Where to Play in Liverpool: 27 Venues with Direct Contacts

Liverpool's live music circuit runs deeper than its Beatles heritage. This page lists 27 venues that programme live acts across the city: 17 clubs, 5 theatres, 3 cultural centres and 2 event spaces. At one end you'll find intimate club stages like EBGBS, District and the Arts Club, where emerging bands and DJs build local followings. At the other, established rooms such as the Cavern Club, O2 Academy Liverpool and Philharmonic Hall draw touring artists and bigger crowds. Spaces like Camp and Furnace and FACT sit in between, mixing music with arts programming. Each listing on Stage-List includes direct contact details, so you can pitch the person who actually books the room instead of a generic inbox. No venue here guarantees you a slot — but knowing who to write to, and what each stage hosts, makes your booking emails far more likely to land.