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Monday 4pm - 12am Tuesday 4pm - 12am Wednesday 4pm - 12am Thursday 4pm - 2:30am Friday 4pm - 3am Saturday 1pm - 3am Sunday 4pm - 12am

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"The Best Bar None" The Observer

“Stella Artois - LONDONS MOST LOVED LOCAL – Runner Up, 2008”

"One of the East End's best-regarded music venues." Evening Standard

"Boho boozer" NME

"The George Tavern.....one of the oldest, newest, strangest, trendiest and most prestigious music venues in London." Tourdates

"One of the original pub/clubs, puts on the kind of nights and gets the sort of crowd you won't find anywhere else."

03/09/2026

What's on this weekend?

THURS: FORM presents industrial / noise rock / electronic from S*x Mask and Humane.
+ Karaoke til late!

FRI: Come through Friday 4th Sept as TGT presents some UK rap from Bastet, Lashanté, Ben DSP and Namaya.
Open til 3am afterwards!

SAT: Night Terrors x Gob Nation present Spike's LP release show, with support from Morreadoras and New German Cinema. Expect synth-pop / punk / experimental.

+ from 11pm, a special Scared to Dance, with guest DJ Aurora from The Last Dinner Party joining resident Paul Richards. Expect to hear Talking Heads, Fontaines D.C, Blondie, Wet Leg, David Bowie, Geese, The Cure, Wolf Alice, The Smiths, Dry Cleaning, Joy Division, Lana Del Rey, The Clash, Cate Le Bon, Iggy Pop and more.

SUN: A night with Bell Practice of music & all sorts. Bell Practice is a project birthed by Earl Cave and Mimiko McVeigh (^ above). Think Bugsy Malone, cabaret, circus, balloons and clowns!

30/08/2026

What's on this week?

TONIGHT: TGT presents a bank holiday all-dayer of indie, art rock and alternative from George virgins Fred Stranger & the Mudd Club (from Norway), Zdenka (from Manchester) and Maddison Windfarm, plus regulars Blousey, Mr Speed and Strange Devotion. Bands start 5pm!

MON: Uncle Paz presents a Nottingham/London linkup, with a mix up of alt / americana / psych from Electric Cherry Blossom, Terza Rima, Drury Hill and Sailor Spartan.

TUES: TBA !!!! 👀

WEDS: Pink Mist present Bristol-based art-rock outfit Sans Froid.

THURS: FORM presents industrial / noise rock / electronic from S*x Mask and Humane.
+ Karaoke til late!

FRI: Come through Friday 4th Sept as TGT presents some UK rap from Bastet, Lashanté, Ben DSP and Namaya.
Open til 3am afterwards!

SAT: Night Terrors x Gob Nation present Spike's LP release show, with support from Morreadoras and New German Cinema. Expect synth-pop / punk / experimental.

+ from 11pm, a special Scared to Dance, with guest DJ Aurora from The Last Dinner Party joining resident Paul Richards. Expect to hear Talking Heads, Fontaines D.C, Blondie, Wet Leg, David Bowie, Geese, The Cure, Wolf Alice, The Smiths, Dry Cleaning, Joy Division, Lana Del Rey, The Clash, Cate Le Bon, Iggy Pop and more.

SUN: A night with Bell Practice of music & all sorts. Bell Practice is a project birthed by Earl Cave and Mimiko McVeigh. Think Bugsy Malone, cabaret, circus, balloons and clowns!

29/08/2026

REMINDER: We are open til 3am every Friday and Saturday, so if you’re going to All Points East come over to ours for afters 💫

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27/08/2026

Come through Friday 4th Sept as TGT presents some UK rap from Bastet, Lashanté, Ben DSP and Namaya. Tix on DICE

24/08/2026

What's on this week?

MON: Indie / shoegaze / pop from Bug Teeth, Cordelia Gartside and Jonique [FREE ENTRY]

TUES: Shoegaze, dreampop, indie from Elvira Del Rocio, Cuckoo Spit and The Doo-Wolfy [FREE ENTRY]

WEDS: supermodel* returns to the UK to headline The George Tavern as the final show in Dork Magazine's Big Dork Summer.

THURS: TGT presents Nancy and the Jam Fancys over from Australia, support from Nervous Pills and Dutch Combo.
+ Karaoke til late!

FRI & SAT: The magnificent Lost Wisdom present a 2-day festival of experimental lo-fi, punk, hardcore, noise rock, indie, art rock, folk and slacker rock from Marina Zispin
Sniffany & The Nits (^ 📸 ) , Anrimeal, Middleman, Bloody Death, Hoof, Godzooki, Louis Gardner, Silica and Jimmy & Boonies, plus DJs til late!

SUN: TGT presents a bank holiday all-dayer of indie, art rock and alternative from George virgins Fred Stranger & the Mudd Club (from Norway), Zdenka (from Manchester) and Maddison Windfarm, plus regulars Blousey, Mr Speed and Strange Devotion

21/08/2026

Another all-dayer, where by "day" we mean it starts 5pm when you all have just about woken up

Indie / art rock / alternative jam packed line-up of George virgins Fred Stranger & the Mudd Club (from Norway), Zdenka (from Manchester) and Maddison Windfarm
Plus regulars Blousey, Mr Speed and Strange Devotion

6 BANDS!!! BANK HOLIDAY NO WORK ON MONDAY!

20/08/2026

This weekend -

TONIGHT: TGT presents Australia's Heart Shaped Aces, with support from Anti Camera and Half Star.
+ Karaoke til late!

FRI: You Wanted a Party are back once again for a night of indiesleaze from Adora, Aki Oke and Lucky Iris.
+ DJs til late

SAT: After touring with Gee Tee, Manchester rocknroll gang Fruit Tones are here to play an All Spells night, alongside George Jr. & the 9/11s and Sweetheart.

+ from 11pm, Plastic Club (^ above) are back with a beach theme. Bring your inflatables and come dance to The B52s, The Cramps, The Ventures, The Beach Boys and every other New Wave beach themed song they can find.

SUN: No bands just pub. Come along to sup some beers in peace 🕊️

19/08/2026

Sometimes it's not easy to get on with this job when the band is SO DISTRACTING

(and brilliant)

17/08/2026

This week -

TONIGHT: TGT presents indie/slacker/lofi rock band Softdrink Millionaire over from Ireland. Supports from Potato and France's Good Afternoon who are on a mission to play 1 show a day in London over August.
[FREE ENTRY]

TUES: TGT presents folk / indie from Deltic, Ethan Gero (Naked Brunch) and Verity Holloway.
[FREE ENTRY]

WEDS: Serving as a spiritual continuation of the now-defunct Sprain, American experimental noise/post-rock band Shearling play an undoubtedly epic show in the round at The George.

THURS: TGT presents Australia's Heart Shaped Aces, with support from Anti Camera and Half Star.
+ Karaoke til late!

FRI: You Wanted a Party are back once again for a night of indiesleaze from Adora, Aki Oke and Lucky Iris.
+ DJs til late

SAT: After touring with Gee Tee, Manchester rocknroll gang Fruit Tones are here to play an All Spells night, alongside Snub (^ pictured 📸) and Sweetheart.

+ from 11pm, Plastic Club are back with a beach theme. Bring your inflatables and come dance to The B52s, The Cramps, The Ventures, The Beach Boys and every other New Wave beach themed song they can find.

SUN: No bands just pub. Come along to sup some beers in peace 🕊️

16/08/2026

In-house shows this week -

Monday
Indie/slacker/lofi rock from Softdrink Millionaire (IRE), Potato and Good Afternoon (FR)
FREE ENTRY

Tuesday
Folk / indie from Deltic, Ethan Gero (Naked Brunch) and Verity Holloway
FREE ENTRY

Thursday
Alt pop/indie from Heart Shaped Aces (AUS), Anti Camera and Half Star
+ Karaoke til late

15/08/2026

TONIGHT

Electro / postpunk / krautrock from Onefifteen, The Kitchen Sink Band and Kitty Kitty (Francis Wolfe/Sweetcheeks new proj)

Followed by DJ Okilgowa and Rave The George Tavern DJ Lily til late

🎟️ tickets £6 on DICE or OTD

Address

373 Commercial Road
London
E10LA

Opening Hours

Monday	4pm - 12am
Tuesday	4pm - 12am
Wednesday	4pm - 12am
Thursday	4pm - 2:30am
Friday	4pm - 3am
Saturday	1pm - 3am
Sunday	4pm - 12am

Website

https://thegeorgetavern.london/

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