The Bakery (recording studio)

The Bakery was a recording studio located at 4A Fleet Road, Hampstead, London, England. It was established in 2006 by British rock band Coldplay to provide a space where they could rehearse, write, work and rest after releasing X&Y (2005). The name of the studio was derived from being housed inside an old bakery. Its foundation matched Phil Harvey's return to the group for Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008). The Beehive, a sister building at 17 Fleet Road, was created four years later. Coldplay used both facilities on subsequent albums, until closing the Bakery and renovating the Beehive in the 2020s.