Live Music — Pubs in Wolverhampton
Discover live music pubs in Wolverhampton. Browse our directory to find the perfect pub.
Found 28 live music pubs in Wolverhampton
Old Wulfrunians Sports & SocialClub
253A Castlecroft Road, Wolverhampton WV3 8NA
Dedicated to those old boys of Wolverhampton Grammar School who lost their lives in wars, the memorial grounds feature two superb football pitches and one of the most picturesque cricket grounds in the West Midlands. The clubhouse offers a spacious and comfortable lounge with a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, a well stocked bar, a music centre and two televisions showing all of the major sports events. A multi sports room consisting of two league standard snooker tables, a pool table, a dartboard and a bar. A patio and barbeque that is ideal for outdoor socialising when the sun is shining. Barbeques take place whenever possible during the summer. Extensive playing fields for children to play safely under parental supervision. Function room available for hire for events, parties, conferences etc.
Stile Inn
3 Harrow Street, Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton WV1 4PB
A typical late-Victorian street-corner pub built in 1900, featuring a public bar, smoke room and snug. It is a true community local with an emphasis on sports – darts and dominoes feature inside, crown green bowls on the unusual L-shaped green outside, and it is busy with Wolverhampton Wanderers’ fans on match days. Excellent-value food, including Polish dishes, is served all day. Friday is disco night and Saturday is karaoke. Sky and BT Sports are shown in all rooms.
Chindit
113 Merridale Road, Wolverhampton WV3 9SE
Built in the 1950s as an off-licence, the first landlord here served in the Chindit Regiment in Burma in WWII and named it after his comrades. It is thought to be the only pub in the country honouring Major General Orde Wingate’s WWII special forces; their history is displayed in the lounge. The two-roomed pub consists of a small lounge and a bar featuring an original Wurlitzer jukebox stocking 60s and 70s 45rpm records. There is live music every Friday and open mic night is Sunday.
Hogshead
186 Stafford Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1NA
Large 19th century traditional city-centre pub with an attractive brick terracotta exterior. A stained glass window above the entrance still displays the original name, the Vine. In autumn 2016, the pub underwent a refurbishment including a redesign of the floor area which added extra seating and a separate area for the pool table. In addition, extensive improvements to the patio and smoking areas were made. Widescreen TV's show sport and music videos throughout the building. It serves a wide range of ten guest ales, a large selection of Lilley's ciders and six changing keg beers. Popular with all age groups. Retro console and board games on Monday evenings; Quiz on Wednesday evenings. DJ on Saturday evenings until late.
Combermere Arms
90 Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton WV3 0TY
Grade II listed building with original sash windows. A short walk or bus ride from the city centre, the pub comprises three charming rooms with cosy fireplaces replete with classic adverts. Pie, sausage and cheese-tasting festivals are held annually and there is occasional live entertainment. To the rear is a courtyard and beer garden. The renowned tree in the Gents is still growing despite being trimmed. One locally brewed beer, four from the Greene King portfolio, and a varying cider are on sale.
Swan
Bridgnorth Road, Compton, Wolverhampton WV6 8AE
Built around 1780, this Grade II listed former coaching inn is popular with locals, boaters, ramblers and cyclists, as it is close to the Staffordshire & Worcestershire canal and Smestow Valley Nature Reserve. It comprises a lively bar with local banter, a games room and a more sedate snug. Quizzes are held on Tuesdays and a darts team plays on Wednesdays. It hosts charity dog shows and, weekly, the local pigeon flyers’ club.
Goose
32-36 Lichfield Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1DN
Large city-centre single roomed pub opposite the art gallery. Several large TV screens throughout the pub show live sport and news and there is a pool table at the rear. Food served all day. A regular outlet for Lymestone Brewery beers.
Dog & Gun
1 Wrottesley Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton WV6 8SB
Comfortable Ember Inns pub arranged around a large U-shaped bar with a family dining area and bar / lounge section. The bar and lounge section encompasses the bay window area (where the, normally muted, Freeview TV is housed) to the right of the main entrance with high tables and bar stools and the rear part of the pub with lower tables and chairs. Both the dining side and bar lounge side feature signature Ember Inns gas fireplaces. The bar lounge section is a dog friendly area. The pub was sympathetically refurbished in autumn 2018 sacrificing a portion of the bar for some extra seating. There are three regular ales and a further guest ale drawn from the M&B list. Monday and Thursday night is Cask Ale Club offering all ale at reduced prices. The pub is well attended, particularly on weekend evenings, with a friendly atmosphere. Monthly live music, popular fortnightly open mic nights on Wednesdays and a weekly Sunday quiz provide entertainment. A patio at the front allows outside drinking and car parking is available at the front and rear. Sections of the pub, including the bar / lounge area can be booked for functions.
Royal Oak
70 Compton Road, Wolverhampton WV3 9PH
Friendly local, a short walk or bus ride from the city centre serves a wide range of real ales from Marston's portfolio. The bustling pub with good sports coverage hosts jam nights on Tuesdays, open mic evenings on Wednesdays, live bands on Fridays and Saturdays (also Sunday afternoons in summer). Part of the community, the pub raises money for local and national charities, and is the headquarters of Old Wulfrunians Hockey Club. Cobs are available at the bar. Pub and local history and maps displayed on wall, including a list of former licensees.
Dog & Doublet
9 North Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1RE
City-centre ber, located near the Civic and Wulfrun Halls, intended to achieve Indie Haçienda-type vibe. Music features heavily at the pub.
Claregate
34 Codsall Road, Wolverhampton WV6 9ED
The Fieldhouse replaced an earlier pub and was built with a large function/ball room. In the 1970s, the name was changed to the Claregate and over time the rooms were amalgamated into two large but distinctive areas with seating arranged in bays. The dance floor remained underneath the carpet. In 2015, the pub was threatened with demolition and conversion to a nursing home, but an active campaign by the locals managed to secure an ACV and the closure was cancelled. In Spring 2017, a major refurbushment was carried out to change the Claregate to a Marston's Generous George brand. Although the emphasis is on dining, it offers a good selection of Marston’s beers for the local community. A Tesco local store is located on the large car park. The bus stops outside the pub.
Clarendon Hotel
38 Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton WV3 0TN
Banks's Brewery Tap located next to the Park Brewery, visitors' centre and shop and Marston's head office, the pub can be traced back to 1849 when it was considerably smaller. It was purchased by Wolverhampton & Dudley breweries in 1896 from Brindley Brewery of Burton Trent. In 1896 the upstairs billiard room was converted and extended over the next door shops. This was used for many years as the brewery board room. Although no longer used by the brewery the room still exists and along with a large function room is available for hire for meetings, parties etc. Over time various alterations and extensions to the rear have been carried out to create a number of extra rooms. These were converted into one room some years ago. The pub was refurbished in autumn 2016 which involved moving the island bar from where it was located for many years, and creating a number of separate areas leading off. These areas feature the brewing history of Banks's, Marston’s and the other group breweries. Note, Wolves fans enjoy a 10% discount on home match days on production of a valid season or match ticket. If it is an early kickoff at a weekend, the pub opens at 10am.
Wanderer's Return
4 Exchange Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1TS
There has been a pub on the site for many years but it has been refurbished and has been reborn as The Wanderers' Return (March, 2019). The single room large sports bar just off the city centre features 10 TV screens.
Giffard Arms
64 Victoria Street, Wolverhampton WV1 3PJ
Built in 1927 with the architect being J A Swan of Wolverhampton to an older style for Butlers Brewery. It was a direct replacement for the previous Giffard Arms which was demolished in 1927. The entrance to the pub at that time was via the right hand side door into a corridor. It had two downstairs rooms the front more popular with the younger crowd with the bar servery in between, there was also an upstairs room used as a club room and later it was used for music and for hire. Despite its grade II listing in 1970 under the ownership of Bass a major refurbishment saw the downstairs rooms knocked into one and the bar servery moved to the right hand side of the pub taking up the corridor. At this time the entrance to the pub was moved to the left hand side door. After further alterations inside very little of the original build internally remains. It has a varied customer base from Goths to heavy metal music fans and with music dominating week end evenings.
Golden Lion
Cannock Road, Fallings Park, Wolverhampton WV10 0RH
The Golden Lion was built in 1937 by local architect Richard Twentyman. For the past eight decades, the pub has been at the heart of the community of Fallings Park. Late 2018, it was sold to Marston's and, after a refurbishment, reopened in Feb 2019. It offers a varied food menu, with specials on various nights, and a choice of three real ales. The pub can get very busy when football is being screened, especially when Wolves are featured.
Merry Hill
Trysull Road, Merry Hill, Wolverhampton WV3 7LB
Built in 1929 to a plan by architect W A Hutchins for Mitchells & Butlers It consisted of bar, bar parlour and out door to the front and lounge, smoke room and assembly room to the rear. Over the years the various rooms were merged into larger rooms and extensions added to provide for more room for dining. It has operated under different Mitchells & Butlers themes and is now part of the Sizzling pub chain and its main emphasis is on dining but drinkers are welcome.
Mount Tavern
245 Penn Road, Penn, Wolverhampton WV4 5SF
Popular community pub in the Penn area of the city. A very spacious pub, with a raised bar area and a pool/darts room to the side. There is a beer garden at the back.
Otter & Vixen
Old Fallings Lane, Fallings Park, Wolverhampton WV10 8BN
Modern community pub offering sports TV and entertainments.
Prince Albert
Railway Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1LG
Built in 1900 for Eley’s Stafford Brewery to replace the original Prince Albert a small beer house dating back to1852. This grand four storey building with its fine imposing frontage befitting its prominence to the railway station had two separate rooms both with their own entrance. There was a separate entrance to the upper floors which would be run as a separate business called the Royal Hotel. Despite its listed status internal alterations in 1995, 1996 & 1997 were allowed which opened it out into one room. After further work in 2007 nothing remains of the original internal layout or fittings. The pub has recently undergone repairs and refurbishment which has converted the first floor area to a musc room with bar, which can be used as a function room, with a small comfortable library off.
Billy Wright
9 Princess Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1HW
Access is through a narrow corner-door to a modern interior having a large open plan room with seats, couches and a sizeable space to stand. There are many wall-mounted TVs showing sport. The single long bar offers easy access. This pub can get very busy on Wolves match days and when major sporting events are on TV.
Penn Bowling & Social Club
10 Manor Road, Penn, Wolverhampton WV4 5PY
The hub of this family friendly community club is a large room which overlooks the floodlit crown bowling green, this features signed Wolves shirts and a large screen for sports. There is a small quiet room, the 'Red Room' accessed from the main bar. A large function room is the venue for regular events and entertainment, including a beer festival in May. The outdoor patio area is ideal for watching bowls matches during the season. Food is served at weekends including breakfast on Saturdays between 11:30 and 2pm, Sunday Carvery 12:30 to 4pm. A children's adventure playground and seating area is accessed from the opposite side of the main bar. An AED is installed and available.
Old Still
14 King Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1ST
Music, disco and karaoke venue. See Facebook for details.
Hail to the Ale
2 Pendeford Avenue, Claregate, Wolverhampton WV6 9EF
Welcoming one room beer-focused pub converted from a vacant shop, the West Midlands first micropub was opened in 2013 by Morton brewery. A simple formula is followed with no distractions, just good ale and conversation. Six handpulls serve at least one Morton beer and ever-changing guest beers usually from local microbreweries. Also available from the cellar are four ciders or perries. Locally-sourced pies, cheese, sausage rolls and Scotch eggs are served along with ten fruit wines. Note that the pub is open 12 to 5 on bank holiday. Also check website/Facebook for staff holiday closures. Available beers and ciders posted on realalefinder.com 2015 - 2019 branch Pub of the Year. 2015 - 2017 West Midlands county, pub of the year. 2015 CAMRA West Midlands regional pub of the year winner. 2016 - 2017 CAMRA West Midlands regional pub of the year runner up. 2018 Branch Cider pub of the year
ECC Sports & Social Club
12 Showell Road, Wolverhampton WV10 9RU
The club was originally the sports and social club of the Electric Construction Company, which was opposite in Showell Road, closed in 1985 and has since been demolished. The club consists of a large room with an annex to the side which houses the snooker table. There is a large function room with a separate entrance, which is available to hire.
Lanesfield Royal British Legion Club
Ward Grove, Lanesfield, Wolverhampton WV4 6PW
Friendly and welcoming RBL club with monthly live tribute acts, bingo and other events. Non-members of the club are welcome by signing in. Up to two real ales from the Marston's range are available on request for events and functions.
Keg & Comfort
474 Stafford Rd, Oxley, Wolverhampton WV10 6AN
A welcome addition in an area where many pubs have closed down, this spacious micropub that opened on 14th June, 2018 in a former branch of Barclay's Bank, boasts a custom built bar, seating for around 40 people and barrels for those who prefer to stand. A small side room houses a large sofa and a cupboard stocked with boardgames. There are four ever changing cask ales, one of which is always a dark beer style and up to five ciders / perrys and a selection of fruit wines and bottled beers. The Keg & Comfort is a Community Micropub, and intends to follow the ethos of the Micropubs, no loud music, fruit machines, tv, sport etc. It is all about conversations and being social, something that has been lost in recent years. A small number of board games, cards etc are available and there are books you can read or swap. Serving and retired service and armed forces personnel get a 10p discount on the cask ales or ciders, not on bottles. Proof must be provided. Note that the pub is also open on the first Wednesday of each month (6:30pm - 10pm).
Parisian
41 Queen Square, Wolverhampton WV1 1TX
Opened November 2018. From their website:- "The Parisian is a new chic and eclectic French themed cocktail bar, bringing the fun, flair and ambience of Paris right to the heart of Wolverhampton City Centre. "Beautifully themed and decorated throughout with genuine French antiquities, while offering a selection of continental beers & ales and an array of magnificent cocktails with a Parisian twist to tantalise and immerse the senses, you’ll be forgiven for thinking you’re lost in Paris! "Come and join us for beautiful flamboyant drinks while our live djs entertain you with an array of music over two floors." Additional info: Serves about 7/8 keg beers. Mostly national brands (including some rebranded as "Parisian"), but also La Trappe Blonde. Some interesting foreign bottled beers as well.
Pennfields Bowling & Social Club
60 Coalway Road, Wolverhampton WV3 7LZ
Single large room divided into a lounge, bar and a games area with two snooker tables. A terrace running the length of the club overlooks two crown green bowling greens.