Fridays at Rowans - UPSTAIRS TO THE UNDERGROUND
Rowans Tenpin Bowl · London, United Kingdom
19:00 – 02:30
Rowans Tenpin Bowl is a bowling venue at 10 Stroud Green Road in Finsbury Park, London. The building served as a tram depot in the 1890s, a cinema in the 1920s, a dancehall in the 1960s and a bingo hall in the 1980s, before becoming a snooker club. It opened as a ten-pin bowling venue in 1988. The Rowans name came from the owners’ John Rowan Bookmakers betting shops.
Across two floors, the venue has 24 bowling lanes, six karaoke rooms, 14 pool tables, an arcade, two bars and two dancefloors. Its capacity is about 150, and its Friday and Saturday DJ nights use a Void sound system. The DJs play a broad mix, including rock and pop; the venue also hosts events from Neoprene Genie and Bass Camp LDN. Jess Mavz, Kareem Parkins-Brown, KEMANCI and starry niece have played there. Late-night DJs and a dancefloor were introduced, with Big Daddy Johnson starting as the first DJ in 1999.
