Hot Box Live is a not-for-profit community music venue set into the railway viaduct arches at 28 Viaduct Road in Chelmsford, right by the station. A proper independent grassroots room, it stages original live music alongside drag, comedy and poetry, and runs a fortnightly open mic on the first and third Tuesday of the month. A welcoming, DIY-spirited spot at the heart of Chelmsford's underground scene.
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28 Viaduct Road, Chelmsford, Chelmsford, CM1 1TS
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