The Ferryboat Inn

= The Ferry Boat Inn, Norwich =

The Ferry Boat Inn was a public house and live music venue in Norwich, UK, which closed in 2006.

Bands that played at The Ferry Boat [ [http://www.myspace.com/savetheferryboat MySpace.com - The Ferryboat ! - 102 - Garçon - norwich, UK - www.myspace.com/savetheferryboat ] ] [ [http://www.wombatwombat.co.uk/ Welcome to wombatwombat.co.uk ] ] [ [http://www.pokform.com/mqprojects/ mqprojects - lo-fi/indie rock/electronics in norwich, uk ] ]

Bands that played at the Ferry Boat include THE JINX, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, Enter Shikari, Gallows, RX Bandits, The Aquabats, Kimya Dawson, Bleeding Through, Brigade, Anti-Nowhere League, UK Subs, Demented Are Go, Cult Of Luna, Throwdown, The Vibrators, Twin Zero, The Business, Mixtwitch, Captain Everything!, Million Dead, The Red Chord, Sonic Boom Six, Fandangle, HORSE the band, Bullet Union, Eden Maine, Ghost Mice, Fastlane, The Littlest Man Band, Minus the Bear, Seachange, Hoover, Even in Blackouts, Stretch Arm Strong, Jeniferever, Kid commando, 65daysofstatic, The Dangerfields, Logh, The Good Life, Noisettes, [http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Sky_%28gruppo_musicale%29 Vanilla Sky] , Ambassador 21, Never Heard Of It, Modern Life Is War, Howards Alias, MU330, Stza Crack, Bring Me the Horizon, Send More Paramedics, Strike Anywhere, The Robocop Kraus, Decibully, Chris T-T, Swearing at Motorists, The Martini Henry Rifles, Miss Black America, Jetplane Landing, Melys, Engerica, Kinesis, KaitO, Meanwhile, Back In Communist Russia..., Sputniks Down, The Dawn Parade, Bearsuit, Angelspit, The Suffrajets, The Microphones, Karl Blau, Magoo, Herman Düne, We vs. Death, Koufax, Funeral Diner, Days in December, Jairus, Leatherface, Champion, Ciccone, KOOPA.

History [ [http://www.norfolkpubs.co.uk/norwich/fnorwich/nchfbi.htm Norwich - Ferry Boat Inn ] ] [ [http://www.norwichdarkside.co.uk/ Norwich Darkside - Gigs, Music, Bands, and Venues ] ]

The history of the Ferry Boat has been traced as far back as 1822, when it is thought to have been called the Horse Packet. It was known as the Steam Barge by 1830, and in 1867 its name was changed to the Steam Packet. It was first known as the Ferry Boat in 1925. In the mid 1970s a second bar was opened in a converted boat shed at the rear of the pub. It was here that they began putting on live music. The Ferry Boat was originally a venue for cover bands, but in the late 1990s local promoters began booking their own nights at the venue to put on local originals bands, and touring bands from all over the world. Over the next few years the Ferry Boat became established as one of the most important venues for local bands, catering for all types of alternative music, with a leaning towards Punk rock, Ska punk, metal, hardcore and Post-rock. In 2005 a protest was held after the Ferry Boat faced losing its public entertainment licence due to noise complaints from residents of a newly built block of flats nearby. The protest was a success, and the Ferry Boat's licence was renewed. However the Ferry Boat was forced to close a year later in 2006 due to continued noise complaints and financial difficulty. The final gig was an all dayer featuring local bands.

teve Wright

The Ferry Boat Inn was owned and operated by future serial killer Steve Wright from May 10 to September 8, 1988. [ [http://www.norfolkpubs.co.uk/norwich/fnorwich/nchfbi.htm Norfolk Public Houses - The Ferry Boat Inn] ]

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