CROSS KINGS
Cross Kings
The new cultural centre point of the city - so cool you'll want to move to Kings Cross!

Female
102 years old
LONDON
United Kingdom



Last Login: 7/10/2009
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    CROSS KINGS's Interests
GeneralWe LOVE Kings Cross.

We LOVE the traffic, the noise, the sirens at 4am in the morning.

We LOVE being woken up by the first train.

We LOVE Regeneration Chic: the boots, the broken nails.

We LOVE showering twice and still feeling dirty, the perpetual grime.

All you hard hats, we want to have your babies.

We LOVE doorstep sarnies crammed with succulent roast pork and an apple sauce to die for.

We LOVE nursing cups of strong, hot coffee on miserable winter mornings – especially if we had too much to drink the night before.

We LOVE Polish builders!

We LOVE the congestion charge, the one way system, fighting with posh dudes for cabs in the rain.

We LOVE it when your oyster card won’t swipe.

We LOVE little freebies.

We LOVE real ales, the perfect pint. Enterprise Inns!

We LOVE walking into warm, friendly bars on cold, grey days.

We LOVE good music, world music, live music.

We LOVE the Kings Cross Hot Club! (We would LOVE them to play here every month!)

We LOVE not quite knowing when we’re going to open (16th, 20th?).

We LOVE a challenge!

We LOVE Islington Borough Council, their clean street policy.

We LOVE cheerful friendly people - as well as the ones that have just had a fight with the missus.

We LOVE being human.

We’d LOVE you to hold your yoga/pilates/[please insert] here! Can we join in?

We LOVE lost Aussie backpackers.

We love socialising, parties, banquets..

We LOVE nibbles, sharing, using your fingers.

We LOVE you! We’d LOVE you to come and eat our gorgeous food. Real food made every morning with fresh, seasonal - sometimes organic - well & locally sourced ingredients.

Could we cook eels out of the canal?

We LOVE creamy chowder, sweet and sour creole chicken, lentil burgers WITH FLAVOUR, salads that aren’t wilting, treacle tart and real Austrian apple strudel, finishing a plate of food and feeling like you’ve eaten.

We LOVE vegans. We LOVE vegetarians. We LOVE all you wonderful people on weird diets and with odd intolerances – especially when you give us notice.

We LOVE smokers that show consideration for other diners.

We LOVE Hungarian Beef Goulash – chunks of lean beef marinaded in red wine, doused in paprika and garlic and cooked until tender with tomato, shallots & sweet red peppers – with wedges of home made bread and butter.

WE’d LOVE a family to sit around a table the way they do at home without having to worry about anything. We especially LOVE your well behaved kids.

We’d LOVE you to love us.
MusicOur stage has seen the likes of Alabama 3, Fourtet, The Foals, The Popes, Black Kids, Misty’s Big Adventure, The Bobby McGees, Little Fish, Metronomy and Peyoti for President tread it’s boards - among a host of opera singers, harp players, skiffle bands and the odd gospel choir!

Wanna join the list? Contact spoon@thecrosskings.co.uk

wanna play here ? we don't book bands directly but most of our regular promoters are in our top friends... alternatively email Spoon for a list of promoters' email addresses...

...and if you want to put on your own night, Spoon's dying to hear from you...

A few people that have played here..

8th Hour // 8 YEAR OLD MUM // Action and Action // Adam McBride Smith // Adrian Northover // Adrian Owusu // Aghast // Agnes Meadows (poet) // Aidan Andrew Dunn // Aidan Smith // Alan Eason // Albion Free State // Alexander Tucker // Alex Maguire // Alex Pyper // Alison Blunt // Ali Whitton // Amit Chadda // Amy Botfield // Andrew Collins (comedian) // Andrew O'Neill (comedian) // Andy McFarlane // Angel Anderson // Annette Walker (poet) // Aoife Mannix (poet) // AUDIO MASTER // Auto Karaoke // AUTOROTATION // Batrider // Bathroom Sally // Ben Allen Roebuck // Ben Chancer // Ben Dunderdale & The Douglas Riot // Benin City // Beth Dariti // Billy Hill // Bimmys, The // Blabbermouth // Black Labels // Blue Bambinos // BLUE ROSE CODE // Boningen // Box Monster // Brown Bear // Butler-Williams // Captain Strange // Carolyn // Cesarians // Charlie Costello // Chefa Alonso // Chicago Street Sweepers // Chris Tye // Christopher Cundy // Clarkson // Corinne // Cougars, The // Country Dad // Crane Brothers, The // Crossfader // Dan Hartland // Dan Sandman Band // Dante’s Ascension // Darius // D.A.T.A // Dave Draper // Dave Fowler // Dave Hayley // David Goo // David Gunn // Dear Thief // Definity, The // Diana Mavroleon // Diggy // Dimbleby & Capper // DJ Dags Dave // DJ Dodo // DJ D Zine // DJ Freakytrigger // DJ Flying Chillis // DJ Grae // DJ Penny Metal // DJ Rajinald Perrin // DJ Splintz // DJ Team Megamix // DJ Wavy Davy // Dzifa Benson (poet) // Dromomaniac // Ed Bell // Ed Sheeran // Elliot Levin // Elova // EMIT BLOCH // Esther Poyer (poet) // Fabulous Fuckerettes, The // Fast Reaction // Fiona Bevan // Foals, The // Fourers, The // Fragile Lovers, The // Furbelows, The // Fuzzface // Fuzztone Lily // Gary Curson // Ghostfire // Gideon Conn // Giles Perring // Glenn Hodge // Goodtimes Goodtimes // Graham Elder // Graham Painting // Grand Central // Green Rock River Band // Grizla // Grood // Guitar Fever // Gypsydelica // Gypsy Girl // Hadar Manor // Hannah Marshal // Hannah Silvester // Harrisburg // Heather Taylor (poet) // Hillbilly & The Bonfire // Hobo Chang // Honeymoon Suite, The // Hooverville // Hot Head Show // How To Cure Dyslexia // Ian McLachlan // I Said Yes // Island Line // Isobel Anderson // Ivor Kalin // Jair-Rohm Parker Wells // James Dunn // Janett Plummer (poet) // Jaqueline Saphra (poet) // Jasmine Cooray (poet) // Javier Carmona // Jen Charlton // Jeremy Mendonca & Friends // Jerry Bird // JESS BRYANT // Jessica Fostekew // Jesters Dead, The // Jim Dvorak // Jim Lebaigue // Joel Dommett // Joe Wilkinson (comedian) // John Callaghan // John Edwards // Jonas Marczy // Jonny Berliner & The Freewheelers // Jonny Taylor // J-Treole // Julia Doyle // Kah // Kal Lavelle // Karen Grace // Karen McCarthy (poet)// Katherine Blake // Kat Flint // Kay Grany // Kerfunk // Kerry Leathem // Kevin Molloy & The Nearly Band // Kevin Nolan // KEVIN PEARCE // Kids Love Lies // King Knob // Kinzli // Kite Season // Kiran & The Night Owls // Kit Richardson // Komon // Kurt Driver // Lail Arad // Lester Clayton // Lettie // Liane Carrol // Lindha Kallerdahl // Liz Bently // Local Girls // Lol Coxhill // Long John and Sons of Y. Fronts // Long Knives // Lot Lizards // Loverman // Lyla Foy // Lyrebirds // Madam // Mafia Lights // Makkelae's Trash Lounge // Malika Booker (poet) // Mark Fletcher // Matt Hegarty // Malcolm Bruce // Marcio Mattos // Mark Restuccia // Mark Sanders // Maybe Myrtle Tyrtle // McGoozer // Melv // MICRO WAVE MEDITATION // Mike Brightly and the Nocturnal Hurdles // Mike Walter // Milltown's Grace // Minus IQ // Misty’s Big Adventure // Monkfish // More Story Fours // MORI TATSUKI CLUB // Morris English // Mozzy Green // Mr. B the Gentleman Rhymer // MULDOON AND THE OTHER // MySoiree // Naomi Woddis (poet) // National Snack // Nearly Band, The // Neil Cameron // New Fangled Disasters // New Town Kings // Niall McDevitt (poet) // Niall Spooner-Harvey (poet) // Nick Ewans // Nick Mulvey // Nick Stephens // Nicky Francis // Niel Metcalf // Noah and the Whale // NO CARS // Nony Ardill // Northern Celts // Note To Self // Ntshuks Bonga // OneKingPoets // One True Dog // ORLANDO SEALE // Out of Site // Oystar // Patricia Foster (poet) // Paul Hawkins and Thee Awkward Silences // Paul Shearsmith // Petronella // Peyoti for President // PiP Poets // Pocketbooks // Poeticat // Popes, The // Post Abortion Stress // PRINCE KATOCO // Propeller // Proving Kate Wrong // Pull in Emergency // Raid on the Arcade // Ray Warleigh Duo // Red Atlas // Red Fishes, The // Reginald D Hunter (comedian) // Ricardo Pejer // Richard Herring (comedian) // Richard Tyrone Jones // Rick Jenson Trio, The // Ricky Russell // Rob Cowen // Robin Grey // Robin Ince (comedian) // Rob Mills // Rob Newman (comedian) // Rosalie Bevan // Rude Mechanicals // RUIDOSA INMUNDICIA // Ruskin // Russell Joslin // Ruth Marshall // Sadie Edginton // Samantha Whates // Sam Evans (film) // Sara-Mae Tuson (poet) // School // Sean Taylor // Sexy Kids // Show Without Punch // SIMON & ELIZA // Simon Feilder // Skints, The // Snish // Soapbox Story // Son of Blues // Sophia Blackwell // SORO // SOTATILA // Soulscience // SOY UN CABALLO // Spiderbaby // Spin Spin the Dogs // Stanley // Stanton Delaplane // Stars of Sunday League // Stephen Long // Stephen Merchant (comedian) // Steve Holmes // Steve Noble // Steve Straw // Steven Finn // Stuart Wilding // Sue Lynch // SUN // Surprise // Synthetic // Tabitha Benjamin // Tailors, The // TEN DAYS MORE // That Fucking Tank // The Long Weekend // This Club // This That and the Other // Timmy Manners // To Arms Etc. // Tom Scott // Tony Marsh // Trent Miller // Tris Harris // Trombonepoetry // Tropics Of Cancer, The // Unrecorded, The // Untouchables, The // Valeria Melchioretto // Velveteens, The // Veryan Weston // Victor Talking Machine // Virginia Macnaughton // Walki’s Monster // Warsan Shire (poet) // Whisky Before Breakfast // WHOLE SCHEBANG // Widows // Will Connor // With Stones in His Pockets // Wolf Saxon // Wonk Unit // YANEKA // Young Sensation // Zena Edwards (poet) // Zolan Quobble, Elwell & Paul Trio // Zuzushii Monkey

MoviesDuke Mitchell Film Appreciation Club FREE Cult Film Club - Last Monday of Every Month
TelevisionYou can see Cross Kings previewed on Rockfeedback TV, Channel 4 at some ungodly hour of the morning..
BooksOk.. No book clubs yet - but plenty of poets!

     CROSS KINGS's Details
Status:Swinger
Here for:Networking, Friends
Zodiac Sign:Libra
Smoke / Drink:Yes / Yes
Occupation:Bar/Restaurant/Venue

   CROSS KINGS's Networking
Music - Marketing - Promoter
If you are interested in performing at our venue, please contact flick@thecrosskings.co.uk
Nightlife - Business - Booking Agent
Do you have an idea for a club night that's just a little bit off the wall? Let us know.. Our venue offers a platform to otherwise ignored artists who just can't quite think inside the box.



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Official website: http://www.thecrosskings.co.uk


From down under to up and coming, The Cross Kings, formerly known as the Backpackers, is now a quirky off-beat venue specialising in quality entertainment and the best of food and drink.

Fighting its way through the hoards of polish builders, hard hats and mountains of scaffolding that demonstrate the bustleness of Europe's largest regeneration area, emerges the jewel in the crown, a bright and feisty spark which is leading this transition period. Welcome to The Cross Kings. Step inside to find a colourful haven in which to laugh, drink, eat and be entertained. Discover the main bar, ideal for relaxing, or swirl downstairs to the more psychedelic basement. Created by the leading London caricaturists Simon and Sheba Cassini, going downstairs is like plunging into a 3D comic strip.

So whether it’s Russian music, the latest in indie, flourishing comedy acts or a quality screening we have everything you could possibly need.

A little bit hip, a little bit hop, The Cross Kings is more than a venue, it’s a way of life.

The Foals Secret Gig





"Imagine walking in on a party hosted by Pete Doherty and Kate Moss, where everyone was welcoming and before they trashed the joint and you'll get a fair idea of the atmosphere that awaits you at the Cross Kings." View London

Wild Beasts @ Club Rockfeedback



"The Cross Kings is a venue which truly has it all… one of the few really diverse and all-encompassing venues in London." London Tour Dates

Magdalena @ David Goo's Open Mic



"Great little venue" Visit London

Puffin Boy Album Launch



"4 out of 5 pints" "Top 10 Pubs in London April 07" fancyapint.com

Laura Imbruglia @ Electroacoustic Club



"Fantastic venue.. A cultural hot spot" fluidfoundation.com

IK:TOMS Wired Festival



(of the Jester Bar) "..a sex dungeon created by Beano" Stephen Merchant, Comedian

Bo Ningen @ Far East Psychadelic



"I absolutely love the Cross Kings. If you're bored of the same old chain bars or faceless pubs then give it a go as it's really nice to go somewhere that tries to offer something a little different. And the Cross Kings certainly is different. It's so good though!"

"It's not often you get real ale and food this good in a supposedly fashionable place like Kings Cross, however, the Cross Kings (see what they've done?!) does both. And it's fantastic for it."

"Top Open Mic Night in London: No.4" London Paper (David Goo's Open Mic Nights - Every Sunday from 7pm)

"Cracking venue - once a notorious Aussie riot ball of a boozer, now a bohemian, welcoming ground floor pub with a decent sized stage. Through the almost secret door you'll find a great big scuzzy pit of a cellar bar. And only an (increasingy gentrified) 5 minute walk down the side of Kings Cross Station, it's one of the best venues in town." Organ March '08

I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

Who I'd like to meet:
We want to meet YOU!

Check out these lovely people..

WIRELESS FM ... A freaking brilliant radio station - look out for the wonderful Penny Metal of Soviet Reunion.

A WORLD TO WIN ...Raising awareness on climate change.. and lots of other things.

RESONANCE FM ... London's First Radio Arts Station

MEAT MAGAZINE ... Bloomin' marvelous Arts Magazine

FAIRBRIDGE TRUST ... Action Against Gun Crime

KINGS CROSS ENVIROMENT ... Info about local issues, history etc. Well worth a look.

WILD IN SCOTLAND ... Great way to escape London!

TEAM EVEREST ... Click here to view details of the expedition to raise money for Great Ormand Street Hospital.

GREAT ORMAND STREET HOSPITAL ... Find out about the incredible work of this specialist children's hospital.

LOST TOYS RECORDS

MONSTERS AND CRITICS ... Brilliant site.. stay up to date with the latest reviews on art, music, film, literature and much much more.

Look out for our first Duke Mitchell Film Appreciation Club

ORANGE AND BLUE MUSIC ... Recording studio, promotions and visual arts.

POO PRODUCTIONS ... Working for clean water and sanitation in developing countries.

WILD LONDON ... Personal favourite, tres important. Give it a look.

GARY KEENAN - PHOTOGRAPHER ...

BEN BROOMFIELD - PHOTOGRAPHER ...

   CROSS KINGS's Friend Space (Top 40)
CROSS KINGS has 2849 friends.
 Room On Fire 


 POST-APOCALYPSE 


 CLUB HELL 


 No Sweat 


 Duke Mitchell Film Club 


 Wotever World 


 Semiconductor Archives 


 mysoiree acoustic 


 Moose Factory 


 Dead and Buried 


 David Goo 


 Dan Spanner Big Band 


 Gung Ho 


 Fireshot @ Swan and Mitre 8th August 


 The Stool Pigeon 


 Clubfabulous 


 Something In My Ear 


 Better Weird Than Dead London Gigs 


 Magdalena 


 WIDOWS 


 Cossack Disko 


 Bugbear 


 Far East Electric Psychedelic 


 The Lion's Den Comedy Club 


 Resonance104.4fm 


 The Popes 


 semaphore 


 Peyoti for President 


 Honeysuckle Breeze 


 Trashville 


 Electroacoustic Club 


 rockfeedback 


 Fiona Bevan 


 Meat Magazine 


 IKTOMS 


 Asyet 


 Little Fish 


 Alibii 


 be prepared 


 kevin pearce 





CROSS KINGS's Friends Comments
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Jun 4 2009 5:30 PM

thank you very much....see you soon.respect.zymbah
Gung Ho





May 26 2009 1:36 PM

june 2009
CLUB HELL





May 27 2009 3:05 AM


Leigh Mary Stokes





May 29 2009 1:59 PM

We are coming to see you...

And play a lovely set in your lovely venue on the 27th of June.

Wahey!
No Sweat





May 5 2009 8:40 AM

NO SWEAT GIGS IN MAY!


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May 11 2009 12:06 PM

The Book Club

£10.00
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/48730
The Take Over RIP :-( x x





Sep 2 2008 10:13 PM

ROCK
Then We Take Berlin





Sep 4 2008 12:13 AM

Hi there. A new track, 'I Have Waited', is up on our page now. Drop by and have a listen. TWTB x

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Mowgli





Sep 4 2008 10:06 AM

Fireshot @ Swan and Mitre 8th August





Sep 1 2008 3:19 PM

all our love xx
Honeysuckle Breeze





Sep 2 2008 9:44 AM

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ONE UNIQUE SIGNAL





Aug 31 2008 10:29 AM

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Great to be a part of the Love in!!!
DJ Cavey Nik





Aug 28 2008 10:20 PM

This Saturday!

Tabloid





Aug 25 2008 5:07 PM

soon at yours...
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Aug 22 2008 10:33 PM

Hello. Looking forward to performing on the 26th at Jazz Rumours.
Suds & Soda





Aug 23 2008 5:59 PM

We have a favorite picture of a bunch of gerbils playing golf.
What's your favorite picture?
IKTOMS





Aug 23 2008 6:16 PM

i'm just scheduling wired festival. it's going to be amazing.
Stonedrifters SB





Aug 21 2008 1:01 PM

See you all on the 3rd October.

peace.
The Foxes





Aug 23 2008 1:09 PM

Hey, thanks for the add!

All the best,

Jonno
Harlots Of Beyond





Aug 19 2008 2:32 PM

hi
thanks for adding
& greetings from
heLLsinKi!!!!!!!!
Aarni
.: Black Rainbow :.





Aug 13 2008 2:53 PM

Thank you for adding us! May we be a useful source of information on the free world of the Arts!

freedom in art, freedom in society, this is the double goal towards which all consistent and logical minds must strive.
Victor Hugo
Kicker Conspiracy





Aug 13 2008 10:56 PM

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The Untouchables





Aug 15 2008 1:04 PM

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Walki's Monster (RIP Kelly Johnson)





Aug 9 2008 11:45 AM

Monster Thanx
Pascal Briggs





Aug 6 2008 10:10 PM

Hey, coming to London in September, would love to play at the Cross Kings, or at least come down and have a look.
See you
Pascal
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