London · medium venue
Hackney's Sunday-night free open mic at 90 Amhurst Road, E8 1JH — beer-focused pub, PA + guitar amp, 12-minute slots.
About 150 standing, house PA.
Nearby venuesUpdated 12 November 2026
At a glance, The Pembury Tavern in Hackney, London is summed up below. There is an in-house PA. The figures below set out its size, live nights, kit and genres.
capacity
| Live music | Varies |
| TodayClosed | 12:00–00:00Opens in 4h 11m 28s |
| Backline | PA provided |
| Books | Mixed |
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| Capacity | about 150 standing |
| Live nights | Contact venue |
| Curfew | – |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Website | pemburytavern.co.uk |
| Status | Being verified |
The Pembury Tavern is at 90 Amhurst Road, Hackney, London, E8 1JH. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 302 rooms in our London venue directory.
Hackney, London E8 1JH
The nearest station is Hackney Downs (rail station), about 5 minutes' walk away.
The Pembury Tavern for artists: The Pembury Tavern 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 Pembury Tavern publishes its opening times for 7 of the 7 days. These are the venue's own opening hours, not the gig start times.
| Mon | 16:00–23:00 |
| Tue | 16:00–23:00 |
| Wed | 16:00–23:00 |
| Thu | 16:00–23:00 |
| FriToday | 12:00–00:00 |
| Sat | 12:00–00:00 |
| Sun | 12:00–23:00 |
The Pembury Tavern has an in-house PA 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 | Bring your own |
| Guitar amp | Provided |
| Bass amp | Bring your own |
| Keys / keyboard | Bring your own |
| 2 vocal mics | Provided |
| In-house engineer | None |
This is the background on The Pembury Tavern, from the venue and its listings. The notes below sum up what the venue and its listings say.
The Pembury Tavern is a grassroots music venue in Hackney, London with a standing capacity of about 150.
Listing notesThe Pembury Tavern is a historic corner pub (established 1856) on the five-way junction of Amhurst Road, Dalston Lane and Pembury Road, where Hackney Central meets Hackney Downs, east London (90 Amhurst Road, E8 1JH). Since 2018 it has been run by local Hackney brewery The Five Points Brewing Company, with hardwood floors, bar billiards, two guest ales, 16 keg lines and ACE Pizza's New-York-style Neapolitan pizzas served daily. Its regular programme centres on a Monday quiz, a monthly comedy night, charity fundraisers and tap takeovers rather than a standing live-music or open-mic night.
It keeps this page true for the next act through the door.
The regular night at The Pembury Tavern 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.
Open mic, every Sunday - 20:00 · Free entry. More nights out in the wider London gig directory.
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The Pembury Tavern
Hackney's Sunday-night free open mic at 90 Amhurst Road, E8 1JH — beer-focused pub, PA + guitar amp, 12-minute slots.
- c. 150
- Capacity
- Varies
- Live music
- 12:00
- Open today
- PA
- Backline
- Mixed
- Books
- Listed
- Directory status
Last updated: 12 November 2026
The Pembury Tavern — Quick Facts
The Pembury Tavern capacity: about 150 standing. Hackney's Sunday-night free open mic at 90 Amhurst Road, E8 1JH — beer-focused pub, PA + guitar amp, 12-minute slots.
By size, The Pembury Tavern is the joint 91st largest of the 168 venues we list in and around London with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: Cafe Oto (about 150); Deptford Junction (about 150) and Folklore (about 150).
The Pembury Tavern's listed capacity is about 150 standing - a medium room on the scale we use for every venue. Around London, the middle-sized room we list holds about 200 - The Pembury Tavern is well below that. Rooms of roughly 150 to 500 usually book acts that can bring a crowd of their own - a local headliner, or the support slot on a touring bill - and promoters run many of these nights. We have not verified that figure yet - confirm it with the venue before you plan a show around it.
The Pembury Tavern this week
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Inside The Pembury Tavern
The Pembury Tavern has an in-house PA for visiting acts. The room holds about 150. Below: the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about and what we know about the room.
The Pembury Tavern is a grassroots music venue in Hackney, London with a standing capacity of about 150. The Pembury Tavern provides a PA system, 2 vocal mics and a guitar amp; bring your own drum kit, bass amp and keys; no in-house sound engineer.
This listing is part of the London venue directory.
The Pembury Tavern is a historic corner pub (established 1856) on the five-way junction of Amhurst Road, Dalston Lane and Pembury Road, where Hackney Central meets Hackney Downs, east London (90 Amhurst Road, E8 1JH). Since 2018 it has been run by local Hackney brewery The Five Points Brewing Company, with hardwood floors, bar billiards, two guest ales, 16 keg lines and ACE Pizza's New-York-style Neapolitan pizzas served daily. Its regular programme centres on a Monday quiz, a monthly comedy night, charity fundraisers and tap takeovers rather than a standing live-music or open-mic night.
There are no fixed live nights listed for The Pembury Tavern - the gigs in the rail below show when it actually runs shows. There is a PA listed - ask what else is on stage before you load in. The Pembury Tavern hasn't joined GigXchange yet; vote to bring it on, and in the meantime keep a short EPK and a live clip ready - it is what most venues ask for first. More rooms, open mics and what they pay: getting gigs in London.
By size, The Pembury Tavern is the joint 91st largest of the 168 venues we list in and around London with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: Cafe Oto (about 150); Deptford Junction (about 150) and Folklore (about 150).
Find The Pembury Tavern
The Pembury Tavern is at 90 Amhurst Road, Hackney, London, E8 1JH. 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 Hackney Downs (rail station), about 5 minutes' walk away. You'll find The Pembury Tavern in Hackney, London; E8 1JH is the postcode for sat-nav and ride apps. We list 3 other venues in Hackney, so a night out here can take in more than one room. Check the start time before you set off, and see what else is on in London this week, or find a band in London if you book the music.
The Phoenix, Hackney Church, Moth Club and Paper Dress Vintage
Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (Open Government Licence).
What's On at The Pembury Tavern
The regular night at The Pembury Tavern 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. Or browse the wider London venue directory.
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The London League
The Pembury Tavern is #271 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.
- #1 – Blue Note London 30 gigs
- #2 – New Cross Inn 30 gigs
- #3 – Electric Brixton 25 gigs
- #4 – Vortex Jazz Club 23 gigs
- #5 ▲2 The Dome 15 gigs
- #6 ▼1 Electric Ballroom Camden 14 gigs
- #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 Pembury Tavern in brief. Set in Hackney, London, The Pembury Tavern is a mid-sized room (150 to 499). It hosts an open mic too (every Sunday). Other rooms nearby: The Phoenix, Hackney Church and Moth Club, or browse the London venue directory.
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