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BlakeSt is social membership club with indoor and outdoor gathering spaces; the official site lists live music programming and identifies the Backyard and Club Lounge as live-music spaces.. The listed capacity is 200 people — Backyard Bar; 70 people — Club Lounge (official event-space capacities; both are live-music spaces), which gives performers a useful sense of the audience scale. Musically, Indie / folk / varied live music fit naturally with the programming here. For musicians, the open-air setting favors a polished, visually engaging set that can carry across a dispersed audience. Weather, outdoor sound, and festival-style pacing are part of the job. BlakeSt is best suited to performers that understand the room, adapt their dynamics to the audience, and approach the date as a specific venue fit rather than a generic booking. Overall, it offers musicians a distinct performance setting where the live show can become a meaningful part of the audience experience.

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Capacity
200
Age policy
21+
Genres
Folk, Indie
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301 NE Blake St, Bentonville, AR 72712, United States
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