Best places: Live music bars in Upton Meadows, United Kingdom

👍👍 Absolutely love going to The Metal Monocle, love the building, great selection of drinks, staff are always really friendly and nothing is ever too much trouble, have visited a few times and will be going back soon, great selection of tunes 🖤

👍👍 This is my third visit to Playlist Live and I must say, no other venue in Reading provides myself and my group of friends more entertainment than this place! The service is very fast , the cocktails /food up to a very high standard and staff goes way and beyond to accommodate! Above all the live mus...

Speakeasy-style subterranean bar with live jazz and blues, for cocktails and rare spirits.

Stylish, dimly lit bar featuring inventive cocktails & a large collection of French brandy.

😠 Do not book this place for a party! I attended a Christmas party here and it was chaos! Overcrowded, slow service that took over 15 mins to get the first drink. Food came in dribs and drabs and we were not served our mains until 10pm! FYI the party started at 7pm. Not to mention the music stoped at...

Pub featuring live goth & metal bands in an industrial space with posters plastered on the ceiling.

👍👍 This place is awesome! Just plain amazing! We went here to watch our sons band #supersonicfuzzgunband open for #fullpelt So when you enter here it looks like an amazingly cool rockesk cafe & you are welcomed by some really friendly staff. They have a large range of drinks, I purchased an IPA & an Es...

Modern British gastropub with darkwood interior and mounted stag antlers, plus upstairs pool room.

👍👍 Absolutely spot on. It didn't take more than 90 seconds from walking in to be seated. Another minute and our drinks were served. Great food, but the real highlight of this place is the staff. Efficient, attentive in a best way. You can feel when the vibe is right and all the cogs in the machine work...

Cool haunt with a Prohibition-era vibe & a detective agency setup serving cocktails & American eats.

Brick-lined 1850s pub with a weathered bar, serving local microbrews, whisky & punch cocktails.

Upmarket restaurant with warm decor, serving exotic dishes from the subcontinent and Afghanistan.

👍👍 Visited for Sunday Brunch and it was buzzing. A mixture of families, dog walkers and friends catching up. Greeted warmly and showed to our table. There’s a specials board as well as a menu and all tastes are catered for, we opted for a couple of Christmas additions and ordered Mocha and Tea which ar...

Intimate venue for jazz, soul, reggae and more from homegrown and international stars.

Speakeasy-style bar with leather banquettes and bare brick walls, serving quirkily named cocktails.

👍👍 Highly highly reccomended. Great (and fun!) cocktails, cool atmosphere and live music. We chanced upon it and ended up going there both nights we were in Cambridge. Really friendly staff and owners. reasonably priced. It was Jazz when we went which we really liked but they plan to rotate the music.

Live music pub for rock, punk and indie, decorated with religious icons, fairy lights and posters.

A stalwart of the indie scene, decorated with band posters and hosting new music in the back room.

Humble, old-timey jazz club with checkered tablecloths, black-and-white photos and a full bar.

Live music and open mic sessions at a community cafe/bar with a sustainable ethos.