The Venue Dumfries

The Venue Dumfries Independent Grassroots Music Venue and Nightclub situated in Dumfries, South West Scotland Spread over 2 floors, we host a variety of music to cater for all.

Established in 1999, The Venue is a locally owned and operated, independent grassroots music venue and nightclub situated in the town of Dumfries, Scotland. The SkyBar on the 2nd floor offers a selection of current and classic pop tunes, whereas The Ballroom on the 1st floor plays a selection of dance music old and new. The Ballroom also transforms into an early doors, mixed seated and standing ve

nue for live music. Doors open for gigs at 7pm and run until 10pm and can be found by pressing "more" then the "events" tab on Facebook or visiting our website at www.thevenuedumfries.co.uk
Friday nightclub commences at 11pm, Saturday is from 9pm, both nights run through until 3am. We also host a few local club nights which bring a great selection of local and international talent to our stage. Best Bar None Silver Award Winner 2013/14 and Gold Award Winner 2014-15. Although The Venue has been around for the past 27 years, this prominent grade B listed building has entertained Dumfries for decades! Many may remember it as “The Loft” and “Club Excel” in the 90s, “Judy Chicago’s” and “The Oasis” in the 80s and “Oughton’s” in the 70s, which have all proven a popular night out with the locals over the years. If you've never been, try it! it's reasonably priced on the door and on the bar. We cater for all ages and our resident DJs are flexible in their sets and welcome requests. All live music events are restricted to 14+ accompanied by an adult over 18, or 16+ unaccompanied. Nightclub events are strictly 18+
ID is always required as standard and we operate an under 25 ID age check policy.

11/06/2026
08/06/2026
📣JUST ANNOUNCED📣Billy Bibby WILL perform at The Venue, Dumfries on Thursday 17th September 2026 after a change of promot...
08/06/2026

📣JUST ANNOUNCED📣
Billy Bibby WILL perform at The Venue, Dumfries on Thursday 17th September 2026 after a change of promoter to Renegade Communications. As a gesture of good will, we WILL admit ticket holders for the previously cancelled date on Sat 12th.
Ticket holders should present that ticket on the night.
Doors at 7pm
New tickets available from:

https://www.thevenuedumfries.co.uk/events/billy-bibby/

06/06/2026

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06/06/2026

We accidentally spent far too long thinking about tribute band names this week.

We have absolutely no regrets.

The result is our latest article. Link in the comments.

Which one do you like best? What's the best tribute band name you've ever come across?

(And thanks to The Venue Dumfries, Theatre Royal Dumfries, Easterbrook Hall, Loreburn Hall and The Vault Arts Centre for unwittingly providing the raw data for this highly scientific study.)

Address

6-7 Church Place
Dumfries
DG11BW

Opening Hours

Friday 11pm - 3am
Saturday 9pm - 3am

Telephone

+441387263623

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