Location | St Mary's, Southampton |
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Coordinates | 50°54′16″N1°23′48″W / 50.904553°N 1.396533°W |
Owner | Joiners Southampton Ltd. |
Capacity | 200 |
Opened | 1968 |
Website | |
www.joinerslive.co.uk |
The Joiners is a small music venue in a former pub (The Joiners Arms) on St Mary Street, St Mary's, Southampton, England. It has played host to many up-and-coming bands. The pub started having live acts in the back room in 1968. The maximum capacity is 200 people. [1]
In 2013, the venue was named Britain's best small music venue in a competition run by NME . [1] [2]
In December 2006, writer Oliver Gray published a book entitled Access One Step: The Official History of the Joiners Arms, which documents the history of the venue and includes a foreword by Razorlight drummer Andy Burrows. [3] [4]
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