Belfast · small venue · Verified open
80-cap Cathedral Quarter folk and trad pub.
About 80 standing, live music 4 nights a week, house PA. Folk, Traditional, Acoustic.
Nearby venuesUpdated 12 November 2026
At a glance, The Duke of York in Cathedral Quarter, Belfast is summed up below. It has live music 4 nights a week. It books folk, traditional and acoustic acts.
capacity
| Live music | 4 nights a week |
| TodayClosed | 11:30–00:00Opens in 3h 37m 00s |
| Backline | PA provided |
| Books | Folk · Traditional · Acoustic |
4 photos show the inside of The Duke of York, from the stage to the bar. It books folk, traditional and acoustic acts. Tap any photo to open it at full size.
Before you book The Duke of York, here are its size, live nights, genres and website. It has live music 4 nights a week. It books folk, traditional and acoustic acts.
| Capacity | about 80 standing |
| Live nights | Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun |
| Curfew | – |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Genres | FolkTraditionalAcoustic |
| Website | dukeofyorkbelfast.com |
| Status | Verified open |
| Last checked | 27 Jul 2026 |
The Duke of York is at 7-11 Commercial Court, Cathedral Quarter, Belfast, BT1 2NB. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 77 rooms in our Belfast venue directory.
Cathedral Quarter, Belfast BT1 2NB
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| Fee range per act | Locked |
| How far ahead to book | Locked |
| Payment terms | Locked |
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The Duke of York publishes its opening times for 7 of the 7 days. These are the venue's own opening hours, not the gig start times.
| Mon | 11:30–00:00 |
| Tue | 11:30–00:00 |
| Wed | 11:30–00:00 |
| Thu | 11:30–00:00 |
| FriToday | 11:30–00:00 |
| Sat | 11:30–00:00 |
| Sun | 13:00–20:00 |
The Duke of York has an in-house PA for visiting acts. 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 | Provided |
| Drum kit | Bring your own |
| Guitar amp | Bring your own |
| Bass amp | Bring your own |
| Keys / keyboard | TBC |
| Vocal mics | TBC |
| In-house engineer | TBC |
This is the background on The Duke of York, from the venue and its listings. It books folk, traditional and acoustic acts. It has live music 4 nights a week.
The Duke of York is a grassroots music venue in Cathedral Quarter, Belfast with a standing capacity of about 80. It books Folk, Traditional, Acoustic, Rock.
Listing notesThe Duke of York is one of Belfast's most photographed pubs, tucked down the cobbled Commercial Court alleyway in the Cathedral Quarter. Intimate at around 80 capacity, it runs live music Thursday to Sunday — traditional sessions, acoustic and rock — welcoming both originals and covers, with a solid PA in place. The bar is crammed with original mirrors and memorabilia and claims the largest selection of Irish whiskeys in Ireland, with benches along the alley outside for busy nights.
It keeps this page true for the next act through the door.
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The Duke of York
80-cap Cathedral Quarter folk and trad pub.
- c. 80
- Capacity
- 4 nights
- Live music
- 11:30
- Open today
- PA
- Backline
- Folk
- Books
- Verified
- Directory status
Last updated: 12 November 2026
The Duke of York — Quick Facts
The Duke of York capacity: about 80 standing. 80-cap Cathedral Quarter folk and trad pub. Here are the key facts on The Duke of York at a glance.
By size, The Duke of York is the joint 19th largest of the 26 venues we list in and around Belfast with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: The John Hewitt (about 80), The Spaniard (about 80) and 39 Gordon Street (about 60).
The Duke of York's listed capacity is about 80 standing - a small room on the scale we use for every venue. Around Belfast, the middle-sized room we list holds about 150 - The Duke of York is well below that. Rooms under about 150 are where most acts start out: shorter sets, a local crowd and often a door split or a modest flat fee. A room this size fills on your own following, so bring your guest list. We have not verified that figure yet - confirm it with the venue before you plan a show around it.
The Duke of York this week
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Inside The Duke of York
The Duke of York has an in-house PA for visiting acts. The room holds about 80. It has live music 4 nights a week. Below: the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about, what we know about the room, and its regular live nights.
The Duke of York is a grassroots music venue in Cathedral Quarter, Belfast with a standing capacity of about 80. The Duke of York provides a PA system; bring your own drum kit, guitar amp and bass amp — check the rest with the venue.
The Duke of York books Folk, Traditional, Acoustic, Rock acts. This listing is part of the Belfast venue directory.
The Duke of York is one of Belfast's most photographed pubs, tucked down the cobbled Commercial Court alleyway in the Cathedral Quarter. Intimate at around 80 capacity, it runs live music Thursday to Sunday — traditional sessions, acoustic and rock — welcoming both originals and covers, with a solid PA in place. The bar is crammed with original mirrors and memorabilia and claims the largest selection of Irish whiskeys in Ireland, with benches along the alley outside for busy nights.
Nights The Duke of York usually has live music
Live nights at The Duke of York are usually Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun. It lists folk among the genres it books. There is a PA listed - ask what else is on stage before you load in. The Duke of York hasn't joined GigXchange yet; vote to bring it on, and in the meantime keep a short EPK and a live clip ready - it is what most venues ask for first. More rooms, open mics and what they pay: getting gigs in Belfast.
By size, The Duke of York is the joint 19th largest of the 26 venues we list in and around Belfast with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: The John Hewitt (about 80), The Spaniard (about 80) and 39 Gordon Street (about 60).
Find The Duke of York
The Duke of York is at 7-11 Commercial Court, Cathedral Quarter, Belfast, BT1 2NB. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 77 rooms in our Belfast venue directory.
You'll find The Duke of York in Cathedral Quarter, Belfast; BT1 2NB is the postcode for sat-nav and ride apps. We list 9 other venues in Cathedral Quarter, so a night out here can take in more than one room. Check the start time before you set off, and see what else is on in Belfast this week, or book a Belfast band for a night of your own.
What's On at The Duke of York
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The Belfast League
The Duke of York is #53 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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The Duke of York in brief. The Duke of York is a small room (under 150) in Cathedral Quarter, Belfast that books folk, traditional and acoustic. The live nights are most often Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Other rooms nearby: The Duncairn, The MAC and The Northern Whig, or browse the Belfast venue directory.
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