Power Lunches Arts Café was a

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, rehearsal space, and creative hub located on Kingsland Road in

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, a district of the

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History

The café opened in 2011 and closed in 2015. It started out with gigs planned to be only at weekends, but later became a prominent feature of Hackney's

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scene with gigs most nights every week. Though originally genuinely also a

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, it eventually stopped serving food. The café hosted performances in its basement, the absolute maximum capacity of both floors was 150. These were most often concerts by local bands, but also saw acts from elsewhere in the UK, as well as further afield. Staff of the venue hosted a radio show showcasing the type of music made by bands to appear there on

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between 2012 and 2015.

Some artists to play Power Lunches

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* Big Joanie *

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* Crywank * Desperate Journalist * Doe *

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* Fear of Men *

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* Good Throb *

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* Joanna Gruesome * Maria Chavez *

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* Sauna Youth * Sean Nicholas Savage *

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* The Spook School *

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* Trash Kit *

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* Willis Earl Beal *

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* White Lung * Wolf Girl *

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