Northampton · small venue · Verified open
Northampton pub with live music.
About 70 standing, live music 1 night a week, house PA. Acoustic, Covers, Rock.
Nearby venuesUpdated 12 November 2026
Here is The Three Horseshoes in Ecton, Northampton at a glance. It has live music 1 night a week. It books acoustic, covers and rock acts.
capacity
| Live music | 1 night a week |
| TodayClosed | 17:30–23:00Opens in 9h 51m 21s |
| Backline | PA provided |
| Books | Acoustic · Covers · Rock |
4 photos show the inside of The Three Horseshoes. It books acoustic, covers and rock acts. Tap any photo to open it at full size.
Everything about The Three Horseshoes that matters before you book is set out below. It has live music 1 night a week. It books acoustic, covers and rock acts.
| Capacity | about 70 standing |
| Live nights | Thu |
| Curfew | – |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Genres | AcousticCoversRock |
| Status | Verified open |
| Last checked | 4 Jun 2026 |
You will find The Three Horseshoes at 23 High St, Ecton, Northampton, NN6 0QA. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 26 rooms in our Northampton venue directory.
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The Three Horseshoes publishes its opening times for 7 of the 7 days. These are the venue's own opening hours, not the gig start times.
| Mon | 19:00–23:00 |
| Tue | 19:00–23:00 |
| Wed | 17:30–23:00 |
| Thu | 17:30–23:00 |
| FriToday | 17:30–23:00 |
| Sat | 12:00–23:00 |
| Sun | 12:00–23:00 |
The Three Horseshoes 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 | TBC |
| Bass amp | TBC |
| Keys / keyboard | TBC |
| Vocal mics | TBC |
| In-house engineer | TBC |
Here is the story of The Three Horseshoes in Ecton, Northampton so far. It books acoustic, covers and rock acts. It has live music 1 night a week.
The Three Horseshoes is a grassroots music venue in Ecton, Northampton with a standing capacity of about 70. It books Acoustic, Covers, Rock.
Listing notesThe Three Horseshoes is a 1757 ironstone village pub at 23 High Street, Ecton, near Northampton (NN6 0QA) — named after a forge once worked by Benjamin Franklin's uncle, and now home to the Benjamin Franklin brewery on site. It keeps a traditional multi-room layout with two bars and a games area (Northants skittles and darts). Music is monthly: an open-mic night on the last Thursday of each month plus occasional live bands which, for the pub's size, are often a cut above. A house PA is provided and the venue welcomes both originals and covers.
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The regular night at The Three Horseshoes on GigXchange is its open mic. It has live music 1 night a week. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first.
Open mic, every last Thursday of the month - 20:00 · Free entry. More nights out in the wider Northampton gig directory.
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| 02 | Roadmender | 3 gigs |
| 03 | The Deco | 3 gigs |
| 04 | Black Diamond Northampton up1 | 1 gig |
| 05 | Royal and Derngate down1 | 1 gig |
| 06 | THE LAB | 1 gig |
| 07 | The Picturedrome (Northampton) | 1 gig |
| 08 | Althorp Coaching Inn | 0 gigs |
| 09 | Brasenose Arms | 0 gigs |
| 10 | Caribbean Dutchpot | 0 gigs |
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The Three Horseshoes
Northampton pub with live music. Capacity about 70.
- c. 70
- Capacity
- 1 night
- Live music
- 17:30
- Open today
- PA
- Backline
- Acoustic
- Books
- Verified
- Directory status
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Last updated: 12 November 2026
The Three Horseshoes — Quick Facts
The Three Horseshoes capacity: about 70 standing. Northampton pub with live music. Here are the key facts on The Three Horseshoes at a glance. It has live music 1 night a week.

By size, The Three Horseshoes is the joint 9th largest of the 10 Northampton venues we list with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: The Phipps (about 70), Olde England (about 80) and Olde Red Lion (about 80).
The Three Horseshoes's listed capacity is about 70 standing - a small room on the scale we use for every venue. Around Northampton, the middle-sized room we list holds about 100 - The Three Horseshoes is well below that. Rooms under about 150 are where most acts start out: shorter sets, a local crowd and often a door split or a modest flat fee. A room this size fills on your own following, so bring your guest list. We have not verified that figure yet - confirm it with the venue before you plan a show around it.
The Three Horseshoes this week
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Inside The Three Horseshoes
The Three Horseshoes has an in-house PA for visiting acts. The room holds about 70. It has live music 1 night a week. Below: the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about, what we know about the room, and its regular live nights.
The Three Horseshoes is a grassroots music venue in Ecton, Northampton with a standing capacity of about 70. The Three Horseshoes provides a PA system — check the rest with the venue.
The Three Horseshoes books Acoustic, Covers, Rock acts. This listing is part of the Northampton venue directory.
The Three Horseshoes is a 1757 ironstone village pub at 23 High Street, Ecton, near Northampton (NN6 0QA) — named after a forge once worked by Benjamin Franklin's uncle, and now home to the Benjamin Franklin brewery on site. It keeps a traditional multi-room layout with two bars and a games area (Northants skittles and darts). Music is monthly: an open-mic night on the last Thursday of each month plus occasional live bands which, for the pub's size, are often a cut above. A house PA is provided and the venue welcomes both originals and covers.
Nights The Three Horseshoes usually has live music
The Three Horseshoes usually has live music on Thu. It lists acoustic among the genres it books. A PA is listed; check what else is on stage before you load in. The Three Horseshoes 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.
By size, The Three Horseshoes is the joint 9th largest of the 10 Northampton venues we list with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: The Phipps (about 70), Olde England (about 80) and Olde Red Lion (about 80).
Find The Three Horseshoes
You will find The Three Horseshoes at 23 High St, Ecton, Northampton, NN6 0QA. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 26 rooms in our Northampton venue directory.
The Three Horseshoes is in Ecton, Northampton — use NN6 0QA for sat-nav, taxis and ride apps. Before you travel, check the night’s start time and what’s on in Northampton this week; if you book acts, see who’s available in Northampton this weekend.
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The Northampton League
The Three Horseshoes is #25 of 26 Northampton 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 – The Black Prince 7 gigs
- #2 – Roadmender 3 gigs
- #3 – The Deco 3 gigs
- #4 ▲1 Black Diamond Northampton 1 gig
- #5 ▼1 Royal and Derngate 1 gig
- #6 – THE LAB 1 gig
- #7 – The Picturedrome (Northampton) 1 gig
- #8 – Althorp Coaching Inn 0 gigs
- #9 – Brasenose Arms 0 gigs
- #10 – Caribbean Dutchpot 0 gigs
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The Three Horseshoes in brief. Set in Ecton, Northampton, The Three Horseshoes is a small room (under 150) that books acoustic, covers and rock. The live nights are most often Thursdays. It hosts an open mic too (every last Thursday of the month). Other rooms nearby: The Wig and Pen, Althorp Coaching Inn and Black Diamond Northampton, or browse the Northampton venue directory.
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More rooms near The Three Horseshoes: King Billy Music Bar, Olde England, Olde Red Lion, Roadmender, Royal and Derngate, Shipmans, Stanford Hall, The Artichoke Inn, The Artizan, The Bell, Addington, The Black Prince, The Deco, THE LAB and The Picturedrome (Northampton).
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