The Shacklewell Arms is a pub and music venue on Shacklewell Lane in Dalston, London.
History It was built in the 1870s and was originally known as The Green Man after a free house that had stood there before.
From the late 1980s to the early 2010s it was a Saint Lucian pub, and has retained some of the décor from this time. In 2011 it was taken over by Tom Baker, a local gig promoter with Eat Your Own Ears, and Dan Crouch, also involved with The Lock Tavern in Camden. It has since become a popular live music venue for small bands. Unusually for the surrounding area, the Shacklewell Arms has a large garden and courtyard space out the back.
The pub has sponsored tent stages at London festivals Field Day and Wide Awake.
In popular culture The dance music production duo Shut Up and Dance immortalized the Shacklewell Arms in its former life in their 1991 track The Green Man.Know Your History: Shacklewell Arms (The Green Man), Minimum Wastage, 6 July 2011
The 18 November 2020 edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live! included a performance by Beabadoobee of her song "Care" that had been pre-recorded at the venue.
A scene from the Black Mirror 2025 episode "Eulogy" was shot in the gig room.
Notable performers
Battles Beabadoobee Blood Orange Charmpit The Cribs Django Django Ezra Furman Fucked Up Gilla Band Girlpool The Growlers Haim Honeyblood The Horrors Jamie XX Joanna Gruesome Parquet Courts Perfect Pussy Solange Knowles Skrillex Waxahatchee
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