Originally called the Feldman Swing Club (since 1942), the 100 Club changed its name when the father of the current owner took over in 1964.
In September 1976, the 100 Club played host to the first international punk festival, which helped push the new punk movement into the mainstream. The Sex Pistols, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Clash, Buzzcocks, The Jam, The Stranglers, and The Damned all played at this event. Under the promotion of Ron Watts, the venue then booked punk bands like Angelic Upstarts, U.K. Subs and The Adicts, as well as, from 1981 onwards, hardcore bands such as The Varukers, Black Flag, Discharge, Crass, Picture Frame Seduction, Skrewdriver, English Dogs, etc.
On 31 May 1982, The Rolling Stones played an unannounced show here as a warm-up for their European tour, and returned again on 23 February 1986 to play a tribute show for their recently deceased pianist Ian Stewart, a concert that was their only live performance between 1982 and 1989.
In September 2010, it was announced that the 100 Club would close at the end of 2010 owing to continuing losses. A campaign was launched to keep the venue open, supported by many musicians including Paul McCartney, and in February 2011 a partnership with Nike subsidiary Converse was arranged to enable the 100 Club to remain open.
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