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Liverpool City Centre · Medium

Rough Trade Liverpool

Record shop with pop live in-stores.

Venue at a glance Rough Trade Liverpool · Liverpool
c. 290
Capacity
standingmedium
Varies
Live music
flexibleper week
10:00
Open today
until 19:00hours
BYO
Backline
bring owngear
Pop
Books
originalslive acts
Verified
Directory status
openGX directory
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Last updated: 8 August 2026

Rough Trade Liverpool — Quick Facts

Record shop with pop live in-stores.

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Capacityc. 290 standing
Live nightsContact venue
Curfew–
Sound limiter–
Outdoor stageNo
OriginalsYes
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Where

Rough Trade Liverpool 50-56 Hanover Street
Liverpool City Centre
Liverpool L1 4AF

Genres

Pop

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Rough Trade Liverpool this week

7 of 7 days listed
  1. Mon 10:00–19:00
  2. TueToday 10:00–19:00
  3. Wed 10:00–19:00
  4. Thu 10:00–19:00
  5. Fri 10:00–19:00
  6. Sat 10:00–19:00
  7. Sun 11:00–17:00
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PA system
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
Vocal mics
In-house engineer

About Rough Trade Liverpool

Rough Trade Liverpool is a grassroots music venue in Liverpool City Centre, Liverpool with a standing capacity of approximately 290. Bring your own PA, mics and instruments.

Rough Trade Liverpool books Pop acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Liverpool venue directory.

Rough ‌​‌​‍Trade Liverpool is the chain's largest UK store — a 6,500 sq ft record shop, café and dedicated live venue at 50-56 Hanover Street in Liverpool city centre. The ground floor houses the record store and a café serving Dark Arts Coffee; the first floor is a c. 290-capacity venue space hosting in-stores, album launches and touring indie, alternative, pop and rock acts (recent bills include Kelley Stoltz). A professionally equipped record-store-and-stage hybrid at the heart of the city's music scene.

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50-56 Hanover Street, Liverpool City Centre, Liverpool, L1 4AF

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The Liverpool League

Rough Trade Liverpool is #11 of 92 Liverpool venues for live music — ranked by gigs on the calendar over the next 30 days, refreshed nightly.

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BYO all equipment — PA, mics, and instruments. For venues with gear provided, see the Liverpool venue directory.
Rough Trade Liverpool books Pop. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.
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Rough Trade Liverpool has a standing capacity of approximately 290, classed as a medium venue. See all Liverpool venues for size comparisons.
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50-56 Hanover Street, Liverpool City Centre, Liverpool, L1 4AF. See the map below for directions. Browse more Liverpool venues nearby.
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