Nottingham · grassroots venue · Verified open
Nottingham local pub with live music.
Capacity to be confirmed, live music 1 night a week, house PA.
Nearby venuesUpdated 12 November 2026
At a glance, Johnson Arms in Dunkirk, Nottingham is summed up below. It has live music 1 night a week. There is an in-house PA.
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| Live music | 1 night a week |
| TodayClosed | 12:00–23:00Opens in 4h 23m 56s |
| Backline | PA provided |
| Books | Mixed |
4 photos show the inside of Johnson Arms, from the stage to the bar. Tap any photo to open it at full size. Venue owners can claim this page and add their own photos.
Before you book Johnson Arms, here are its size, live nights, genres and website. It has live music 1 night a week. Members can vote to bring this venue onto GigXchange.
| Capacity | – |
| Live nights | Sat |
| Curfew | – |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Website | johnsonarmsnottingham.com |
| Status | Verified open |
| Last checked | 4 Jun 2026 |
Johnson Arms is at 59 Abbey St, Dunkirk, Nottingham, NG7 2NZ. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 79 rooms in our Nottingham venue directory.
Nottingham NG7 2NZ
The nearest station is Queens Medical Centre (tram stop), about 5 minutes' walk away.
Johnson Arms for artists: Johnson Arms has not joined GigXchange yet, so acts vote here to bring it on - to hire the venue for a private event, choose Private hire.
| Booking email and phone | Locked |
| Fee range per act | Locked |
| How far ahead to book | Locked |
| Payment terms | Locked |
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Johnson Arms 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.
| Mon | 15:00–23:00 |
| Tue | 15:00–23:00 |
| Wed | 15:00–23:00 |
| Thu | 15:00–23:00 |
| FriToday | 12:00–23:00 |
| Sat | 12:00–23:00 |
| Sun | 14:00–21:00 |
Johnson Arms 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 |
This is the background on Johnson Arms, from the venue and its listings. It has live music 1 night a week. The notes below sum up what the venue and its listings say.
Johnson Arms is a grassroots music venue in Dunkirk, Nottingham.
Listing notesThe Johnson Arms is a historic two-room local pub at 59 Abbey Street in Dunkirk/Lenton, Nottingham (NG7 2NZ), standing on the bank of the River Leen since the 1860s (originally the Abbey Tavern) and opposite the Queen's Medical Centre near the University of Nottingham. It retains original etched windows and a green-tiled frontage, with a fabulous garden, six cask ales and eleven keg lines, plus homemade pizzas. It hosts an open mic night every Saturday from 8pm where all styles of music are welcome — guitars, vocals or new material — drawing a friendly mix of students and locals.
It keeps this page true for the next act through the door.
The regular night at Johnson Arms 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 other Thursday - 20:00 · Free entry. More nights out in the wider Nottingham gig directory.
The Nottingham league ranks live music venues by the gigs listed over the next 30 days. It refreshes every night, so a busy month moves a room up.
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| 01 | Billy Bootleggers Bar | 27 gigs |
| 02 | Rock City | 19 gigs |
| 03 | Rescue Rooms up1 | 10 gigs |
| 04 | Red Dog Saloon Nottingham down1 | 9 gigs |
| 05 | Canvas Mansfield New | 8 gigs |
| 06 | The Bodega down1 | 6 gigs |
| 07 | The Palais up1 | 4 gigs |
| 08 | Metronome Nottingham down1 | 3 gigs |
| 09 | Nottingham, The Level down3 | 3 gigs |
| 10 | Rough Trade Nottingham down1 | 3 gigs |
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Johnson Arms
Nottingham local pub with live music.
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- Capacity
- 1 night
- Live music
- 12:00
- Open today
- PA
- Backline
- Mixed
- Books
- Verified
- Directory status
Last updated: 12 November 2026
Johnson Arms — Quick Facts
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Inside Johnson Arms
Johnson Arms has an in-house PA for visiting acts. 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.
Johnson Arms is a grassroots music venue in Dunkirk, Nottingham. Johnson Arms provides a PA system — check the rest with the venue.
This listing is part of the Nottingham venue directory.
The Johnson Arms is a historic two-room local pub at 59 Abbey Street in Dunkirk/Lenton, Nottingham (NG7 2NZ), standing on the bank of the River Leen since the 1860s (originally the Abbey Tavern) and opposite the Queen's Medical Centre near the University of Nottingham. It retains original etched windows and a green-tiled frontage, with a fabulous garden, six cask ales and eleven keg lines, plus homemade pizzas. It hosts an open mic night every Saturday from 8pm where all styles of music are welcome — guitars, vocals or new material — drawing a friendly mix of students and locals.
Nights Johnson Arms usually has live music — typical start 20:00
Live nights at Johnson Arms are usually Sat, with music from about 20:00. There is a PA listed - ask what else is on stage before you load in. Johnson Arms hasn't joined GigXchange yet; vote to bring it on, and in the meantime keep a short EPK and a live clip ready - it is what most venues ask for first. More rooms, open mics and what they pay: getting gigs in Nottingham.
Find Johnson Arms
Johnson Arms is at 59 Abbey St, Dunkirk, Nottingham, NG7 2NZ. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 79 rooms in our Nottingham venue directory.
The nearest station is Queens Medical Centre (tram stop), about 5 minutes' walk away. You'll find Johnson Arms in Dunkirk, Nottingham; NG7 2NZ is the postcode for sat-nav and ride apps. Check the start time before you set off, and see what else is on in Nottingham this week, or find a band in Nottingham if you book the music.
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What's On at Johnson Arms
The regular night at Johnson Arms 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. Or browse the wider Nottingham venue directory.
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The Nottingham League
Johnson Arms is #29 of 79 Nottingham 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 – Billy Bootleggers Bar 27 gigs
- #2 – Rock City 19 gigs
- #3 ▲1 Rescue Rooms 10 gigs
- #4 ▼1 Red Dog Saloon Nottingham 9 gigs
- #5 NEW Canvas Mansfield 8 gigs
- #6 ▼1 The Bodega 6 gigs
- #7 ▲1 The Palais 4 gigs
- #8 ▼1 Metronome Nottingham 3 gigs
- #9 ▼3 Nottingham, The Level 3 gigs
- #10 ▼1 Rough Trade Nottingham 3 gigs
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Johnson Arms in brief. Johnson Arms is a live music room in Dunkirk, Nottingham. Live music is most often on Saturdays, usually from 20:00. It hosts an open mic too (every other Thursday). Nearby rooms: JT Soars, Katie O'Brien's and King William IV - or browse the full Nottingham venue directory.
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More rooms near Johnson Arms: Malt Cross, Mansfield Folk and Acoustic Club, Mansfield Palace Theatre Bar, Metronome Nottingham, New Art Exchange, Nottingham Writers' Studio, Nottingham, The Level, Peggy's Skylight, Pepper Rocks, Princess River Cruises, Queen of Hockley, Billy Bootleggers Bar, Rock City, Rescue Rooms, Red Dog Saloon Nottingham, Canvas Mansfield, The Bodega, The Palais and Rough Trade Nottingham.
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