The Half Moon was the venue where The Alarm announced their new name to the world in January 1981,[REF] and also hosted the first ever gig by Then Jerico in 1983,[REF] and the first gig by Gavin Rossdale[REF] of Bush.
More recent acts at the Half Moon during the tenancy of Robert Harrison from 2006-13, include Paloma Faith, Kate Tempest, Rumer, The Beat, The Handsome Family, The Wonderstuff, The Coal Porters, and Turin Brakes [REF].