Sheffield · small venue · Verified open
Sheffield's Thursday-night free open mic at 86 Brown Street, S1 2BS — real-ale pub, PA + guitar amp, 12-minute slots.
About 70 standing, house PA. Acoustic, Indie, Rock.
Nearby venuesUpdated 12 November 2026
Here is Rutland Arms in City Centre, Sheffield at a glance. It books acoustic, indie and rock acts. There is an in-house PA. The figures below set out its size, live nights, kit and genres.
capacity
| Live music | Varies |
| TodayClosed | 12:00–00:00Opens in 4h 07m 08s |
| Backline | PA provided |
| Books | Acoustic · Indie · Rock |
4 photos show the inside of Rutland Arms. It books acoustic, indie and rock acts. Tap any photo to open it at full size. Venue owners can claim this page and add their own photos.
Everything about Rutland Arms that matters before you book is set out below. It books acoustic, indie and rock acts. Members can vote to bring this venue onto GigXchange.
| Capacity | about 70 standing |
| Live nights | Contact venue |
| Curfew | – |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Genres | AcousticIndieRock |
| Website | rutlandarmssheffield.co.uk |
| Status | Verified open |
| Last checked | 4 Jun 2026 |
You will find Rutland Arms at 86 Brown Street, City Centre, Sheffield, S1 2BS. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 94 rooms in our Sheffield venue directory.
City Centre, Sheffield S1 2BS
The nearest station is Sheffield (rail station), about 5 minutes' walk away.
Rutland Arms for artists: Rutland 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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Rutland 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 | 12:00–00:00 |
| Tue | 12:00–00:00 |
| Wed | 12:00–00:00 |
| Thu | 12:00–00:00 |
| FriToday | 12:00–00:00 |
| Sat | 12:00–00:00 |
| Sun | 12:00–23:00 |
Rutland 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 | Bring your own |
| Guitar amp | Provided |
| Bass amp | Bring your own |
| Keys / keyboard | Bring your own |
| 2 vocal mics | Provided |
| In-house engineer | None |
Here is the story of Rutland Arms in City Centre, Sheffield so far. It books acoustic, indie and rock acts. The notes below sum up what the venue and its listings say.
Rutland Arms is a grassroots music venue in City Centre, Sheffield with a standing capacity of about 70. It books Acoustic, Indie, Rock, Folk.
Listing notesThe Rutland Arms is a much-loved real-ale and craft-beer pub in an early-20th-century yellow-brick building on the corner of Furnival Street and Brown Street (86 Brown Street, S1 2BS), in the arty heart of Sheffield's city centre. Seven handpumps pour ales from breweries around the country alongside two real ciders, craft beers and properly made food served inside or in the garden. With a small standing capacity of around 70, the pub regularly hosts events and live music showcasing local talent. A characterful, well-respected grass-roots fixture of Sheffield's independent scene.
It keeps this page true for the next act through the door.
The regular night at Rutland Arms on GigXchange is its open mic. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first. The Sheffield gig directory lists what is on across the area tonight.
Open mic, every Thursday - 20:00 · Free entry. More nights out in the wider Sheffield gig directory.
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| 05 | Chantry Brewery Tap n Venue up3 | 5 gigs |
| 06 | Corporation down3 | 5 gigs |
| 07 | Octagon down2 | 4 gigs |
| 08 | Delicious Clam New | 3 gigs |
| 09 | Network | 3 gigs |
| 10 | Soho Social down4 | 3 gigs |
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Rutland Arms
Sheffield's Thursday-night free open mic at 86 Brown Street, S1 2BS — real-ale pub, PA + guitar amp, 12-minute slots.
- c. 70
- Capacity
- Varies
- Live music
- 12:00
- Open today
- PA
- Backline
- Acoustic
- Books
- Verified
- Directory status
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Rutland Arms — Quick Facts
Rutland Arms capacity: about 70 standing. Sheffield's Thursday-night free open mic at 86 Brown Street, S1 2BS — real-ale pub, PA + guitar amp, 12-minute slots.

By size, Rutland Arms is the joint 30th largest of the 35 venues we list in and around Sheffield with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: Fox & Duck Sheffield (about 70), Green Room Bar (about 70) and Nottingham House (about 70).
Rutland Arms's listed capacity is about 70 standing - a small room on the scale we use for every venue. Around Sheffield, the middle-sized room we list holds about 160 - Rutland Arms 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.
Rutland Arms this week
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Inside Rutland Arms
Rutland Arms has an in-house PA for visiting acts. The room holds about 70. Below: the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about and what we know about the room.
Rutland Arms is a grassroots music venue in City Centre, Sheffield with a standing capacity of about 70. Rutland Arms provides a PA system, 2 vocal mics and a guitar amp; bring your own drum kit, bass amp and keys; no in-house sound engineer.
Rutland Arms books Acoustic, Indie, Rock, Folk acts. This listing is part of the Sheffield venue directory.
The Rutland Arms is a much-loved real-ale and craft-beer pub in an early-20th-century yellow-brick building on the corner of Furnival Street and Brown Street (86 Brown Street, S1 2BS), in the arty heart of Sheffield's city centre. Seven handpumps pour ales from breweries around the country alongside two real ciders, craft beers and properly made food served inside or in the garden. With a small standing capacity of around 70, the pub regularly hosts events and live music showcasing local talent. A characterful, well-respected grass-roots fixture of Sheffield's independent scene.
Rutland Arms doesn't list fixed live-music nights, so look at what is booked in the rail below to see when it runs shows. It lists acoustic among the genres it books. A PA is listed; check what else is on stage before you load in. Rutland Arms 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. More rooms, open mics and what they pay: getting gigs in Sheffield.
By size, Rutland Arms is the joint 30th largest of the 35 venues we list in and around Sheffield with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: Fox & Duck Sheffield (about 70), Green Room Bar (about 70) and Nottingham House (about 70).
Find Rutland Arms
You will find Rutland Arms at 86 Brown Street, City Centre, Sheffield, S1 2BS. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 94 rooms in our Sheffield venue directory.
The nearest station is Sheffield (rail station), about 5 minutes' walk away. Rutland Arms is in City Centre, Sheffield — use S1 2BS for sat-nav, taxis and ride apps. 6 other venues sit in City Centre too, if you want to make a night of it. Before you travel, check the night’s start time and what’s on in Sheffield this week, or see which Sheffield bands are free this weekend if you book the music.
Shakespeare's, The Four Leaf, The Frog & Parrot and The Grapes
Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (Open Government Licence).
The Sheffield League
Rutland Arms is #53 of 94 Sheffield 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 – Electric Studios 12 gigs
- #2 ▲2 Foundry 7 gigs
- #3 ▲4 The OEC 7 gigs
- #4 ▼2 Sidney & Matilda 6 gigs
- #5 ▲3 Chantry Brewery Tap n Venue 5 gigs
- #6 ▼3 Corporation 5 gigs
- #7 ▼2 Octagon 4 gigs
- #8 NEW Delicious Clam 3 gigs
- #9 – Network 3 gigs
- #10 ▼4 Soho Social 3 gigs
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Rutland Arms in brief. Rutland Arms in Sheffield is a small room (under 150) that books acoustic, indie and rock. There’s also an open mic (every Thursday). Nearby rooms: Shakespeare's, The Four Leaf and The Frog & Parrot - or browse the full Sheffield venue directory.
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