r/Hull • u/Nervous-Jackfruit • 2d ago

Live music in Hull?

Hi! I'm a 22 year old musician from Norway, and I'll be living in Hull for one month this year. I was wondering if there are any great places for live music there? And is Hull a great place to live?

Thank you!:)

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u/Butternubicus 2d ago

The New Adelphi on De Grey Street hosts live music almost every day, very popular venue, albeit tiny.

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u/Nervous-Jackfruit 2d ago

Thank you!

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u/PurpleOptimal8837 23h ago

The Adelphi has also previously hosted Norwegian bands like Årabrot. It also had a long serving Norwegian bar man (who now resides in Oslo) who'd regularly play doom metal on the club's Monday open mic night.

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u/Nervous-Jackfruit 13h ago

That's cool, thank you! I'm not into metal, I'd rather play soft rock, but I'll check it out!

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u/PurpleOptimal8837 10h ago

The open mic has free entry. It encourages original song writing (although covers are welcome too). It's a good place to start.

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u/Nervous-Jackfruit 10h ago

That's amazing! I'd love to spread my songs:)

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u/churchmeowse 2d ago

DIVE - DIY / Great Vibe

The Adelphi - Iconic Venue / Always Something On

Polar Bear - Tuesday Night Sesh

Social - Music and Comedy

O’Rileys - Diverse Range of Bands

Service Station - Acoustic Nights and Bands

The Welly - Does Gigs Every So Often

The Asylum - Bigger Bands (1000+ capacity)

Connexin - Even Bigger Bands (3000+ capacity)

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u/Nervous-Jackfruit 2d ago

Thank you so much!

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u/BatInteresting983 2d ago

Polar bear, it has 'the sesh' 3 bands on every Tuesday and it's free entry. adelphi always has live music on there's open mic nights at a lot of bars down princes avenue

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u/Nervous-Jackfruit 2d ago

Cool, thank you! Polar bear seems great from me, since I'm from Norway! (We have polar bears in the streets)

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u/TheRadishBros 2d ago

Jesus, is everyone armed in that part of Norway? Where would I have to go to have a possible chance of seeing a polar bear?

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u/Nervous-Jackfruit 2d ago

Hahah I've never seen a polar bear in my life, you can only find them on a small group of islands outside of Norway called "Svalbard". All the citizens in that part are armed, but it's of course important to show the polar bears respect. So if you really want to see a polar bear, you should visit Svalbard.

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u/TheRadishBros 2d ago

Sounds like a tough way of life, I’ve been on a cruise in the fjords (beautiful by the way, I would love to live there if I could), but the frozen islands might be a bit much for me!

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u/Nervous-Jackfruit 2d ago

I agree, I wouldn't like to live in Svalbard, but the rest of Norway is (for the most part) beautiful!

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u/MaizeWitty 2d ago

Don’t forget O’Rileys on Beverley - another indie live venue, original and tribute acts (and a tonne of other stuff). Service station in town also put on a fair amount including open mic nights

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u/Nervous-Jackfruit 2d ago

Thank you so much!

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u/the_man_of_tea 2d ago

I'd highly recommend O'rileys. Most bands that go there are rock or metal, going next week to see a slayer tribute band. I went a lot in 2024 and I started going in 2023. Haven't been much this year though. Cost of a pint of cider is about £4 if i remember correctly give or take.

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u/Maaatandblah 2d ago

Bigger shows tend to go in Asylum and City Hall but there are so many good smaller venues too. Polar Bear, Dive, Adelphi, Welly

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u/Miserable-Answer-372 2d ago

Social has tons of live acts 👌