Bolton Gate Farm is a working sheep farm and community arts hub in the residential suburb of Weston Coyney on the edge of Stoke-on-Trent, with a cafe and the Manege outdoor arts space. Its open mic, Gigz@theGate, runs on the first Saturday of the month across a May to September summer season only, normally 6pm to 10pm, with two 4pm to 8pm special editions in 2026 (2 May and 1 August). Entry is free, performers apply by email to arts@boltongatefarm.co.uk, and past line-ups have included singers, guitarists, a pianist and a singer-poet. The bar is open all evening with hot food served until 8pm.
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Nights Bolton Gate Arts usually has live music — typical start 18:00
Have you played here? Was the backline info accurate? One tap, no sign-up required.
Not seeing your venue? This ranking counts gigs listed in the next 30 days.
If your room has no page here yet, create
one free and it joins the directory. If it is already listed, add your
gigs and it will rank on the next nightly refresh.
Rankings like this run across GigXchange: the national Hardest Working Rooms table tracks the UK's busiest grassroots
stages week on week, the Pint Index prices a gig ticket in pints
city by city, and UK market statistics covers what live
music pays. All of it is built from the same directory this page lives in.
Common Questions
Seven things people ask about booking Bolton Gate Arts.
Contact the venue for genre preferences. Most Stoke-on-Trent grassroots venues book a mix of rock, pop, folk, and acoustic acts.
Sign up free on GigXchange to view Bolton Gate Arts’s booking contact, fee range, and submission process. Most grassroots venues accept email submissions with a link to your music or EPK. Check current UK fee benchmarks before quoting.
Capacity data is pending for Bolton Gate Arts. Sign up to contribute or contact the venue directly.
Yes — Bolton Gate Arts hosts open mic nights. Check the listing for day, time, and signup details on the Stoke-on-Trent Open Mic Finder.
Bolton Gate Farm, Leek Road, Weston Coyney, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 5BD. See the map below for directions. Browse more Stoke-on-Trent venues nearby.
Fee ranges are available to signed-up artists on GigXchange. Grassroots venue fees in Stoke-on-Trent vary by event type, band size, and whether the deal is a flat fee or door split. The GigXchange Rate Calculator shows current UK percentiles.
Keep up with Stoke-on-Trent
One email a week with live music near you. Free, and it keeps rooms like this one full.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Stoke-on-Trent
—
A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room
open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Stoke-on-Trent. Unsubscribe any
time. Privacy.
Booking or playing in Stoke-on-Trent? The GX Index publishes what UK gigs actually
pay, by city, band size and venue type, and the GX Index reports set out the methodology and the sample behind
every figure. Both are free to read and free to cite.
