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What's on Stage
Equipment and backline available at this venue. We verify and update this section regularly.
PA system
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
Vocal mics
In-house engineer
About Minerva Inn
Minerva Inn is a grassroots music venue in Plymouth, Plymouth with a standing capacity of approximately 70. Full backline is on stage including drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, PA and vocal mics — so you can travel light.
The Minerva Inn is Plymouth's oldest pub, dating to around 1540, tucked away on Looe Street in the Barbican — a timber-framed building reputedly built with wood from the Spanish Armada fleet, complete with a ship's mast at its centre and tales of press gangs and secret tunnels. Today it's one of the city's most reliable grassroots music rooms, holding live music three nights a week: a free open jam every Thursday for budding musicians and live-music sessions on Fridays and Saturdays. With a full backline (drums, guitar and bass amps and a PA), a roughly 70-capacity space and a warm, history-soaked atmosphere, it welcomes both originals and covers across mixed genres.
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31 Looe St, Plymouth, Plymouth, PL4 0EA
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Full backline: drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, PA and vocal mics. Bring your own instrument and pedals. Looking for other venues with full backline? Browse Plymouth venues and filter by backline.
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Minerva Inn has a standing capacity of approximately 70, classed as a small venue. See all Plymouth venues for size comparisons.
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31 Looe St, Plymouth, Plymouth, PL4 0EA. See the map below for directions. Browse more Plymouth venues nearby.
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