The quintessential NWOBHM dive bar in the Steel City. Small, dark, with infamously low ceilings and a sticky floor that could literally anchor patrons to the spot.
The incubator for the South Yorkshire heavy metal scene that gave the world Def Leppard. The band played here around 1979/1980 before returning for an emotional acoustic set in 1995.
DJ playing NWOBHM tracks at maximum volume, local bands
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