Future Yard CIC

What it’s like

A live music venue with proper gigs, a Sunday morning kids' show called Mosh Tots, and a bar and garden anyone can wander into without a ticket.

This is a gig venue first, so most nights it's an adult crowd and a proper sound system. But Sunday mornings flip that entirely with Mosh Tots, a family-friendly show built for kids, and Saturday and Sunday afternoons are generally family-friendly too. Outside of that, under-16s can come to shows but need a responsible adult with them, and 16 and 17 year olds have to leave once the performance ends, wristbands and all. It's a bit of a faff to keep track of, but it means the evening shows stay properly grown-up while the daytime slots are genuinely built for families.

You don't need a ticket to just turn up for the bar and garden, even on a night when the show upstairs is sold out. High chairs and baby-changing are there if you've got a little one in tow, and the pizza kitchen fires up Friday and Saturday evenings, Sunday lunchtime, and on any show night. Everything on the food side is vegetarian or vegan with some gluten-free options, which is worth knowing if that's not usually your default.

For kids who actually want to make music rather than just watch it, there are Band Clubs running lessons for ages 8 to 18, and five rehearsal studios you can hire by the hour if an older kid's got a band of their own. Birthday parties happen here too, including Mosh Tots parties for the younger crowd.

One genuine catch: it is cashless throughout, so leave the coins at home and bring a card. There's no on-site parking either, though three Merseyrail stations and the bus station are all within half a mile, so getting here without a car is straightforward. The first-floor workshop space isn't step-free yet, though a lift is apparently in the pipeline, and the ground floor itself is fully accessible with pre-arranged wheelchair seating available.

Facilities

Need to know

Best for

Sunday mornings suit young kids via Mosh Tots; teens fit the evening gigs with an adult

Parking

No on-site parking. Public parking available on Argyle Street and in nearby car parks

Food

Bar and coffee shop serving drinks and coffee all day, open 7 days a week

Wheelchairs

Fully accessible on ground floor

Dogs

Allowed on lead. Bowls and treats provided

Getting there by bus or train

Three Merseyrail stations within 0.5 miles (Hamilton Square, Conway Park, Birkenhead Central, 4 mins from Liverpool)

Parties

Birthday parties available including Mosh Tots birthday parties

• It's cashless only, so bring a card not coins
• Under-16s need an adult with them at evening shows and 16-17s must leave once the performance ends
• The garden isn't programmed with events over autumn and winter but is open to sit in when the weather's decent
• The first-floor workshop space has no step-free access yet, though a lift is planned

Plan your visit

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