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Live Music & Gigs in Stoke-on-Trent

Live music round here ranges from a pub session to an evening out with the grown-ups. New Finney Gardens, close to the centre, has a full food menu and live sets in a dog friendly bar, open midday until 11pm every day. Out at Stone, Granville's Restaurant & Music Bar builds its late Friday and Saturday nights around dining with live sets, so it suits an evening booking rather than a quick drop-in. Eleven, also close to the centre, puts on live gigs on show evenings with free parking, but it's strictly over 18s (18+) unless the venue says otherwise. If you want something for children, Gawsworth Hall in Macclesfield is a longer trip out but has an open-air theatre and Elizabethan garden alongside its Tudor manor house tours, tickets from £5 for under 16s. For a straightforward night out, Granville's or Eleven fit an evening plan, while New Finney Gardens works any time of day and welcomes dogs at the bar. Just check whether the gig you fancy is one of the 18+ ones before you book.

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