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 Rumsey Wells
The Rumsey Wells is a grassroots music venue in City Centre, Norwich with a standing capacity of approximately 100. 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 Rumsey Wells books Electronic, Techno, Ambient, Experimental, Hip-hop acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Norwich venue directory.
The Rumsey Wells is a back-room music pub on St Andrews Street in central Norwich (NR2 4AF), with a capacity of around 100. It's best known for its Electronic Music Open Mic (EMOM), held on the first Thursday of the month, where electronic-music makers bring laptops, synths, drum machines, loop stations, groove boxes, samplers, modular rigs and decks to perform up to 20-minute slots of original work spanning dance, ambient, techno, electropop, glitch, chiptune, hip hop and more — sign-up on the night. Open Mon–Fri noon–midnight, Sat noon–1am and Sun 2–9pm, it's a welcoming, original-music-first room and a distinctive corner of the Norwich grass-roots scene.
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8 St Andrews Street, City Centre, Norwich, NR2 4AF
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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 Norwich venues and filter by backline.
The Rumsey Wells books Electronic, Techno, Ambient, Experimental, Hip-hop. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.
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The Rumsey Wells has a standing capacity of approximately 100, classed as a small venue. See all Norwich venues for size comparisons.
Yes — The Rumsey Wells hosts open mic nights. Check the listing for day, time, and signup details on the Norwich Open Mic Finder.
8 St Andrews Street, City Centre, Norwich, NR2 4AF. See the map below for directions. Browse more Norwich venues nearby.
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