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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
Entertainment
Ellen Kirwin

The Liverpool music studio bar where Coldplay, Drake, Spice Girls and more have recorded

A Liverpool recording studio, turned bar, has reopened under new management this year.

Studio 2 has opened inside the former Grammy-winning recording studio on Parr Street.

Since opening in Liverpool city centre in 1991, the studio has worked with a long list of artists including Justin Bieber, Coldplay, Drake, Diana Ross, The Smiths, Spice Girls and many more.

While Parr Street Studios is still functioning now, part of the complex has been turned into a multi-functional event space and bar specialising in live music.

Inside Studio 2 on Parr Street, Liverpool city centre (Andy Von Pip Photography)

The structure of the old studio itself remains intact inside the venue. The bar itself is located in the old control room, complete with viewing window, wall mounted platinum records and original speakers.

Studio 2 manager, Birgit Kullamaa said they hope to bring the venue back to its musical roots with free gigs and regular live music.

Inside the Liverpool music studio bar Studio 2, where Drake, Spice Girls and Take That have recorded (Studio 2)

Speaking to the ECHO, Birgit said: "In the daytime we want to create a kind of music community where bands and promoters can come and meet, form bands, introduce themselves, kind of like a chill out place.

"In nighttime we will have gigs on , whether it's acoustic during the week or we offer also for bands to rent out the place.

"Any events that are music related we're more than welcome to work together with people."

(Studio 2)

Birgit added: "[Come here] If you want to come somewhere to relax and get your mind of day-to-day life.

"We want to make it accessible to people that don't want to go to the big concerts, don't want to pay hundreds of pounds for the tickets.

"We will just open the doors and say 'here you go, there are bands playing'."

Studio 2 is open seven days a week with residency bands performing on Friday and Saturday evening.

For more information, visit www.studio2liverpool.com/

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