A traditional pub on Trippet Lane, the upstairs room at the pub has seen a wide variety of bands play there, including the Arctic Monkeys first ever gig. Downstairs has a long tradition of relaxed folk music. Over the years, it has also featured various luminaries of the improv scene, including Derek Bailey.
A fairly uninviting room, with steep stairs, but they gave a chance to so many acts. Downstairs was (and remains) a place for folk musicians to gather and perform.
| band | support | date |
| Keith Hinchcliffe | 17/04/1982 | |
| Patrick Walker | 24/04/1982 | |
| Tim & Julie Cole | 01/05/1982 | |
| Treason | 08/05/1982 | |
| Boolavogue | 15/05/1982 | |
| Paul Metsers | 22/05/1982 | |
| Chris & Paul Stockton | 05/06/1982 | |
| Sean Cannon | 19/06/1982 | |
| Amsterdam | 19/10/1982 | |
| Mon Amour | 17/05/1983 | |
| Warhorse | 07/06/1983 | |
| Deeta | 14/06/1983 | |
| Touch | 28/08/1983 | |
| Me And My Spaceman | 10/06/1994 | |
| Jeffrey Morgan, John Jasnoch, Pau | 06/06/1996 | |
| BARK | 07/11/1996 | |
| Pat Thomas | 13/02/1997 | |
| Phil Marks and Stefan Djill | 13/11/1997 | |
| Theo Travis, John Marshall, Mark | 12/02/1998 | |
| George Haslem, Simon Pickard, Elt | 05/03/1998 | |
| Charlie Collins, Geraldine, John | 27/03/1998 | |
| Steve Noble, John Telfer, John Ed | John Russell | 28/03/1998 |
| Tony Bevan | 09/07/1998 | |
| Paul Hession, Matt Wand Mick Beck | 16/02/2000 | |
| Anna Homner and John White | Keith Jaffrait | 10/05/2000 |
| Evan Parker trio | Martin Archer and Geraldine Monk | 24/09/2000 |
| Phil Marks, Mick Beck | John Jasnoch and Rob Dainton | 26/09/2000 |
| Phil Hargreaves and Rob Dainton | Joakim Zoepf and Martin Archer | 11/10/2000 |
| Something Else (Paul Hession, Sim | Peter Jacomin and Bart Martes | 01/11/2000 |
| Bonehouse | Kervorkian Solutions | 06/12/2000 |
| Hervé, John Jasnoch, Mick Beck | 30/01/2001 | |
| John Jasnoch and Mick Beck | 16/01/2002 | |
| Paul Hession, Dave Caine, Mick Be | 30/01/2002 | |
| Hugh Metcalfe’s F.O. Batman, Mick | Neil Carver and Hervé Perez | 24/02/2002 |
| John Jasnoch and Matt Wand | 26/02/2002 | |
| TON | 24/04/2002 | |
| John Jasnoch , Rob Daynton, and B | 25/06/2002 | |
| Something Else (Paul Hession, Sim | 05/07/2002 | |
| Scott Hawkins’s Paramusical Ensem | John Jasnoch | 11/07/2002 |
| Steve Beresford, Paul Hession. Mi | 02/08/2002 | |
| Pat Thomas, Paul Hession. Mick Be | 03/09/2002 | |
| Bad Lands | 13/09/2002 | |
| Rhodri Davies and Martin Archer | Varispeed | 09/10/2003 |
| Paul Dunmall, Tony Marsh, Phil Gi | 15/10/2003 | |
| Corringham and Kusak | Schimfluch | 26/11/2003 |
| Jasnoch and Hubweber | Swan-dash | 10/12/2003 |
| Paul Sheersmith, Mick Beck | Hervé Perez and Joe Hardy | 14/01/2004 |
| Volcano the Bear (a duo of Nick a | 11/02/2004 | |
| Keith Rowe | Martin and Pat Thomas | 03/03/2004 |
| Opaque | Ben, Music for one, Charlie and Sherry Ostrapovich | 14/04/2004 |
| Mark Sanders, John Edwards, Johan | 16/06/2004 | |
| Phil Marks’s group Bark | Boris Haufer | 12/10/2004 |
| Blistrap (Phil Marks, Jonny Drury | Charlie Collins solo | 03/09/2009 |
| band | support | date |
| Keith Hinchcliffe | 17/04/1982 | |
| Patrick Walker | 24/04/1982 | |
| Tim & Julie Cole | 01/05/1982 | |
| Treason | 08/05/1982 | |
| Boolavogue | 15/05/1982 | |
| Paul Metsers | 22/05/1982 | |
| Chris & Paul Stockton | 05/06/1982 | |
| Sean Cannon | 19/06/1982 | |
| Amsterdam | 19/10/1982 | |
| Mon Amour | 17/05/1983 | |
| Warhorse | 07/06/1983 | |
| Deeta | 14/06/1983 | |
| Touch | 28/08/1983 | |
| Me And My Spaceman | 10/06/1994 | |
| Jeffrey Morgan, John Jasnoch, Pau | 06/06/1996 | |
| BARK | 07/11/1996 | |
| Pat Thomas | 13/02/1997 | |
| Phil Marks and Stefan Djill | 13/11/1997 | |
| Theo Travis, John Marshall, Mark | 12/02/1998 | |
| George Haslem, Simon Pickard, Elt | 05/03/1998 | |
| Charlie Collins, Geraldine, John | 27/03/1998 | |
| Steve Noble, John Telfer, John Ed | John Russell | 28/03/1998 |
| Tony Bevan | 09/07/1998 | |
| Paul Hession, Matt Wand Mick Beck | 16/02/2000 | |
| Anna Homner and John White | Keith Jaffrait | 10/05/2000 |
| Evan Parker trio | Martin Archer and Geraldine Monk | 24/09/2000 |
| Phil Marks, Mick Beck | John Jasnoch and Rob Dainton | 26/09/2000 |
| Phil Hargreaves and Rob Dainton | Joakim Zoepf and Martin Archer | 11/10/2000 |
| Something Else (Paul Hession, Sim | Peter Jacomin and Bart Martes | 01/11/2000 |
| Bonehouse | Kervorkian Solutions | 06/12/2000 |
| Hervé, John Jasnoch, Mick Beck | 30/01/2001 | |
| John Jasnoch and Mick Beck | 16/01/2002 | |
| Paul Hession, Dave Caine, Mick Be | 30/01/2002 | |
| Hugh Metcalfe’s F.O. Batman, Mick | Neil Carver and Hervé Perez | 24/02/2002 |
| John Jasnoch and Matt Wand | 26/02/2002 | |
| TON | 24/04/2002 | |
| John Jasnoch , Rob Daynton, and B | 25/06/2002 | |
| Something Else (Paul Hession, Sim | 05/07/2002 | |
| Scott Hawkins’s Paramusical Ensem | John Jasnoch | 11/07/2002 |
| Steve Beresford, Paul Hession. Mi | 02/08/2002 | |
| Pat Thomas, Paul Hession. Mick Be | 03/09/2002 | |
| Bad Lands | 13/09/2002 | |
| Rhodri Davies and Martin Archer | Varispeed | 09/10/2003 |
| Paul Dunmall, Tony Marsh, Phil Gi | 15/10/2003 | |
| Corringham and Kusak | Schimfluch | 26/11/2003 |
| Jasnoch and Hubweber | Swan-dash | 10/12/2003 |
| Paul Sheersmith, Mick Beck | Hervé Perez and Joe Hardy | 14/01/2004 |
| Volcano the Bear (a duo of Nick a | 11/02/2004 | |
| Keith Rowe | Martin and Pat Thomas | 03/03/2004 |
| Opaque | Ben, Music for one, Charlie and Sherry Ostrapovich | 14/04/2004 |
| Mark Sanders, John Edwards, Johan | 16/06/2004 | |
| Phil Marks’s group Bark | Boris Haufer | 12/10/2004 |
| Blistrap (Phil Marks, Jonny Drury | Charlie Collins solo | 03/09/2009 |