400 Club, Osborne Road Admiral Drake, at Rudmore more about the Admiral Drake Africano Club Fratton Road was above Conservative Offices on the corner of Hampshire Street and Fratton Road. It also had other names, Las Vegas, Downtown, amongst them. Air Balloon, at Rudmore Albany Hall, Edinburgh Road more about the Albany Hall Alma Arms, Highland Road. more about the Alma Arms Ambassador Ballroom, above the Ambassador Cinema, which later became the Odeon in Cosham High Street. more about the Ambassador Ballroom Angerstein Hall - St Mark's Institute. more about the Angerstein Hall The Apsley, Southsea Assembly Hall Fareham. Auckland Arms, Southsea Barley Mow, Southsea 'Basins' Club Basins at the Tricorn. more about 'Basins' Club Bastion Road House more about The Bastion Road House Beach Club, Hayling Island Beat Cruises on the old Isle of Wight Ferries. more about the Beat Cruises Belle View Hotel Lee on the Solent. more about the Belle View Hotel Birdcage in 1965, was at Kimbells in Osborne Road but then in Eastney Road and later known as The Brave New World and The Pack. The building was origianlly as the Court Ballroom opened in 1953. It was demolished and an apartment building now stands there. more about the Birdcage Black Cat Caf Kingston Cross Black Dog, Havant Bottle in Wall, Hampshire Terrace, Southsea also known as, Portsmouth Club, Indigo Vat, Hole in the wall more about the Vat, Bottle in Wall Club Boar's Head Pondarosa, Boarhunt Brave New World: Eastney Road, from December 1968, formerly Birdcage Club Brewery Tap, London Road, North End Brook Club, St Paul s Road Southsea also known as the In Place Caddy's, Cue Ball Club, Goldsmith Ave(Now the City Gym) Caesars Club North End then Soul Parlour, Parlour, Oasis, Gatsby's, London Road North End Calross Club, Clarendon Road The Cambridge, Portland Road Cellars, Eastney Centre Hotel Southsea for folk and Jazz in the 70s. City Bar, near Guildhall Clarence Gardens North End Clarence Pier Pavilion Southsea Beach in the 1960's, rebuilt after war damage and opened 1961 below. more about Clarence Pier Pavilion more about Clarence Pier Esplansde Assembly Rooms and Hotel The Cobden Arms, Arundel Street, now demolished Coliseum/ Empire Theatre???? Edinburgh Road Closed September 1958 Common at Southsea more about the Common Connaught Hall Fareham. Conservative Club Albert Road Conservative Club, Fratton Road, location of various clubs Downtown Club, Crescent City, Africano Contented Pig, Frog & Frigate, The Landmark, Fratton Road more about The Contented Pig The Star, Lake Road Co-op Hall, Albert Road Southsea in later years, the Wedgewood Rooms, Dukes, The Wedge Co-operative Hall, Leigh Park. Co-op Club, Kingston Road, Buckland, closed in 2011. more about the Co-op Club more about the Co-op Hall - Wedgewood Rooms Co-op Hall, Garnier Street, Fratton ---- is this the Co-op workers social club? Cromat more about the Cromat Club Cosham Trades Hall, Waite Street, now the Trades club. It was in Souithampton Road but this was later renamed Wayte Street. Cosham British Legion, Sixth Avenuie. Court School of Dancing: Eastney Road, became Birdcage Club became Birdcage Club August 1965 Conservative Club, Downtown Club, Las Vegas Club, Fratton Road. Craigstone Inn, Denmead Crown Bingo Kingston Road Crytal Palace Pub, Fratton Bridge. Crytal Rooms Besant Road Cumberland Tavern, Charlie Hurdles, Eastney Road more about the Cumberland Tavern more about Charlie Hurdles The Curlew, Havant Dockyard (Victorious) Dockyard Club, Bullfrog Blues Club, Onslow Road, Southsea. Drayton Methodist Hall, Havant Road Drayton Drivers Restaurant on the Hard more about Drivers Restaurant Ellie Jays, Guildhall Walk Embassy Ballroom corner of Bramble Road and Fawcett Road. more about the Embassy Empire/Coloseum, Edinburgh Road Closed September 1958 Emptifish Bar, Turret Hotel, Southsea. Empress Ballroom, Stubbington Ave North End. more about the Empress Esatablishment Club, Malcolm's The Fat Fox, Albert Road, Southsea Fawcett Inn, Southsea Festival Bar/Honky Tonk Bar, South Parade more about Festival Bar, Honky Tonk Bar The Flying Angel Hall Mission for Seamen, changed names in the 1950's to The Assembly Hall, and was where the new Library now stands. Fishers, Marmon Road Fleetlands more about Fleetlands R N A Y Florence Arms, Southsea The Foresters Hall - Hampshire Ex-Servicemen's Club, Fratton Road. more about the Foresters Hall Fratton British Legion, Fratton Road Fratton Trades Club, Fratton Road Froddingto Arms, Fratton Road. George at Finchdean, Golden Eagle, Southsea Golden Fleece, Commercial Road Goodwins Youth Club, Salisbury Road, Cosham The Granada more about the Granada Green Dragon, Cowplain Green Posts, London Road, North End The Grotto, Hayling Island Grove Club, Paulsgrove Community Centre. Guildhall Concert Hall, city centre rebuilt after bomb damage and opened June 1959 more about the first Guildhall 1890 to 1941 more about today's Guildhall 1959 to date Hampshire Ex Service Mans Club in Fratton Road The Harbour Lights Paulsgrove more about the Harbour Lights more about the Hants Ex Service Club more about the Hilsea Lido, Blue Lagoon Harvest Home, Copnor Road Heroes, Waterlooville Hillside Youth Club, Paulsgrove Hilsea Community Centre Hilsea Lido Blue Lagoon Hoddy's, Granada Road Honky Tonk Bar, Friscos, Lush, Bliss, Peggy Sues, Zoom, Festival Bar (PLEASURAMA) South Parade Images, below Neros,(PLEASURAMA) South Parade more about Pleasurama Horseshoe, Doc's, Kings Road/Hampshire Terrace Incredible Black Cat Club London Road, North End 1968 India Arms, Elm Grove Indigo Vat, Hampshire Terrace, Southsea also known as Bottle in Wall, Portsmouth Club, Tina's, Cellar Club, Scandalls more about the Indigo Vat Inn Lodge, Burfields Road In Place, St Paul s Road Southsea, also known as the Brook Club Irish Club, Kings Road more about The Irish Club Jimmy's, (originally The Black Prince) Winston Churchill Ave in the mid 1990's more about 'Jimmyz Venue' Club Jolly Sailor, Southsea John Pounds Scholl, Portsea Kimbells Corner House opposite Theatre Royal, Commercial Road Kimbells, Osborne Road. Also the location for the Birdcage 1965. Blue Lagoon 1967. more about Kimbells King's Theatre Albert Road, Southsea Kingsley's, Osborne Road Southsea, run by local legend and DJ Steve Kingsley sadly came to an end in 2022 when the club, originally a pub called the Osborne Arms, was handed over to new owners. Kon-Tiki Hayling Island. LDB Cafeteria, Arundel Street La Cage, Havant Landport Liberal Club more about Landport Liberal Club The Lanyard, London Road, North End Lawrence Arms, Southsea Lee Tower Ballroom, Lee on the Solent. more about Lee Tower Ballroom Liberal Club, Duncan Road Liberal Club, Lake Road, this later becamne the RNOC Club. Magpie Pub, Fratton Road Manor Court Youth Club, Drayton more about Manor Court Youth Club Marie La Bonne Hall more about Marie La Bonne Hall Martha's Attic gig from 1994 Marina Club or Sound Barrier in Goldsmith Avenue plus, Ricky's Martines, Guidhall Walk Matha's Attic, Commercial Road Mecca Locarno Ballroom, Arundel Street known sometimes as 'the Mecca' (the owning company) more about the Mecca Locarno The Mermaid, New Road, Portsmouth Mikado Cafe, Palmerston Road, Southsea. more about the Mikado Cafe's Milton Arms Barn, Priory Crescent. Milton Community Centre. more about Milton Community Centre Neros, 5th Avenue, (PLEASURAMA) South Parade more about Neros Oasis North End,London Road, had various names Top Cat, Ceasars, Gatsby's, Parlour, Soul Parlour (above Snooker Hall) more about the Oasis Oddfellows Hall, Kingston Road, The Hornpipe Art Centre (casino)(Blue Water) more about the Oddfellows O Donnell s, Hampshire Terrace formerly The Wig & Pen Old house at home, Paulsgrove The old stables near the Guildhall T. Rex and Alexis Korner played there. Parade Pub, Clarence Parade Paradise Found Club, Foresters Hall, Fratton Road 1968 Paulsgrove Secd Mod Pelham Arms, North End Pheonix, Torrington Road, North End Playboy Club more about the Playboy Club Pleasuarma, (Neros, Joannas, Honky Tonk) more about Pleasurama Pomme D'or, Southsea more about the Pomme Dor Tom and Betty Butler who ran The Ponderosa at Boarhunt The Pondarosa, Boarhunt. more about the Pondarosa - Bull's Head The Portland Hall, Southsea more about the Portland Hall The Portsbridge, Hilsea Portsea Parish Institute more about the Portsea Parish Institute Portsmouth Art College Portsmouth Polytechnic more about the Portsmouth Polytechnic The Pure Drop pub. The Pyramids, Frogh on the Front, Southsea more about the Pyramids more about the Queens Hotel The Railway Hotel, Claremont Road near to Fratton Station was the best known venue for Folk and Jazz, rhythm & blues, rock & roll, now demolished RMA Tavern, Eastney Radical Club, Fratton Road more about the Radical Club Railway Hotel, Walmer Road Fratton more about the Railway Hotel Rathgar Hall run by Joan and Adrian Taylor in London Road between North End and Hilsea, opposite the end of Ophir Road. During the 1940's and 1950's it was the Rathgar School of Dancing, but now appears to be an oiffice building. 3rd October 1950 Rechabite Hall more about Rechabite Hall Rendezvous Jazz Club 1960-65, Ashburton Rd, then the Oddfellow's Hall, Kingstone Road more about Rendezvous Jazz Club Red Door Club at St Cuthbert s Church Hayling Ave. Ricky's Club in Goldsmith Avenue, opposite Fratton Station footbridge, subsequently Sound Barrier, Club Romantica, The Marina and the Pied Piper, and previously called the Fratton Hall Ballroom! more about Ricky's Rifle Club. Goldsmith Ave The Rock Gardens Pavilion Southsea scene of the famous Emptifish riot more about The Rock Gardens Roller Skating Rink Southsea which ran live band nights as a Roller Disco type evening Royal Beach Hotel, Royal Lodge, Timber Tavern, South Parade. Rose in June, Hayling Island The Salutation, New Road. more about the - Salutation Savoy Ballroom, Neros Southsea. more about the - Savoy/Neros The Service and Ex Serviceman s Club, Copnor Rd Spring Arts Centre, Havant Solent Club, Hayling Island Solent Hotel, Southsea Some Place Else Club, Palmerston Road more about The Some Place Else Club South Parde Pier Southsea, Gairty Bar, Albert Tavern, re-built in 1904 after a fire, then burnt down in 1974 and re-built, again. more about the South Parade Pier 'Spanish Galleon' 'Chandelier Club' 'Downtown Night Club' 10a South Street Gosport 1970's The Stag, New Road, Portsmouth The Star, Lake Road below, with the House of Wax next door more about the Star Inn The Star Ballroom was on the floor above Burtons the Tailors, on the corner of Meadow Street and Commercial. more about the Star Ballroom The Square Tower, Old Portsmouth more about the Square Tower Stage Door Club, Granada Road St James hurch Hall Milton St Josephs Church Hall Copnor St Margarets Church Hall, Eastney St Marks Hall, Angerstein Hall in Angerstein Road North End. Now demolished and replced with a row of house on Stamshaw Road corner. St Mary s Arms, St Mary's Road had Rockabilly St Nicks Church, Copnor. Students Union House Black Sabbath gigged. The Sunshine Inn, Farlington more about the Sunshine Inn The Talbot Inn, Goldsmith Avenue, where Paul Simon played Theatre Royal, Portsmouth Thorngate Hall, Gosport more about Thorngate Hall, Gosport Tony's, around the corner from Nero's Tramway Club, North End at North End Junction. Probably on the southern corner of London Road and Strubbingto Ave. just behind where Whites used to stand. more about The Tramway Club The Tricorn Club, in the 1960's follopwed by Granny's. Somewhere in amongst the concrete of the Tricorn Centre, was the club, also Granny's, Cromat, Basins more about the Tricorn Club more about Victorious more about the Labour Club/Unity Hall, Arundel Street more about the Wedgewood Rooms - Co-op Hall, Albert Road The Waterloo Hall, Waterlooville. The "Heroes of Waterloo" Public House was originally on the Hambledon Road and London Road (North) corner of the cross roads in the centre of the town. Alongside it, on the right of this photograph, is the single storie building known as the "Waterloo Hall". Here and at St Georges Church Hall is where most of the dances were run. The Hall was built on the 'Heroes' Tea Garden and next to Wadhams motor showroom, just out of picture. This photo was taken in 1937. Weslet Central Hall, Fratton Road. more about the Wesley Central Hall Wimbledon Park Social Club. The Winchester, Portsmouth The Wine Vaults, Albert Road The Woodman, Purbrook

Pubs and other small venues offering Live Muisc in 2016 Admiral Drake, North End Al Burrito Albert Road Art Lodge Victoria Park Artillery Arms Milton Auckland Arms Southsea Barley Mow Gosport Barley Mow Southsea Bird In Hand, Fareham Bun Penny Gosport Carisbrooke Arms, Gosport Centuion Crookhorn Churchillian Portsdown Hill Coal Exchange Emsworth Coastguard Studio Southsea Community Association (The Commy), Lee-on-the-Solent Cosham Conservative Club Cosham Social Club Cowplain Social Club Curlew, Havant Delme Fareham Dockyard Club. Doplhin in Old Portsmouth Drift Bar Palmerston Road Duke of Buckingham Portsmouth Eastfield Hotel Southsea Edge Of The Wedge, Southsea Eldon Arms Southsea Fareham, Fareham Fat Fox Albert Road Fawcett Inn Southsea Ferry Boat Inn Hayling Festing Southsea Fifth Hants Southsea Fort Cumberland Arms, Eastney Fountain Sports Bar, North End Fratton Trades Club Froddington Arms Fratton George Inn Fichdean George Portsdown Hill Golden Eagle, Southsea Golden Lion Southwick Good Intent, Fareham Graham Arms George St Portsmouth Grapes North End Hampshire Rose Widley Harvest Home Copnor Harvest Home Denmead Hayling Billy Hayling Heroes Waterlooville Hoeford Inn Fareham Honest Politician Southsea Invincible Portsmouth Irish Club Southsea Ironmaster, Fareham Jolly Miller Fareham Jolly Sailor, Southsea Kassia, Clanfield Kings Head Wickham Square Kings pub Albert Road Leigh Park WMC Lifeboat Inn, South Hayling Little Johnny Russells Milton Arms Old Barn Milton Monty's Wine Bar Southsea Mother Shipton Portsmouth Nell Gwynn Southsea Nelsons Bar Gosport Northcote Hotel Southsea Old house at home Havant Old House At Home Portsmouth One Eyed Dog Southsea Park Tavern Gosport Park Tavern, Portsmouth Pelham Arms Chichester Ropad Pheonix Torrington Road Plough and Barleycorn Waterlooville Portland Arms, Portsmouth Portsbridge Cosham Queens Head Gosport Railway Inn Emsworth Red Lion Cosham Red Lion, Stubbington Restaurant 69 Palmerston Road Rifle Club Goldsmith Ave RMA Tavern Eastney Robin Hood Rowlands Castle Roebuck Inn Wickham Rose in June Milton Road Rosies Vineyard Elm Grove Royal Albert - Southsea Royal Standard (aka Ruby's), Portsmouth Seagull Portchester Shearer Arms, Portsmouth Shepherds Crook Goldsith Ave Six Bells, Havant Stag New Road Tap North End Thatchers Bar & Lounge, North End TrafalgarEdinburgh Road Vine Gosport Wellington Portsmouth Westleigh, Havant White Hart, Gosport Wicor Mill, Portchester Winchester Arms Portsmouth Windsor Castle, Gosport Wine Vaults Albert Road Woodman, Purbrook WPM Club Gosport Recent Music Venues in and around Portsmouth that are no longer functioning (or even exist). Air Balloon, Mile End Alma Arms Barley Mow, Gosport Barn Milton Battle of Minden Birdcage BT Club Cosham Caddy's, Fratton Clarence Pier Clouds, Leigh Park Colonial Bar, Horndean Contented Pig, Fratton Co-op Club Kinston Road Portsmouth Co-op Hall in Gosport Craigstone Inn, Denmead Cricketers, Havant Cumberland Tavern Eastney Docs (The Horseshoe), Southsea Dolphin Havant Eastney Tavern Foresters Hall Fratton Fountain Rowlands Castle Green Dragon, Lovedean Hilsea Community Centre Honky Tonk Bar Hornpipe, North End Indigo Vat/Hole in the wall John Peel Gosport Kimbells Guildhall Walk Kimbells Osborne Road La Cage, Havant Labour Club Arundel St Landport Liberal Club Lee Tower Mecca Neros/Savoy New Inn, Drayton Oasis North End Odd Fellows Hall Pondarose Bulls Head Boarhunt Radical Club, Fratton Railway Hotel Cosham Railway Hotel Fratton Ricky's Rock Gardens, Southsea Salutation, North End Some Place Else Club South Parade Pier 'Spanish Galleon' 10a South Street Gosport 1970's 'Chandelier Club' 10a South Street Gosport 1970's 'Downtown Night Club' 10a South Street Gosport 1970's Star Inn Lake Road Sunshine Inn Drayton Timber Tavern Tricorn/Cromat/Basins The Whaley Club(HMS Exellent) White Hart, Purbrook Youth Clubs;- St Nicholas's, Red Door, Copnor, Hillside, Manor Court (Springfield), St Margaret's, St Edmunds