The Piper

If you like your pubs with a bit of soul and a lot of live music, The Piper is the one for you. It’s a grassroots venue and rock ‘n’ roll boozer in St Leonards, brought back to life out of the old boarded-up Norman Arms.

Grab a pint from their cracking selection of draught beers or head upstairs to their live room, where you’ll catch everything from nationally touring acts and the best local bands to comedy nights and DJs – all powered through a top-quality sound system.

And then there’s its history. The Piper is named after Pink Floyd’s debut, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, in honour of Syd Barrett, who played his last ever gig with the band just down the road on Hastings Pier back in 1968. Did you know, the actual floorboards from Barrett’s London flat (the ones on the cover of The Madcap Laughs ) live upstairs? They were saved by the community and are out on display for any Floyd fan to come and see.

WHAT WE LOVE

For a room that fits a couple of hundred, it lands some seriously big names; they’ve hosted shows by the likes of Julian Marley, PP Arnold, Brian Jackson and Sea Power. It’s where Kid Kapichi rock up to for a secret show, and where local bands like Hot Wax and Snayx cut their teeth before the festival circuit came calling. With its huge history and huge reputation for booking iconic names and rising talent, The Piper is hard to beat.

Opening Hours
Monday – Wednesday: 4 pm – midnight
Thursday: 1 pm – midnight
Friday: 1 pm – 2 am
Saturday: 12 pm – 2 am
Sunday: 1 pm – midnight

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