Coventry · grassroots venue
Coventry pub with live entertainment.
Capacity to be confirmed, house PA. Various, Acoustic.
Nearby venuesUpdated 12 November 2026
At a glance, The Rainbow Inn in Allesley, Coventry is summed up below. It books various and acoustic acts. There is an in-house PA. The figures below set out its size, live nights, kit and genres.
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| Live music | Varies |
| TodayClosed | 12:00–00:00Opens in 4h 23m 42s |
| Backline | PA provided |
| Books | Various · Acoustic |
4 photos show the inside of The Rainbow Inn, from the stage to the bar. It books various and acoustic acts. Tap any photo to open it at full size.
Before you book The Rainbow Inn, here are its size, live nights, genres and website. It books various and acoustic acts. Members can vote to bring this venue onto GigXchange.
| Capacity | – |
| Live nights | Contact venue |
| Curfew | – |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Genres | VariousAcoustic |
| Website | facebook.com |
| Status | Being verified |
The Rainbow Inn is at 73 Birmingham Rd, Allesley, Coventry, CV5 9GT. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 46 rooms in our Coventry venue directory.
Allesley, Coventry CV5 9GT
The nearest station is Canley (rail station), about 1.5 miles away - a taxi or bus is the easier last leg.
The Rainbow Inn for artists: The Rainbow Inn has not joined GigXchange yet, so acts vote here to bring it on - to hire the venue for a private event, choose Private hire.
| Booking email and phone | Locked |
| Fee range per act | Locked |
| How far ahead to book | Locked |
| Payment terms | Locked |
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The Rainbow Inn publishes its opening times for 7 of the 7 days. These are the venue's own opening hours, not the gig start times.
| Mon | 12:00–20:00 |
| Tue | 12:00–00:00 |
| Wed | 12:00–00:00 |
| Thu | 12:00–00:00 |
| FriToday | 12:00–00:00 |
| Sat | 10:00–00:00 |
| Sun | 10:00–00:00 |
The Rainbow Inn 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 |
This is the background on The Rainbow Inn, from the venue and its listings. It books various and acoustic acts. The notes below sum up what the venue and its listings say.
The Rainbow Inn is a grassroots music venue in Allesley, Coventry. It books Various, Acoustic.
Listing notesThe Rainbow Inn is a 17th-century village pub on Birmingham Road in Allesley, Coventry, with a garden, snug and sports TV. It keeps a community spirit with quiz nights and open-mic sessions, lists live music among its facilities, and runs an annual Allesley Live Music Festival in the summer. Drinks lean traditional — Bass and Landlord as regular ales plus a changing beer — with simple, well-made pub fare like batches, cheese boards and ploughman's. With a house PA welcoming originals and covers, it's a friendly grassroots and open-mic spot serving the Allesley side of Coventry.
It keeps this page true for the next act through the door.
The regular night at The Rainbow Inn on GigXchange is its open mic. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first. The Coventry gig directory lists what is on across the area tonight.
Open mic night - Time tbc · Free entry. More nights out in the wider Coventry gig directory.
The Coventry 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.
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| 01 | The Assembly | 8 gigs |
| 02 | hmv Empire up1 | 7 gigs |
| 03 | Queens Hall down1 | 7 gigs |
| 04 | LTB Showrooms up1 | 2 gigs |
| 05 | Arches Coventry up1 | 1 gig |
| 06 | Kasbah Nightclub down2 | 1 gig |
| 07 | Bedford Street up1 | 0 gigs |
| 08 | Catch Twenty Two up1 | 0 gigs |
| 09 | Claire Henley up1 | 0 gigs |
| 10 | Fox Inn New | 0 gigs |
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The Rainbow Inn
Coventry pub with live entertainment.
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- Capacity
- Varies
- Live music
- 12:00
- Open today
- PA
- Backline
- Various
- Books
- Listed
- Directory status
Last updated: 12 November 2026
The Rainbow Inn — Quick Facts
Coventry pub with live entertainment. Here are the key facts on The Rainbow Inn at a glance. It books various and acoustic acts. They cover its size, live nights, kit, hours and how to get there.
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Inside The Rainbow Inn
The Rainbow Inn has an in-house PA for visiting acts. Below: the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about and what we know about the room.
The Rainbow Inn is a grassroots music venue in Allesley, Coventry. The Rainbow Inn provides a PA system — check the rest with the venue.
The Rainbow Inn books Various, Acoustic acts. This listing is part of the Coventry venue directory.
The Rainbow Inn is a 17th-century village pub on Birmingham Road in Allesley, Coventry, with a garden, snug and sports TV. It keeps a community spirit with quiz nights and open-mic sessions, lists live music among its facilities, and runs an annual Allesley Live Music Festival in the summer. Drinks lean traditional — Bass and Landlord as regular ales plus a changing beer — with simple, well-made pub fare like batches, cheese boards and ploughman's. With a house PA welcoming originals and covers, it's a friendly grassroots and open-mic spot serving the Allesley side of Coventry.
There are no fixed live nights listed for The Rainbow Inn - the gigs in the rail below show when it actually runs shows. Its listed genres start with various. There is a PA listed - ask what else is on stage before you load in. The Rainbow 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. For the rest of the circuit, read how to get gigs in Coventry.
Find The Rainbow Inn
The Rainbow Inn is at 73 Birmingham Rd, Allesley, Coventry, CV5 9GT. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 46 rooms in our Coventry venue directory.
The nearest station is Canley (rail station), about 1.5 miles away - a taxi or bus is the easier last leg. You'll find The Rainbow Inn in Allesley, Coventry; CV5 9GT is the postcode for sat-nav and ride apps. Check the start time before you set off, and see what else is on in Coventry this week, or find a band in Coventry if you book the music.
The Squirrel, The Squirrel Inn, The Tin Music & Arts and The Yard
Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (Open Government Licence).
What's On at The Rainbow Inn
The regular night at The Rainbow Inn on GigXchange is its open mic. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first. The Coventry gig directory lists what is on across the area tonight. Or browse the wider Coventry venue directory.
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The Coventry League
The Rainbow Inn is #35 of 46 Coventry 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 – The Assembly 8 gigs
- #2 ▲1 hmv Empire 7 gigs
- #3 ▼1 Queens Hall 7 gigs
- #4 ▲1 LTB Showrooms 2 gigs
- #5 ▲1 Arches Coventry 1 gig
- #6 ▼2 Kasbah Nightclub 1 gig
- #7 ▲1 Bedford Street 0 gigs
- #8 ▲1 Catch Twenty Two 0 gigs
- #9 ▲1 Claire Henley 0 gigs
- #10 NEW Fox Inn 0 gigs
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Venues Near The Rainbow Inn
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The Rainbow Inn in brief. The Rainbow Inn in Allesley, Coventry, is a live music room that books various and acoustic. It also hosts an open mic. Other rooms nearby: The Squirrel, The Squirrel Inn and The Tin Music & Arts, or browse the Coventry venue directory.
Booking or playing in Coventry? The GX Index publishes what UK gigs actually pay, by city, band size and venue type, and the GX Index reports set out the methodology and the sample behind every figure. Both are free to read and free to cite.
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We list 46 grassroots music venues in Coventry. Or search the full UK directory by town, size or genre. Every listing shows capacity, kit and live nights where we have them.
More rooms near The Rainbow Inn: Townwall Tavern, Tree House Bookshop, Twisted Barrel Tap House, Walsgrave WMC, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, Wurzel Bush Folk Club, Arches Coventry, Bedford Street, Catch Twenty Two, Fox Inn, Golden Cross, The Assembly, hmv Empire, Queens Hall, LTB Showrooms and Kasbah Nightclub.
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