London's top five live music pubs

Whether you're into electronica or Balkan folk, there's a pub in London with the live music you're looking forThe Shacklewell Arms, DalstonUntil recently, the Shacklewell Arms was a garishly painted Caribbean social that sat quietly in an unloved part of Hackney. Now the ripple effect of regeneration has changed all that. Dalston's rebirth as London's coolest neighbourhood has allowed most of the run-down boozers in the area a makeover, although the Shacklewell appears to have just swapped clien...

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