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What's on Stage
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PA system
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
Vocal mics
In-house engineer
About The Middlesbrough Empire
The Middlesbrough Empire is a grassroots music venue in Town Centre, Middlesbrough. Bring your own PA, mics and instruments.
The Middlesbrough Empire books House, World Music, Tribute Act acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Middlesbrough venue directory.
The Middlesbrough Empire is one of the oldest entertainment venues in the North East, opened in 1897 as a music hall and one of only three surviving theatres designed by Ernest Runtz. Set across three floors of a Grade-listed Victorian theatre at 2 Corporation Road in the town centre, it blends grand heritage architecture, including its much-loved proscenium-arch stage, with a modern club and live-music operation. An official Music Venue Trust grassroots member, the Empire has hosted everyone from Charlie Chaplin and Harry Houdini to Roger Sanchez, the Arctic Monkeys and James Arthur, and now runs a mix of touring gigs, DJ club nights and tribute shows, typically Thursday and Saturday evenings into the early hours. There is a 60-space car park to the rear, free after 5pm. Contact: 01642 253553, enquiries@themiddlesbroughempire.co.uk.
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2 Corporation Road, Town Centre, Middlesbrough, TS1 2RT
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2 Corporation Road, Town Centre, Middlesbrough, TS1 2RT. See the map below for directions. Browse more Middlesbrough venues nearby.
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