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UK gig venues
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut is one of UK gig venues.

1. King Tut's Wah Wah Hut

8.6
St Vincent St., Glasgow, Glasgow City
Music Venue · City Centre · 21 tips and reviews

TastebudsTastebuds: Legendary music venue, known for booking bands like The Verve, Radiohead and Oasis before they themselves hit legend status

O2 Academy is one of UK gig venues.

2. O2 Academy

Westgate Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne
Music Venue · Grainger Town · 20 tips and reviews

TastebudsTastebuds: First ever band to headline this venue when it opened in October 2005? The Futureheads.

Rock City is one of UK gig venues.

3. Rock City

8.4
8 Talbot St, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Rock Club · City Centre Northwest · 38 tips and reviews

TastebudsTastebuds: Two gig venues - Main Hall & Rock City Basement....make sure you're in the right one. D'oh!

The Green Door Store is one of UK gig venues.

4. The Green Door Store

7.6
2,3,4 Trafalgar Arches (Lower Goods Yard), Brighton, East Sussex
Music Venue · 11 tips and reviews

TastebudsTastebuds: Favourite Brighton gig venue - get in early to grab the only "booth" in the gig venue...and the best view in the house!

Cambridge Corn Exchange is one of UK gig venues.

5. Cambridge Corn Exchange

8.1
Wheeler St, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Performing Arts Venue · 14 tips and reviews

TastebudsTastebuds: Headliners tend to come on pretty early - so make sure you don't miss the start of the set like we did with Jake Bugg!

Wolverhampton Civic Hall is one of UK gig venues.

6. Wolverhampton Civic Hall

7.9
North St, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Music Venue · City Centre · 12 tips and reviews

TastebudsTastebuds: Tea Dances every Friday for £2.50, accompanied by the Mighty 4 manual 44 rank Compton organ - originally installed in 1938. Plus they put on some mighty gigs! Read more.

The Joiners is one of UK gig venues.

7. The Joiners

7.6
141 st Marys Road, Southampton, Hampshire
Music Venue · St Mary's · 4 tips and reviews

TastebudsTastebuds: Britain's Best Small Venue for live music in 2013 according to NME...! Read more.

The Sugarmill is one of UK gig venues.

8. The Sugarmill

7.1
36 Brunswick St, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent
Rock Club · 7 tips and reviews

TastebudsTastebuds: Staircase near the loos leads up to a balcony that wraps around the whole venue - great view of the bands from up there!

The Basement Coffee House is one of UK gig venues.

9. The Basement Coffee House

13 Old Bridge St., Ayrshire, South Ayrshire
Coffee Shop · 3 tips and reviews

TastebudsTastebuds: Coffee AND live music....more of these please. Voted Scotland's Best Small Venue by NME readers, 2013 Read more.

Manchester Academy is one of UK gig venues.

10. Manchester Academy

7.6
Oxford Rd, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Music Venue · 12 tips and reviews

TastebudsTastebuds: Fantastic variety of music on offer - cheap parking next door, and Kro bar cross the road for pub food!

11. Band on the Wall

8.4
25 Swan Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Concert Hall · Northern Quarter · 12 tips and reviews

TastebudsTastebuds: Check out The Picturehouse next door for food & drinks before the gigs...OR...watch archive gigs on the big screens.

12. Concorde 2

7.8
Madeira Drive, Brighton, East Sussex
Music Venue · Kemptown · 23 tips and reviews

TastebudsTastebuds: Like if you think Concorde 2 deserves to be higher than number 6 in NME's Britain's Best Small Venue list! Read more.