Fred Perry x Ditto collaborate in celebration of the UK’s most beloved live music venue
In celebration of the legendary 100 Club, a venue with as much character as the bands booked to play there, we are collecting anecdotal stories from its 75-year history. From the musicians who have played there through to the bar staff and the customers they served, each unique story adds to the legend and myth.
The 100 Club, launched in 1942 as the Feldman Swing Club, was frequented by GIs during the war, and by the stars of British and global jazz in the 1950s, including BB King and Muddy Waters. But it was in the 1970s that it became an iconic venue for the punk scene, hosting “The 100 Club Punk Special”, an event which included the Sex Pistols, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Clash, Buzzcocks and The Damned. The event cemented punk as an idea and subculture.
It wasn’t just incredible bands that emerged from this independent venue, but tribes of fans.
Got a story from the legendary 100 Club? Tell us via email > stories@the100club.co.uk
