Escape is slowly being recognised as one of the finest live music venues in Coventry as well as the West Midlands.  With a fantastic team who strive to showcase not only the finest local talent, but bands and artists from all over the UK! 

Music is clearly the driving force in peoples lives and with the different nights and styles we host at Escape, we hope we offer a broad spectrum of sound that everyone can enjoy if not all!

Website: www.escapebar.co.uk

Location: Hales Street, Coventry, CV1 1JA

The Tin Angel & Taylor John's House
Cool live music venues with the kind of "laid-back" atmosphere. Catering for a variety of styles of music.

Website: www.thetinangel.co.uk

Location: The Tin Angel, Spon Street, Coventry, CV1 3AX

Location: Taylor John's House, Canal Basin, Coventry, CV1 4LY

The Beer Engine

This pub in Coventry has live music at least two nights a week, with free entry for all gigs, The Beer Engine in Coventry is a good place to see up and coming local bands. The current owners took over the pub two years ago. Since then, the Beer Engine has gone from strength to strength, finishing runner up in the Godiva Awards and being listed in the National good Beer Guide. There is also art exhibition space, where several local artists have already displayed their work.

Regular nights Bands play on Thursday and Saturday nights, as well as the occasional Friday. Thursday features acoustic acts or bands from outside the mainstream, such as metal, goth or folk bands. Saturday and some Friday's feature covers bands as well as some original groups. How do I get a gig? Send a demo and information about your band to the venue. They are keen to promote local bands who play original material. The venue will pay all bands for Saturday night gigs. They try to pay bands on a Thursday too, though this depends on the crowd as entry to all gigs at the venue is free.

Website: www.thebeerengine.net

Location: 35 Far Gosford St, Coventry, CV1 5DW

Dogma

There's a little of Stark's designer St Martins Lane about Dogma - but with a warmth that comes from the wonderfully retro neon warmth of the lighting, fabulously debauch leather sofas and designer bistro style seating in both the main restaurant and café areas. Add a combination of live performance space, club, acid jazz inspired and focussed music and you get close to understanding the philosophy of "all life in one place." Downstairs@Dogma (Held the last Sunday of every month) promises to be the most exciting music night in Coventry, combining the best in local talent, with national and international artists whose 2006 looks very bright indeed.

Website: www.dogmabars.com

Location: Priory Place, Fairfax Street, Coventry, CV1 5RZ

The Kasbah

This club/music venue is tucked away on the edge of town and it's mainly the preserve of Coventry's student population, but the Kasbah is home to a top night out. Nights of live music on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Plays host to a whole range of signed and unsigned bands.

Website: www.myspace.com/kasbahcoventry

Location: Primrose Hill Street, Coventry, CV1 5LY

Warwick Studens Union

With a renewed commitment to live music and a mixture of local and touring bands, Warwick SU is one of the largest venues in Coventry and welcomes the public to its gigs. Acts such as The Killers, Editors, Robert Plant and The Automatic have played the venue, and their live music provision is set to get better and better.

Some club nights are also open to the public, including rock and alternative night Crash, the Midlands longest running drum n bass night Pressure, and the genre-smashing Independence, which is a celebration of all things hip-hop, funk and soul. With transport to and from Coventry and something going on every night of the week, Warwick SU is shaping up to be a cracking live venue.

Website: www.sunion.warwick.ac.uk

Location: Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL

Warwick Arts Centre

Warwick Arts Centre in Coventry is the largest arts centre in the Midlands, attracting around 280,000 visitors a year to over 2,000 individual events embracing music, drama, dance, comedy, literature, films and visual art.

Warwick Arts Centre is situated at the heart of The University of Warwick in Coventry and is much more than a single venue. With six outstanding spaces on the same site, it makes us unique - a concert hall, two theatres, a cinema, gallery, conference room as well as hospitality suites, restaurant, shops, and two bars.

Concerts take place in the Butterworth Hall (seats 1500), the Theatre (seats 450) and the more intimate Studio (seats 120). Artists appearing at the award winning venue include big names like Jools Holland, Ani Difranco, Nitin Sawhney, Van Morrison, The Bays, Beth Orton, Jane Siberry, Ray Lamontagne, Madeleine Peyroux, Kate Rusby, Gotan Project, Seu Jorge, Divine Comedy and Imogen Heap to name but a few!

Website: www.warwickartscentre.co.uk
Box Office : 024 7652 4524
Location: Warwick Arts Centre, The University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL