The Fighting Cocks is a music venue built prior to 1890 active since the 1930s and located in Kingston upon Thames, the administrative centre of the Royal Borough of Kingston, southwest London, England. It specializes in rock and roll, punk, metal, folk, ska, alternative, rockabilly, electro, comedy, and cabaret performances. It was conspicuous for hosting touring jazz acts in the late 1930s and in the 1940s. It is now a standard on the London live circuit. It was a popular watering hole, and host to many jam sessions including such artists as Eric Clapton, Shirley Collins, Frank Turner, Gallows, The Stupids, June Tabor and The Rolling Stones. Since 1992, it is also a live-audience training platform and term assessments venue for Kingston University's drama and music students.