Equipment and backline available at this venue. We verify and update this section regularly.
PA system
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
Vocal mics
In-house engineer
About The Victoria
The Victoria is a grassroots music venue in Swindon, Swindon with a standing capacity of approximately 200. PA system and vocal mics are provided; bring your own instruments and amps.
The Victoria books Punk, Indie, Rock, Tribute acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Swindon venue directory.
The Victoria — 'The Vic' — at 88 Victoria Road is one of Swindon's best-loved grassroots music pubs, less than a mile from Swindon station. The gig space sits a few steps down from and separate to the main bar, with its own bar, a small stage and room for roughly 150–200. The booking policy leans into punk gigs, indie rock and tribute acts, but the room also hosts open mic, comedy, club nights, burlesque and occasional film screenings. A proper independent venue that books originals and covers alike; gigs@thevicswindon.com handles bookings.
Have you played here? Was the backline info accurate? One tap, no sign-up required.
Find The Victoria
88 Victoria Rd, Swindon, Swindon, SN1 3BD
What should you charge for a gig here? Check live UK rates by role, city and venue size. Based on 3,798 verified rate observations.
The Victoria isn’t in the Swindon top 10 yet — these are the front-runners of its 1 ranked rooms,
by gigs on the calendar over the next 30 days, refreshed nightly.
#1–Christ Church Swindon 1 gig
Run this room? This page — and this ranking — is yours to take over.
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 The Victoria.
PA system and vocal mics provided. BYO instruments and amps. Need a venue with full backline? Filter Swindon venues by backline.
The Victoria books Punk, Indie, Rock, Tribute. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.
Sign up free on GigXchange to view The Victoria’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.
The Victoria has a standing capacity of approximately 200, classed as a medium venue. See all Swindon venues for size comparisons.
Open mic information is not currently listed for The Victoria. Browse the Swindon Open Mic Finder for nearby open mics.
88 Victoria Rd, Swindon, Swindon, SN1 3BD. See the map below for directions. Browse more Swindon venues nearby.
Fee ranges are available to signed-up artists on GigXchange. Grassroots venue fees in Swindon 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 Swindon
One email a week with live music near you. Free, and it keeps rooms like this one full.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Swindon
—
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 Swindon. Unsubscribe any
time. Privacy.
Booking or playing in Swindon? 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.
