Bar Rakuda is a pizzeria and bar on Quay Road, right on Plymouth's historic Barbican waterfront (PL1 2JZ). It runs live music every night — a mix of local DJs, acoustic acts and a weekly Tuesday open mic — and makes a feature of al fresco, undercover live sets on its outdoor patio overlooking the harbour. Sundays bring free live music with drink deals from 4pm. Alongside the music it serves homemade pizza and pasta plus cocktails, wine and beer. The bar takes both original artists and covers on its house PA, and is a dependable, low-barrier grassroots stage in the heart of the Barbican.
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Nights Bar Rakuda usually has live music — typical start 16:00
Have you played here? Was the backline info accurate? One tap, no sign-up required.
Find Bar Rakuda
11 Quay Rd, Plymouth, Plymouth, PL1 2JZ
What should you charge for a gig here? Check live UK rates by role, city and venue size. Based on 3,798 verified rate observations.
Bar Rakuda isn’t in the Plymouth top 10 yet — these are the front-runners of its 6 ranked rooms,
by gigs on the calendar over the next 30 days, refreshed nightly.
Not seeing your venue? This ranking counts gigs listed in the next 30 days.
If your room has no page here yet, create
one free and it joins the directory. If it is already listed, add your
gigs and it will rank on the next nightly refresh.
Rankings like this run across GigXchange: the national Hardest Working Rooms table tracks the UK's busiest grassroots
stages week on week, the Pint Index prices a gig ticket in pints
city by city, and UK market statistics covers what live
music pays. All of it is built from the same directory this page lives in.
Common Questions
Seven things people ask about booking Bar Rakuda.
PA system and vocal mics provided. BYO instruments and amps. Need a venue with full backline? Filter Plymouth venues by backline.
Contact the venue for genre preferences. Most Plymouth grassroots venues book a mix of rock, pop, folk, and acoustic acts.
Sign up free on GigXchange to view Bar Rakuda’s booking contact, fee range, and submission process. Most grassroots venues accept email submissions with a link to your music or EPK. Check current UK fee benchmarks before quoting.
Capacity data is pending for Bar Rakuda. Sign up to contribute or contact the venue directly.
Open mic information is not currently listed for Bar Rakuda. Browse the Plymouth Open Mic Finder for nearby open mics.
11 Quay Rd, Plymouth, Plymouth, PL1 2JZ. See the map below for directions. Browse more Plymouth venues nearby.
Fee ranges are available to signed-up artists on GigXchange. Grassroots venue fees in Plymouth vary by event type, band size, and whether the deal is a flat fee or door split. The GigXchange Rate Calculator shows current UK percentiles.
Keep up with Plymouth
One email a week with live music near you. Free, and it keeps rooms like this one full.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Plymouth
—
A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room
open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Plymouth. Unsubscribe any
time. Privacy.
Booking or playing in Plymouth? The GX Index publishes what UK gigs actually
pay, by city, band size and venue type, and the GX Index reports set out the methodology and the sample behind
every figure. Both are free to read and free to cite.
