At a glance, Cafe Etch in Central, Middlesbrough is summed up below. It books folk, acoustic and punk acts. The figures below set out its size, live nights, kit and genres.

Before you book Cafe Etch, here are its size, live nights, genres and website. It books folk, acoustic and punk acts. Members can vote to bring this venue onto GigXchange.

Cafe Etch is at 5 Gilkes Street, Central, Middlesbrough, TS1 5ET. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 27 rooms in our Middlesbrough venue directory.

The nearest station is Middlesbrough (rail station), about 5 minutes' walk away.

Cafe Etch 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.

The stage kit at Cafe Etch is not confirmed yet. 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.

This is the background on Cafe Etch, from the venue and its listings. It books folk, acoustic and punk acts. The notes below sum up what the venue and its listings say.

Cafe Etch is a grassroots music venue in Central, Middlesbrough with a standing capacity of about 50. It books Folk, Acoustic, Punk, Experimental, Noise.

Cafe ‌​‌​‍Etch is a small, characterful cafe and grassroots gig space on Gilkes Street in central Middlesbrough, doubling as a daytime cafe serving cakes plus vegan and gluten-free dishes, then opening late on gig nights. The intimate c. 50-capacity room hosts regular gigs from local and touring musicians and pop-up art exhibitions, with a genuinely eclectic billing that runs from folk and acoustic singer-songwriters (Sue Conroy, 21 November 2026) to indie, punk and experimental noise (An Evening of Noise, 16 September 2026).

There is 1 upcoming gig listed at Cafe Etch. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first. The Middlesbrough gig directory lists what is on across the area tonight.

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