A quirky vibrant bar located in a stone vaulted 880 year old medieval merchants undercroft.
Probably the best live music venue in the city, as actually listening to the bands and performers is encouraged over everything else.............. you are spoilt here as the the audience tends to be quiet during the sets so you get to hear the performance. There is the upper section to the undercroft by the bar where you can go to talk and socialise with friends without interfering with the music lovers, and having this separation and being able to move freely between the two areas is fantastic.
There is a very well stocked bar and all at social club prices. Coffee, hot Chocolate and Tea including a variety of fruit and herbal teas are available, along with an excellent selection of soft drinks and cordials, Alas, apart from crisps and nuts, bar food is not available.
Private party bookings and outside catering are available: Please ask the bar staff for details.
Friday night is Norwich Music House night and this is an acoustic(ish) session where local artists are encouraged to play original pieces, with few if any covers. There are 4 main hosts taking it in weekly turns and an extremely wide variety of music styles are actively encouraged.
The last Wednesday of the month is a showcase of local original music and can feature just about anything from beautiful "soft" folk music right through to electronic to metal and punkish type performances, and usually you'll not know who is playing what until the last minute.
There is of course the last Saturday of the month "Cave-In" which is a night of 60's 70's soul, funk and disco vinyl spun up on the turntable decks.
Because of the stone vaulted ceilings, and no two f the stone walls being either straight or parallel the acoustics are absolutely outstanding and this why the performers and the audience alike love and keep returning to this venue
Story telling nights are held monthly and the often candlelit medieval undercroft is as you can imagine the perfect setting.
Some months there are comedy nights, play reading nights, improv or band showcase nights.
All of these nights are free nights but you are encouraged to place a voluntary contribution in the pint pot that is passed around............... these donations help to cover the cost of the "community owned" sound equipment allowing such things as leads and mics to be replaced and the legally require electrical PAT testing to be done.
Occasionally there are ticket only gigs including charity nights and tickets can usually be purchased on the door on the night. These gigs might also include a local am-dram production, or a concept band that includes visual and performance art in their set.
As you can probably imagine these nights can be rather good and hard hitting performances. read more