The Horn in St Albans

Always a great place to go for music. The cavernous music room makes for a great venue.

Amazing venue full of love music and always a great atmosphere, highly recommend for supporting upcoming musicians or chilling for drinks

I've been playing in and attending gigs at this venue for 30 years and I never tire of going there. I'm so very glad that it continues to be a rock solid cornerstone of live music in Herts. It continues to attract a diverse range of patrons and you'll find live music for all tastes. The sound system is great and sound engineered by people who have been working the venue for years. Just recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. May it continue for another 50. Pictures professionally taken by me, of the band Pump It Up! on Friday 15th November 2024.

A proper little gem, a great pub/music venue worth visiting

Stopped serving food at least 2 hours earlier than advertised online so don’t bet on being fed here nor being able to bring food in. Staff is absolutely so so lovely but manager not really the vibe, kinda feel bad people have to work for him. A fun pub but definitely better in the area.

The Horn is a special, rare place. It's a high-quality live music venue near St Alban's rail station charading as a pub. Somehow it manages to do both really well. It's of critical culture significance to the community and Dacorum. Artists and music fans alike should support this venue.

Had my stsg night last night and finished at the Horn as always used to go there before moving away. It's still just as amazing. One of tje most friendly places you'll ever go to. And last night was incredible. But even better and I have to give praise where it's due. A friend of mine had a bit to much to drink and wasn't to well outside, the bar lady handled it to absolute perfection. Asking if she needs anything, bought her some tissues and water, asked if she was happy to let us get her home and if she felt safe. Just handled better than I've ever seen someone in that situation. So please pass on our thanks for her efforts. Amazing pub. Perfect night. Great job team. 👏 definitely will be back when next down.

Good as always..every night at the horn seeing a band is such a great night out

We recently did a birthday party at The Horn and it is a great place to host and event and also great to see bands - we watched one of the bands after our event and thoroughly enjoyed them - great staff and fun place

Private function in the 'Barn' back room for my mates' bands, great night as always!

Saw TV Pins last night. Not only were the band excellent (watch this space) but the bar and venue staff were exceptional. Lovely little venue 👍🏻👍🏻

Very pleasant place with good beer

I visited to see Honey Ryder on a week day and the pub was busy. Paid a very reasonable £5 for a pint of cider. The gig was in a very small function room. I would go again and I would recommend it.

Always a great late night venue, we stop off on the way home when visiting London as its right next to the station.

Hands down best music venue in St Albans

A fantastic weekly pub quiz and brilliant, regular live music! The staff have always been really helpful and the pub has a good atmosphere.

Great music venue and pub combo, good beers and drinks selection, and a go to for good night's out, tribute bands and the up & coming artists! What's not to like. Reliably consistent.

RIP off, ordered 2 non alcoholic drinks 1 pint & 1/2 pint of blackcurrant & Lemonade got charged £8.70 ?? Complained but was informed that was the price !!!

Great live music pub. Friendly atmosphere.

Went to see a tribute band Nirvanah who were excellent. Bar service great. Great venue.

Great night, went to see Ion Maiden. Great venue for live music.

Saw Ion Maiden perform, great gig!

Went to see Red Hot Chilli Peppers tribute act, who were amazing.

Fab night dancing and singing along to Depeche Mode songs thanks to the brilliant The Devout. A great concert venue and location. Close to train station. Shame about the arguing old guys at the front of the gig. The band did very well to manage them. Multi talented!

Nice pub but the bouncers are horrifically bad

A very beautiful pub with pleasant atmosphere.

Wonderful facilities, lovely staff, good food

Lively pub on a Friday night, with music.

The Horn dates back for years. We saw a Tribute Band (Coldplay) and it was a great evening. Staff are good and service is fast. The history of who played there is interesting.

Lovely pub with lots of life music

5 stars for the music alone. The Horn has an amazing varied selection of acts playing here almost every day! Would really recommend attending a battle-of-the-bands night when they're on, but also a good place to see tribute artists from around the UK. Good selection at the bar, food is exactly what you would expect. Also the front and rear gardens are a nice touch in the summer.

Nice truffle burger and some good bands

Never had a bad show here! @RobJonesTV

Brilliant music venue.long may it continue

Popped in for a quick bite, didn’t disappoint. A few pints of beer and chips and hot dog were amazing. Nice atmosphere, good relaxing space, dog friendly.

Saw nine below zero. What an amazing gig. Like being back in the earlie 80's

If you love live music this is the pub for you

As far as I'm concerned, this is the best pub in St.Albans.

good vibes with music and a great atmosphere!!

If I could give 0 stars, then I would. We turned up at 1:00 on a Friday evening. We were told that we were not allowed in by the bouncer as the horn closed at 01:00. It turns out they actually close at 02:00. The bouncer was exceptionally rude and we would never, ever return due to the way in which the bouncer treated us. So rude.

I hired the Barn at the Horn for my 50th birthday party. Great venue but unfortunately very strict on noise from 11pm onwards so the music could not be played loud enough to dance to. This was disappointing as this was the time when people wanted to start dancing! Fine for a quiet gathering but if you are hoping for music and dancing I would look elsewhere.

I hired the Barn at the Horn for my 50th birthday party. Great venue but unfortunately very strict on noise from 11pm onwards so the music could not be played loud enough to dance to. This was disappointing as this was the time when people wanted to start dancing! Fine for a quiet gathering but if you are hoping for music and dancing I would look elsewhere.

Just a georgous set up ,from bar to venue space,and wonderful staff. The venue felt cool and apreciative for the first band with a few people watching,and rocking for the second band who had many people to see them. Drove from Cambridge as you allow 14 + to attend ,and the drummer of Sunmachine's sister absolutely loved it . By the way, the sound was awesome x

Grabbed a beer and there was a live event going, free entry Sounds promising, will return for other gigs

Very good service but security are far too jobsworthy which makes you feel too tense when walking through the door. A change in security contract would make it one of the best bars in St Albans.

Watched the legend that is Steve Mason here. Food incredible, service incredible and an amazing performance. Will be back.

The horn is a nice pub, the venue on the other hand is not very friendly to small bands who don't have much of a following yet.

Spent new years eve here Good night Great atmosphere Band wasnt brilliant in our opinion We'd seen half life a couple of weeks prior and they were great Bar staff are friendly Drinks are plentiful and reasonably priced Nicely decorated inside Good amount of loos too

A great pub hosting various live music events! Not too expensive always a great night out

Great venue and love the place ,good beer and excellent music . Keep the live music pubs going .

Great pub near the st albans station . They do have some good food and lots of options for drinks . They do have vegetarian choices too .

Fantastic little unpretentious bistro pub and great music venue for emerging bands. Real community asset.

Nice pub adjacent to the station and a few minutes from the football ground.

Good pub that does live music. We went on a ‘barrioke’ night. Barry from east Enders doing karaoke. Very surreal. They have a back room that can be closed off for music events . The gents urinals are a bit different too!

Had fun playing here. Good times.

Went for live music, great little venue. Didn't eat here

Great small venue for up and coming bands. Blown away by KC Blackwater. Pub staff welcoming and helpful. No kitchen service when we were there but happy to allow us to bring in chips.

Proper pub with attached intimate live music venue. Staff and locals are very friendly. A great place to watch a band.

Love it. Great music scene. Great service, very quick even when rammed with music venue goers!

Went here when there were bands playing amazing atmosphere, staff were attentive and it was a great night.

Watched my Son and his band play here. No parking but nice pub.

Great grass roots venue and seen many a band here. Midweek slots need better promotion and earlier stage times though. Been a staple of local music scene for a very long time.

As good a small gig venue as you will find

Typischer Vorort Pub wie ich es mag. Einfach, rustikal, ehrlich.

ANOTHER COOL OPEN MIC WITH THE BLUE ANGEL CAFE.THANKS BILL..

Epic St Albans venue with good beer and live music

I bought 2 Heineken beers last night..Told the barmen that they tasted funny, he replied me that is Heineken silver and not offer us different beers..We didn’t know that and bought 2 different beers because we couldn’t drink them because of the taste..I work in a bar myself and if someone doesn’t like the drink they order I normally and directly offer a refund or other drinks ..Disappointed with the service

What a place to come and watch live music absolutely superb

Pleasant staff and nice surroundings.

Brilliant place, good location. Good selection of draught beers which I really appreciate! Good place for gigs as well!

Great night out watching a Beatles tribute act.

Went for the open mic, was basically empty but the room at the back smelt so bad (proper BO smell) my friend and I couldn't go in- not that we missed out on much as there was only one person sitting in there..

Very cool music orientated pub. Friendly and helpful staff.

Amazing night. Went to see London Calling, best night for a long time. Staff really looked after me

Best local music venue. Maybe it isn't quite as great as it once was in its heydey but still a great boozer full of character and characters!

Good pub to call in near train station advertised bands live music normal price for beer in the area.

The Horn in St Albans is a great place, specifically for live music. No food on a Sunday but there's an open mic night on that day. It's been there a long time, and I first played music there in 1996. A great place to eat, drink and play pool. Friendly and helpful staff and centrally located in St Albans. A five minute walk from the the train station. Easy access to the park and Abbey. For the last two years, I have held a Concert For Ukraine at The Horn to raise money for my friends charity, who are on the front line providing provisions but basically hot meals and water. Luke who manages The Horn is a gentleman and top man.

Fantastic place. Served quickly even though it was very busy. Fantastic live bands too. Will be back.

Great night with friends - was able to forget about the sulky bar man that couldn’t take a tip/advice since not everyone likes to pay for a mixer/ bottle and at least likes to be given the bottle they have just bought. I queried if it was from the tap and not a bottle (since it was mixer prices ) he replied It was a bottle and I just poured it in. So I explained that the mixer is exactly that a bottle you can mix to how you like it. Do Not think he could take it - on later returning to the bar I approached the sulky lad and said I apologised if I had upset or offended him since that was not my intention ( just wanted to mix my own large G&T to my taste not a lot to ask at £7.80) but to my surprise he started to slate me for being impatient - when I had waited patiently for a drink while others were being served that were directly in front of the tenders ( there was two on) other people had joined that area while I was at the corner waiting - so I decided to say something to the young barman that I was waiting to be served when he was ready - he didn’t hear me and another person within the bar must of noticed me being either ignored or not heard and called out on my behalf. I didn’t even realise he had taken offence but obviously he had - well anyway while standing there listening to him rant on about me and my patience in a bit of a confused mindset I had to bring him back to reality since this had nothing to do with what we were talking about my apology or the mixer. His reply “I have worked Loads of places and have lots of experience” I replied with I “would like to know where”. Seriously - Anyone that talks to a customer like that should be retrained, since I have been in hospitality for many many years and would be embarrassed to have staff unable to take constructive criticism . He was young and has a Great deal to learn being behind a bar - I wonder would I have been treated differently had I been a big beefy guy - instead of an older women that appeared to be on her own! Imagine how much trouble that could have caused - so retrain him please it could be a very costly mistake he was simply Rude - I could accept it more if they were busy ! ……….

Really great pub. Shane, the new manager was lovely. Great staff, great drinks. Great music

Nice pub near St Alban's City train station.

Lovely young kiwi lad working there who's quite a musical talent himself!

We loved the food and the atmosphere was amazing and the staff are very friendly and the live music was very good we saw an amazing band

Love this place! Great music great atmosphere. When it's busy it's hard to get a drink but apart from that it's home away from home

What a great night David Bowie Tribute 5* well done to the staff too, really friendly bar staff rushed off their feet but kept smiling. Great atmosphere.

It's a great pub near to the train/bus station. Lovely modern deco. Served by friendly staff. This pub is also a well-known music venue established in 1974 with some of the best-known bands playing here.

Great alternative pub. Lots of live music, reasonably priced drinks and a good crowd

Great pub.Was in with a group of Slough Town fans who were noisy but well behaved. Would definitely go back.

Intimate live music venue with decent watering hole attached, which is close to the railway station

Here now for the Open Mic Sunday afternoon. Always worth a visit. . .

Firstly, great music venue. I've seen some crackin bands here. Second THE KITCHENS OPEN AGAIN! The food is epic and the new menu is so good. Popped in for lunch and had the Thai pork belly burger from this week's specials menu. Juicy and flavour was spot on. Highly recommend you check it out

Criminally over priced loaded fries. Hoped for much more than a side sized portion for £15 and expected much better quality for your flagship menu item, especially when compared to the plain cheesey chips portion sold for £5. A small portion of chips, some squirty cheese and some warmed up pre-made pulled pork should not be considered a house speciality. Rest of the pub is great.

Staff were friendly, pub/venue very nice! Went to see a live performance and the evening was amazing! Definitely would come again.

Great place great staff always have a good time

Drinks are average but people are great.

I’ve been here more times than I can count. Sometimes to watch bands, other times to play with my own bands. This is without doubt the best live music venue for miles around. There’s a mix of free entry gigs and ticketed ones, with occasional shows from well-known acts such as Wheatus, Space, and popular comedians. If you want to watch live music, surrounded by like-minded fans, this is the place to be.

The queue to get into the music bit was a joke. 40 minutes The room is too small. There are too many tickets sold . It’s too quiet . You can’t see a thing. THERE IS NO BAR IN THE MUSIC VENUE. All in . No thanks

Open late, has a pool table and decent 🍺

It's OK small and busy. It's great if you are into rock music etc as live bands play in the back.

Good vibe, great band (VIPERA was playing) Friendly staff, but maybe needs another person behind the Bar.