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The Live Room

Demi Sheridan, Editorial Assistant
The Live Room
Image courtesy of Olcay Bayir/ The Live Room.

A standout feature and longstanding roots club, attracting crowds from all over Yorkshire, located within the Caroline Street Social Club, The Live room. This intimate venue provides home to an eclectic mix of people, all with talent and interests ranging from dancing, acting, play writing, live music and the arts. This bastion of culture sits on Caroline Street in the World Heritage Village of Saltaire in West Yorkshire. 

Their series of live roots music celebrates the best of trad and roots and attracts big names from all over the world. Seen as one of the compulsory stops on a tour for any musician working in that genre, crowds gather to experience the energy and excitement of live performance. 

you do not have to be a member of The Live Room or Caroline Social Club to attend any of the shows.

The Live Room presents the very best live folk, roots and acoustic music. With their booking policy aim to feature a challenging and stimulating mix of artists, it is unlikely you will be the same exact show twice. And good news, you do not have to be a member of The Live Room or Caroline Social Club to attend any of the shows. 

The club is an extremely valuable community resource. Created by Ron and Hilary, with their vast experience in the field as music promoters, The Live Room is now a Bradford staple. This should come as no surprise as for ten years before this, Ron and Hilary were the driving force behind the highly successful Live for the Talbot series at the Talbot Hotel in West Wales.

Caroline Social Club, Caroline Street, SaltaireShipleyBD18 3JZ View map
Telephone: 07855164182 Visit Now

Opening Hours

  • Tuesday3:00pm - 10:00pm
  • Wednesday3:00pm - 10:00pm
  • Thursday3:00pm - 10:00pm
  • Friday3:00pm - 11:30pm
  • Saturday12:00pm - 11:30pm
  • Sunday12:00pm - 9:00pm

Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.

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