Equipment and backline available at this venue. We verify and update this section regularly.
PA system
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
3 vocal mics
In-house engineer
About Telford's Warehouse
Telford's Warehouse is a grassroots music venue in City Centre, Chester with a standing capacity of approximately 250. Full backline is on stage including drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, PA and vocal mics, plus an in-house sound engineer — so you can travel light.
Telford's Warehouse books Blues, Rock, Jazz, Indie, Folk acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Chester venue directory.
Telford's Warehouse is an independently run free house, bar and restaurant and one of Chester's most renowned live music and arts venues. Set in a converted Georgian warehouse beside the City Walls on the banks of the Shropshire Union Canal at Tower Wharf, it keeps original industrial features and a glass frontage overlooking the canal basin. A c. 250-capacity room with full backline and in-house engineer, it has hosted major names — Robert Plant, Coldplay, Courtney Pine, John Martyn, Richie Havens, Glenn Tilbrook — across blues, rock, jazz, indie and folk, and runs weekly laid-back 'Sunday Sessions' at 8pm with a rotating host. Both originals and covers are welcome.
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Tower Wharf, Raymond Street, City Centre, Chester, CH1 4EZ
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Full backline: drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, PA and vocal mics. In-house sound engineer included. Bring your own instrument and pedals. Looking for other venues with full backline? Browse Chester venues and filter by backline.
Telford's Warehouse books Blues, Rock, Jazz, Indie, Folk. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.
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Telford's Warehouse has a standing capacity of approximately 250, classed as a medium venue. See all Chester venues for size comparisons.
Yes — Telford's Warehouse hosts open mic nights. Check the listing for day, time, and signup details on the Chester Open Mic Finder.
Tower Wharf, Raymond Street, City Centre, Chester, CH1 4EZ. See the map below for directions. Browse more Chester venues nearby.
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