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The Cavern

Alcohol-free Gloucester community cafe and live-music space with regular open mic nights.

Capacity to be confirmed, live music 6 nights a week, house PA.

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Updated 12 November 2026

At a glance
Checked 4 Jun 2026

Here is The Cavern in Gloucester at a glance. It has live music 6 nights a week. There is an in-house PA. The figures below set out its size, live nights, kit and genres.

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Standing
capacity
grassroots room
In detail
Live music6 nights a week
TodayClosed10:00–22:00Opens in 2h 24m 22s
BacklinePA provided
BooksMixed
01 — Inside the room
4 photos

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02 — The details
Before you book
Everything you need to know

Everything about The Cavern that matters before you book is set out below. It has live music 6 nights a week. Members can vote to bring this venue onto GigXchange.

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The facts
Capacity–
Live nightsMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Curfew–
Sound limiter–
Websitekftseekers.org.uk
The check
StatusVerified open
Last checked4 Jun 2026
03 — Find The Cavern
Gloucester
Getting there

You will find The Cavern at 56 Westgate St, Gloucester, GL1 2NF. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 21 rooms in our Gloucester venue directory.

56 Westgate St,
Gloucester GL1 2NF

The nearest station is Gloucester (rail station), about 10 minutes' walk away.

04 — Booking
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05 — Opening times
Open 7 of 7

The Cavern 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.

Mon10:00–22:00
Tue10:00–22:00
Wed10:00–22:00
Thu10:00–22:00
FriToday10:00–22:00
Sat10:00–22:00
Sun12:00–22:00
06 — What's on stage
4 provided · 3 TBC

The Cavern 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 systemProvided
Drum kitTBC
Guitar ampProvided
Bass ampProvided
Keys / keyboardProvided
Vocal micsTBC
In-house engineerTBC
07 — About
Gloucester
About The Cavern

Here is the story of The Cavern in Gloucester so far. It has live music 6 nights a week. The notes below sum up what the venue and its listings say.

The Cavern is a grassroots music venue in Gloucester.

Listing notes

The ‌​‌​‍Cavern is a quirky, one-of-a-kind alcohol-free coffee shop and live-music venue at 56 Westgate Street, Gloucester (GL1 2NF), round the corner from the cathedral. Opened in 2015 as an alcohol-free youth venue, it gives the young people of Gloucester a safe space to build community, and has since grown its programme to include board-game nights, creative-writing nights, open-mic sessions and live-music nights. Run by KFT Seekers, it doubles as a social-good hub — offering work-experience to vulnerable and disadvantaged people and, since 2016, an out-of-hours mental-health drop-in. Open Monday–Saturday 10am–11pm (and active most nights of the week), its open-mic and live nights welcome local musicians playing both originals and covers, supported by an in-house PA.

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08 — What's on
Open mic

The regular night at The Cavern on GigXchange is its open mic. It has live music 6 nights a week. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first.

Open mic, every Wednesday - 20:00 · Free entry. More nights out in the wider Gloucester gig directory.

09 — Gloucester league
Next 30 days

The Gloucester 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.

#14
of 21
live rooms
Ranked by gigs on the calendar over the next 30 days, refreshed nightly.
01Dursley Town Hall up5 1 gig
02Prince Albert Inn down1 1 gig
03Cafe René down1 0 gigs
04Capones down1 0 gigs
05Cross Keys Inn down1 0 gigs
06Crown & Sceptre down1 0 gigs
07Green Dragon 0 gigs
08Guildhall Gloucester 0 gigs
09Pilot Inn 0 gigs
10St Laurence: Stroud Centre For Peace And The Arts 0 gigs

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Gloucester · Grassroots

The Cavern

Alcohol-free Gloucester community cafe and live-music space with regular open mic nights.

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Capacity
6 nights
Live music
10:00
Open today
PA
Backline
Mixed
Books
Verified
Directory status
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Last updated: 12 November 2026

The Cavern — Quick Facts

Alcohol-free Gloucester community cafe and live-music space with regular open mic nights. Here are the key facts on The Cavern at a glance. It has live music 6 nights a week.

Venue status Last verified 04 Jun 2026
How sure we are Verified open
Checked against the venue’s own listing View The Cavern open mic nights →
Capacity Not listed yet No capacity listed yet - the venue can add it by claiming the page.

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Today10:00–22:00Opens in 2h 24m 22s
Directory statusVerified open
This pageNot yet claimed
SizeGrassrootsvenueCapacity to confirm
Live music6nights a weekMon · Tue · Wed · Thu · Fri · Sat
BacklinePAPA providedThe Cavern provides a PA system, a guitar amp, a bass amp and keys — check the rest with the venue.
BooksMixedlive actsGenres listed by the venue
Opening times

The Cavern this week

Mon 10:00–22:00 Live music
Tue 10:00–22:00 Live music
Wed 10:00–22:00 Live music
Thu 10:00–22:00 Live music
Fri· today 10:00–22:00 Live music
Sat 10:00–22:00 Live music
Sun 12:00–22:00

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Inside The Cavern

The Cavern has an in-house PA for visiting acts. It has live music 6 nights a week. Below: the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about, what we know about the room, and its regular live nights.

PA systemProvided
Drum kitTBC
Guitar ampProvided
Bass ampProvided
Keys / keyboardProvided
Vocal micsTBC
In-house engineerTBC
About The Cavern

The Cavern is a grassroots music venue in Gloucester. The Cavern provides a PA system, a guitar amp, a bass amp and keys — check the rest with the venue.

This listing is part of the Gloucester venue directory.

Listing notes

The ‌​‌​‍Cavern is a quirky, one-of-a-kind alcohol-free coffee shop and live-music venue at 56 Westgate Street, Gloucester (GL1 2NF), round the corner from the cathedral. Opened in 2015 as an alcohol-free youth venue, it gives the young people of Gloucester a safe space to build community, and has since grown its programme to include board-game nights, creative-writing nights, open-mic sessions and live-music nights. Run by KFT Seekers, it doubles as a social-good hub — offering work-experience to vulnerable and disadvantaged people and, since 2016, an out-of-hours mental-health drop-in. Open Monday–Saturday 10am–11pm (and active most nights of the week), its open-mic and live nights welcome local musicians playing both originals and covers, supported by an in-house PA.

Live nights
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun

Nights The Cavern usually has live music

What to know

The Cavern usually has live music on Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat. A PA is listed; check what else is on stage before you load in. The Cavern 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.

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Find The Cavern

You will find The Cavern at 56 Westgate St, Gloucester, GL1 2NF. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 21 rooms in our Gloucester venue directory.

Address56 Westgate St
AreaGloucester
PostcodeGL1 2NF
Getting there

The nearest station is Gloucester (rail station), about 10 minutes' walk away. The Cavern is in Gloucester — use GL1 2NF for sat-nav, taxis and ride apps. Before you travel, check the night’s start time and what’s on in Gloucester this week, or see which Gloucester bands are free this weekend if you book the music.

Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (Open Government Licence).

The Gloucester League

The Cavern is #14 of 21 Gloucester 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. #1 ▲5 Dursley Town Hall 1 gig
  2. #2 ▼1 Prince Albert Inn 1 gig
  3. #3 ▼1 Cafe René 0 gigs
  4. #4 ▼1 Capones 0 gigs
  5. #5 ▼1 Cross Keys Inn 0 gigs
  6. #6 ▼1 Crown & Sceptre 0 gigs
  7. #7 – Green Dragon 0 gigs
  8. #8 – Guildhall Gloucester 0 gigs
  9. #9 – Pilot Inn 0 gigs
  10. #10 – St Laurence: Stroud Centre For Peace And The Arts 0 gigs

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Rankings like this run across GigXchange: the national Hardest Working Rooms table tracks the UK's busiest grassroots stages week on week, the Pint Index prices a gig ticket in pints city by city, and UK market statistics covers what live music pays. All of it is built from the same directory this page lives in.

Common Questions

These are the 9 questions people ask most about booking and visiting The Cavern. Each answer uses the details already shown on this page. Can't see your question? Send it to us with a correction.

These are the 9 questions people ask most about booking and visiting The Cavern. Each answer uses the details already shown on this page. Can't see your question? Send it to us with a correction.

The Cavern provides a PA system, a guitar amp, a bass amp and keys — check the rest with the venue. For venues with gear listed, see the Gloucester venue directory.
Contact the venue for genre preferences. Most Gloucester grassroots venues book a mix of rock, pop, folk, and acoustic acts.
Sign up free on GigXchange to see the booking details The Cavern 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 Cavern. Sign up to contribute or contact the venue directly.
Yes — The Cavern hosts an open mic. Day, time and signup details are on its open mic listing.
56 Westgate St, Gloucester, GL1 2NF. See the map below for directions. Browse more Gloucester venues nearby.
Fee ranges are available to signed-up artists on GigXchange. Grassroots venue fees in Gloucester 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 Gloucester (rail station), about 10 minutes' walk away. For sat-nav and taxis, the postcode is GL1 2NF. (Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport, Open Government Licence.)
GigXchange doesn't publish venue phone numbers or emails. The Cavern hasn't claimed its page yet — vote to bring it on, or claim it free if you run it.

Venues Near The Cavern

16 other venues are close to The Cavern in Gloucester. Each one has its own page with its size, kit and live nights. Use them to plan a night out or a run of local gigs.

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We list 21 grassroots music venues in Gloucester. 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 Cavern: Cross Keys Inn, Crown & Sceptre, Green Dragon, Pilot Inn, Prince Albert Inn, The Bowbridge Arms, The Subscription Rooms Newbury, The Thirsty Pine Beer Cafe, Cafe René and Dursley Town Hall.

Gloucester has 21 rooms in the UK grassroots venue directory - why we built it, and what the data shows.

Rankings like this run across GigXchange: the national Hardest Working Rooms table, the Pint Index and UK market statistics - all built from the same directory.

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