The Black Canine Is a Actual-Life London Pub From Taylor Swift’s New Album

What occurs when an unassuming pub turns into the setting of a Taylor Swift music?

After releasing her much-anticipated eleventh album The Tortured Poets Division final Friday, Swift shocked followers at 2 a.m. with 15 new songs, amongst them “The Black Canine.” On the observe, Swift sings about following an ex-lover to “a bar known as the The Black Canine” after they forgot to show off their location. 

As followers rapidly sleuthed, The Black Canine is an actual pub in London — the place Swift as soon as lived with ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn. Whereas we are able to’t be certain what elements of the music are fictionalized, the bar grew to become a part of Swiftian (people)lore nearly instantly, as followers swarmed the Vauxhall pub over the weekend, creating the necessity for extra glassware and safety workers. 

Advertising supervisor Amy Cowley says the group first heard of the point out from a workers Swiftie who mentioned it was “going to be huge.” 

“The response has been large. We’ve been inundated with requests for merch, guests to the pub, and interviews,” she says. 

The Black Canine has leaned into the mania, providing foods and drinks specials like a “Swift” burger and taking part in the brand new album on repeat for followers. They even posted a video that performs into fan theories about which real-life ex the music references. (For what it’s price, occasions and social media supervisor Lily Bottomley alluded to a “sure blonde common” on Sky Information.) They’re additionally within the technique of establishing a merchandise retailer for followers worldwide, says Cowley. 

“The followers have been nice,” she provides. “They’ve been transferring to share area with different Swifties after we’re at max capability,” 

This is able to all be rather a lot for any institution, which supervisor Jonathan Murray was fast to level out in an Instagram publish. “I need to say an enormous thanks to our wonderful group, who’ve been using this Taylor Swift wave like whole professionals,” he wrote. “This stage of consideration and customized has come utterly out of the blue and the group have been working around the clock to ensure our common clients and Swifties obtain the implausible service The Black Canine is understood for. We might have gotten by means of the final week with out each single one in every of you. Drinks are on Taylor to have fun!” 

Since opening in 2009, this charming Victorian-style pub and restaurant, a brief stroll from the Thames River, has change into a fixture of southwest London’s Vauxhall neighborhood. “We’re a pleasant neighborhood pub liked by locals and guests to the world,” says Cowley. Along with seasonal pub fare like fish and chips, a Sunday roast with all of the trimmings, and regionally brewed beer, Cowley says they’re additionally identified for his or her tapas, like spinach goat cheese croquettes and chorizo in a cider sauce. 

The Black Canine is anticipating hordes of tourists from all over the world for Swift’s Eras Tour, which is able to cease at Wembley Stadium from June 21 to June 24, and Cowley says they’re planning particular occasions forward of the weekend. You may make reservations by means of the platform Seven Rooms, and so they additionally settle for walk-ins, although we extremely suspect you’ll need to e book upfront. 

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