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PA system
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
Vocal mics
In-house engineer
About The Art of Tea
The Art of Tea is a grassroots music venue in Didsbury, Manchester. PA system and vocal mics are provided; bring your own instruments and amps.
The Art of Tea books Acoustic, Jazz, Folk, Singer-songwriter acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Manchester venue directory.
The Art of Tea is an independent café-bar at 47 Barlow Moor Road in Didsbury, Manchester, set in a former record shop and opened around October 2007. It blends a café, an adjoining bookshop, an exhibition space and a live-music room into a genuine community arts hub: alongside home-cooked food, loose-leaf teas and speciality beers, wines and spirits, it runs a regular events series of live music, comedy, poetry readings and art exhibitions, with a great soundtrack playing throughout the day. Open Monday to Saturday 9am-10pm and Sunday 10am-9pm, it is an intimate, welcoming stage for acoustic, jazz, folk and singer-songwriter performers in south Manchester.
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The Art of Tea books Acoustic, Jazz, Folk, Singer-songwriter. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.
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47 Barlow Moor Rd, Didsbury, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 6TW. See the map below for directions. Browse more Manchester venues nearby.
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