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Bleachers brings live music to Bristol, Connecticut with a 21+ door policy and room for roughly 300. Extensive Craft Beer Selection, Full Menu, Live Music, Large Bar Area, Patio. Shows are held on Friday and Saturday nights. Artists working in Classic Rock, Folk Rock, Rock, and Southern Rock fit Bleachers’s stated range. Hip Hop and Metal is outside the booking scope. Bleachers accepts booking inquiries through Facebook. At Bleachers, an in-house engineer is available. Artists should confirm Bleachers’s final schedule and show-specific deal before publishing the date. Bleachers’s stated song policy is all song types. Show inquiries for Bleachers are handled by its talent buyer function.

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Contact
Nick
Role
Talent Buyer

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nbgorra@gmail.com

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nick.bleachers@gmail.com

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Capacity
300
Age policy
21+
Genres
Classic Rock, Folk Rock, Rock, Southern Rock
Sound & production
House sound system
Address
300 Middle Street, 06010, United States
Venue phone
(860) 582-0002

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