The Ten Best Bars with Free Live Music

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The Ten Best Bars with Free Live Music

Party paupers, we've got you covered.

The Soda Factory

Venture beyond the Bobby's storefront for boozy spiders, $1 hot dogs and 50s tunes.

Frankie's - CLOSED

Part dive bar, part New York-style pizza parlour, part blast from the past in the form of 80s metal.

Oxford Art Factory

Inspired by Warhol’s Factory in New York, this music venue caters to top international and local talent.

The Newsagency

Find acoustic sessions at Enmore Road's tiny hidden music venue.

Freda's - CLOSED

Finding Freda’s is like stepping through the back of a magic wardrobe.

Newtown Social Club — CLOSED

Cementing its place as a King Street staple, the Social pumps out cheap and cheerful food which won’t break the bank.

Goodgod Small Club - CLOSED

When it opened is 2009, you used to get to Goodgod Small Club – tucked away at the back of La Campagna in the Spanish Quarter – by traipsing through an eerily vacant bar to get to the party. And while the club is still a dancing haven, with music nights covering genres as various […]

Acoustic Ritual by Venue 505

The Venue 505 team's Newtown live music venue.

The Lord Raglan Hotel

This brewpub tries to do it all, and actually succeeds.

The Little Guy

Boysenberry cider, a 16-strong beer list and live music.

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