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About Uplands Tavern
Uplands Tavern is a grassroots music venue in Uplands, Swansea with a standing capacity of approximately 80. Full backline is on stage including drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, PA and vocal mics — so you can travel light.
Uplands Tavern books Rock, Blues, Pop, Jazz, Acoustic acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Swansea venue directory.
The Uplands Tavern — "The Tav" to its regulars — sits at 42 Uplands Crescent in the Uplands district of Swansea and is widely rated one of South Wales' best live-music pubs. It puts on all kinds of live music seven nights a week (and sometimes daytimes too), with a mix of local and touring bands spanning jazz, blues, rock and pop, plus an open-mic night every Monday, rock'n'roll bingo on Tuesdays and a Wednesday quiz. A Greene King house with an 80-capacity gig room, a beer garden and the Dylan Thomas-themed snug, it's strictly over-18s and a fixture of the city's grassroots scene.
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Full backline: drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, PA and vocal mics. Bring your own instrument and pedals. Looking for other venues with full backline? Browse Swansea venues and filter by backline.
Uplands Tavern books Rock, Blues, Pop, Jazz, Acoustic. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.
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Uplands Tavern has a standing capacity of approximately 80, classed as a small venue. See all Swansea venues for size comparisons.
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42 Uplands Cres, Uplands, Uplands, Swansea, SA2 0PG. See the map below for directions. Browse more Swansea venues nearby.
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