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About Baker Street
Baker Street is a grassroots music venue in Preston, Preston with a standing capacity of approximately 80. PA system and vocal mics are provided; bring your own instruments and amps.
Baker Street is a city-centre bar at 30-34 Avenham Street, Preston (PR1 3BN), housed in an 1818 building that reopened in 2019 after a £1m refurbishment and now spreads over three floors. It's a genuine grassroots stage: the Tuesday open mic is open to everyone and supplies a full backline — drum kit, PA and amps — so bands and solo artists of any genre can just turn up and plug in. Sundays bring live bands all day from 3pm, and Friday nights run DJs through to 3:30am. Alongside the music there's a craft-beer and cocktail offering and a regular quiz, making it one of Preston's busier live-music pubs.
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30-34 Avenham St, Preston, Preston, PR1 3BN
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Contact the venue for genre preferences. Most Preston grassroots venues book a mix of rock, pop, folk, and acoustic acts.
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Baker Street has a standing capacity of approximately 80, classed as a small venue. See all Preston venues for size comparisons.
Yes — Baker Street hosts open mic nights. Check the listing for day, time, and signup details on the Preston Open Mic Finder.
30-34 Avenham St, Preston, Preston, PR1 3BN. See the map below for directions. Browse more Preston venues nearby.
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