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About The Croft
The Croft is a grassroots music venue in Stokes Croft, Bristol with a standing capacity of approximately 140. Bring your own PA, mics and instruments.
The Croft books Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Bristol venue directory.
The Croft is a beloved grassroots pub and music venue at 117-119 Stokes Croft, Bristol (BS1 3RW). Established in 2000, it famously gave early stages to Arctic Monkeys, Bastille, Ed Sheeran, Idles and Bring Me The Horizon. It closed in July 2024 (latterly trading as The Crofters Rights) but reopened in 2025 under community ownership after Music Venues Properties — the Community Benefit Society set up by Music Venues Trust — bought the building and brought the original team and name back. It runs an intimate c. 140-capacity live room plus a 250-capacity club space, programming indie, rock, punk and alternative touring and emerging acts.
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The Croft books Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.
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The Croft has a standing capacity of approximately 140, classed as a small venue. See all Bristol venues for size comparisons.
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117-119 Stokes Croft, Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3RW. See the map below for directions. Browse more Bristol venues nearby.
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