faqs

Public transport:

We are a 6-minute walk from Sutton Train Station

(Sutton Train Station - Southern Rail, Thameslink, and Buses :  80, 164, 280, 470, S1, S3 and S4, night route N44)

Exit the station on the main high street, turn right and walk down hill on the main high street for 6 minutes. You will see The Sound Lounge Sutton on the right hand side opposite ASDA

Closest parking is available in St Nicholas Centre Car Park, or Gibson Road Car Park.

Tickets are non-refundable unless the event has been cancelled. 

The Sound Lounge in Sutton is fully accessible to wheelchair users, with accessible toilets.

Performers who require access information should e-mail info@thesoundlounge.org.uk for information.

We believe that when families socialise together, it is good for the relationships within the family, it is good for the development of children (particularly when they are able to experience live music) and it is good for the wider community, because a true community is comprised of all people of all ages. We know that other European countries include children very naturally in their evening culture, and we believe that turning families away because they have children with them, is discriminatory, and we operate a strict non-discrimination policy in all areas of our practices.

Inside The Sound Lounge and particularly during events we ask that all people of all ages, respect our environment and respect the performances. We show respect to the performers by actively listening and keeping conversation for breaks. In return we guarantee that you will come away from an evening of live music feeling enriched and inspired.

We reserve the right to ask any person not respecting our behaviour policy, to leave the premises.

We are an acoustic roots music venue situated on a main high street. We are very clear about who we are and what we do: i.e., ORIGINAL blues, folk, americana, acoustic singer-songwriter, country, jazz and acoustic pop music. If you fit into one of these categories and would like to perform, please go to the contact page and fill our a PERFORMER ENQUIRY FORM. 

Shows usually start between 8.15pm and 8:30pm

We have a small but mighty green room with 2 sofas and dressing table mirror for bands to use when performing at The Sound Lounge. 

FOH MIXING CONSOLE

Presonus StudioLive 32SX    

PA SPEAKERS

-       Tops = 2 x dB Technologies IG3T (Flown)

-       Subs – 2 x dB Technologies SUB 915 (15inch) (Ground)

STAGE MONITORING: 

4 x dB Technologies FM10 

STAGEBOX

Digital Snake – 1 x Presonus NSB 16.8 

1 x The Loudest analogue 28 channel snake box with 4 sends

IN HOUSE MIC/DI LIST: 

3 x Shure Beta58A

1 x Audix OM6

1 x Sennheiser XSW 1-835 Vocal Set E Band

2 x Shure Beta 56A

1 x AKG D112 

1 x Sennheiser e604

3 x AKG c519ML

4 x Behringer Active DI boxes

Sutton Backline: 

1 x Fender Blues Deluxe Guitar Amp 

1 x Mark Bass Little Mark 800 watt bass head

1 x Mark Bass 2 x 12 Ninja Bass Cab 

1 x Gretsch Brooklyn Drum kit

1 x 1950 Grestch Dixie Snare Drum

1 x Sabian HHX Cymbal pack (Crash, Ride, Hats)

1 x Yamaha B2 Upright Acoustic Piano 

1 x 1960 Hammond A100 Organ

1 x 1960 Leslie 145 Rotary Speaker

Lighting 

LIGHTING DESK : 

Chamsys cQuickQ20

Chauvet Datastream 4 DMX Splitter

Front of House Lighting

4 x Chauvet Slimpar H6

2 x Chauvet Rogue R1X Wash (moving head)

Back Stage Lighting

4 x Chauvet Rogue R1X Wash (Moving head)

Stage 

6 x 3m stage

Our Fair Frets project has been created in partnership with master luthier David Bourne. David has made guitars for some of the most famous guitarists in the world (inluding Jimmy Page and Joan Armatrading) and for some of the most prestigious guitar brands (including Martin Guitars, where he was Head Warranty Repairer for the company Europe-wide).

Through this project we have been taking dis-used, broken and unwanted instruments which have been donated to us, as well as sourcing custom hardware and pick-ups, to create guitars which are individually crafted to the highest standard and which are, each one, completely unique 

If you are interested in volunteering at The Sound Lounge, we would love to hear from you. Please go to the contact page and click on the Volunteer Button. Thank you so much!

We are a ground floor venue without stairs

We have an accessible toilet

We have a ramp available for our stage for performers requiring ramp access

Or staff are more than happy to assist customers who need help in taking orders and carryng drinks or food to the table for them.

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For the safety of all of our customers and audience members we have fresh air ventilation as well as three UVC air-filtration units which are actively removing airborne pathogens, viruses, pollutants and toxins