Southampton · medium venue
Little Portland Street with tribute events.
About 300 standing, house PA. Tribute Act.
Nearby venuesUpdated 12 November 2026
At a glance, The Social And The Loft in St Mary's, Southampton is summed up below. It books tribute act acts. There is an in-house PA.
capacity
| Live music | Varies |
| Backline | PA provided |
| Books | Tribute Act |
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Before you book The Social And The Loft, here are its size, live nights, genres and website. It books tribute act acts. Members can vote to bring this venue onto GigXchange.
| Capacity | about 300 standing |
| Live nights | Contact venue |
| Curfew | – |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Genres | Tribute Act |
| Website | thesocial.com |
| Status | Being verified |
The Social And The Loft is at 5 Little Portland St, St Mary's, Southampton, SO15 2EH. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps.
St Mary's, Southampton SO15 2EH
The nearest station is Southampton Central (rail station), about 15 minutes' walk away.
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| Booking email and phone | Locked |
| Fee range per act | Locked |
| How far ahead to book | Locked |
| Payment terms | Locked |
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The Social And The Loft has an in-house PA for visiting acts. The list below shows the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about.
| PA system | Provided |
| Drum kit | Bring your own |
| Guitar amp | Bring your own |
| Bass amp | Bring your own |
| Keys / keyboard | Bring your own |
| Vocal mics | TBC |
| In-house engineer | None |
This is the background on The Social And The Loft, from the venue and its listings. It books tribute act acts. The notes below sum up what the venue and its listings say.
The Social And The Loft is a grassroots music venue in St Mary's, Southampton with a standing capacity of about 300. It books Tribute Act.
Listing notesThe Social and The Loft is a two-room bar and club in the St Mary's area of Southampton, Hampshire — one of the city's busiest nightlife venues. The Social is the ground-floor bar; The Loft is the larger 300-capacity event space with its own stage, entrance, bar, toilets, sound system, projector and screen, purpose-built for gigs, concerts and large functions. Celebrated for its sound quality and intimate atmosphere, it hosts everything from tribute nights (recent bills include Foo Fakers and Nirvanot) to drum & bass club nights, making it a versatile mid-size live-music room for the Southampton scene.
It keeps this page true for the next act through the door.
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| 04 | Salisbury Arts Centre | 4 gigs |
| 05 | Southampton Joiners up5 | 3 gigs |
| 06 | The Platform Tavern down1 | 2 gigs |
| 07 | Balkan Nightclub And Sports Bar | 1 gig |
| 08 | Bitterne Royal British Legion Club | 1 gig |
| 09 | The 1865 New | 1 gig |
| 10 | The Hobbit Pub New | 1 gig |
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The Social And The Loft
Little Portland Street with tribute events. Capacity about 300.
- c. 300
- Capacity
- Varies
- Live music
- –
- Start time
- PA
- Backline
- Tribute Act
- Books
- Listed
- Directory status
Last updated: 12 November 2026
The Social And The Loft — Quick Facts
The Social And The Loft capacity: about 300 standing. Little Portland Street with tribute events. Here are the key facts on The Social And The Loft at a glance.
By size, The Social And The Loft is the joint 8th largest of the 26 venues we list in and around Southampton with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: Laverstock And Ford Sports Club (about 300), The Social (about 300) and The Guildhall Winchester (about 350).
The Social And The Loft 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 Southampton (about 200). 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 Social And The Loft
The Social And The Loft has an in-house PA for visiting acts. The room holds about 300. Below: the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about and what we know about the room.
The Social And The Loft is a grassroots music venue in St Mary's, Southampton with a standing capacity of about 300. The Social And The Loft provides a PA system; bring your own drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp and keys; no in-house sound engineer — check the rest with the venue.
The Social And The Loft books Tribute Act acts. This listing is part of the Southampton venue directory.
The Social and The Loft is a two-room bar and club in the St Mary's area of Southampton, Hampshire — one of the city's busiest nightlife venues. The Social is the ground-floor bar; The Loft is the larger 300-capacity event space with its own stage, entrance, bar, toilets, sound system, projector and screen, purpose-built for gigs, concerts and large functions. Celebrated for its sound quality and intimate atmosphere, it hosts everything from tribute nights (recent bills include Foo Fakers and Nirvanot) to drum & bass club nights, making it a versatile mid-size live-music room for the Southampton scene.
There are no fixed live nights listed for The Social And The Loft - the gigs in the rail below show when it actually runs shows. Tribute act is the first genre on its list. There is a PA listed - ask what else is on stage before you load in. The Social And The Loft 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 Southampton and what local gigs pay.
By size, The Social And The Loft is the joint 8th largest of the 26 venues we list in and around Southampton with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: Laverstock And Ford Sports Club (about 300), The Social (about 300) and The Guildhall Winchester (about 350).
Find The Social And The Loft
The Social And The Loft is at 5 Little Portland St, St Mary's, Southampton, SO15 2EH. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps.
The nearest station is Southampton Central (rail station), about 15 minutes' walk away. You'll find The Social And The Loft in St Mary's, Southampton; SO15 2EH is the postcode for sat-nav and ride apps. Check the start time before you set off, and see what else is on in Southampton this week, or book a Southampton band for a night of your own.
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What's On at The Social And The Loft
Nothing is listed at The Social And The Loft on GigXchange right now. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first. The Southampton gig directory lists what is on across the area tonight. Or browse the wider Southampton venue directory.
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The Social And The Loft is #41 of 47 Southampton 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 – The Brook 21 gigs
- #2 – EngineRooms Southampton 10 gigs
- #3 – Suburbia 7 gigs
- #4 – Salisbury Arts Centre 4 gigs
- #5 ▲5 Southampton Joiners 3 gigs
- #6 ▼1 The Platform Tavern 2 gigs
- #7 – Balkan Nightclub And Sports Bar 1 gig
- #8 – Bitterne Royal British Legion Club 1 gig
- #9 NEW The 1865 1 gig
- #10 NEW The Hobbit Pub 1 gig
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The Social And The Loft in brief. The Social And The Loft is a mid-sized room (150 to 499) in St Mary's, Southampton. Rooms nearby include The Stage Door, The Stile Inn and The William Walker; the Southampton venue directory has the rest.
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