Southgate House Revival
111 E. 6th Street, Newport, KY 41071
Founded in 2012, The Southgate House Revival would be established following an ownership dispute with the original Southgate House. The owners would relocate to a church and reopen as The Southgate House Revival on 5 October 2012 after some building delays. On 9 October 2022 The Southgate House Revival would celebrate a 10 year celebration since it's opening, recreating a classic 1911 picture of the congregation of the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, along with a live performance by the band JIMS.
Like the original Southgate, The Revival hosts shows in three different spots and along with hosting country and singer-songwriter, tend to host metal and punk fests. While leaning more into Cincinnati and NKY acts, several Louisville bands have played there.
Biography via NKY=
The Southgate House Revival is located in The Grace Methodist Episcopal Church. The church was built in 1866 just after the Civil War. It is one of the few historic churches that remain in Newport, Ky. There are three rooms in the church that host live music every night: The Sanctuary, The Lounge and The Revival Room. The main room, The Sanctuary, still has an original pipe organ that was made in Cincinnati by Koehnken & Grimm that sits behind the main bar. This serves as the main room for larger events and the sides of the room are flanked with stained glass windows that serve as a focal point of the venue. The Lounge is located directly outside of The Sanctuary hosting open mic nights and other small acts. The Revival Room is a mid-sized room located on the second floor. The stage is framed into the wall with an old mural of the Mt. Adams neighborhood above it, and the shape of the ceiling lends itself to amazing acoustics. The Southgate House Revival is a perfect blend of a music venue, bar and your best friend's living room.
Selected Performers at The Original Southgate
Louisville
- Belushi Speed Ball
- Cryptic Hymn
- GRLwood
- Isolation Tank Ensemble
- Shi
- Stonecutters
- Volcandra
- White Reaper
- Zu Zu Ya Ya
=Cincy, NKY and Other KY Bands
- Beneath Oblivion (Cincinnati)
- Caspian (Cincinnati)
- Lo-Pan (Cincinnati)
- Lung (Cincinnati)
- Moonbow (Dry Ridge)
- Valley of The Sun (Cincinnati)
- Vibrolas (Central KY)
Regional / Touring
- Agent Orange
- The Breeders
- Coven
- Dead Boys
- The Dollyrots
- Dwarves
- Jon Spencer
- Norman Westberg
- Nunslaughter
- Roky Erickson
- slutbomb
- Voivod
- War on Women