London · small venue · Verified open
Independent Highgate rock 'n' roll music pub with live music, comedy and DJs
About 120 standing, full house backline. Rock & Roll, Indie, Acoustic.
Nearby venuesUpdated 12 November 2026
Here is The Boogaloo in Highgate, London at a glance. It books rock & roll, indie and acoustic acts. There is a full backline on stage.
capacity
| Live music | Varies |
| TodayClosed | 12:00–02:00Opens in 4h 00m 30s |
| Backline | Full house kit |
| Books | Rock & Roll · Indie · Acoustic |
4 photos show the inside of The Boogaloo. It books rock & roll, indie and acoustic acts. Tap any photo to open it at full size.
Everything about The Boogaloo that matters before you book is set out below. It books rock & roll, indie and acoustic acts. Members can vote to bring this venue onto GigXchange.
| Capacity | about 120 standing |
| Live nights | Contact venue |
| Curfew | – |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Genres | Rock & RollIndieAcoustic |
| Website | theboogaloo.co.uk |
| Status | Verified open |
| Last checked | 4 Jun 2026 |
You will find The Boogaloo at 312 Archway Road, Highgate, London, N6 5AT. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 302 rooms in our London venue directory.
Highgate, London N6 5AT
The nearest station is Highgate (Underground station), about 5 minutes' walk away.
The Boogaloo for artists: The Boogaloo has not joined GigXchange yet, so acts vote here to bring it on - to hire the venue for a private event, choose Private hire.
| Booking email and phone | Locked |
| Fee range per act | Locked |
| How far ahead to book | Locked |
| Payment terms | Locked |
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The Boogaloo publishes its opening times for 7 of the 7 days. These are the venue's own opening hours, not the gig start times. Check the venue's own website before travelling on a bank holiday.
| Mon | 12:00–00:00 |
| Tue | 12:00–00:00 |
| Wed | 12:00–00:00 |
| Thu | 12:00–01:00 |
| FriToday | 12:00–02:00 |
| Sat | 10:00–02:00 |
| Sun | 10:00–00:00 |
The Boogaloo has a full backline on stage for visiting acts. The list below shows the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about. Played here and the kit was different? Tell us and we will update it.
| PA system | Provided |
| Drum kit | Provided |
| Guitar amp | Provided |
| Bass amp | Provided |
| Keys / keyboard | Bring your own |
| 3 vocal mics | Provided |
| In-house engineer | Provided |
Here is the story of The Boogaloo in Highgate, London so far. It books rock & roll, indie and acoustic acts. The notes below sum up what the venue and its listings say.
The Boogaloo is a grassroots music venue in Highgate, London with a standing capacity of about 120. It books Rock & Roll, Indie, Acoustic, Mixed.
Listing notesThe Boogaloo is a much-loved independent music pub at 312 Archway Road, Highgate, London N6 5AT — a self-styled rock 'n' roll 'juke joint' near Highgate station with a garden. It draws north-London crowds with a packed line-up of live music, comedy, quizzes, board-game nights and themed DJ sets, plus open-mic comedy. The roughly 120-capacity room is well kitted out with a full backline, PA and in-house engineer, supporting both original acts and covers across an eclectic bill. A long-standing fixture of the area's grassroots scene, it pairs its music programme with a proper neighbourhood-pub atmosphere.
It keeps this page true for the next act through the door.
The regular night at The Boogaloo on GigXchange is its open mic. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first. The London gig directory lists what is on across the area tonight.
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The Boogaloo
Independent Highgate rock 'n' roll music pub with live music, comedy and DJs. Capacity about 120.
- c. 120
- Capacity
- Varies
- Live music
- 12:00
- Open today
- Full
- Backline
- Rock & Roll
- Books
- Verified
- Directory status
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Last updated: 12 November 2026
The Boogaloo — Quick Facts
The Boogaloo capacity: about 120 standing. Independent Highgate rock 'n' roll music pub with live music, comedy and DJs. Here are the key facts on The Boogaloo at a glance.

By size, The Boogaloo is the joint 117th largest of the 168 venues we list in and around London with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: Aces & Eights (about 120); Bermondsey Social Club (about 120) and Hop Kingdom (about 120).
The Boogaloo's listed capacity is about 120 standing - a small room on the scale we use for every venue. Around London, the middle-sized room we list holds about 200 - The Boogaloo is well below that. Rooms under about 150 are where most acts start out: shorter sets, a local crowd and often a door split or a modest flat fee. A room this size fills on your own following, so bring your guest list. We have not verified that figure yet - confirm it with the venue before you plan a show around it.
The Boogaloo this week
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Inside The Boogaloo
The Boogaloo has a full backline on stage for visiting acts. The room holds about 120. Below: the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about and what we know about the room.
The Boogaloo is a grassroots music venue in Highgate, London with a standing capacity of about 120. Full backline is on stage including drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, PA and vocal mics, plus an in-house sound engineer — so you can travel light.
The Boogaloo books Rock & Roll, Indie, Acoustic, Mixed acts. This listing is part of the London venue directory.
The Boogaloo is a much-loved independent music pub at 312 Archway Road, Highgate, London N6 5AT — a self-styled rock 'n' roll 'juke joint' near Highgate station with a garden. It draws north-London crowds with a packed line-up of live music, comedy, quizzes, board-game nights and themed DJ sets, plus open-mic comedy. The roughly 120-capacity room is well kitted out with a full backline, PA and in-house engineer, supporting both original acts and covers across an eclectic bill. A long-standing fixture of the area's grassroots scene, it pairs its music programme with a proper neighbourhood-pub atmosphere.
The Boogaloo doesn't list fixed live-music nights, so look at what is booked in the rail below to see when it runs shows. It lists rock & roll among the genres it books. Full backline is listed, so you can travel light - bring your own instrument, pedals and breakables. The Boogaloo isn't on GigXchange yet - vote to bring it on, and have a short EPK and a live clip ready, since that is what most venues ask for first. More rooms, open mics and what they pay: getting gigs in London.
By size, The Boogaloo is the joint 117th largest of the 168 venues we list in and around London with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: Aces & Eights (about 120); Bermondsey Social Club (about 120) and Hop Kingdom (about 120).
Find The Boogaloo
You will find The Boogaloo at 312 Archway Road, Highgate, London, N6 5AT. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 302 rooms in our London venue directory.
The nearest station is Highgate (Underground station), about 5 minutes' walk away. The Boogaloo is in Highgate, London — use N6 5AT for sat-nav, taxis and ride apps. 1 other venue sits in Highgate too, if you want to make a night of it. Before you travel, check the night’s start time and what’s on in London this week, or see which London bands are free this weekend if you book the music.
The Brewery Tap, The Archer, The Bugle Horn and The Bulls Head
Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (Open Government Licence).
The London League
The Boogaloo is #230 of 302 London venues for live music — ranked by gigs on the calendar over the next 30 days, refreshed nightly. Only gigs in the GigXchange directory count.
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- #7 NEW Islington Assembly Hall 14 gigs
- #8 ▼2 The Troubadour 14 gigs
- #9 NEW Soul Mama Islington 13 gigs
- #10 – Underworld 12 gigs
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The Boogaloo in brief. Set in Highgate, London, The Boogaloo is a small room (under 150) that books rock & roll, indie and acoustic. It hosts an open mic too (every Thursday). Other rooms nearby: The Brewery Tap, The Archer and The Bugle Horn, or browse the London venue directory.
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