Bloomsbury Bowling - there's a lot going on!

Bloomsbury Bowling is a lot more than bowling! you can bowl, eat, drink, dance and sing! Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes is totally unique venue for London or for that matter anywhere!

Contacts for Bloomsbury Bowling:
Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes
Basement of Tavistock Hotel
Bedford Way
WC1H 9EU
T: 020 7183 1979
E: info@bloomsburybowling.com
W: www.bloomsburylive.com

Septembers listings:

Thursday 13th
Revelator
Live: Urban Junior (Switzerland) – Electro-trash-blues-punk! / The Jooks of Kent
DJ: Hangdog / Bonanza / Hill Funk
Entrance £5 w/flyer - £6 without

Friday 14th
Headpin!
Our weekly ode to all things Rock, Billy, Psych, Soul and surf. Whatever you find here will leave you in the R&R
Live: Tom Allalone – “rock 'n' roll, tex mex, jazz magic” / The Kits
DJ: The Bear Family
9-3am
£3 entry

Saturday 15th
LoveFilm Birthday
A huge bash come to the Bloomsbury with a mash up of punk and reggae. Legends headline!
DJs: SCRATCHY SOUNDS
Ska, Roots and Punky Gypsy Rock’n’Roll from Barry ‘Scratchy’ Myers, the Clash’s tour DJ from 1978-80.

DON LETTS
Don’s Reggae (History and Legacy) set is in the spirit of his time as resident DJ at The Roxy in 1977, where he came to notoriety as the DJ that single handily turned a generation of punks and the major players on the punk scene, including the Clash, onto reggae.

MADAME X (on the decks)
Rip Her To Shreds: Vintage 80’s (think Gary Numan, Depeche Mode, Human League, New Order, Blondie…) and Electro.

Live:

THE VEEZ
Rock, Pop Punk and Ska from a band championed by Strummerville (The Joe Strummer Foundation for New Music) and also hotly tipped by tastemakers NME and The Fly.

RAMP BOUTIQUE CINEMA

The Essential Clash
Exactly what it says on the tin – Clash music videos

Westway to the World – Don Letts
Don is also an acclaimed documentary filmmaker best known for directing The Clash's music videos in the 1970's and 80's. In March 2003 he won a Grammy for this Clash documentary – made in 1977. It’s regarded as one of the definitive artefacts of the punk era. Natch.

The Harder They Come
This is the gritty, groundbreaking and truly legendary film that tells the story of Ivan Martin, an aspiring young singer-turned-outlaw, at war with Jamaica's music industry, the police, and his rivals in the ganja trade. His dreams of stardom become reality as he rises to the top of the pop charts... and the most wanted list. Before the world knew about Bob Marley this was reggae's defining mix of roots rhythms and social consciousness. For the decade before Marley's best-of album Legend in 1984, The Harder They Come soundtrack was nothing less than the world's best-selling reggae album.

Bob Marley Exodus: Live at the Rainbow (1977)
The 30th anniversary of Punk and also of Bob’s album Exodus so will be good to see live footage from 1977.

Star Wars IV: A New Hope (1977)
The original, probably the most famous thing to come out in 1977! Takes me back to my Princess Leia days in the playground! 6pm – 3am £5 entry

Monday 17th
Strike Night!
Live: Battle Of Balaclava – They describe themselves as “Psychedelic - Screamo - Lounge”. Who are we to argue? / Tramp Attack / Tramps Cult and Classic films in the ramp Cinema! 9pm start DJ Larley Free entry

Friday 21st
Headpin!
Our weekly ode to all things Rock, Billy, Psych, Soul and surf. Whatever you find here will leave you in the R&R
Live: Captain Black – Having recently supported the Holloways and Razorlight, Captain Black come to the Bloomsbury as headliners with their take on Folk, Country and Punk / The Woodsmen
DJ: The Bear Family
9-3am
£3 entry

Saturday 22nd
Casino Royale
A riot of pure 60s garage, psych & Northern Soul.
Doors: 7pm – 3am, £5 entry

Sunday 23rd
Hidden Levels
Live: The Dirty Feel
Djs Sparo,Mr.Snoid and Elbarone playing exotic funk and dynamite soul
Doors: 5pm
FREE ENTRY

Monday 24th
Strike Night!
Live: Soprano –“ somewhere between the celebrations of England of Morrissey and The Smiths and the introspective songwriting of American acts like Death Cab for Cutie or Dashboard Confessional” Panic Magazine / Grand Union Jack / Adam Gardner Cult and Classic films in the ramp Cinema! 9pm start DJ Larley Free entry

Wednesday 26th
Wednesdays Are Blooming!
Live: The Moths “"The Moths could be huge... Their melodies are Killers-sized, their lyrics sharp, and songs like 'Decisions' are invested with a rare, exhilarating truth. We love them." Johnny K - The Fly / You Me The Switch / BearKnuckles Cult and classic movies in the Ramp Cinema!
DJ: Anton Allen
9pm-2am
£3 entry

Friday 28th
Headpin!
Our weekly ode to all things Rock, Billy, Psych, Soul and surf. Whatever you find here will leave you in the R&R
Live: The Hip Priests - "Tight 'n' Exciting Sonic Bukkake" / Lucifer Star Machine
DJ: The Bear Family
9-3am
£3 entry

Saturday 29th
Abigail’s Party
Live: Some Velvet Morning - producers Rik Simpson (Coldplay / Kasabian) and Mike Pelanconi (Lily Allen / Graham Coxon) have helped capture Some Velvet Morning’s live velvet pop energy on record, hear it live tonight / The Bad Robots / Attack Switch Attack
DJs: True Grit
8pm – 3am
£5 entry