The Silver Bullet was an independent live music venue in Finsbury Park, London, regularly hosting live music and DJ acts until it closed in June 2016.[1]
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| Location | Finsbury Park London, N4 United Kingdom |
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| Public transit |   Finsbury Park |
| Owner | Matthew Selwyn / Tom Allerton |
| Capacity | 200 |
| Opened | 2010 |
| Closed | June 2016 |
| Website | |
| thesilverbullet.co.uk | |
1930s to 2010
editThe Silver Bullet pub opened opposite Finsbury Park station in the 1930s and took its name from the Silver Bullet train that used to pass through the station. The pub name was changed to The Gaslight, but it reverted to its original name The Silver Bullet in May 2010 when it was converted into a live music venue.[2][3]
2010 - Pop Up Live Music Venue
editThe Gaslight was taken over by new owners in February 2010. After closing for refurbishments it re-opened on 27 May 2010 as a Pop-Up Live Music Venue called The Silver Bullet, as the new owners were only granted a one-year lease. During its Pop-Up phase there were live performances from The Cuban Brothers, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs,[4] Puressence and Slow Club and DJ sets from The Maccabees (band), Eddy Temple-Morris, Mystery Jets and Eddie Piller. Due to popular demand in the area for such a venue, a 20-year lease extension was granted in October 2010 and the venue was able to stay open on a permanent basis.[5][6]
2011-2016
editThe venue hosted weekly events, Sunday to Wednesday, including a Blues Jam on Mondays and a weekly Jazz Jam hosted by Bukky Leo on Tuesdays.[7][8] Featured weekend events covered diverse genres of music, including Reggae, Northern Soul, Hip hop, Grunge, House music and Electronica. During this period The Silver Bullet also hosted live performances from many acts including Laura Marling,[9] John Newman, Electric Pyramid, Mad Professor,[10] James Walsh, Funkdoobiest,[11] Lords of the Underground,[12] and Jeru The Damaja.[13] There were also DJ Sets from Rudimental, The Herbaliser,[14] Don Letts, Paul Hartnoll of Orbital, DJ Derek and Fabio.
The venue closed in June 2016, with the site reopening in October 2016 as Zelman Drinks.[1] A venue called The Night Owl was established on the premises in 2021.
References
edit- ^ a b "Silver Bullet music venue to reopen as Zelman Drinks". Islington Gazette. 13 October 2016.
- ^ Lockie, Chris. "London's Small Venues: The Silver Bullet, Finsbury Park". Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ Milner, Leah (1 December 2012). "How to set up a successful pop-up shop". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "TEED @ The Silver Bullet August 13". Mixmag. 10 August 2010. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ "UK's first 'pop-up' music venue to open in London's Finsbury Park". NME. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ Milner, Leah (1 December 2012). "How to set up a successful pop-up shop". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Jams in London". Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "The Silver Bullet". Time Out. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Laura Marling review – an intimate show that proves her talents are still growing". The Guardian. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Saunders, Jamie (26 March 2013). "The Dub show of the Decade". Wordplay Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ Delight, Sonny (20 November 2013). "Funkdoobiest: Presented By Strictly Business 28th Nov". Wordplay Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ Nott, George (20 September 2012). "Legendary 'golden-age' hip-hop trio Lords Of The Underground look back on more than two decades together before their gig at The Silver Bullet in Finsbury Park". Guardian. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "JERU THE DAMAJA: SILVER BULLET LONDON – 6TH DECEMBER". Wordplay Magazine. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Islington Gazette". The Isington Gazette. Retrieved 10 March 2014.