Capacity 100 Phone +44 20 7437 6698 | Opened 1965 (1965) | |
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Public transit Oxford Circus; Piccadilly Circus Type Private members nightclub, live music venue Address Kingly Court, 9 Kingly St, Soho, London W1B 5PN, UK Hours Open today · 9:30AM–3AMFriday9:30AM–3AMSaturday9:30PM–3:30AMSundayClosedMondayClosedTuesdayClosedWednesdayClosedThursday9:30AM–3AMSuggest an edit Profiles | ||
The Bag O'Nails was a live music club and meeting place for musicians in the 1960s and situated at 9, Kingly Street, Soho, London, England. It had formerly been known as the Pinstripe Club, where John Profumo was first introduced to Christine Keeler, a meeting which led to the Profumo affair.
Bands and other musicians who played and socialised there included Georgie Fame, Jimi Hendrix, Bobby Tench, The Gass and Eric Burdon. The venue also hosted an early gig by the Jimi Hendrix Experience and others frequented the venue including Tom Jones, The Who and The Animals.
After the Beatles' recording sessions in London their roadie Mal Evans, personal assistant Neil Aspinall and Paul McCartney would eat at The Bag O'Nails and it was one of their favourite venues. McCartney met his future wife Linda Eastman at the club on 15 May 1967. Another event is recorded in Mal Evans' memoirs: "January 19 and 20: I ended up drunk in The Bag O'Nails with McCartney and Aspinall".
In 1967 Rik Gunnell took over the management of the Artist Roster after the Flamingo Club in Wardour Street London W.1, where he had previously managed club evenings, closed.
In March 2013 The Bag O' Nails re-opened as a private members club.