At a glance, The Ship Inn in Park Row, Bristol is summed up below. It has live music 1 night a week. The figures below set out its size, live nights, kit and genres.
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Standing capacity
grassroots room
In detail
Live music
1 night a week
Today·Closed
16:00–23:00Opens in 5h 20m 14s
Backline
TBC
Books
Mixed
01 — Inside the room
4 photos
4 photos show the inside of The Ship Inn, from the stage to the bar. Tap any photo to open it at full size. Venue owners can claim this page and add their own photos.
Before you book The Ship Inn, here are its size, live nights, genres and website. It has live music 1 night a week. Members can vote to bring this venue onto GigXchange.
The Ship Inn is at 8 Lower Park Row, Bristol, BS1 5BJ. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 86 rooms in our Bristol venue directory.
Nobody from The Ship Inn is on GigXchange yet, so members vote to bring the venue on. Once the venue joins, members can send it booking requests in the app.
The Ship Inn publishes its opening times for 7 of the 7 days. These are the venue's own opening hours, not the gig start times.
MonToday
16:00–23:00
Tue
16:00–23:00
Wed
16:00–23:00
Thu
16:00–00:00
Fri
16:00–00:00
Sat
15:00–00:00
Sun
Closed
06 — What's on stage
TBC
The stage kit at The Ship Inn 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
07 — About
Park Row, Bristol
About The Ship Inn
This is the background on The Ship Inn, from the venue and its listings. It has live music 1 night a week. The notes below sum up what the venue and its listings say.
The Ship Inn is a grassroots music venue in Park Row, Bristol.
Listing notes
The Ship Inn on Lower Park Row re-opened in October 2024 after a prolonged closure and now bills itself as "Bristol's freshest dive bar". It has shuffleboard and darts areas, plus a downstairs venue with karaoke facilities.
Events range from open mics and pub quizzes to live music and DJs. The Mothership Mic open mic starts at 7.30pm, and the weekly quiz runs on Thursdays.
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08 — What's on
Nothing listed
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The stage kit at The Ship Inn 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
About The Ship Inn
The Ship Inn is a grassroots music venue in Park Row, Bristol. Contact the venue for their technical specification and backline.
The Ship Inn on Lower Park Row re-opened in October 2024 after a prolonged closure and now bills itself as "Bristol's freshest dive bar". It has shuffleboard and darts areas, plus a downstairs venue with karaoke facilities.
Events range from open mics and pub quizzes to live music and DJs. The Mothership Mic open mic starts at 7.30pm, and the weekly quiz runs on Thursdays.
Playing The Ship Inn: what to know
Live nights at The Ship Inn are usually Tue, with music from about 19:30. Originals and covers are both welcome. The stage kit is not confirmed yet - ask before you load in. The Ship Inn 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 Bristol.
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Nights The Ship Inn usually has live music — typical start 19:30
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Find The Ship Inn
The Ship Inn is at 8 Lower Park Row, Bristol, BS1 5BJ. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 86 rooms in our Bristol venue directory.
The nearest station is Clifton Down (rail station), about 20 minutes' walk away. You'll find The Ship Inn in Park Row, Bristol; BS1 5BJ is the postcode for sat-nav and ride apps. Check the start time before you set off, and see what else is on in Bristol this week, or book a Bristol band for a night of your own.
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The Ship Inn is #80 of 86 Bristol venues for live music
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Common Questions
These are the 9 questions people ask most about booking and visiting The Ship Inn. Each answer uses the details already shown on this page.
10 — Small print9 answersCommon questions
These are the 9 questions people ask most about booking and visiting The Ship Inn. Each answer uses the details already shown on this page.
The Ship Inn has not listed its kit yet — check with the venue before you book. For venues with gear listed, see the Bristol venue directory.
Contact the venue for genre preferences. Most Bristol grassroots venues book a mix of rock, pop, folk, and acoustic acts.
Sign up free on GigXchange to see the booking details The Ship Inn has shared — contact, fee range and how to submit, where listed. Most grassroots venues accept email submissions with a link to your music or EPK. Check current UK fee benchmarks before quoting.
Capacity data is pending for The Ship Inn. Sign up to contribute or contact the venue directly.
The Ship Inn describes itself as hosting open mic nights — check with the venue for the current night, or browse the Bristol Open Mic Finder.
8 Lower Park Row, Bristol, BS1 5BJ. See the map below for directions. Browse more Bristol venues nearby.
Fee ranges are available to signed-up artists on GigXchange. Grassroots venue fees in Bristol vary by event type, band size, and whether the deal is a flat fee or door split. The GigXchange Rate Calculator shows current UK percentiles.
The nearest station is Clifton Down (rail station), about 20 minutes' walk away. For sat-nav and taxis, the postcode is BS1 5BJ. (Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport, Open Government Licence.)
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