Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath

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Hare & Hounds
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The Hare & Hounds in 2013
Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath
AddressHigh Street
King's Heath
B14 7JZ
Birmingham
Capacity 250 standing (Venue 1)
150 standing (Venue 2)
Opened1907
Website
Venue Website

The Hare & Hounds (occasionally and commonly referred to as the Hare and Hounds) is a public house and music venue on the High Street in the Kings Heath area of Birmingham, England. Originally built in 1820 and remodelled to its current form in 1907, [1] the Hare & Hounds is Grade II listed, [2] as it retains many original Art Nouveau internal fixtures. [3]

The Hare & Hounds hosted many up-and-coming artists early in their careers, including Ed Sheeran, Ellie Goulding, and Basement Jaxx. [4] [5] The pub is best known for being the location of reggae and pop band UB40's first gig in 1979. [6] In 2011, to commemorate the occasion, a PRS For Music Heritage Award plaque was unveiled. [7] In 2016, the Hare & Hounds won the Best Live Entertainment award at the Great British Pub Awards. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "The Venue". Hare and Hounds. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Historic England. "The Hare and Hounds Public House (1217149)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  3. ↑ Bishop, Andy (2021). "The Hare and Hounds by Andy Bishop" (PDF). King's Heath Local History Society. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  4. ↑ Liverpool, Independent. "Hare and Hounds – Independent Birmingham" . Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. ↑ morningadvertiser.co.uk. "My Pub: Hare & Hounds, Birmingham". morningadvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "UB40 given Music Heritage Award". BBC News. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  7. ↑ BusinessLive (4 October 2011). "UB40 see plaque unveiled at Kings Heath pub the Hare & Hounds". Business Live. Retrieved 21 May 2021.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ morningadvertiser.co.uk. "Pub Awards: Best Live Entertainment WInner – The Hare & Hounds, Birmingham". morningadvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

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