Live Music Pubs in Liverpool

George

1 Moor Lane, Liverpool L23 2SE

Large pub in the pedestrianized centre of Crosby. A substantial investment has been made to give this venue a major facelift which was completed Dec 2016. Refreshed bar area, new lighting throughout, refurbished toilets and seating make this a warm & welcoming place especially for families. New Menu now being served. Function Room now available. Usually only two handpump beers on. A community-funded defibrillator is fitted on the outside wall of the Moor Lane entrance.

Cobden

89 Quarry Street, Liverpool L25 6HA

A classic and very popular community pub. There is a main room and a smaller backroom for more convivial conversation. The pub has quizzes on both Monday and Tuesday nights and also has live music at 6pm on Sundays and sometimes Saturday evening. A Big Bog beer has recently replaced Doom Bar.

Derby Arms

160-162 Allerton road, Liverpool L25 7RH

Corner pub on the main road to Woolton Village, with one large room with raised areas. Friday has a local band / artist playing. Quiz nigh Monday. 50p /pint discount on cask ale on Tues

Victoria

Quarry Street, Liverpool L25 6EY

A cosy pub which features a Bar area with a raised platform incorporating tables and chairs to the right. It also has a small parlour room and a separate stage where live music is played six nights a week by local bands. The Parlour room has a marvellous Edwardian fireplace and plenty of pictures of both Old Woolton and Queen Victoria herself.

Beehive

14 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool L3 5RY

Crown Inn

Leyfield Road, Liverpool L12 9HA

Large pub with a bowling green behind

CookHouse

259 Macketts Lane, Liverpool L25 9NQ

Large main road pub. Carvery , all you can eat breakfasts and live music at weekends.

Masons Arms

646 Prescot Road, Liverpool L13 5XE

Large pub on busy shopping street.

Stanley Arms

42 Roby Road, Liverpool L36 4HF

Large food oriented pub was called the Eagle and Child years ago as the topper on the outside sign depicts. Families welcome, Live music on Fridays

Peter Kavanagh's

2-6 Egerton Street, Liverpool L8 7LY

Liverpool CAMRA Pub of the Year 2019. A Splendid back street local, this gem is situated in the Georgian area of Liverpool and has been identified by CAMRA as having a nationally important historic pub interior. Murals by Eric Robinson adorn the walls, thought to have been commissioned to cover a debt. There are fine stained glass windows with wooden shutters and two snugs with wooden benches, note the carved armrests allegedly caricatures of the politically incorrect Peter Kavanagh. Up to four rotating guest beers are available. Irish music sessions

Vines

81 Lime Street, Liverpool L1 1JQ

The Vines, built in 1907, is, like its sister pub, the rather earlier Philharmonic, one of the great show pubs of the country, and is on CAMRA's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.

Alberts Schenke

16 Hanover Street, Liverpool L1 4AA

German themed bier hall with extensive range of local craft keg and continental beers. Same chain as Albert’s Schloss in Manchester. This Grade II-listed ale house and kitchen occupies the Casartelli Building, built in 1760. Initially an Italian family-run scientific manufacturing business, it was latterly a wine warehouse. A period of decay led to dismantling in 2001. A campaign to Stop the Rot led to reconstruction using as many original materials as possible.

Einstein Bier Haus

26-28 Fleet Street, Liverpool L1 4AN

Large 2 storey bar specialising in German beer on keg and bottles. Very big sports screens .

Grove Hotel

145 Breckfield Road North, Liverpool L5 4QT

Roadside ex Higsons PH which gets very busy on Liverpool FC match days. Live sports. Live music usually 8.00pm Saturdays and 6.00pm Sundays.

Wheatsheaf

186 East Prescot Road, Liverpool L14 5NG

Ex Higsons pub, recently refurbed (July 2019)

Blob Shop

Great Charlotte Street, Liverpool L1 1HU

Drinking den

Harrison's Sports Bar

23 North John Street, Liverpool L2 5QA

Baltic Fleet

33a Wapping, Liverpool L1 8DQ

Card payment only. Located across the road from the Albert Dock, the layout based on the ‘flat iron’ principle with interior decoration on a nautical theme. Following the closure of Wapping beers which was brewed in the cellar, now has 3 guest beers which are usually from local breweries. Tunnels in the cellar have led to some speculation of a dark period in the pub’s history involving smuggling and press gangs. Originally had many doors to allow customers to escape the press gangs who could only cover 1 or 2. Quiz evening Wednesday. Sea Shanty singing first Saturday of the month, 8pm.

White Star

2-4 Rainford Gardens, Liverpool L2 6PT

This characterful two-roomed pub is a traditional gem, situated close to the very lively Mathew Street area. Its walls are adorned with memorabilia including, unsurprisingly, many pictures of White Star shipping liners, and a wall in the back room dedicated to photographs of the Beatles. The pub has long been a favourite with Liverpool locals and also now attracts visitors to the city from many parts of the world. It is twinned with bars in both the Czech Republic and Norway. Live football matches are shown and the pub is particularly popular at these times. Guest beers are often from Bowland microbrewery in Lancashire. The gents outside toilets have now been roofed but retain their previous character.

Bernie May's Bar & Bistro

195 County Road, Liverpool L4 5PB

Scotch Piper

Southport Road, Liverpool L31 4HD

Reopened after fire to thatch caused extensive damage. A Grade II*-listed building dating back to 1320, this three-roomed, thatched inn takes its name from an incident in 1745 when a highland piper, injured in the Jacobite rebellion, took refuge here. The interior boasts traditional black wooden beams, low ceilings and whitewashed walls, and a roaring fire in winter. Three cask ales are normally available from the small wooded bar. The toilets are in a small outhouse to the left of the entrance. Next door in woods to the right are the ruins of St Catherine's Chapel (aka Lydiate Abbey) , now rather overgrown. Reputed to be a tunnel between the Abbey and the Scotch Piper. Outdoor performances of Shakespeare are held annually in the Chapel grounds to raise restoration funds. New licensee from November 2016.

Liverpool

14 James Street, Liverpool L2 7PQ

Coffee House

14 Church Road North, Liverpool L15 6TF

Ornate Victorian pub, was famous in the past for its folk club. Guest ales from the Scottish & Newcastle list. Recently beers have been only national brands. No food Mondays. Roast dinners Sunday. Recent report is no real ale available Discount on cask beer pints on Tuesdays, currently £2.20.

Waterpudlian

99 South Road, Liverpool L22 0LR

Liverpool CAMRA Branch Pub of the Year in 2013, and its first accredited LocAle pub in 2009. This friendly café-style pub, where lively banter often prevails at the bar, continues to serves mainly local beers, from Liverpool Brewing, Brimstage, Southport and Allgates breweries in particular, with occasional beers from further afield. A sixth hand pump dispenses real cider. The pub is a popular live music venue with local musicians and bands Thursday through to Sunday evenings.

Old Swan

395 Prescot Road, Liverpool L13 5SA

Traditional corner pub, near large Tesco car park. Live entertainment.

Kellys Dispensary

154-158 Smithdown Road, Liverpool L15 3JR

One of the pubs opened by Cains when the company was brewing, now selling beers from other sources.

Slaughter House

13-15 Fenwick Street, Liverpool L2 7LS

Old pub of Liverpool used to have sawdust on the floor, popular comedy club operates in the basement

Vernon Arms

69 Dale Street, Liverpool L2 2HJ

Free house situated close to the business district, the Vernon retains the feel of a street-corner local. The single long-roomed bar serves three drinking areas including a back room with frosted glass windows advertising the Liverpool Brewing Company which used to serve the pub. The main bar has wood panelling, several large columns and a small snug area. Two regular house beers.

Tess Riley

Great Charlotte Street, Liverpool L1 1QY

Lively bar

Spellow

79 Goodison Road, Liverpool L4 4EN

Everton match day pub

Cookson Bridge Public House

Gorsey Lane, Liverpool L21 0EJ

Horse & Jockey

Waddicar Lane, Liverpool L31 1DU

Modern style pub. Live music at weekends.

Jawbone Tavern

12 Litherland Road., Liverpool L20 3BZ

Established in 1802, The Jawbone Tavern claims to be Bootle's oldest pub which could be true as it is located in what was the original Bootle village, however the current facade appears to be a lot more recent. Inside is a well set out lounge and bar area, clean and modern with several different seating areas, some raised up towards the rear of the pub. There are a number of TV screens but customers can find a place to sit away from most of them. 3 real ales available. Dress code of no overalls or tracksuits. Friday night is Karaoke night and there is live music on saturday evenings. The Jawbone was named after the whaling fleets which were based at Bootle docks.

Flanagan's Apple

Mathew Street, Liverpool L2 6RE

Set in the heart of Beatles territory. Ground floor is a pub/eatery. Good for a late drink. Bottled beers.

Kazimier Garden

Seel Street, Liverpool L1 4JJ

An excellent side street venue, largely in the open air, but now with more sheltered areas. Still open despite major redevelopment in the area, that has involved demolition of the Kazimier Club. Pints are often sold in hard plastic tumblers, but glasses are available for the real ales.

Leaf

65-67 Bold Street, Liverpool L1 4EZ

Independent bar and Tea shop, One hand-pump on the ground floor and also another upstairs in the music venue. Opens at 9am for food webpage is https://thisisleaf.co.uk/liverpool/

Cavern Club

Mathew Street, Liverpool L2 0XF

Famous for the starting place for the Beatles albeit not the orginal club or location. Entrance charge on Thursday & Friday evenings and most of the day at weekends. Live music from 4pm on weekdays, earlier at weekends. There is a stage under the arches and a larger performance room. Beer is served in hard plastic tumblers.

Cavern Pub

5 Mathew Street, Liverpool L2 6RE

Cellar bar opposite the Cavern Club, operated by the same company. Pop music memorabilia adorns the walls. Regular live music.

Liver

137 South Road, Liverpool L22 0LT

At over 200 years old, this is probably Waterloo's most famous pub. A former coaching inn and listed as being of specific historic and architectural interest. However, some years ago, it was subject to a demolition order but, fortunately, a petition signed by some 1,400 patrons preserved it to this say. The main dining area is to the rear as is the large beer garden, where the wall is surprisingly effective in limiting the intrusion of nearby traffic.

Storrsdale

43-47 Storrsdale Road, Liverpool L18 7JY

This stylish two-roomed pub is a 1930's construction as evidenced by attractive exterior tiling and leaded windows. There is a comfortable, music-free wood-panelled lounge and a stone-floored bar with dartboard and jukebox. A mix of locals, students and thirsty sports people from the nearby playing fields are drawn here by the friendly, relaxed atmosphere.. Football matches are shown on satellite TV There is a quiz on Wednesdays and a small yard to the side doubles as a smoking area.

Gardeners Arms

101 Vale Road, Liverpool L25 7RW

Friendly, community village pub situated over the hill from Woolton village and separated from Menlove Avenue by blocks of flats. Guests beers regularly include a local Big Bog beer and a Welsh beer from Purple Moose, Heavy Industry or Cwrw Lal. A popular quiz is held on Tuesday evening. Sky and BT Sports are shown. Woolton is famous as the home of the Beatles, with their original name 'Quarrymen' from Woolton quarry, St Peter's church where they first met, and Eleanor Rigby's grave.

Oak Tree Hotel

294 Liverpool Road, Liverpool L36 3RN

Lodge

32-34 Lark Lane, Liverpool L17 8US

Gastro Pub in the heart of a vibrant pub and restaurant area.

Brewery Tap

Stanhope Street, Liverpool L8 5XJ

Set within the walls of the former Higsons/Cains brewery. Good value accommodation.

Masonic

35 Gladstone Road, Liverpool L19 1RR

Community pub amid terrace houses that attracts people from other districts. Now has 7 hand pumps, one usually serving a cider. Beers are supplied directly by local breweries and from around the country through brewery swaps. Good supporter of local sport teams. TV racing and other sport. Outside drinking area in front of pub and a covered smoking area in the yard to the side. Free bar snacks most days at 4pm. Real Ale promotions on Tuesday evenings. Permanent discount on real ale pints only. Bingo Wednesday, Quiz Thursday, live music Friday to Sunday, all at 8pm. Accommodation for CAMRA members by arrangement.

Camp & Furnace

67 Greenland Street, Liverpool L1 0BY

An unusual venue situated in an old factory in the Baltic triangle area. Food including carvery on Sundays, breakfasts and food slams at various other times. Unfortunately no longer serving cask beer. Keg beer from Marston's Revisionist has been available recently.

Central

31 Ranelagh Street, Liverpool L1 1JP

A busy pub opposite Central station. Well worth visiting to see the ornate interior.

Que Pasa Cantina

94-96 Lark Lane, Liverpool L17 8UU

Situated in Lark Lane which is a popular hive of bespoke restuarants, bars and pubs close to Sefton Park. Currently just operating as a bar, with the upstairs restaurant closed.

Everyman Bistro

5-9 Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9BH

Foyer bar and a basement bar. Extensive range of real bottled ales from local brewers. Own gin. Catering now brought back in-house after originally contracting out when the Everyman re-opened a few years ago

Blues Bar

21-23 Moor Lane, Liverpool L23 2SE

Café bar/pub with emphasis on food. Lots of dining tables, with some sofas for those who want to lounge. Can get very crowded at weekends and when there is live football on the television, or a live band performing.Various breweries feature, majoring on Liverpool Brewing.