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About The Cricketers
The Cricketers is a grassroots music venue in Carlton Pl, Southampton. PA system and vocal mics are provided; bring your own instruments and amps.
The Cricketers books Blues, Rock, Covers, Acoustic acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Southampton venue directory.
The Cricketers (The Cricketers Arms, a.k.a. Cricketers Bedford Place) is one of Southampton's most vibrant traditional pubs, at 34 Carlton Place in the Bedford Place area (SO15 2DX), with roots dating back to 1861. It's well known for live music: live bands at weekends plus an open-mic night on Mondays and a blues-jam night on Tuesdays. A U-shaped bar pours a mix of keg fonts and five handpumps of local and national real ales, and there's award-winning food alongside. Outside, there are drinking and dining areas to the rear in a private enclosed patio and at the front on the pedestrianised Carlton Place, and the pub backs the annual Bedford Place Summer Festival celebrating local independents. A PA is in place; both original and covers acts are welcome.
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The Cricketers books Blues, Rock, Covers, Acoustic. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.
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34 Carlton Place, Carlton Pl, Southampton, SO15 2DX. See the map below for directions. Browse more Southampton venues nearby.
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