Cambridge · small venue · Verified open
Central Cambridge cocktail bar with retro consoles and weekend live music.
About 70 standing, live music 4 nights a week, full house backline.
Nearby venuesUpdated 13 November 2026
Here is Bar -OH in Cambridge at a glance. It has live music 4 nights a week. There is a full backline on stage. The figures below set out its size, live nights, kit and genres.
capacity
| Live music | 4 nights a week |
| TodayClosed | 16:00–01:00Opens in 8h 23m 55s |
| Backline | Full house kit |
| Books | Mixed |
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Everything about Bar -OH that matters before you book is set out below. It has live music 4 nights a week. Members can vote to bring this venue onto GigXchange.
| Capacity | about 70 standing |
| Live nights | Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat |
| Curfew | – |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Website | bar-oh.com |
| Status | Verified open |
| Last checked | 13 Nov 2026 |
| Checked against | Venue website |
You will find Bar -OH at 20 Downing Pl, Cambridge, CB2 3DT. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 31 rooms in our Cambridge venue directory.
Cambridge CB2 3DT
The nearest station is Cambridge (rail station), about 25 minutes' walk away.
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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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Bar -OH 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 | 16:00–01:00 |
| Tue | 16:00–01:00 |
| Wed | 16:00–01:00 |
| Thu | 16:00–01:00 |
| FriToday | 16:00–01:00 |
| Sat | 16:00–01:00 |
| Sun | 16:00–01:00 |
Bar -OH has a full backline on stage 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 | Provided |
| Guitar amp | Provided |
| Bass amp | Provided |
| Keys / keyboard | TBC |
| 2 vocal mics | Provided |
| In-house engineer | TBC |
Here is the story of Bar -OH in Cambridge so far. It has live music 4 nights a week. The notes below sum up what the venue and its listings say.
Bar -OH is a grassroots music venue in Cambridge with a standing capacity of about 70.
Listing notesBar -OH is a table-service cocktail bar in the centre of Cambridge, at 20 Downing Street next to the entrance of the Hilton Hotel (CB2 3DT). It's known for inventive drinks served in unusual glassware and for the wall of retro games consoles and board games that are free to play while you drink. On the music side it runs a Monday open mic (the '-OHpen Mic') and Keys with Bryan on Wednesdays, plus live sets on Friday and Saturday nights — usually its in-house band, sometimes guest performers — across a relaxed, intimate room. It opens daily from 4pm, takes both originals and covers, and runs a house PA. A small but genuine live-music slot rather than a dedicated gig venue.
It keeps this page true for the next act through the door.
The regular night at Bar -OH on GigXchange is its open mic. It has live music 4 nights a week. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first.
Open mic, every Monday - 20:00 · Free entry. More nights out in the wider Cambridge gig directory.
The Cambridge 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.
live rooms
| 01 | Cambridge Corn Exchange | 9 gigs |
| 02 | The Junction up1 | 3 gigs |
| 03 | MASH down1 | 1 gig |
| 04 | Arts Club Cambridge | 0 gigs |
| 05 | Audley End | 0 gigs |
| 06 | Bar -OH This venue | 0 gigs |
| 07 | Boathouse | 0 gigs |
| 08 | d'Arry's Restaurant, Bar & Cheesemonger | 0 gigs |
| 09 | Earls of Beaconsfield | 0 gigs |
| 10 | Golden Hind | 0 gigs |
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Bar -OH
Central Cambridge cocktail bar with retro consoles and weekend live music. Capacity about 70.
- c. 70
- Capacity
- 4 nights
- Live music
- 16:00
- Open today
- Full
- Backline
- Mixed
- Books
- Verified
- Directory status
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Last updated: 13 November 2026
Bar -OH — Quick Facts
Bar -OH capacity: about 70 standing. Central Cambridge cocktail bar with retro consoles and weekend live music. Here are the key facts on Bar -OH at a glance.

By size, Bar -OH is the 14th largest of the 14 venues we list in and around Cambridge with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: Panton Arms (about 80), Six Bells (about 80) and The Emperor (about 80).
Bar -OH's listed capacity is about 70 standing - a small room on the scale we use for every venue. Around Cambridge, the middle-sized room we list holds about 100 - Bar -OH 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.
Bar -OH this week
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Inside Bar -OH
Bar -OH has a full backline on stage for visiting acts. The room holds about 70. 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.
Bar -OH is a grassroots music venue in Cambridge with a standing capacity of about 70. Full backline is on stage including drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, PA and vocal mics — so you can travel light.
This listing is part of the Cambridge venue directory.
Bar -OH is a table-service cocktail bar in the centre of Cambridge, at 20 Downing Street next to the entrance of the Hilton Hotel (CB2 3DT). It's known for inventive drinks served in unusual glassware and for the wall of retro games consoles and board games that are free to play while you drink. On the music side it runs a Monday open mic (the '-OHpen Mic') and Keys with Bryan on Wednesdays, plus live sets on Friday and Saturday nights — usually its in-house band, sometimes guest performers — across a relaxed, intimate room. It opens daily from 4pm, takes both originals and covers, and runs a house PA. A small but genuine live-music slot rather than a dedicated gig venue.
Nights Bar -OH usually has live music
Bar -OH usually has live music on Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat. Full backline is listed, so you can travel light - bring your own instrument, pedals and breakables. Bar -OH 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.
By size, Bar -OH is the 14th largest of the 14 venues we list in and around Cambridge with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: Panton Arms (about 80), Six Bells (about 80) and The Emperor (about 80).
Find Bar -OH
You will find Bar -OH at 20 Downing Pl, Cambridge, CB2 3DT. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 31 rooms in our Cambridge venue directory.
The nearest station is Cambridge (rail station), about 25 minutes' walk away. Bar -OH is in Cambridge — use CB2 3DT for sat-nav, taxis and ride apps. Before you travel, check the night’s start time and what’s on in Cambridge this week; if you book acts, see who’s available in Cambridge this weekend.
Boathouse, Cambridge Corn Exchange, d'Arry's Restaurant, Bar & Cheesemonger and Golden Hind
Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (Open Government Licence).
The Cambridge League
Bar -OH is #6 of 31 Cambridge 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 – Cambridge Corn Exchange 9 gigs
- #2 ▲1 The Junction 3 gigs
- #3 ▼1 MASH 1 gig
- #4 – Arts Club Cambridge 0 gigs
- #5 – Audley End 0 gigs
- #6 – Bar -OH This venue 0 gigs
- #7 – Boathouse 0 gigs
- #8 – d'Arry's Restaurant, Bar & Cheesemonger 0 gigs
- #9 – Earls of Beaconsfield 0 gigs
- #10 – Golden Hind 0 gigs
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Bar -OH in brief. Set in Cambridge, Bar -OH is a small room (under 150). The live nights are most often Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. There’s also an open mic (every Monday). Other rooms nearby: Boathouse, Cambridge Corn Exchange and d'Arry's Restaurant, Bar & Cheesemonger, or browse the Cambridge venue directory.
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More rooms near Bar -OH: La Raza, Panton Arms, The Elm Tree, The Emperor, The Geldart, The Tram Depot, West Road Concert Hall, Arts Club Cambridge, Earls of Beaconsfield, High Lodge, Thetford Forest, Hot Numbers Coffee, The Junction and MASH.
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