Nottingham · medium venue · Verified open
Beeston social bar with food and events.
About 300 standing, live music 1 night a week, house PA.
Nearby venuesUpdated 12 November 2026
At a glance, The Beeston Social in Nottingham is summed up below. It has live music 1 night a week. There is an in-house PA.
capacity
| Live music | 1 night a week |
| TodayClosed | 11:30–02:00Opens in 3h 41m 45s |
| Backline | PA provided |
| Books | Mixed |
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| Capacity | about 300 standing |
| Live nights | Sun |
| Curfew | – |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Website | thebeestonsocial.com |
| Status | Verified open |
| Last checked | 4 Jun 2026 |
The Beeston Social is at 2 Station Rd, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 2WJ. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 79 rooms in our Nottingham venue directory.
Nottingham NG9 2WJ
The nearest station is Bus & Tram Interchange (tram stop), about 5 minutes' walk away.
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| Fee range per act | Locked |
| How far ahead to book | Locked |
| Payment terms | Locked |
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The Beeston Social publishes its opening times for 7 of the 7 days. These are the venue's own opening hours, not the gig start times.
| Mon | 11:30–23:00 |
| Tue | 11:30–23:00 |
| Wed | 11:30–23:00 |
| Thu | 11:30–23:00 |
| FriToday | 11:30–02:00 |
| Sat | 10:00–02:00 |
| Sun | 10:00–19:00 |
The Beeston Social 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 The Beeston Social, 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.
The Beeston Social is a grassroots music venue in Beeston, Nottingham with a standing capacity of about 300.
Listing notesThe Beeston Social is a bar, kitchen and arcade on Station Road in Beeston, Nottingham, from the team behind Nottingham favourites Penny Lane, Hockley Arts Club and the Blind Rabbit. The high-ceilinged space — with mid-century-British design, plant life, neon and bold industrial touches — holds around 300, and on sunny days the doors fold back to open it up. Alongside its food menu of British classics and world street food and a retro-games arcade, it hosts open-mic nights upstairs on the last Sunday of the month, 5–9pm, with a PA provided and a mixed music policy welcoming both originals and covers. A private upstairs room (up to 90, own bar) is also available for events.
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The regular night at The Beeston Social 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 Sunday of the month - 17:00 · 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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| 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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The Beeston Social
Beeston social bar with food and events. Capacity about 300.
- c. 300
- Capacity
- 1 night
- Live music
- 11:30
- Open today
- PA
- Backline
- Mixed
- Books
- Verified
- Directory status
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Last updated: 12 November 2026
The Beeston Social — Quick Facts
The Beeston Social capacity: about 300 standing. Beeston social bar with food and events. Here are the key facts on The Beeston Social at a glance.

By size, The Beeston Social is the joint 10th largest of the 28 venues we list in and around Nottingham with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: Canvas Mansfield (about 300); GHOST Nottingham (about 350) and Peggy's Skylight (about 220).
The Beeston Social holds about 300 standing, which makes it a medium room by the sizes we use across the directory. That is bigger than the typical room we list around Nottingham (about 150). At 150 to 500, a room tends to book acts with a following of their own: local headliners, or support for a touring band, often through a promoter. Treat the number as a guide until it is verified, and check it with the venue first.
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Inside The Beeston Social
The Beeston Social has an in-house PA for visiting acts. The room holds about 300. 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 Beeston Social is a grassroots music venue in Beeston, Nottingham with a standing capacity of about 300. The Beeston Social provides a PA system — check the rest with the venue.
This listing is part of the Nottingham venue directory.
The Beeston Social is a bar, kitchen and arcade on Station Road in Beeston, Nottingham, from the team behind Nottingham favourites Penny Lane, Hockley Arts Club and the Blind Rabbit. The high-ceilinged space — with mid-century-British design, plant life, neon and bold industrial touches — holds around 300, and on sunny days the doors fold back to open it up. Alongside its food menu of British classics and world street food and a retro-games arcade, it hosts open-mic nights upstairs on the last Sunday of the month, 5–9pm, with a PA provided and a mixed music policy welcoming both originals and covers. A private upstairs room (up to 90, own bar) is also available for events.
Nights The Beeston Social usually has live music — typical start 17:00
Live nights at The Beeston Social are usually Sun, with music from about 17:00. There is a PA listed - ask what else is on stage before you load in. The Beeston Social 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. See where else to play in Nottingham and what local gigs pay.
By size, The Beeston Social is the joint 10th largest of the 28 venues we list in and around Nottingham with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: Canvas Mansfield (about 300); GHOST Nottingham (about 350) and Peggy's Skylight (about 220).
Find The Beeston Social
The Beeston Social is at 2 Station Rd, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 2WJ. 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 Bus & Tram Interchange (tram stop), about 5 minutes' walk away. You'll find The Beeston Social in Beeston, Nottingham; NG9 2WJ is the postcode for sat-nav and ride apps. We list 1 other venue in Beeston, so a night out here can take in more than one room. Check the start time before you set off, and see what else is on in Nottingham this week, or book a Nottingham band for a night of your own.
The Bierkeller, The Malt Shovel, The Black Market Venue and The Bodega
Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (Open Government Licence).
The Nottingham League
The Beeston Social is #51 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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The Beeston Social in brief. Set in Beeston, Nottingham, The Beeston Social is a mid-sized room (150 to 499). Live music is most often on Sundays, usually from 17:00. There’s also an open mic (every last Sunday of the month). Other rooms nearby: The Bierkeller, The Malt Shovel and The Black Market Venue, or browse the Nottingham venue directory.
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