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The Bull's Head

A riverside pub at Barnes that has been putting jazz in its back room since 1959.

Jazz

The Bull's Head sits where Lonsdale Road meets the Thames, and the music happens in a room behind the bar that has been running since the late 1950s - the same decade as Ronnie Scott's, and with a comparable list of people who played it on the way up. It is a proper pub in front, with the river outside and a Sunday roast, and a ticketed jazz room at the back. Seven or eight nights a month.

Where
373 Lonsdale Road, Barnes, SW13 9PY
Nearest station
Barnes Bridge · 4 min walk

Coming up

Regular events

  • Open mic nightMonthly, Tuesdays from 19:00 · FreeA monthly open stage in the back room, started in 2026.
  • Kaviani's beginner guitar courseSunday mornings, ten weeksA ten-week course for people who have never played, run by a working musician who gigs the room himself. Sundays at 10:00.

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