The Village Idiot is a friendly neighborhood bar in uptown Maumee, OH, that hosts some of the best national acts as well as the best local talent around. In addition to nightly live music, The Village Idiot serves award-winning pizza and a great selection of craft beers and spirits. ...

Since 1996, Harry Buffalo is a restaurant and sports bar chain serving New American fare, bison burgers, wings and more in a lively setting. Harry Buffalo Westerville hosts larger bands outside on its patio stage in the summer, and smaller acoustic music inside in the winter. ...

The Bluestone is a classic event venue built in 1898 in the heart of Columbus, OH. The Bluestone boasts three diverse levels, seven bars, soaring stained glass windows, and a gracious outdoor patio. Concerts at the Bluestone take place in the main space, or Sanctuary, and the overlooking Loft. ...

Ace of Cups in Columbus, OH, is a hangout for craft beers, house-infused liquors, and live music, serving wings and BBQ on weekends. ...

The Ugly Mug is a neighborhood bar & grill in Canal Winchester, OH. The bar features a stage for live music and large outdoor patio. ...

Café Bourbon Street is an intimate live music venue, dive bar, and restaurant in Columbus, OH. The restaurant serves delicious food for cheap with many vegan/vegetarian options available. Enjoy weekly comedy open mic and karaoke events plus live music up to four nights a week. ...

Benny’s Pizza Pub & Patio is the gathering place for Marysville, OH, and surrounding communities. Benny’s features live bands year round with two outdoor bars, a large outdoor patio for dining and socializing, and dance space. ...

O’Nelly’s Sports Pub & Grill is Lewis Center, OH, and the Polaris area’s locally-owned and operated, family-friendly, neighborhood sports pub and gathering place. O’Nelly’s has some of Central Ohio’s premier live music every weekend. ...

Established in 1977, Gatsby’s Bar & Grille in Gahanna, OH, is a friendly place to eat and drink. Gatsby’s serves award-winning pizza, wings, and more. Experience the friendly atmosphere, good food, and great live entertainment including open mic and trivia on Wednesdays. ...

The Newport Music Hall holds the honor of being the “Longest Continually Running Rock Club” in the country. Located on the campus of the Ohio State University in Downtown Columbus, Newport Music Hall maintains the preservation of its historic ballroom architecture. ...

MadTree Taproom in the Oakley neighborhood of Cincinnati, OH, offers 32 tap handles with local craft beer, ciders, wine and house-made cocktails. ...

Sloopy’s is a large bar & grill in Greenville, OH, offering various types of live entertainment each week; from weekly live music to karaoke, trivia, and music bingo. Sloopy’s has nine soft-tip dart boards with leagues and Blind Draws throughout the year, and local cash tournaments. ...

Wings Sports Bar & Grille is the hottest destination in Dayton, OH, with live music throughout the week, comfort food, two patio bars, pool, darts and cornhole. ...

Land of Illusion Adventure Park is an entertainment complex and water park in Middletown, OH. A concert venue within the park features DJs every Friday night during the haunt season and national acts on Saturday nights. ...

Little York Tavern and Pizza in Vandalia, OH, has the largest patio with an outdoor bar in Montgomery County, allowing patrons to enjoy the outdoors and when the weather permits, live music. ...

House of Blues Cleveland can accommodate up to 2,500 in its 65,000 square-foot venue. The historic Grand Lobby, which holds 200, serves as an entryway to the Music Hall with a capacity of 700. The House of Blues Restaurant & Bar and Cambridge Room both hold 200 and the Foundation Room offers a more intimate setting with space for 125. ...

The Hooley Pub & Kitchen in Westlake, OH, is an Irish sports bar with pub fare, beer on tap, trivia nights and live music. ...

Open since 2005, Mulligan’s Pub & Grille is a pub and grill in Avon, OH, offers great food and drink with live entertainment and a cool patio. ...

Time Warp Bar in Westlake, OH, is the premier bar on Cleveland’s Westside. The best bands and DJs in the Cleveland area perform on the weekends to ensure a great party. Giant flatscreen TVs are crammed across every wall in the bar to ensure that Time Warp is the best place to watch the game. ...

Opened in 1921, Playhouse Square is a performing arts center and home to ten performance spaces in Cleveland, OH, offering the best of Broadway, theater, concerts, and family entertainment. Venues in the theater district include the 3194-capacity KeyBank State Theatre, 2708-capacity Connor Palace, 997-capacity Mimi Ohio Theatre, 540-capacity Hanna Theatre, and intimate 99-capacity Kennedy’s Cabaret. ...

Open since 1992, the Grog Shop is an intimate nightclub in the Coventry neighborhood of Cleveland Heights, OH, featuring live music seven days a week, 365 days a year. The independent venue hosts a variety of local, national, and international touring acts in genres ranging from indie rock, hip hop, hardcore, jam, reggae, metal, electronic to comedy. ...

Agora Theater & Ballroom is a music venue in Cleveland, OH, with two rooms: a 500-capacity, standing-room-only ballroom with adjoining bar and an 1800-seat theater and event space. The theater features a tiered main floor, seated balcony, and opera boxes. ...

The Grove Amphitheatre is an amphitheater/green space in the heart of Mayfield Village’s Greenway Corridor. Located on three acres, The Grove is surrounded by trees creating a secluded commons in the center of the Village park system. Enjoy live music from The Grove and The Gazebo on selected Wednesday days, and Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights in the summer. The Mayfield Village Entertainment Series presents a family-friendly and diverse musical line-up each week. ...

The Original Margaritaville is a picturesque venue located in an old gristmill by a waterfall in Sandusky, OH. In addition to a spacious indoor restaurant and bar, there is extra seating during the warmer months on the wrap-around porch and 10,000 square foot deck. ...

Up A Creek Tavern is a family-friendly sports bar and restaurant in Howland, OH, with 20 flat-screen TVs, a bar with over 60 beers, and a lively outdoor patio. There are three outdoor bars and a stage with live entertainment when the weather is warm. ...

The Outpost Concert Club in Kent, OH, is an all genre club featuring four stages, four bars and an outdoor patio. ...

The Vortex Concert Club is a multi-cultural music and event venue in Akron, OH. The concert club and lounge includes a pool table and checkered dance floor. ...

The Empire Concert Club & Bar in Akron, OH, offers professional sound and an immersive club vibe while presenting national, regional, and local live music. ...

JD Legends Entertainment complex in Franklin, OH, offers 12 lanes of bowling, a full service restaurant, arcade, sand volleyball, karaoke and live music. ...

Blind Bob’s is a family-owned tavern in the historic Oregon District featuring great food, craft spirits, and independent live music. ...

Located in the Birdtown neighborhood of Lakewood, OH, Mahall’s is a live music venue, performance space, occasional art gallery, bowling alley, and home to specialty cocktails and made to order bar food. Mahall’s has two live rooms available for concerts and events: the 350-capacity Main Room and the smaller 150-capacity Apartment. ...

The Winchester Music Tavern, located in Lakewood, OH, is a great place to get a bite to eat, catch a show or just hangout in the tavern up front. The Winchester welcomes all music genres including metal, country, hip-hop, rock, pop and the like from local and touring artists. There are two full bars and dinner is served Monday to Friday, plus brunch on Saturday and Sunday. ...

The Ottawa Tavern is Toledo’s original live alternative venue. Always plenty of good music and friends at the OT. ...

Woodland’s Backyard in Columbus, OH, is a bar and event space offering over 8500 sq ft of indoor space, four mini-bowling lanes, a covered patio, an expansive beer garden, and nine pristine sand volleyball  courts. Live music is occasionally held inside of the sand volleyball dome. ...

Woodlands Tavern is a bar and live music venue located in the Downtown Columbus suburb of Grandview Heights. The tavern has live music performances on two stages, plus draft beer, cocktails, eclectic pub food and a pool table. Woodlands Tavern has been hosting local, regional, and national acts since 2009. ...

Happy Dog is a neighborhood corner bar in Cleveland, OH, serving hot dogs and beer. Regular live music includes everything from  rock and country to punk and polka. The Underdog Bar in the basement holds about 50 people, has a sound system, projector and screen, and pinball machines. ...

Opened in 2000, Beachland Ballroom & Tavern is an eclectic music venue located in the former Croatian Liberty Home in the Collinwood neighborhood of Cleveland, OH. As part of the Waterloo Arts and Entertainment District, Beachland is a pillar of the local music scene and artistic community. Two separate spaces, the 500-capacity ballroom and 148-capacity tavern, allow Beachland to offer multiple concerts nightly by local and national musical acts. The Beachland also participates in community-focused and special events, workshops and industry mixers, and annual festivals. Beachland Brunch features DJs spinning vinyl on Sundays. The venue has a full kitchen, an extensive beer selection, and a vintage shop in the basement called This Way Out!     ...

The Goodyear Theater is a 1,458 seat venue for music concerts and other events located at the historic Goodyear headquarters. The Goodyear Theater is run by the Akron Civic Theatre. ...

Established in 2023, Lakewood Social House in Lakewood, OH, serves contemporary American food and specialty cocktails in a vibrant atmosphere with live entertainment, karaoke, DJs, and comedy. ...

The Brothers Lounge is a pub and classic Cleveland live music venue, offering a variety of live entertainment acts every week. The Brothers Lounge offers a diverse selection of beer, wine and fine spirits, plus traditional American fare with a modern twist. ...

Skully’s Music-Diner is a unique bar, dancing and concert experience located in the Short North Arts District of Columbus, OH. ...

Rumba Café is a friendly neighborhood bar and concert venue in Columbus, OH. The intimate venue offers live contemporary music with beers, a full bar, and a patio. ...

Musica is an independent live music venue and tavern in a refurbished brick warehouse in the heart of Downtown Akron’s Historic Arts District. Established in 2006, the venue books rock and roll, singer/songwriter, indie, hip hop, alternative, punk, emo, hardcore, dance, and more. ...

First established in 1928, Howard’s Club H is the premier place in Bowling Green, KY, for live music, good beer, and meeting up with longtime friends. Howard’s features live music Wednesday through Saturday from local, regional, and national acts encompassing all musical genres. ...

Open since 1933, The Five O’Clock Lounge is a dive bar in Lakewood, OH, with live music, daily Happy Hour. There is a stage in back and a back patio. ...