Artisan Tap

The Artisan Tap is a bar and grassroots live music venue at 552 Hartshill Road in Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent. It puts on shows at least five nights a week, mixing cover bands, local musicians and bands on tour, and hosts promoter-run events such as the multi-band Bars Attack weekender. The main stage area holds around a hundred people and has a strong lighting and sound system, and a rear room has a second, smaller stage. Its gig calendar is busy: in October 2026 it had 31 upcoming dates listed, including touring acts such as TV Smith, Billy Bibby, Briana Corrigan and The Woolverstones. An exact capacity is not published.