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King's News
New Years EveTickets available now from behind the bar
The Kings will be open from 9pm -2am
Special Guest DJ’s
Mulled Wine
Celebrate at the Kings ‘til 2am and then over to Islington Mill ‘til 6am
Ticket choices: Kings only ticket £3 or Kings Arms ticket with discounted entry to Islington Mill £5 (this ticket will give you entry to Kings Arms from 9pm-2am and discounted entry to Islington Mill for only £5 from 1am-6am)
What's On at The King's
BUSKING IN THE BAR
Wednesday 4th November Martyn and Daisy
1920’s folk/country http://www.myspace.com/martynanddaisy
Wednesday 11th November Black Jack Barnet
Acoustic Folk http://www.myspace.com/blackjackbarnet
Wednesday 25th November Louis Barabbas
Alternative http://www.myspace.com/louisbarabbas
Wednesday 16th December Dr Butlers Hat Stand Medicine Band
Acoustic / Blues/ Jazz http://www.myspace.com/drbutlershatstandmedicineband
Date: Wenesday Evenings from 8.30pm Starts: 8.30 ish Venue: Downstairs Tickets: put a pound in the pot
DELI BABIES
Every Thursday evening in the Kings the bar is treated to a tantalizing mix of Klezma, Greek and improvised music with an eastern feel. Enjoy a pint whilst listening to a real musical treat.
Date: Every Thursday Starts: 9.00 onwards Venue: Downstairs Tickets: no fee ( donations are welcome )
KNITTING IN THE SNUG
Join us in the snug and learn to knit, show off your knitting skills (or any other creative crafts) whilst enjoying the kings arms bar and tasty food!
More info: www.myspace.com/knittingkings
knittingkings@hotmail.co.uk
Date: every Monday Starts: 7pm onwards Venue: Snug Tickets: minimum £1 donation towards breast cancer care
KLESMA WORKSHOP AND DELI BABIES IN THE MAIN BAR
klesma workshop held in the snug from 8-9.30 then deli babies and friends play klesma music in the bar.
Date: Thu 14th Jan '10 Starts: 8-9.30 workshop and then performance in bar from 9.30 Venue: Snug Tickets: £5 for workshop
MANCHESTER FILM COOPERATIVE
Blistering, satirical documentary about the closing of the General Motors plants in Flint, Michigan in the mid-1980s. This move, which eliminated 33,000 jobs and left the one-industry town destitute, was a particularly bitter tragedy, considering that Flint was the town that gave birth to General Motors during post-war boom era of the 1950s. The film revolves around Moore’s dogged attempts to gain an interview with Roger Smith, the elusive and well-insulated head of GM and the man responsible for the layoffs. While tracking the eponymous Roger, Moore takes time out to record the devastation of Flint and the desperate, often unintentionally hilarious attempts of the citizens and the city fathers to deal with the catastrophe.
Director - Michael Moore, 91 minutes
Film starts at 7.45 and will be followed by discussion. Entry to film £3 or £2 for unwaged, low waged or students.
Date: Tue 19th Jan '10 Starts: 7.45 Venue: Upstairs Tickets: £3
LIONDIALER + KLEEFSTRA/BAKKER/KLEEFSTRA PERFORMING ‘WINK’ (NL)
White Box & Baked Goods Distribution present:
Liondialer (UK/DE)
Liondialer (Greg Haines & Danny Saul) were formed in Manchester during
2007, and are now split between Manchester and Berlin. They play
entirely improvised music on sporadic shows and tours around Europe.
Kleefstra/Bakker/Kleefstra performing ‘Wink’ (NL)
First time appearing in the UK, Netherlands based trio comprising
Frisian poet Jan Kleefstra, sound artists Romke Kleefstra and Chris
Bakker will perform ‘Wink’, a part improvised/part structured
composition of subtle guitar based drones and soundscapes. Having
previously collaborated and released with Machinefabriek and Gareth
Davis, this one-off Manchester performance will be something special.
Dean McPhee (UK)
Stunningly beautiful solo electric guitar pieces with analog effects.
"Arguably the best solo guitar record in the past few years. 10/10 "
(Foxy Digitalis)
Friday 29^th January upstairs @ THE KINGS ARMS, 11 Bloom Street, Salford.
Doors 8:00pm. Performances begin 8:45.
Cost: £3-
Plus DJ set from Si Baked Goods – expect sickness.
http://www.myspace.com/liondialer
http://www.myspace.com/janromke
http://www.myspace.com/deanmcphee
http://www.myspace.com/whiteboxrecordings
Date: Fri 29th Jan '10 Starts: 8pm Venue: Upstairs Tickets: £3
BUSKING IN THE BAR FREE SPIRIT
busking in the bar every wednesday at the kings arms this week featuring free sprit
Date: Wed 3rd Feb '10 Starts: 8pm ish Venue: Downstairs Tickets: no fee just donate to the pot
DELI BABIES HAITI FUNDRAISER
Deli babies will play in the bar on thursday 4th february from about 9pm a collection will be made to go towards aid for Haiti
Date: Thu 4th Feb '10 Starts: 9pm Venue: Upstairs Tickets: no fee donations for Haiti
BUSKING IN THE BAR FEATURING BLACK JACK BARNET
Busking in the bar every wednesday evening at the Kings arms featuring black jack barnet
From 8pm ish
Date: Wed 10th Feb '10 Starts: 8pm ish Venue: Downstairs Tickets: no fee just donate to the pot
LAUGHTER WORKSHOP
laughter workshop held upstairs at the kings arms
Starts 7pm
Date: Mon 22nd Feb '10 Starts: 7pm Venue: Upstairs Tickets: no fee
MANCHESTER FILM COOPERATIVE PRESENT THE BOSS OF IT ALL
Ravn (Peter Ganzler), the head of an IT firm, has always told his staff that there was a mysterious, absent boss so that when difficult decisions needed to be made, he could put the blame on someone else. However when he wants to sell the company, he is required to get this shadowy CEO to appear and sign away the firm, and must get an unemployed actor, Stoffer (Jens Albinus), to play what becomes the role of a lifetime. The film deals with sex, power, and manipulation.
Director - Lars von Trier, 99 minutes
Film starts at 7.45 and will be followed by discussion. Entry to film £3 or £2 for unwaged, low waged or students
Date: Tue 23rd Feb '10 Starts: 7.45 Venue: Upstairs Tickets: £3
KEV FOX
Kev Fox plays live at the kings arms
http://www.myspace.com/kevfox
ticket price : tbc
and support tbc
Date: Fri 26th Feb '10 Starts: 8pm Venue: Upstairs Tickets: tbc
Press
Studio Salford are proud to give their congratulations to and be part of:
The King's Arms - 2005 Pub Of The Year
Manchester Food & Drink Festival (sponsored by CITY LIFE Magazine)
Thank you to everyone who voted - We're pleased as punch!
What's Doing - The Manchester Beer Drinker's Monthly Magazine - Aug 2005
Kings Arms
Under the management of Jon Cooper, the King's Arms has undergone a transformation as both a real ale outlet and a
multimedia arts centre. The pub is tucked away on Bloom Street, off Chapel Street, Salford and on a recent visit the real ales
included Deuchers, London Pride, Taylors Landlord and two from the Broughton based Bazens' Brewery.
The Kings recently held the premiere of the award wiinning play 'Salford Stuffers'. It hosts regular music, film and poetry evenings. There is an art film night on the first Tuesday of each month, where you can order a pre-film curry. Food is available daily and the pub now has a beer garden.
So if you like culture with your real ale, the Kings is well worth a visit. Contact the pub on 0161 832 3605. For information on future events, call 0161 839 8726.
THE GUARDIAN GUIDE - Preview: Bars (30th April '05)
"Culturally, Salford has always existed in Manchester's shadow. However, in the King's Arms (admittedly, still only a few minutes walk from Manchester city-centre) the neighbour has a gem. Tucked away between new apartments and an industrial estate, under manager Jon Cooper this sensitively revamped traditional pub - ornate plasterworks and stained glass joined by modern art and big, chunky tables - has become a thriving arts hub: various leftfield creative outfits taking over the great domed performance space upstairs. Keane (secret gig) and the Guilty Pleasures club have visited recently, but it's locals like theatre collective Studio Salford and alt-country night Rain or Shine that have forged the King's reputation. Downstairs, meanwhile, the older regulars: real ale drinkers and dolled-up middle-aged women, get along fine with the bohemian thirtysomethings and students. A relaxed one-off."
Tony Naylor
ARENA LOCK-IN! THE 27 GREATEST PUBS IN BRITAIN!
The New British Pub Renaissance from ARENA Magazine (Issue 157, April '05).
12 - King's Arms, Salford
"Previously a little-known back-street boozer, thanks to the vision of manager Jon Cooper the King's Arms has become a haven for Mancs looking to host leftfield theatre/poetry/music events. The King's old (real ale) regulars - 'a cultured lot anyway', insists Cooper - happily rub along with the trendies, punks and theatre types.
Décor: A stunning glass domed roof.
Must try: Either the Rain or Shine night, a spin-off from electrotrash riot Chips With Everything that is putting the alt in alt country, or discerning house shindig El Diablo Social Club."