Flamingo Club Blue Plaque

About This Blue Plaque

The Flamingo Club was a legendary jazz and rhythm & blues venue located at 33-37 Wardour Street in London’s Soho district from 1957 to 1967. Founded by British music industry pioneer Jeffrey S. Kruger MBE, the club played a significant role in popularizing these musical genres in the UK and fostering the 1960s “Swinging London” scene.

Many renowned British and American jazz and R&B artists performed at The Flamingo over its decade-long run. The club regularly featured acts like Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames, Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, and visiting American stars such as Billie Holiday. It was one of the few clubs in London where black and white musicians played together on the same stage.

The Flamingo Club’s vibrant atmosphere and cutting-edge music made it a hub for London’s fashionable young crowd in the early 1960s. The venue hosted all-night weekend live sessions that drew large, energetic audiences ready to dance until dawn. Although The Flamingo closed its doors in 1967, it left an enduring impact on London’s music and cultural landscape. This plaque, erected in 2017, celebrates the club’s influential decade-long tenure at the heart of Soho’s burgeoning post-war music scene.