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In-house engineer
About Carriage Shed
Carriage Shed is a live music venue in Chester, Chester with a standing capacity of approximately 750. Contact the venue for their technical specification and backline.
Carriage Shed books DJ / Electronic acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Chester venue directory.
The Carriage Shed is an open-air, semi-covered multipurpose event venue at City Place in the heart of Chester, holding up to 750 standing. It runs a year-round programme spanning theatre, festive markets and live music — including the daytime-party juggernaut Day Fever Outdoors — making it a flexible city-centre space for DJ sets, festivals and food-and-music events rather than a traditional indoor gig room.
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City Place, Chester, Chester, CH1 3DR
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Carriage Shed books DJ / Electronic. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.
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Carriage Shed has a standing capacity of approximately 750, classed as a large venue. See all Chester venues for size comparisons.
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City Place, Chester, Chester, CH1 3DR. See the map below for directions. Browse more Chester venues nearby.
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