Equipment and backline available at this venue. We verify and update this section regularly.
PA system
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
Vocal mics
In-house engineer
About Steamboat Tavern
Steamboat Tavern is a grassroots music venue in Ipswich, Ipswich. PA system and vocal mics are provided; bring your own instruments and amps.
Steamboat Tavern books Jazz, Folk, Blues, Punk, Acoustic acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Ipswich venue directory.
The Steamboat Tavern is a historic, dog-friendly free house on New Cut West in Ipswich (Suffolk), well renowned for its live music and an ever-changing range of guest real ales. Sat on the quay overlooking the 'New Cut' of the River Orwell, it pairs a comfortable beer garden with a packed gig diary: Jazz on Sundays plus regular Folk, Blues and Punk sessions, and Suffolk songwriters showcased monthly. It has also hosted spoken-word and open-mic nights (poetry, rap, comedy, storytelling, originals and covers, free entry 7-10pm), making it one of Ipswich's most established grassroots music pubs. A house PA is provided and both originals and covers are welcome.
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Nights Steamboat Tavern usually has live music
Have you played here? Was the backline info accurate? One tap, no sign-up required.
Find Steamboat Tavern
78-80 New Cut W, Ipswich, Ipswich, IP2 8HW
What should you charge for a gig here? Check live UK rates by role, city and venue size. Based on 3,798 verified rate observations.
Steamboat Tavern isn’t in the Ipswich top 10 yet — these are the front-runners of its 3 ranked rooms,
by gigs on the calendar over the next 30 days, refreshed nightly.
#1–Colchester Castle Park 13 gigs
#2–Ipswich Regent Theatre 2 gigs
#3–Miami Bar Ipswich 1 gig
Run this room? This page — and this ranking — is yours to take over.
Not seeing your venue? This ranking counts gigs listed in the next 30 days.
If your room has no page here yet, create
one free and it joins the directory. If it is already listed, add your
gigs and it will rank on the next nightly refresh.
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
Seven things people ask about booking Steamboat Tavern.
PA system and vocal mics provided. BYO instruments and amps. Need a venue with full backline? Filter Ipswich venues by backline.
Steamboat Tavern books Jazz, Folk, Blues, Punk, Acoustic. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.
Sign up free on GigXchange to view Steamboat Tavern’s booking contact, fee range, and submission process. 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 Steamboat Tavern. Sign up to contribute or contact the venue directly.
Open mic information is not currently listed for Steamboat Tavern. Browse the Ipswich Open Mic Finder for nearby open mics.
78-80 New Cut W, Ipswich, Ipswich, IP2 8HW. See the map below for directions. Browse more Ipswich venues nearby.
Fee ranges are available to signed-up artists on GigXchange. Grassroots venue fees in Ipswich 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.
Keep up with Ipswich
One email a week with live music near you. Free, and it keeps rooms like this one full.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Ipswich
—
A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room
open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Ipswich. Unsubscribe any
time. Privacy.
Booking or playing in Ipswich? 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.
