The Fighting Cocks
The Fighting Cocks is a music venue built in 1890, active since the 1930s and located in Kingston upon Thames, the administrative center of the Royal Borough of Kingston, southwest London, England. Historically, it specializes in Rock'n'roll, Punk, Metal, Ska, Alternative, Rockabilly, Electro, Comedy, & Cabaret performances. It was conspicuous for hosting touring Jazz acts in the late 1930s and in the 1940s,. It is now a standard on the London Live Circuit. It was a popular watering hole, and host to many jam sessions including such artists as Eric Clapton, CBE, or The Rolling Stones. Since 1992, it is also a live-audience training platform and term assessments venue for Kingston University's Drama and Music students.
History
Unsigned, underground, as well as established artists have been invited to perform. The last management of the Cocks opened its doors in 2000. The Fighting Cocks is cooperating with Banquet Records promoters based a few minutes walk away in the city center, formerly part of the Beggars Banquet Records retail chain. Banquet Records is also home to Gravity DIP music management. On Mondays, the music venue is transformed into the award-winning Outside the Box comedy night, which has hosted Robin Williams, Jo Brand, Lenny Henry, Dara O'Briain, Lee Mack, Frank Skinner, Al Murray, Jack Dee, Stephen Merchant, Bill Bailey, Jimmy Carr, and Mickey Flanagan.Music performers
Past performers include:| Performers | Country | Performers | Country |
| Andrew Koji Shiraki |  : United States | Polar |  : Norway |
| Crossfaith |  : Japan | The Peacocks |  : Switzerland |
| Cancer Bats |  : Canada | Fucked Up | : Canada |
| Gay for Johnny Depp | : United States | New Found Glory | : United States |
| The Stupids |  : England | The Flatliners | : Canada |
| Frank Turner | : England | Hundred Reasons | : England |
| Lower Than Atlantis | : England | Rolo Tomassi | : England |
| Voodoo Glow Skulls | : United States | Marmozets | : England |
| Guttermouth | : United States | Johnny Foreigner | : England |
| Gnarwolves | : England | Lonely The Brave | : England |
| The Menzingers | : United States | The Skints | : England |
| Against Me! | : United States | Every Time I Die | : United States |
| Polar Bear Club | : United States | Strung Out | : United States |
| The Unseen | : United States | Municipal Waste | : United States |
| Teenage Bottlerocket | : United States | Star Fucking Hipsters | : United States |
| Four Year Strong | : United States | Knuckle Puck | : United States |
| Cerebral Ballzy | : United States | Walter Schreifels | : United States |
| H2O | : United States | Letlive | : United States |
| Terror | : United States | Madball | : United States |
| The Blackout |  : Wales | Time Again | : United States |
| Anti-Flag | : United States | The Hard Ons |  : Australia |
| Hot Club De Paris | : England | Gallows | : England |
| Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly | : England | The King Blues | : England |
| Jim Jones and The Righteous Mind | : England | Young Guns | : England |
| Drenge | : England | The Wedding Present | : England |
| Blood Red Shoes | : England | Blitz Kids | : England |
| Capdown | : England | Sonic Boom Six | : England |