Hake, Rattle And Roll With Free Live Music At Poppies Fish And Chips In Camden

With lovingly sourced postwar decor and sumptuous food inspired by traditional East End fare, Poppies Fish and Chips offers a unique brining experience in the heart of trendy Camden. Devised by Pat Newland, affectionately known as ‘Pop’, and informed by a lifetime of experience preparing everyfin from mushy peas to jellied eels, Poppies specialises in mouthwatering fish and chips, shoals of delicious pies, and mountains of golden chips.

Featuring 110 seats and a painstakingly restored 1948 1100 “Flukebox”, the atmosphere is a captivating and lively blend of timeless style and London eccentricity. With British farmed potatoes, fresh fish delivered daily from Billingsgate, ales from the Camden Brewery, Nude Coffee from Brick Lane, sausages from the Ginger Pig in Marylebone, and locally baked bread rolls, Poppies offers perfect grub for those breaming of something authentically British.

What’s more, every Fryday and Saturday the restaurant transforms into a dynamic venue for live music, inviting you to tuna up and indulge your soleful side with a range of acts bringing you the best of British rock n roll, funk, blues, jazz and jive to tap your feet to while you munch away and indulge your nostalgic side. There’s no batter plaice to eat trout!

Scour the depths below for upcoming performers and book now for a deliciously retro evening:

Reservations: 0207 267 044
www.poppiesfishandchips.co.uk
Twitter @popsfishnchips
Facebook.com/Poppiesfishandchips
Dates for your musical diary:

September
Friday 27th: Billy Stookes - A drummer and percussionist with experience working for the National Theatre and on the recent hit play “1 Man, 2 Guvnors”.
Saturday 28th - The Derek Nash Quartet - Fronted by a member of the Jools Holland Rhythm and Blues Orchestra and Ronnie Scott’s Blues Explosion, known for his charismatic saxophonic performances.

October
Friday 4th: The Red Stripe Band - A good time group with over twenty years experience helping audiences to enjoy themselves. Can count Papa John’s Pizza, Barclays and BT amongst their satisfied clients, but don’t let that put you off
Saturday 11th: The Twilighters - An explosive mix of jump jive, rhythm and blues, led by famed virtuoso guitarist Conrad De Lanni.
Sunday 12th: Jivestar - A stylish eight-piece specialising in rousing versions of classic rock ‘n’ roll songs.
Friday 18th: The Goosebumps
Saturday 19th: The Chaps - A unique acoustic band, back by popular demand to fill Poppies with their string-fuelled covers of popular club anthems.
Friday 25th: Tommy Hare - Mandolin, harp, electric or acoustic, Tommy Hare can handle them all and deliver a hearty slice of gospel and soul with gravel-voiced aplomb.
Saturday 26th: Nicola Emmanuelle - A voice heard across television, film and studio albums, an accapella specialist from a family steeped in jazz history.

November
Friday 1st: Emily Wright and The Royals - A quartet invoking the spirit of Nat King Cole himself with their upbeat takes on a range of old school classics.
Saturday 2nd: Becki Biggins - A multi-award-winning singer and saxophonist, with a penchant for the smoother side of things
Friday 8th: The Red Stripe Band
Saturday 9th: The Katie Leone Band - A soulful vocalist who has shared a stage with Elvis Costello, toured with Lou Reed, and earned critical acclaim by the barrelful.
Friday 15th: The Chaps
Saturday 16th: Jivestar
Friday 22nd: The Goosebumps
Saturday 23rd: Beer Pressure - As the name suggests, a fun-time band offering energetic takes on everything from old standards to modern pop and rock.
Friday 29th: Dom Pipkin & The Ikos - A piano-led, blues-drenched five piece bringing a slice of New Orleans to our shores with their take on the Big Easy classics.
Saturday 30th November: Nats Jazz Band

December
Friday 6th: The Red Stripe Band
Saturday 7th: Jivestar
Friday 13th: The Goosebumps
Saturday 14th: Midnight Train - An infectious mix of funk, soul, blues, and R&B from this two piece, featuring rich soaring vocals and the five-time British Blues Connection ‘drummer of the year’.
Saturday 21st: Dom Pipkin & The Ikons
New Year’s Eve: Chas and His Band (of Chas & Dave) - Really needing no introduction, Charles Hodges, also known as Chas, will be bringing in the New Year at Poppies with a selection of his mockney classics.
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For further enquiries, please contact:

Sarah Street - sarah@streetand.co - 07738 493 827
Gabriella Brunton - gabby@streetand.co - 07538 877 685

Editor’s Notes:

Recognised as one of the best independent fish and chip restaurants in the UK, Poppies Fish and Chips of Spitalfields opened across from the world-famous Spitalfields Market in 2011, before expanded to its sister location of Hawley Crescent, Camden in May, 2013.

Begun as a labour of love for master fryer Pat ‘Pop’ Newland, Poppies combines traditional East End fish and chips with retro decor and a fun, relaxed atmosphere reminiscent of London’s postwar rebirth.