Equipment and backline available at this venue. We verify and update this section regularly.
PA system
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
3 vocal mics
In-house engineer
About The Zanzibar
The Zanzibar is a grassroots music venue in City Centre, Liverpool with a standing capacity of approximately 300. Full backline is on stage including drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, PA and vocal mics, plus an in-house sound engineer — so you can travel light.
The Zanzibar books Rock, Indie, Alternative, Punk acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Liverpool venue directory.
The Zanzibar is a long-running 300-capacity live-music club on Seel Street in Liverpool's bohemian Ropewalks district, well known and respected for giving unsigned and undiscovered talent a platform. A pivotal grassroots room for the North West, it pairs proper production facilities and an in-house engineer with full backline, hosting rock, indie, alternative and punk bands - both originals and touring acts - across a busy gig calendar (live listings on Skiddle and Stereoboard for 2026). One of the city's key developing-artist venues.
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43 Seel Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L1 4AZ
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Full backline: drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, PA and vocal mics. In-house sound engineer included. Bring your own instrument and pedals. Looking for other venues with full backline? Browse Liverpool venues and filter by backline.
The Zanzibar books Rock, Indie, Alternative, Punk. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.
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The Zanzibar has a standing capacity of approximately 300, classed as a medium venue. See all Liverpool venues for size comparisons.
Yes — The Zanzibar hosts open mic nights. Check the listing for day, time, and signup details on the Liverpool Open Mic Finder.
43 Seel Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L1 4AZ. See the map below for directions. Browse more Liverpool venues nearby.
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