THE HORN HISTORY
We believe our building was originally a hotel called The Railway Hotel, with The Midland Railway hotel on the opposite side of the road, and both being positioned next to St Albans City Station. The hotel used to have the occasional band or acts perform back in the 60’s, then in the early 70’s the site changed to a public house called The Horn of Plenty.
During the 70’s it became known as a great live music venue, and was run by Bob Andrews and then by Vinnie Jones mum! We are not sure about owners or managers of the site during the 80’s and early 90’s (but if you have any info please let us know).
In 1994 The Horn of Plenty underwent refurbishment, changing its name to The Horn Reborn. The venue was refurbished in 2007 and renamed simply as The Horn and has subsequently won UK Music Pub of the Year twice and UK Entertainment Pub Of The Year.
In 2012 the Horn underwent yet another refurbishment hopefully ensuring the future of the venue for many years to come!
Everyone connected to the site past and present are proud to have been part of this historic venue which has helped local acts such as Paul Young, The Subways, Enter Shikari, Friendly Fires, Gallows and many more by providing somewhere for them to develop their craft.
BACK IN THE DAY
The legendary John Peel was a frequent customer.
Kym Wilde used to work behind the bar.
Paul Young started here playing every Monday with his band Street Band
WHO’S PLAYED AT THE HORN
BANDS
A
Adrian Edmundson
Albert Lee 94
Alfie Templeman
All Tvvins
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
Arcane Roots
Argent
Art Brut
Arthur Brown
Avalanche Party
Bad Manners
Bastille
Beans on Toast
Bernie Marsden
Bert Jansch
Bez (Happy Mondays)
Big Country
Big Spring
Billy Lockett
Black Honey
Black Peaks
Bleanavon
Bloxx
Bob Vylan
British Sea Power
Bull
Chas & Dave
China Crisis
Chris Difford
Chris Farlowe
Chrissie Hynde
Circa Waves
Declan McKenna
Declan Welsh & The Decadent West
Discharge
Dodgy
Don Broco
DZ Deathrays
Echobelly
Eddie and The Hotrods
Eliza & The Bear
Emma McGrath
Enter Shikari
Everyone You Know
Fatherson
Fearless Vampire Killers
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes
Friendly Fires
From The Jam
Gallows
Geno Washington
Girl Band
Ginger Wildhearts
Glen Tilbrook
Half Man Half Biscuit
Haunt The Woods
Hayseed Dixie
Hazel O'Connor
Hugh Cornwell (The Stranglers)
Honeyblood
Ian Prowse & Amsterdam
James Taylor Quartet
JAWS
Jesus Jones
John Otway
King Creosote
Lady Bird
Lera Lynn
Life
Mallory Knox
Marillion
Metz
Mike Peters (The Alarm)
Missing Andy
Mother Earth
My Life Story
Newton Faulkner
Neville Staple (The Specials)
Night Beats
Nine Below Zero
October Drift
Osibisa
Paul Young
Pete Best (original Beatles drummer)
Pip Blom
Pretty Vicious
Roy Harper
Red Rum Club
Reef
Reeves Gabrels
Rews
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Robyn Hitchcock
Sad Night Dynamite
Sade
Sam Brown
Sea Girls
Shame
She Drew The Gun
Sikth
Slaves
Slow Club
Sonic Boom Six
Space
Spring King
Strange Bones
Sundara Karma
Teleman
Ten Tonnes
Thomas Headon
The Almighty
The Amazons
The Big Moon
The Blow Monkeys
The Bluetones
The Hamsters
The Hunna
The Hoosiers
The K’s
The Lafontaines
The Lone Bellow
The Magic Gang
The Night Cafe
The Pretty Things
The Primitives
The Professionals
The Rutles
The Selecter
The Sherlocks
The Skints
The Slow Readers Club
The Spitfires
The Subways
The Vibrators
The Wytches
The Xcerts
The Zutons
Trash Boat
Tom Grennan
Toploader
Toyah Wilcox
Turin Brakes
TV Smith
U2
UK Subs
Warmduscher
Wheatus
Wilko Johnson
Willie J Healey
Wishbone Ash
Wolfsbane
Wreckless Eric
Yak
Yonaka
Yungblud
Zebrahead
Zuzu
DJ's
Andy C
Brandon Block
Clint Boon (Inspiral Carpets)
Dreadzone
Goldie
Grooverider
