Equipment and backline available at this venue. We verify and update this section regularly.
PA system
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
2 vocal mics
In-house engineer
About The Old Grindstone
The Old Grindstone is a grassroots music venue in Sheffield, Sheffield. PA system and vocal mics are provided; bring your own instruments and amps.
The Old Grindstone books Jazz, Blues acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Sheffield venue directory.
The Old Grindstone is a fun, quirky pub in Crookes, Sheffield (S10), serving real ales, craft beer and American-inspired food. Its music calendar centres on live jazz and blues on the third Thursday of every month from 9.30pm, alongside monthly pub-wide karaoke on the second Friday, a Sunday quiz from 8pm and a monthly karaoke bottomless brunch. The pub also spins weekend tunes and has a pool table, giving Crookes a lively neighbourhood hub. With a house PA welcoming both original acts and covers, it's a dependable grassroots stop on Sheffield's pub-music circuit.
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3 Crookes, Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 1UA
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3 Crookes, Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 1UA. See the map below for directions. Browse more Sheffield venues nearby.
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