EST. 1985

Non-profit rehearsal facility, recording studio and music space.

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We're currently under refurbishment - re-opening 2024!

Rehearsal Rooms

Rooms

Recording Studio

Recording Services

Equipment Hire

Gear Storage

Storage

Who we are

Lancaster Music Co-op is a non-profit rehearsal facility, recording studio and music space for the music community in Lancaster and the surrounding area.

It provides equal opportunity for anyone, from any background, any age, who wants to make music at any level and in its many forms. The Music Co- op is the centre of the local music community as well as a launchpad for upcoming & national music artists.

It is a place where any type of musician, with interests in any genre, can go to practice, write, produce, record & get together with other musicians. It provides a safe, supportive & welcoming environment where local musicians find their beginnings, where they can be nurtured – and where they can evolve.

Spaces

2,488

Musicians

45,500

Hours Rehearsed

12,480

Studio Hours

Latest from our Blog

Council Commitment Is Music to Co-op’s Ears

September 19 2023 News

Local music lovers are celebrating this week thanks to the signing of a momentous lease and funding agreement with Lancaster City Council that will secure the future of the city’s much-loved Music Co-operative (LMC). Members of the Co-op’s steering committee,…

Lancaster ❤️s the Co-op

Our community speaks

Since my mid teens, being in bands locally that have practised at the Co-op has helped me find my tribe, and helped me feel like I belong to a larger community of like minded people.

Chris Jones

A chilled out place with nice staff. Really reasonable rates which is important when you’re young and always skint. Many 'Hello Wembley' moments were created here.

David Hogan

Very friendly and so helpful to newcomers and musicians from all levels. It is such a valued space, for teens and adults to go and practice and help local artists to evolve.

Adam Weldrick

It is an important part of Lancaster's music history. It played a part in my teen years as I rehearsed there as a drummer in a few bands. It gave me a place to be as a teen and I feel it is still relevant to teens of today.

Emma Cutler

I love that there is a place such as this in Lancaster. Open to everyone, offering a space for music and not being run for profit but to support local people.

Tracy Ray

I always practice here, and my parents practiced here before me.

Margaret Pratley

It's a great place for me and my band to rehearse

Tony Lewis

Great place that has been going for years, so many local and up and coming bands benefit and have started here.

Sharon Bamber

Lancaster Musicians Co-op made it possible for me to be in a band when I was a teenager. It is essential for young musicians to grow into professional musicians and professionals in the music industry.

Gareth Armstrong

Some of the best days of my teenage and early 20s life were spent at the Co-op. What they provide is more than a rehearsal space, it’s a platform for music communities.

Alex Herron

A crucial place for the development of (young) musicians and bands. This place is at the heart of Lancaster’s cultural landscape. I used the place between 1984-1987 which helped me massively make paths in the music world.

Ajay Saggar

It means so much just be able to have a city central place to be able to try out ideas and have the use of a recording studio when you do finally come up with something.

Kyle Oram

I was involved with the Co-op in the mid eighties as part of the group running the rehearsal rooms as well as playing in a band. I'm immensely proud of the Co-op and the fact that it's still going strong and serving a new generation of music lovers. Long may it continue!

Liz Jones

The Co-op do a great job and provide a brilliant service to local musicians.

William Holmes

My music career all started here 30 years ago. If it wasn't for rehearsal and recording facilities like this, it would be hard for young musicians to get started. There is no other rehearsal rooms of this nature in what is a bustling city like Lancaster.