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Venue · Bristol, South West
The Anchor & Hope
Traditional Bristol pub with a dedicated live music space. Cosy 80-capacity room with house PA. Acoustic and folk focus.
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Rated 3.3★ from 3 reviews
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This week
16 Oct – 22 Oct
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About
Traditional Bristol pub with a dedicated live music space. Cosy 80-capacity room with house PA. Acoustic and folk focus.
Genres
04 genres
Jazz FolkAcoustic
Singer-Songwriter
Details
Budget £100–£350 per act
- Address
- 88 Gloucester Road, Bristol, BS7 8BN
- Capacity
- 80 standing · 50 seated
- Venue type
- Pub
- Typical slot
- 7:00pm – 10:30pm
- PA system
- Provided
- Lighting
- Not provided
- Sound engineer
- Not provided
Location
Getting here & access
- Nearest transport
- Bristol Temple Meads · 14 min walk
- Parking
- On-street free after 18:00 on surrounding streets; nearest car park is the city-centre NCP (10 min). Bristol Temple Meads 14 min walk; frequent buses 2 min away.
- Load-in
- Load-in through the main pub door before service — keep the bar gangway and fire exit clear. Compact stage with house PA and two vocal mics; bring your own instruments. Acoustic / light amplification only, finish by 22:30.
- Step-free access
- Yes
- Music curfew
- 10:30pm
Media
Regular nights & house rules
- Wed Folk Club Folk / Traditional 8pm
- Thu Acoustic Sessions Acoustic / Singer-Songwriter 8pm
- Fri Live at the Anchor Folk / Americana 8:30pm
- Sun Sunday Singaround Folk / Open Mic 4pm
- Typical slot
- 7:00pm – 10:30pm
- 01Acoustic and light amplification only — all music finishes by 22:30 (residential street)
- 02House PA with two vocal mics and a DI; bring your own instruments
- 03It is a pub gig — keep the bar gangway and fire exit clear during load-in
- 04Soundcheck before 7pm doors, or a quick line-check between acts
- 05Traditional folk-room etiquette: chorus songs welcome, phones away during sets
- 06A pint for each performer on the house
- 07Merch on the windowsill by the door, no commission
Sound restrictions
Acoustic and light amplification only. Finish by 22:30.
Reviews
The Anchor & Hope is a proper pub with proper people. Sound was basic but fine for our acoustic setup. Crowd were engaged and bought us drinks after. Would happily play again.
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