black Alps 05/08/2007 – These New Puritans 15/08/2007 – Yeasayer 01/10/2007 – The Bled 20/10/2007 – Les Savy Fav 24/10/2007 – Mumford & Sons 31/01/2008 – Amy Winehouse 03/03/2008 – Tapes ‘n Tapes 08/05/2008 – Jay Reatard 18/05/2008 - Pissed Jeans 02/05/2008 – Santogold 12/06/2008 - HEALTH 12/08/2008 – The Automatic 28/08/2008 – We Are Scientists 01/10/2008 – Funeral For a Friend 01/12/2008 – Abe Vigoda 02/12/2008 – Gallows 03/12/2008 – Vivian Girls 15/02/2009 – Klaxons 20/02/2009 – Anti-Flag 09/05/2009 – Andrew WK 27/05/2009 – Wavves 26/07/2009 – O.Children 06/08/2009 – Rumble Strips 06/08/2009 – Shy Child 01/02/2010 – Jack Penate 24/02/2010 – Dum Dum Girls 03/03/2010 – Crystal Fighters 11/03/2010 – Kap Bambino 18/03/2010 – Cold Cave 24/04/2010 – Avi Buffalo 31/03/2010 – The Drums 25/04/2010 – Trash Talk 12/05/2010 – Best Coast 01/06/2010 – Integrity 11/07/2010 – Yolanda Be Cool 02/08/2010 – Cerebral Ballzy |
13/08/2010 – Sleigh Bells 06/09/2010 – PVT 09/09/2010 – Fang Island 17/09/2010 – Steel Panther 19/10/2010 – November Coming Fire 01/12/2010 – Salem 01/02/2011 – The View 08/05/2011 – Die! Die! Die! 12/05/2011 – The Vaccines 12/05/2011 – Giggs 28/05/2011 – Disclosure 28/06/2011 – Eyehategod 06/07/2011 – Title Fight w/ Basement 07/07/2011 – Sinden 16/07/2011 – Lil B 21/07/2011 – The La’s 21/08/2011 – Alunageorge 27/08/2011 – OFF! 01/09/2011 – Iceage 14/09/2011 – JME / Kreayshawn 26/09/2011 – Death Grips 29/10/2011 – Cerebral Ballzy 10/11/2011 – JEFF The Brotherhood 21/11/2011 -The Xcerts 28/11/2011 – Hooray For Earth 27/01/2012 – Kwes 01/03/2012 – Atari Teenage Riot 06/03/2012 – DZ Deathrays 17/03/2012 – Peace 29/03/2012 – O Children 02/04/2012 – The Wave Pictures 05/04/2012 – Retribution Gospel Choir 09/04/2012 – Chelsea Wolfe 17/04/2012 – Holograms 21/04/2012 – Cancer Bats 02/05/2012 – Hot Water Music 24/05/2012 – Set Your Goals w/ Make Do And Mend 28/05/2012 – Japandroids 29/05/2012 – Onelinedrawing 31/05/2012 – Tempa T 06/06/2012 – Tera Melos 11/07/2012 – Deap Vally 23/08/2012 – Ceremony 28/09/2012 – Joyce Manor 24/10/2012 – Metz 11/11/2012 – Pure Love 18/11/2012 – DIIV 17/12/2012 – Action Bronson 31/12/2012 – Tubelord / Tall Ships 04/01/2013 – Raein 08/01/2013 – Wolf Alice 23/01/2013 – Syron 07/02/2013 – Lord Huron 11/03/2013 – Tourist 28/03/2013 – Dinosaur Pile Up 29/03/2013 – Dead Swans 17/04/2013 – Charli XCX 25/04/2013 – Chloe Howl 27/04/2013 – oOooO 08/05/2013 – The Sunshine Underground 23/05/2013 – Feathers |