Brighton · small venue · Verified open
Irish pub with good craic and live music.
About 80 standing, live music 1 night a week, house PA. Irish Folk, Folk, Acoustic.
Nearby venuesUpdated 12 November 2026
Here is Fiddlers Elbow in Brighton and Hove at a glance. It has live music 1 night a week. It books irish folk and acoustic acts.
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| Live music | 1 night a week |
| TodayClosed | 12:00–03:00Opens in 4h 14m 02s |
| Backline | PA provided |
| Books | Irish Folk · Folk · Acoustic |
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Everything about Fiddlers Elbow that matters before you book is set out below. It has live music 1 night a week. It books irish folk and acoustic acts.
| Capacity | about 80 standing |
| Live nights | Mon |
| Curfew | – |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Genres | Irish FolkFolkAcoustic |
| Website | fiddlerselbow.pub |
| Status | Verified open |
| Last checked | 4 Jun 2026 |
You will find Fiddlers Elbow at 11 Boyce's St, Brighton and Hove, Brighton, BN1 1AN. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 94 rooms in our Brighton venue directory.
Brighton BN1 1AN
The nearest station is Brighton (rail station), about 15 minutes' walk away.
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| Payment terms | Locked |
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Fiddlers Elbow publishes its opening times for 7 of the 7 days. These are the venue's own opening hours, not the gig start times. Check the venue's own website before travelling on a bank holiday.
| Mon | 12:00–01:00 |
| Tue | 12:00–01:00 |
| Wed | 12:00–01:00 |
| Thu | 12:00–01:00 |
| FriToday | 12:00–03:00 |
| Sat | 12:00–03:00 |
| Sun | 12:00–02:00 |
Fiddlers Elbow 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 | TBC |
| Guitar amp | TBC |
| Bass amp | TBC |
| Keys / keyboard | TBC |
| Vocal mics | TBC |
| In-house engineer | TBC |
Here is the story of Fiddlers Elbow in Brighton and Hove so far. It books irish folk and acoustic acts. It has live music 1 night a week.
Fiddlers Elbow is a grassroots music venue in Brighton and Hove, Brighton with a standing capacity of about 80. It books Irish Folk, Folk, Acoustic.
Listing notesFiddler's Elbow is a dedicated Irish pub on Boyce's Street, right in the heart of Brighton's Lanes, pouring some of the best Guinness in the city alongside a wide range of international pale ales and English classics. It's a small, lively room (around 80 capacity) well known for its live music, keen prices and spectacular summer street parties. Live Traditional Irish Folk takes over every Monday night with an alternating roster of performers — one group rattling through Irish drinking songs in the vein of The Dubliners, The Clancy Brothers and The Pogues, the other offering a more genteel instrumental "jam". There's also live music across three nights a week, DJs every Friday and Saturday, a Tuesday quiz, and big screens for GAA, Six Nations rugby and other sport. A proper craic-filled spot for folk and acoustic players in central Brighton.
It keeps this page true for the next act through the door.
The regular night at Fiddlers Elbow on GigXchange is its open mic. It has live music 1 night a week. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first.
Open mic, every Sunday - 20:00 · Free entry. More nights out in the wider Brighton gig directory.
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| 02 | The Brighton Centre up3 | 12 gigs |
| 03 | The Factory Live up3 | 9 gigs |
| 04 | Concorde 2 down2 | 8 gigs |
| 05 | The Prince Albert, Brighton up2 | 6 gigs |
| 06 | Patterns down2 | 5 gigs |
| 07 | The Hope & Ruin down4 | 4 gigs |
| 08 | The Volks Nightclub up2 | 4 gigs |
| 09 | DUST down1 | 3 gigs |
| 10 | Green Door Store down1 | 3 gigs |
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Fiddlers Elbow
Irish pub with good craic and live music. Capacity about 80.
- c. 80
- Capacity
- 1 night
- Live music
- 12:00
- Open today
- PA
- Backline
- Irish Folk
- Books
- Verified
- Directory status
Last updated: 12 November 2026
Fiddlers Elbow — Quick Facts
Fiddlers Elbow capacity: about 80 standing. Irish pub with good craic and live music. Here are the key facts on Fiddlers Elbow at a glance.
By size, Fiddlers Elbow is the joint 26th largest of the 35 venues we list in and around Brighton with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: O'Connor's On Warwick Street (about 80); The Evening Star (about 80) and The Folklore Rooms (about 70).
Fiddlers Elbow's listed capacity is about 80 standing - a small room on the scale we use for every venue. Around Brighton, the middle-sized room we list holds about 150 - Fiddlers Elbow 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.
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Inside Fiddlers Elbow
Fiddlers Elbow has an in-house PA for visiting acts. The room holds about 80. It has live music 1 night a week. Below: the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about, what we know about the room, and its regular live nights.
Fiddlers Elbow is a grassroots music venue in Brighton and Hove, Brighton with a standing capacity of about 80. Fiddlers Elbow provides a PA system — check the rest with the venue.
Fiddlers Elbow books Irish Folk, Folk, Acoustic acts. This listing is part of the Brighton venue directory.
Fiddler's Elbow is a dedicated Irish pub on Boyce's Street, right in the heart of Brighton's Lanes, pouring some of the best Guinness in the city alongside a wide range of international pale ales and English classics. It's a small, lively room (around 80 capacity) well known for its live music, keen prices and spectacular summer street parties. Live Traditional Irish Folk takes over every Monday night with an alternating roster of performers — one group rattling through Irish drinking songs in the vein of The Dubliners, The Clancy Brothers and The Pogues, the other offering a more genteel instrumental "jam". There's also live music across three nights a week, DJs every Friday and Saturday, a Tuesday quiz, and big screens for GAA, Six Nations rugby and other sport. A proper craic-filled spot for folk and acoustic players in central Brighton.
Nights Fiddlers Elbow usually has live music
Fiddlers Elbow usually has live music on Mon. It lists irish folk among the genres it books. A PA is listed; check what else is on stage before you load in. Fiddlers Elbow 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 Brighton.
By size, Fiddlers Elbow is the joint 26th largest of the 35 venues we list in and around Brighton with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: O'Connor's On Warwick Street (about 80); The Evening Star (about 80) and The Folklore Rooms (about 70).
Find Fiddlers Elbow
You will find Fiddlers Elbow at 11 Boyce's St, Brighton and Hove, Brighton, BN1 1AN. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 94 rooms in our Brighton venue directory.
The nearest station is Brighton (rail station), about 15 minutes' walk away. Fiddlers Elbow is in Brighton and Hove, Brighton — use BN1 1AN for sat-nav, taxis and ride apps. 13 other venues sit in Brighton and Hove too, if you want to make a night of it. Before you travel, check the night’s start time and what’s on in Brighton this week, or see which Brighton bands are free this weekend if you book the music.
Fortune Of War, The Bee's Mouth, The Bootlegger and The Dorset
Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (Open Government Licence).
What's On at Fiddlers Elbow
The regular night at Fiddlers Elbow on GigXchange is its open mic. It has live music 1 night a week. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first. Or browse the wider Brighton venue directory.
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The Brighton League
Fiddlers Elbow is #39 of 94 Brighton 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 – Chalk, Brighton 12 gigs
- #2 ▲3 The Brighton Centre 12 gigs
- #3 ▲3 The Factory Live 9 gigs
- #4 ▼2 Concorde 2 8 gigs
- #5 ▲2 The Prince Albert, Brighton 6 gigs
- #6 ▼2 Patterns 5 gigs
- #7 ▼4 The Hope & Ruin 4 gigs
- #8 ▲2 The Volks Nightclub 4 gigs
- #9 ▼1 DUST 3 gigs
- #10 ▼1 Green Door Store 3 gigs
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Fiddlers Elbow in brief. Set in Brighton, Fiddlers Elbow is a small room (under 150) that books irish folk, folk and acoustic. The live nights are most often Mondays. It hosts an open mic too (every Sunday). Other rooms nearby: Fortune Of War, The Bee's Mouth and The Bootlegger, or browse the Brighton venue directory.
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