The Tally Ho

ABOUT

The Tally Ho was a pub at 9 Fortess Road, Kentish Town, that put on jazz until 1971 and then became one of the first London pubs to book rock bands. It was demolished in 2006, and a block of flats with shop units on the ground floor now stands on the site.

SIGNIFICANCE

On 3 May 1971 the American band Eggs Over Easy began a Monday-night residency there, and other bands followed them to the pub. Brinsley Schwarz's manager saw Eggs Over Easy at the Tally Ho, and the band first played there on 19 January 1972. Bees Make Honey, Kilburn and the High Roads (from January 1973) and Dr Feelgood (July 1973) also played there.

MUSIC & CHARACTER

SOURCES

Details compiled from public sources. Run this venue? Get in touch to confirm or correct the listing.

1. https://www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/major-facelift-for-kentish-town-car-wash-triangle (news article)Supports: The block built on the site has flats above ground-floor commercial units.
2. https://www.loudersound.com/features/raising-the-bar-the-chaotic-story-of-pub-rock (news article)Supports: The Tally Ho presented jazz seven nights a week until the American band Eggs Over Easy began a Monday-night residency there on 3 May 1971; their last appearance was on 7 November 1971.
3. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/aug/06/forgotten-music-scenes (news article)Supports: Brinsley Schwarz's manager Dave Robinson saw Eggs Over Easy at the Tally Ho and brought them to the band's house; keyboard player Bob Andrews said the band realised they could do the same.
4. https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2006/nov/17/farewellgigvenue (news article)Supports: The Eggs Over Easy residency encouraged other bands to approach the landlord, and the pub became the home of pub rock in the early 1970s.