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What's on Stage
Equipment and backline available at this venue. We verify and update this section regularly.
PA system
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
3 vocal mics
In-house engineer
About The Tap & Tumbler
The Tap & Tumbler is a grassroots music venue in City Centre, Nottingham with a standing capacity of approximately 120. Full backline is on stage including drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, PA and vocal mics, plus an in-house sound engineer — so you can travel light.
The Tap & Tumbler books Rock, Alternative Rock, Metal acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Nottingham venue directory.
The Tap & Tumbler is a long-standing rock bar in Nottingham city centre on Wollaton Street (NG1 5FA), with more than two decades of trading and a deep selection of gins, whiskeys and rums behind the bar. It is firmly part of the local grassroots circuit, with live music every week: a free open-mic night on Wednesdays and live bands across the weekend, leaning to rock, alternative and metal, plus a Monday quiz. The venue runs a full backline (drums, guitar and bass amps), an in-house sound engineer and a house PA, and welcomes both original material and covers.
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Find The Tap & Tumbler
27 Wollaton Street, City Centre, Nottingham, NG1 5FA
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Full backline: drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, PA and vocal mics. In-house sound engineer included. Bring your own instrument and pedals. Looking for other venues with full backline? Browse Nottingham venues and filter by backline.
The Tap & Tumbler books Rock, Alternative Rock, Metal. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.
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The Tap & Tumbler has a standing capacity of approximately 120, classed as a small venue. See all Nottingham venues for size comparisons.
Yes — The Tap & Tumbler hosts open mic nights. Check the listing for day, time, and signup details on the Nottingham Open Mic Finder.
27 Wollaton Street, City Centre, Nottingham, NG1 5FA. See the map below for directions. Browse more Nottingham venues nearby.
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