Music venues are hugely important places – they’re where music is rehearsed and performed, produced and consumed – a mass experience for huge crowds, or low-key performances for intimate gatherings.

They can be instrumental in supporting local bands and artists, bringing new and different styles to different places and communities, developing enthusiastic fans and inspiring new performers – all in all, venues are key in connecting people through music.

Here you’ll find a range of Cornish music venues – some classic, some unusual, some long since closed down, repurposed, forgotten or lost – and others still going strong, with new venues springing up for new audiences.