Gloucester · grassroots venue · Verified open
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.
Nearby venuesUpdated 12 November 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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| Live music | 6 nights a week |
| TodayClosed | 10:00–22:00Opens in 2h 24m 22s |
| Backline | PA provided |
| Books | Mixed |
4 photos show the inside of The Cavern. Tap any photo to open it at full size. Venue owners can claim this page and add their own photos.
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.
| Capacity | – |
| Live nights | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat |
| Curfew | – |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Website | kftseekers.org.uk |
| Status | Verified open |
| Last checked | 4 Jun 2026 |
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.
Gloucester GL1 2NF
The nearest station is Gloucester (rail station), about 10 minutes' walk away.
The Cavern for artists: The Cavern 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 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.
| Mon | 10:00–22:00 |
| Tue | 10:00–22:00 |
| Wed | 10:00–22:00 |
| Thu | 10:00–22:00 |
| FriToday | 10:00–22:00 |
| Sat | 10:00–22:00 |
| Sun | 12:00–22:00 |
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 system | Provided |
| Drum kit | TBC |
| Guitar amp | Provided |
| Bass amp | Provided |
| Keys / keyboard | Provided |
| Vocal mics | TBC |
| In-house engineer | TBC |
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 notesThe 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.
It keeps this page true for the next act through the door.
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.
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.
live rooms
| 01 | Dursley Town Hall up5 | 1 gig |
| 02 | Prince Albert Inn down1 | 1 gig |
| 03 | Cafe René down1 | 0 gigs |
| 04 | Capones down1 | 0 gigs |
| 05 | Cross Keys Inn down1 | 0 gigs |
| 06 | Crown & Sceptre down1 | 0 gigs |
| 07 | Green Dragon | 0 gigs |
| 08 | Guildhall Gloucester | 0 gigs |
| 09 | Pilot Inn | 0 gigs |
| 10 | St Laurence: Stroud Centre For Peace And The Arts | 0 gigs |
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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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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.

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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.
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.
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.
Nights The Cavern usually has live music
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.
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.
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.
The Cider Tree at The Coach and Horses, The Queen Victoria, The Star Inn and Warehouse 4 (Gloucester Brewery)
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 ▲5 Dursley Town Hall 1 gig
- #2 ▼1 Prince Albert Inn 1 gig
- #3 ▼1 Cafe René 0 gigs
- #4 ▼1 Capones 0 gigs
- #5 ▼1 Cross Keys Inn 0 gigs
- #6 ▼1 Crown & Sceptre 0 gigs
- #7 – Green Dragon 0 gigs
- #8 – Guildhall Gloucester 0 gigs
- #9 – Pilot Inn 0 gigs
- #10 – St Laurence: Stroud Centre For Peace And The Arts 0 gigs
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The Cavern in brief. The Cavern is a live music room in Gloucester. The live music is mostly on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. There’s also an open mic (every Wednesday). Other rooms nearby: The Cider Tree at The Coach and Horses, The Queen Victoria and The Star Inn, or browse the Gloucester venue directory.
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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.
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