Rock music of a kind typically played live in pubs; specifically a genre of fast, blues-based rock originating in Britain in the mid 1970s, often considered a precursor to punk.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Music Scene.
Definition of pub rock in US English:
pub rock
noun
Rock music of a kind typically played live in pubs; specifically a genre of fast, blues-based rock originating in Britain in the mid 1970s, often considered a precursor to punk.