Joiners Arms
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| Location | St. Mary's, Southampton |
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| Opened | 1968 |
| Owner | Joiners Southampton Ltd. |
| Capacity | 150 |
| Website | www.joinerslive.co.uk |
The Joiners Arms is a Public House and small music venue at 141 St Mary's Street, St Mary's, Southampton, England. It has played host to many up-and-coming bands such as Oasis and Coldplay. There are gigs most nights of the week by national acts and local bands. The venue is currently owned by Patrick Muldowney, who also plays a vital role as the doorman. Bands such as Arctic Monkeys during interviews with NME have often mentioned the Joiners, describing it as "a place where you have to play to get started." Friendly Fires stated that "without the Joiners Arms and other venues like that around the UK, we would not be where we are, and for that we are so grateful." Richard Ashcroft from the Verve is very fond of the venue, saying Verve played their best ever gig there. It runs shows from a wide range of genres including rock, metal, indie, dance, drum and bass and hip-hop. Its one of the only venues in the country still putting on music every single night. Most bands, new and old, have played there when just starting out to a capacity of 150.
The team that runs The Joiners, Pat and co, also runs an alternative nightclub Unit off Clovely Road in Southampton. Their website provides information on both these venues and other alternative venues in Southampton and Bournemouth. Jessie J, Little Boots, White Lies, The Vaccines have all graced the stage at Unit, to an audience of 400.
The Joiners opened its doors as a music venue in 1968. It is home to many Southampton-based bands, and various acts signed and unsigned to recording companies have played there. Notable acts that have played at The Joiners include Green Day, Manic Street Preachers, Arctic Monkeys, Oasis, Lostprophets, Radiohead, The Libertines, Jamie T, Ed Sheeran (Both of whom were selling cds from their bags), Babyshambles, Kasabian, The Enemy[disambiguation needed 
], The Rifles, The Wombats, Biffy Clyro, The Verve (where Ashcroft claims it was their best ever gig) The Twang, Twisted Wheel, Brother, Coldplay, The Kooks, The Charlatans, The Maccabees, Panic at the Disco, Suede, Two Door Cinema Club, Hadouken! & Devlin and many more. The wall of the venue is covered with posters and stickers from the bands that have played. The Kings of Leon and Scissor Sisters were also booked in both went back to America to make new albums.
A book about the legendary venue was written by Oliver Gray in 2005, featuring pictures of Oasis there, and a listing of every band to have ever graced the stage.
Mint Burston, who died on November 17, 2007, was almost single-handedly responsible for turning the Joiners Arms from a back-street Southampton pub into one of the most important venues on the UK gig circuit, vital in the early careers of Radiohead, Oasis, Muse, Coldplay and almost any important band of the last thirty years. Mint’s unerring instincts, his tolerant approach, his unselfishness and his promoting skills are remembered and appreciated by all who have visited or played at the Joiners.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQxg99aI-Do - an interview with Tom Step-hens and a tour of the venue itself. Directed by the one and only roben wineker
