Belfast · medium venue · Verified open
Council-run community arts centre in Belfast city centre with free performance space
About 300 standing.
Nearby venuesUpdated 12 November 2026
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capacity
| Live music | Varies |
| Backline | TBC |
| Books | Mixed |
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| Capacity | about 300 standing |
| Live nights | Contact venue |
| Curfew | – |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Website | maywe.co.uk |
| Status | Verified open |
| Last checked | 2 Aug 2026 |
| Checked against | Music directory |
You will find 2 Royal Avenue at 2 Royal Avenue, Belfast, BT1 1DA. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 77 rooms in our Belfast venue directory.
Belfast BT1 1DA
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| Booking email and phone | Locked |
| Fee range per act | Locked |
| How far ahead to book | Locked |
| Payment terms | Locked |
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The stage kit at 2 Royal Avenue is not confirmed yet. The list below shows the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about. Played here and the kit was different? Tell us and we will update it.
| PA system | TBC |
| Drum kit | TBC |
| Guitar amp | TBC |
| Bass amp | TBC |
| Keys / keyboard | TBC |
| Vocal mics | TBC |
| In-house engineer | TBC |
Here is the story of 2 Royal Avenue in Belfast so far. The notes below sum up what the venue and its listings say. Played here before? Tell us whether these details were right.
2 Royal Avenue is a grassroots music venue in Belfast with a standing capacity of about 300.
Listing notes2 Royal Avenue is a 300-capacity community arts centre run by Belfast City Council, right in the city centre and open daily from 10am to 6pm. The building offers free indoor and outdoor public space for performances alongside private hire for ticketed concerts, and there is a public baby grand piano. Step-free access at the entrances and through most of the building. Listed as a Musicians' Union Fair Play venue, committed to fair terms for performers.
It keeps this page true for the next act through the door.
Nothing is listed at 2 Royal Avenue on GigXchange right now. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first. The Belfast gig directory lists what is on across the area tonight.
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The Belfast league ranks live music venues by the gigs listed over the next 30 days. It refreshes every night, so a busy month moves a room up.
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| 01 | Limelight | 32 gigs |
| 02 | Empire Music Hall up2 | 11 gigs |
| 03 | Oh Yeah Music Centre down1 | 10 gigs |
| 04 | The Telegraph Building down1 | 10 gigs |
| 05 | Mandela Hall up1 | 7 gigs |
| 06 | Ulster Hall Belfast up2 | 7 gigs |
| 07 | Ulster Sports Club | 7 gigs |
| 08 | Voodoo down3 | 6 gigs |
| 09 | The Belfast Barge up1 | 2 gigs |
| 10 | The Black Box New | 2 gigs |
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2 Royal Avenue
Council-run community arts centre in Belfast city centre with free performance space. Capacity about 300.
- c. 300
- Capacity
- Varies
- Live music
- –
- Start time
- –
- Backline
- Mixed
- Books
- Verified
- Directory status
Last updated: 12 November 2026
2 Royal Avenue — Quick Facts
2 Royal Avenue capacity: about 300 standing. Council-run community arts centre in Belfast city centre with free performance space. Here are the key facts on 2 Royal Avenue at a glance.
By size, 2 Royal Avenue is the 8th largest of the 26 venues we list in and around Belfast with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: Oh Yeah Music Centre (about 290), The Black Box (about 240) and Ballymena Braid Arts Centre (about 200).
2 Royal Avenue's listed capacity is about 300 standing - a medium room on the scale we use for every venue. Around Belfast, the middle-sized room we list holds about 150 - 2 Royal Avenue is well above that. Rooms of roughly 150 to 500 usually book acts that can bring a crowd of their own - a local headliner, or the support slot on a touring bill - and promoters run many of these nights. We have not verified that figure yet - confirm it with the venue before you plan a show around it.
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Inside 2 Royal Avenue
The stage kit at 2 Royal Avenue is not confirmed yet. The room holds about 300. Below: the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about and what we know about the room.
2 Royal Avenue is a grassroots music venue in Belfast with a standing capacity of about 300. Contact the venue for their technical specification and backline.
This listing is part of the Belfast venue directory.
2 Royal Avenue is a 300-capacity community arts centre run by Belfast City Council, right in the city centre and open daily from 10am to 6pm. The building offers free indoor and outdoor public space for performances alongside private hire for ticketed concerts, and there is a public baby grand piano. Step-free access at the entrances and through most of the building. Listed as a Musicians' Union Fair Play venue, committed to fair terms for performers.
2 Royal Avenue doesn't list fixed live-music nights, so look at what is booked in the rail below to see when it runs shows. Its kit is not confirmed yet, so ask what is on stage before you load in. 2 Royal Avenue isn't on GigXchange yet - vote to bring it on, and have a short EPK and a live clip ready, since that is what most venues ask for first. More rooms, open mics and what they pay: getting gigs in Belfast.
By size, 2 Royal Avenue is the 8th largest of the 26 venues we list in and around Belfast with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: Oh Yeah Music Centre (about 290), The Black Box (about 240) and Ballymena Braid Arts Centre (about 200).
Find 2 Royal Avenue
You will find 2 Royal Avenue at 2 Royal Avenue, Belfast, BT1 1DA. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 77 rooms in our Belfast venue directory.
2 Royal Avenue is in Belfast — use BT1 1DA for sat-nav, taxis and ride apps. Before you travel, check the night’s start time and what’s on in Belfast this week, or see which Belfast bands are free this weekend if you book the music.
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What's On at 2 Royal Avenue
Nothing is listed at 2 Royal Avenue on GigXchange right now. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first. The Belfast gig directory lists what is on across the area tonight. Or browse the wider Belfast venue directory.
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2 Royal Avenue is #15 of 77 Belfast venues for live music — ranked by gigs on the calendar over the next 30 days, refreshed nightly. Only gigs in the GigXchange directory count.
- #1 – Limelight 32 gigs
- #2 ▲2 Empire Music Hall 11 gigs
- #3 ▼1 Oh Yeah Music Centre 10 gigs
- #4 ▼1 The Telegraph Building 10 gigs
- #5 ▲1 Mandela Hall 7 gigs
- #6 ▲2 Ulster Hall Belfast 7 gigs
- #7 – Ulster Sports Club 7 gigs
- #8 ▼3 Voodoo 6 gigs
- #9 ▲1 The Belfast Barge 2 gigs
- #10 NEW The Black Box 2 gigs
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2 Royal Avenue in brief. 2 Royal Avenue is a mid-sized room (150 to 499) in Belfast. Nearby rooms: 39 Gordon Street, 5th Element NI and Bert's Jazz Bar - or browse the full Belfast venue directory.
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