Rescue Rooms
Rescue Rooms is a ~500-capacity live music venue and bar in Nottingham, UK, founded in 2003 and operated by DHP Family Ltd, serving adult music fans through ticketed gigs, weekly club nights (Pressure, Romance, Karaoke), open mic programming, and standardized drinks deals.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2003
- HeadquartersNottingham, United Kingdom
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingServices
What Rescue Rooms does
Rescue Rooms is an intimate live music venue and bar in Nottingham, UK, founded in 2003 from the former RKO Sports & Media Bar site. Operated by DHP Family Ltd (a private venue operator with sister venues including Rock City, Stealth, The Bodega, Oslo Hackney, The Grace and Thekla, plus festivals Dot To Dot, Bearded Theory, Splendour and Beat The Streets), the venue has a reported capacity of approximately 500 spread across a main room, the upstairs Red Room, balcony areas, and multiple outdoor patios on the Masonic Place, Goldsmith Street site.
The business runs a dual-event format combining ticketed live music performances (artists across indie, alternative, electronic, brass and pop genres, including historic alumni such as The Killers, Stormzy, Amy Winehouse, Disclosure and Lewis Capaldi) with a recurring late-night events programme: Pressure on Tuesdays, the weekly Quiz on Wednesdays, Acoustic Rooms open mic and Karaoke on Fridays, and Romance indie club night on Saturdays. Ticketing is operated through DHP Family's owned alt.tickets platform and Fatsoma for select events, while walk-in bar access is free before 11pm on Saturdays.
The revenue model mixes bar sales (driven by a standardized daily drinks deals programme: Happy Hour 5-7pm, 2-for-£12 cocktails 7-10pm, and late-night 2-for-1 deals on key nights), one-time ticket sales on gigs (typically £16-£35, with some free events), and freemium club-night entry. Go-to-market is event-driven via organic social (Facebook, Instagram, X), email newsletter, SEO-optimized event listings on rescuerooms.com, and ticketing platform partnerships. Recent product launches include the Indie Time Machine NYE event, World Cup 2026 screenings, the Daytrippers daytime patio party series (presented by Hooch Peach), and a Daily Drinks Deals program, signaling incremental expansion of revenue surface within a fixed-capacity footprint.
Rescue Rooms firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Rescue Rooms
- Legal name
- DHP Family Ltd.
- Website
- https://rescuerooms.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2003
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Rescue Rooms is a ~500-capacity live music venue and bar in Nottingham, UK, founded in 2003 and operated by DHP Family Ltd, serving adult music fans through ticketed gigs, weekly club nights (Pressure, Romance, Karaoke), open mic programming, and standardized drinks deals.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Rescue Rooms industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Live Music Venue & Bar
- NAICS
- Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (72241), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131)
- SIC
- Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Live Music Venues & Concert Bars (THAFAEAD)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Live Music Clubs & Venues (MPAGAIAB), Live Music Bars & Venues (CRANACAH)
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Where Rescue Rooms is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Nottingham
- HQ country
- United Kingdom
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Rescue Rooms business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Ticketed Live Music Events: Revenue from selling tickets to live music performances featuring both established and emerging artists. Ticketing handled through alt.tickets (DHP Family's owned platform) and Fatsoma. Ticket prices range from free (Acoustic Rooms) to premium (£35 for acts like Boyce Avenue).
- Bar Sales and Drinks Deals: Ongoing bar revenue from drinks sales including Happy Hour (pints, craft beers, spirits at £3 from 5-7pm), cocktails (£8 each or 2-for-£12 from 7-10pm), and 2-for-1 late-night deals on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Venue operates bar service throughout events and regular bar sessions.
- Club Night Entry and Events: Revenue from entry to club nights including Pressure (Tuesdays), Romance (Saturdays), Karaoke (Fridays), and special event nights. Free entry before 11pm on Saturdays with drinks deals driving revenue.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Happy Hour - Daily drinks promotion |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Cocktail Deals - Evening promotions |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Late Night 2-for-1 Deals |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Ticketed Gig Events |
| Freemium | Pay-as-you-go | Karaoke - Free Entry |
| Freemium | Pay-as-you-go | Club Night Entry - Pressure |
| Freemium | Pay-as-you-go | Romance Club Night - Saturdays |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels8 records
Rescue Rooms product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Rescue Rooms operates an intimate live music venue and bar in Nottingham hosting ticketed gigs by emerging and established artists, alongside recurring late-night club nights (Pressure, Romance, Karaoke), weekly events (Acoustic Rooms open mic, Quiz night), and themed parties (Daytrippers, World Cup screenings, Halloween, NYE). The venue serves as a physical bar and patio for socialising, complemented by drinks deals (Happy Hour, 2-for-1 cocktails, late-night BOGOF) and ticketed music programming.
Product overview
Rescue Rooms is an intimate live music venue and bar in Nottingham operated by DHP Family Ltd, founded in 2003. The venue operates a dual offering: a live music space hosting emerging and established artists across various genres, and a bar/patio area running nightly events. The events program centers around regular recurring nights including Acoustic Rooms (open mic), Pressure (indie Tuesday nights), Romance (Saturday indie club), Karaoke (Friday), and The Quiz (Wednesday). Seasonal programming includes Daytrippers patio parties, World Cup screenings, and holiday events like Halloween and New Year's Eve. The venue partners with Fatsoma and Alt Tickets for ticketing, and offers a carbon calculator integration for sustainability-conscious attendees.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Live Music Venue Intimate live music venue space (~500 capacity) hosting upcoming and established artists across indie, rock, electronic, brass, and alternative genres, with professional sound and light production. Open to gig-going adults aged 18+.
- Bar & Patio Service On-site bar service across ground-floor venue, Red Room, balcony areas, and multiple outdoor patios, offering pints, craft beer, spirits, mixers and cocktails with rotating drinks promotions. For social drinkers, pre-event gatherings, and general venue patrons.
- Acoustic Rooms (Open Mic) Weekly open mic night showcasing emerging and local musicians in an intimate setting. Free entry with free drink provided to performers. Has launched the careers of artists such as Jake Bugg, George Ezra and Dua Lipa.
- Pressure (Tuesday Indie Club Night) Weekly indie and alternative club night every Tuesday from 10pm-3am, featuring 2-for-1 drinks all night, resident DJs spinning indie anthems and guest DJ appearances. Free entry, 18+.
- Romance (Saturday Indie Club Night)
Quantifiable outcome
- Acoustic Rooms open mic has been running weekly since 2009, launching careers of Jake Bugg, George Ezra, Dua Lipa, and many more
Companies that use Rescue Rooms
Customer profileNamed customers16 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Rescue Rooms technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration5 records
Rescue Rooms partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- Onboard EarthminorCarbon offset partnership for travel. Rescue Rooms has partnered with Onboard Earth to offer customers the ability to calculate and offset the carbon footprint of their journey to events. Customers can access a carbon calculator via their ticket confirmation email and optionally donate to support sustainability projects.
- Daytrippers EventscoreSummer daytime party series bringing outdoor patio events to Rescue Rooms and Stealth. Features various DJ brands and music genres including indie, hip-hop, reggae, soul, and rock themed parties. Partnership provides cross-promotional opportunities and brand exposure for both venues.
- Hooch PeachcorePresenting sponsor for Daytrippers summer party series. Hooch Peach branding appears on all Daytrippers promotional materials and events at Rescue Rooms. Provides event sponsorship funding and marketing support.
- alt.ticketscoreDHP Family's owned ticketing platform handling primary ticket sales for Rescue Rooms events. Provides accessibility booking support, personal assistant tickets, and waiting list functionality. Platform integrates with venue operations for entry management.
- FatsomaminorThird-party ticketing platform for select Rescue Rooms events including World Cup viewing, Daytrippers events, and certain live music performances. Provides additional distribution channel for ticket sales.
- DHP FamilycoreParent company and venue operator. DHP Family Ltd (Company No: 00259388) operates Rescue Rooms alongside sister venues Rock City, Stealth, and The Bodega in Nottingham, plus venues in London (Oslo Hackney, The Grace) and Bristol (Thekla). Also runs festivals including Dot To Dot, Bearded Theory, Splendour, and Beat The Streets.
- Rock CitycoreSister venue next door to Rescue Rooms. Shared accessibility entrance on Talbot Street. Part of DHP Family venue network allowing cross-promotion and artist routing across multiple Nottingham venues.
- StealthcoreSister venue operated by Rescue Rooms team. Partners for multi-room party events including 'Stealth vs. Rescued' Saturday nights and shared Daytrippers summer patio party series.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Rescue Rooms competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- The Louisiana: Long-established Bristol grassroots music venue (~140-cap). Most directly comparable small-grassroots indie/alternative venue in terms of capacity and artist-development emphasis; serves as relevant peer for understanding the smallest end of the same competitive set as Rescue Rooms.
- Oslo Hackney: East London live music venue run by DHP Family as part of its expanding southern England footprint. Same group, same small-to-mid capacity grassroots venue format, same ticketing via alt.tickets. Direct DHP network peer.
- Brudenell Social Club: Independent Leeds-based grassroots venue with comparable capacity (~400) and similarly strong emerging-artist reputation (hosts many breaking indie bands on small-room tours). Closest independent comparator to Rescue Rooms outside the DHP Family network.
- Rock City: Larger flagship DHP Family live music venue next door to Rescue Rooms. Provides a direct artist-routing sibling — Rescue Rooms hosts the early-career room, Rock City hosts the breakout-stage room. Same operator, similar bar/music product with greater capacity.
- Band on the Wall: Manchester's long-running mid-capacity live music venue with similar mix of ticketed gigs, club nights and bar/patio programming. Comparable independent grassroots venue with strong artist-development track record — useful proxy for un-networked comparable economics.
- Thekla: Bristol-based live music venue operated by DHP Family on a boat hull. Same operational playbook as Rescue Rooms (small capacity, indie/alternative programming, late-night bar, DHP venue network integration). Direct comparable for the multi-venue model.
- The Bodega: Intimate Nottingham grassroots live music venue (400-cap) operated by the same parent company, DHP Family. Directly comparable small-room gig model, late-night bar programming, and similar emerging-artist booking strategy; serves as the venue artists graduate from before moving up to Rescue Rooms.
- The Garage: Small-to-mid capacity grassroots live music venues in London/Glasgow. Comparable booking tier and indie/alternative programming — meaningful competitor in the same touring artist's small-room circuit as Rescue Rooms.
- Stealth: Sister DHP Family venue in Nottingham focused on electronic/DJ club nights and crossover programming. Co-located operationally with Rescue Rooms (shared multi-room events such as 'Stealth vs. Rescued' Saturdays), making it the most direct venue peer for recurring club-night economics.
Broad incumbents
- Academy Music Group: UK's leading mid-to-large venue operator (O2 Academy Brixton, O2 Forum, etc.). Direct competitor for touring artist bookings at the next tier up; broad incumbent that defines what artists graduating from Rescue Rooms-level rooms will eventually play.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Rescue Rooms leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Rescue Rooms funding detail
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Rescue Rooms M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Rescue Rooms
What does Rescue Rooms do?
Rescue Rooms operates an intimate live music venue and bar in Nottingham hosting ticketed gigs by emerging and established artists, alongside recurring late-night club nights (Pressure, Romance, Karaoke), weekly events (Acoustic Rooms open mic, Quiz night), and themed parties (Daytrippers, World Cup screenings, Halloween, NYE). The venue serves as a physical bar and patio for socialising, complemented by drinks deals (Happy Hour, 2-for-1 cocktails, late-night BOGOF) and ticketed music programming.
Is Rescue Rooms a public or private company?
Rescue Rooms is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Rescue Rooms founded?
Rescue Rooms was founded in 2003. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Rescue Rooms based?
Rescue Rooms is headquartered in Nottingham, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.
How does Rescue Rooms make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Ticketed Live Music Events are the primary driver. The others are bar Sales and Drinks Deals and club Night Entry and Events.
Who are Rescue Rooms's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are The Louisiana, Oslo Hackney, Brudenell Social Club, Rock City, Band on the Wall, Thekla, The Bodega, The Garage and Stealth. Academy Music Group is listed as a broad incumbent.
Does Rescue Rooms have an API?
No public API is recorded for Rescue Rooms.
What industry is Rescue Rooms in?
Rescue Rooms's product category is Live Music Venue & Bar. Its primary akta.pro industry code is THAFAEAD, Live Music Venues & Concert Bars, with a secondary code of MPAGAIAB, Live Music Clubs & Venues. Its NAICS code is 72241 and its SIC code is 5810.