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Intimate Bar

The Freight

Opens Sunday at 6:00 PM

Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley

"The premium live music space of the East Bay"
"Only 500 seats so no bad seat in the house"
Outside food welcome, eat at your seat

Berkeley's living room for folk and roots music since 1968. This all-ages, alcohol-free listening room books everyone from Appalachian bluegrass pickers to legends like Booker T. Jones, with coffee and snacks instead of cocktails.

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Upcoming events at The Freight

Sunday, Nov 8
San Francisco Leonard Cohen Festival

San Francisco Leonard Cohen Festival

November 8 at 2pm

Downtown Berkeley

Cohen documentary screening

Monday, Nov 9
Bobby McFerrin & MOTION: Circlesongs

Bobby McFerrin & MOTION: Circlesongs

November 9 at 11:30am

Downtown Berkeley

Spontaneous vocal harmonies

Community Mondays: Open Mic with Jamey Williams

Community Mondays: Open Mic with Jamey Williams

November 9 at 7:30pm

Downtown Berkeley

Open mic & community

Book Tickets

What are you into?

  • Intimate listening room
  • Folk & roots focus
  • All-ages venue
  • Alcohol-free space
  • Downtown Berkeley
  • Berkeley

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