Live soul, funk and Motown bands start on Fridays in November at the Oddfellows Arms, Pinner, with an after-work offer from 5pm to 8pm on weekdays.
The Oddfellows Arms on Waxwell Lane in Pinner is starting live band nights on Fridays in November, playing soul, funk and Motown, and is planning a run of new regular events after that: quiz nights, open mic, vinyl nights, Sunday soul sessions, record fairs and daytime sessions for older people.
Lisa and Paul, who run the pub in partnership with Star Pubs, wrote to us this week with the programme after we published their Halloween party night.
Friday bands, from November
The pub’s poster says the bands are “starting every Friday from 5th Nov”, booked in collaboration with Music & Life London. In their email Lisa and Paul describe them as “our Live Acid Jazz soul Funk Bands on Fridays staring on 5th Nov”.
Thursday 5 November is Bonfire Night, and the first Friday of the month is 6 November, so check with the pub which night the first band plays before you go: 020 3846 1466 or info@oddfellowsarmspub.co.uk. Neither the poster nor the email gives a start time or an entry price. On Fridays the pub is open from 12 noon to midnight.
The After Work Escape, running now
The pub already runs what it calls the After Work Escape, from 5pm to 8pm, Monday to Friday, “with Live DJ”, Lisa and Paul say. It started on Monday 14 September, according to its poster. The offers listed on the poster are:
- four bottles of beer or cider for the price of three
- double up on selected spirits
- any two cocktails for £10.80
- on Thursdays and Fridays, two large 250ml glasses of wine and keep the bottle
What else is coming
“We also have many things new coming,” Lisa and Paul write. The list they sent us:
- Build a Quiz Nights
- Open Mic Nights
- Bring your Vinyl
- Sunday Soul Sessions, 2pm to 8pm
- Record Fairs
- “daytime events for Senior Citizens & Retired people Mon - Fri 2pm -5pm”
- charity events
None of these has a start date yet. The pub says it will “send more info soon”, and we will add the dates here when it does. The pub also shows “all the premier league football & Formula 1 when possible”, they add.
What it means for you
Regular live soul and funk on a Friday is uncommon in this corner of North West London, and the weekday afternoon sessions for retired people could be worth watching for if you are looking for somewhere sociable during the day. Pinner is in Harrow, a short drive or a Metropolitan line ride from Uxbridge, Ruislip and Eastcote.
The pub’s opening hours, phone number and description are on its listing in our directory. For other things to do nearby, see What’s On in Uxbridge.
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