Barnsley Venue Guide

James Goad

Music and Arts Guide

The following document features a variety of different venues in Barnsley, which are good for live bands or DJs. This should be of use to any unsigned band wishing to get gigs in the area. Some places might pay to have a band, others don't. It all depends on the quality/ size of the venue and how well known you are as a band or DJ.

This is Butterfield's Bar on Market Hill, Barnsley. Tel: 01226 733854. It's a trendy town centre bar, which serves a good range of food every day from 11am to 7pm. As far as evenings go, Wednesday is student night with two for one offers on all drinks and there is a DJ playing every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday night. Butterfield's also has bands playing sometimes when it is not a DJ night. Overall, It is a very clean and well-run bar.

This is Bodegas Bar on Pitt Street, Barnsley. Tel 01226 210220. Website - www.bodegas.co.uk. It is a lively student pub with Pool tables, Darts, two large TV screens and cheap drinks all the time. They have live bands every Wednesday, which are usually Rock or Heavy Metal in style.

Chennell's Bar on Pitt Street Barnsley. Tel 01226 210220. A popular pub for meals and drinks due to the low prices and decent quality. The dйcor is old-fashioned but this is still one of the busiest pubs in town due to the friendly staff and cheap drinks. It is not really a place where bands play often; however, It would be worth a try if you could not get gigs anywhere else.

The Lord Nelson on Shambles Street, Barnsley. Tel 01226 737151. A student friendly pub with cheap pints upon production of student ID. There is a quiet bar upstairs with a pool table and plenty of room for drinking and eating. Downstairs is a music bar with a dance floor, which is open every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday night. It is a fairly good venue with plenty of room both on the dance floor and the stage area.

Durty O'Dwyers Bar on Market Hill, Barnsley. 01226 786100.Website - www.odwyers.co.uk. An Irish theme bar with associated dйcor and a good food menu from 11am to 3pm daily. It is a fairly small place with live bands on Wednesday nights and Sunday afternoons. There is also a practice room upstairs for Ј10.

Panama Joe's is on Pitt Street, Barnsley. Tel 01226 771881. Website - www.deltacloud.co.uk. It is an American theme bar with cheap drinks from Monday to Friday, 11am to 7pm (most pints are around Ј1). Bands play here on an irregular basis, but it is not a bad venue. It's a strangely shaped place for people to play; however the atmosphere is usually good.

Sportz Bar