Intimate venues can range in size but usually offer an audience the feeling of being close to the performance.
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Amityville, NY
Amityville Music Hall is a cozy live music venue based in Amityville, NY, that hosts artists of all genres and walks of life. AMH is run by lovers of music on a mission to grow the Long Island music and arts community, one show at a time. Enjoy craft beers on tap plus daily events and specials. ...
Providence, RI
Dusk is an intimate cocktail bar and lounge in Providence, RI, featuring live music and dance party events. ...
Phoenix, AZ
The Nash Jazz Club is located in the vibrant Roosevelt Row Arts District in downtown Phoenix, AZ. The Nash is an intimate venue hosting concerts with local and national artists, as well as training programs for musicians of all ages and genres. The music room and education facility create a community of jazz enthusiasts and musicians who build on the past to create a modern musical experience. The Nash is named for internationally renowned drummer and Phoenix native Lewis Nash. ...
Atlanta, GA
Red Light Café is an intimate listening room in Atlanta, GA, presenting live music, burlesque, and comedy. Located on the east side of Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta’s Amsterdam Walk, Red Light Café is a cozy space with a full bar and kitchen serving a wide range of beer, wine, coffee, and sodas. The cafe has table seating for up to 130 and a full featured stage and sound system. Live music includes Americana, bluegrass, folk, and jazz. ...
Portsmouth, NH
Around the corner from The Music Hall Historic Theater in Portsmouth, NH, The Music Hall Lounge offers the same amenities in an intimate setting. Originally opened in 2011, the Lounge is a contemporary space featuring an open-concept, nightclub vibe with flexible seating options and bar. The venue hosts high-quality programming including national and international music acts, comedians, and authors. ...
New Orleans, LA
Preservation Hall is a music venue located in New Orleans’ French Quarter. Since 1961, the historic venue has hosted jazz performances seven days a week. The intimate acoustic jazz concerts feature ensembles from a current collective of 50+ local master practitioners. The goal of Preservation Hall is to protect, preserve, and perpetuate the spirit of traditional New Orleans jazz. ...
Pittsburgh, PA
Club Café is a renowned live music venue and iconic staple of Pittsburgh’s historic South Side district. The intimate space is host to a nightly lineup of touring acts from all over the world as well as local artists from Pittsburgh’s thriving music scene. ...
Bacliff, TX
Katie’s Bar is a full-service live music venue in Bacliff, TX, presenting extraordinary music in an intimate setting. The bar is non-smoking indoors with an outdoor patio. ...
Museums and Music Venues
Kansas City, MO
Located in Kansas City’s Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District, The Blue Room at the American Jazz Museum is part exhibit, part fully-operating jazz club. The venue presents the best local and national jazz talent in an intimate setting. Upcoming bands, seasoned veterans of the local jazz scene, national talent, and internationally-renowned jazz artists share the spotlight. ...
Nashville, TN
Established in 2010, McNamara’s Irish Pub & Restaurant is an authentic Irish pub and music venue in Nashville, TN, following the tradition of local pubs found all over Ireland. Enjoy frequent Irish music on the Main Stage downstairs with additional acts upstairs in Turk’s Lounge, an intimate listening atmosphere reminiscent of classic Nashville. ...
Maumee, OH
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. ...
New York, NY
Heaven Can Wait, formerly East Berlin and Lola NYC, is a leading small music venue in New York City. Located on Avenue A, with its rich musical history and cultural significance, Heaven Can Wait brings the next wave of great bands and musical genres to the East Village. With a premier backline, full bar and ample space, it has become a sought after music establishment for bands and fans alike. Heaven Can Wait is the perfect small event space in NYC for parties, video shoots, DJ events, and private events in The East Village. ...
Music Venues and Theaters
Hartford, CT
The Webster Theater is a historic concert venue located in the south end of Hartford, CT. The versatile venue provides the perfect location for an intimate concert. The orchestra area is a spacious dance floor while the loge area has an elevated view of the stage. Five bars are dispersed throughout.
The Webster Underground is an attached smaller venue, which usually acts as a second stage during concerts on the main stage. ...
Boise, ID
Located in the BoDo district, Knitting Factory Boise is a concert venue in downtown Boise, ID, with state-of-the art stage, lighting, and sound systems. ...
Music Venues and Theaters
Boise, ID
Located on the Boise State University campus, 1,994-seat Velma V. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts is Idaho’s premier performing arts center. The Main Hall is the primary performance space at the Morrison Center. Broadway In Boise, Boise Philharmonic, Ballet Idaho, Opera Idaho and many other local and national touring acts perform on the Main Hall stage.
The Danny Peterson Theatre is a black box theatre located inside the Morrison Center. This 210-seat space is used as a classroom as well as hosting student and public performances. The Danny Peterson Theatre is managed by the Theatre, Film and Creative Writing Department.
The Rectial Hall is located on the academic side of the Morrison Center. This 200-seat space is used as a classroom in addition to hosting student and public performances. The Recital Hall is managed by the Music Department. ...
Chicago, IL
Open since 1982, Metro Chicago is an intimate concert hall located just two blocks from Wrigley Field in the historic Northside Auditorium Building. The venue plays host to a variety of local, regional, and national emerging bands and musicians. Underneath the main venue is Smart Bar, a 400-capacity nightclub. ...
Texarkana, AR
Originally constructed in the early 1900s, Crossties Event Venue is a multilevel event space located in the Arkansas Entertainment District in downtown Texarkana, AR. The brick-walled warehouse space has a wood-lined stage and concrete floor downstairs with a wooden floor and balcony upstairs. ...
Atlanta, GA
Variety Playhouse is Atlanta’s original movie house turned intimate concert and private events venue. Located in the heart of Little Five Points neighborhood, the venue is outfitted with a spacious stage and state-of-the-art professional sound and lighting while maintaining its original character and charm. Variety Playhouse is operated by Zero Mile Presents. ...
Austin, TX
Empire is a modern music space in Austin’s Red River Cultural District boasting three unique stages: the former auto shop known as the GARAGE (1050 cap), the indoor CONTROL ROOM (350 cap), and the creekside outdoor PATIO (200 cap). ...
Newark, OH
Built in 1928, Midland Theatre is a venue in downtown Newark, OH, presenting touring and local artists and other events. The Newark Midland Theatre Association is the organization dedicated to building value in the community with the positive, shared experiences of the performing arts. ...
Music Venues and Theaters
Springfield, MO
The Gillioz is the premiere event venue in Springfield, MO. Programming includes a blend of film, music concerts, conferences, comedy, theatre and opera. ...
Dripping Springs, TX
Dreamland is an outdoor entertainment and arts venue that features the world’s most extreme miniature golf course, four pickleball courts, and two state-of-the-art music stages for incredible acts playing to audiences large and small. ...
Memphis, TN
Located inside a historical building in the heart of Midtown Memphis, TN, Minglewood Hall and 1884 Lounge bring in some of the best regional and national talent around. ...
Bars and Event Venues
Franklin, NC
Altered Frequencies is a unique indoor/outdoor live music and event venue focused first and foremost on the music, providing intimate and up-close experiences, with expert quality of sound. Located in the mountains of Western North Carolina. ...
Mayetta, KS
Prairie Band Casino & Resort is a casino and entertainment complex in Mayetta, KS, providing a variety of live entertainment in its 1,100-capacity Great Lakes Ballroom. The Ballroom provides an intimate setting for fans of rock, country, soul, pop and comedy.
Lobby Bar Live features locally brewed beers, signature cocktails, and live entertainment featuring local entertainers. ...
Fort Smith, AR
TempleLive Fort Smith, a former Masonic Lodge built in 1929, is a live theater, music and arts venue, and event space with a historically unique atmosphere for meeting, gathering, dining and theatrical/musical events. The theater features a state-of-the-art climate control system and a superior audio and video system. ...
Lawrence, KS
Liberty Hall is a locally owned and operated historic theater in downtown Lawrence, Kansas, comprised of a concert hall, video store, coffee house, and independent cinema. The Liberty Hall concession stand provides beverages and snacks in a movie theater style array, as well as a fully-stocked alcoholic bar. ...
Washington, DC
Established in 1980, 9:30 Club is a venue and local music institution in Washington, DC. The club features the best sound, perfect sightlines, parquet floors, a wraparound balcony, and a stage mounted on rails that can be moved back and forth to create more or less space as needed. Four full bars located throughout the club offer a selection beers, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverages. A variety of tacos, quesadillas, and salad bowls are available at the Food Food stand on the lower level. The club also offers a coffee bar.
In 2016, Live At 9:30, a public television variety series, featured two seasons of interviews and performances with select acts playing the club including music, comedy, short films, and other entertainment.
Since 1986, 9:30 Club has been owned and operated by I.M.P., the independent promoter which also owns The Atlantis next door and The Anthem on DC’s Southwest Waterfront. ...
Kalamazoo, MI
The State Theatre also known as the Kalamazoo State Theatre in Kalamazoo, MI, was designed by renowned architect John Eberson in 1927 to create the feel of a Spanish garden. The theater is one of the very few remaining atmospheric picture palaces still intact. Today Kalamazoo’s beautiful, intimate, historic live concert venue brings you the best in live music, comedy, and more. ...
Huntsville, AL
Located in Von Braun Center in downtown Huntsville, AL, Mars Music Hall has an open-floor plan and balcony overlooking an over-sized stage. This intimate setting offers great acoustics for a variety of events ranging from concerts to comedy acts and everything in between. Mars Music Hall is adjacent to the restaurant and rooftop bar, Rhythm on Monroe. ...
Music Venues and Theaters
Los Angeles, CA
Built circa 1927, Wilshire Ebell Theatre is one of the oldest continually operating live performance venues in Los Angeles, CA. A 1,238-seat classic proscenium theater, the Wilshire Ebell is now strictly a rental facility hosting performances ranging from ballet, full orchestral concerts, and theater to stand-up comedy, children’s musicals, and international pop concerts. Proceeds from the Theatre help to support the operation, preservation, and mission of the historic Ebell Club. The Ebell of Los Angeles is an educational and philanthropic organization founded by women, for women in 1894. ...
Minneapolis, MN
Opened in 1974, The Cabooze Music Club is a live entertainment venue in Minneapolis, MN, featuring a broad calendar of live acts; from cover bands to touring groups. There are two bars on the main floor and a balcony. The Cabooze includes a large, partially covered outdoor plaza and an adjacent dive bar called The Joint offering a selection of beverages with a small grill menu. ...
Houston, TX
White Oak Music Hall is a five-acre, three-stage indoor/outdoor live music complex located just north of downtown Houston, TX. The White Oak Upstairs is capable of supporting up to 200 attendees. White Oak Downstairs is a 1000-capacity music hall. The Lawn is an outdoor amphitheater with a capacity of over 3,000. Programmed by concert booking and promotions company Pegstar Concerts, WOMH hosts hundreds of live performance events each year from all genres, featuring both local and nationally touring artists. ...
Des Moines, IA
Nestled on the eastern edge of the historic Sherman Hill district in Des Moines, IA, Hoyt Sherman Place boasts one of the area’s most magnificent entertainment, banquet and meeting facilities. Built in 1923 and restored in 2003, it is a classic Victorian theater with modern amenities. The Hoyt Sherman Place Theater hosts a variety of events including concerts, comedians, lectures, dance recitals, corporate meetings, graduation ceremonies and more. ...
Music Venues and Theaters
Boston, MA
Originally opened in 1915, the historic Wilbur Theatre is an entertainment venue in the heart of Boston’s Downtown’s Theater District known for hosting live comedy and music. Most every week features A-list talent in the world of comedy as well as the world of music. The Wilbur Theatre is a must for anyone looking to kick back and have a good laugh or catch top national live music. ...
Madison, WI
The Orpheum Theater Madison first opened in 1927 as a vaudeville venue and Art Deco movie palace in downtown Madison, WI. The live performance and musical theater is currently booked and operated by Frank Productions Concerts, hosting regular concerts, stand-up comedy shows, weddings and events. ...
Holland, MI
The Park Theatre is a nonprofit multi-use venue located in the heart of Holland, MI. The theater has played host to concerts, receptions, comedy troupes, dinner theater productions, nonprofit fundraisers, reunions, and birthday parties. Capacity for the building is 300, with seating for around 250 people. ...
Music Venues and Theaters
Burlington, VT
Located below street level, Flynn Space at The Flynn Center in Burlington, VT, is a flexible black box theater ideal for emerging, local, and experimental artists, as well as established acts touring more intimate productions. Flynn Space can be reconfigured for live music, cabaret, theater, and more, accommodating approximately 200 people. ...
Grand Rapids, MI
Midtown offers top-notch musical performances paired with craft cocktails and beer, located in the heart of downtown Grand Rapids’ entertainment district Celebration Cinema Studio Park. Midtown Grand Rapids hosts concerts by national touring artists as well as regional bands and comedy acts. The venue has a world-class sound system and an intimate semi-circle of seating with great acoustics and atmosphere. ...
Hermosa Beach, CA
Saint Rocke is an intimate live music venue in Hermosa Beach, CA. The South Bay venue features performances by up-and-coming rock and tribute bands with an awesome sound system, stage, kitchen, and full bar. ...
Raleigh, NC
The Pour House Music Hall is Raleigh’s home for live music since 1997. The venue is a record shop by day and live music venue at night presenting an eclectic mix of local and nationally touring bands. The Pour House Music Hall & Record Shop has an extensive selection of both new and used vinyl. ...
Detroit, MI
Located on the lower level, The Shelter at St. Andrew’s Hall offers a private bar, stage, cabaret seating, a DJ booth, red curtains and private rooms. The venue offers a gritty-yet-exclusive ambience, with a large stage, open floor plan and a green room for artists. ...
Bars and Restaurants
Plano, TX
Love & War in Texas is part ranch house dining, part iconic music venue, and part Hill Country hangout. The intimacy of the historic stage is part of what has made Love & War in Texas a true destination for locals, visitors, singer-songwriters and their fans. Although you’ll mostly hear country music, some nights you can enjoy Texas rock or blues. Catch national music acts on weekends, with up-and-coming artists taking the stage almost every night of the week. ...
New York, NY
The Mercury Lounge New York is a Lower East Side Icon. This intimate venue is divided into two rooms. The front one, with a long oak bar, bathrooms and coat check, welcomes people off the street. The back room, which houses the stage, is the main gathering area. Sightlines are superb, the sound is crystal clear, and a green room is available. ...
Boca Raton, FL
Opened in 2015, Boca Black Box in Boca Raton, FL, is an intimate 275-seat venue offering a variety of entertainment. The bar serves beer, wine, premium liquor and specialty cocktails. ...
Anaheim, CA
Chain Reaction is a state-of-the-art live music, concerts, and events venue located in Anaheim, CA. ...
Bridgeport, CT
Built in 1909, Bijou Theatre Bridgeport is a historic, cabaret-style theater presenting films, concerts, comedy and events. The intimate venue seats up to 200 with theater-style rows in the center and cabaret tables on either side and on the mezzanine level. The Bijou has a concession stand offering pizza, popcorn, soda, water, coffee and assorted candy and treats. There is also a full bar available before and after events and during intermission. No outside food or beverages are allowed. ...
Winterville, GA
The Marigold Auditorium for Arts and Culture (MAAC) is a historic performance venue located at the Winterville Cultural Center, a former high school, in Winterville, GA. Built in 1953, the intimate venue has great acoustics plus state-of-the-art lighting, audio, and projection capabilities. MAAC regularly serves as a performance space for several theatrical productions, musical groups, presentations, and Winterville Marigold Festival events, as well as lectures, weddings and community gatherings. Additional features include ample parking and an oversized lot ideal for outdoor events. ...
Houston, TX
The Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club is Houston’s premier venue for live blues and zydeco featuring local and national touring acts. The intimate club includes pool tables, a dance floor, and a small stage. ...
Event Venues and Stores
Goshen, IN
Ignition Music Garage is a friendly record store and live music venue in Goshen, IN. Ignition sells new and used vinyl, CDs, cassettes, audio gear, and vintage clothing. It has a small stage in the front corner of the store meaning the audience is only feet from the performance. The Ignition Concert Series schedules local acts and national Americana acts routing through the Midwest. ...
Lombard, IL
Brauer House Lombard is a rock-inspired restaurant and live music venue in Lombard, IL, offering intimate shows on two stages: Brauer House and BHouse Live. Brauer House Lombard features local, regional, and national bands from a wide range of genres including rock, country, punk, metal, hip hop and more. Brauer House offers a fantastic music experience and amazing food unlike any in the Chicagoland suburbs. ...
Bars and Music Venues
Jenks, OK
Open since 2020, Maggie’s Music Box is a music venue and rum bar in a historic building in Jenks, OK. Maggie’s has an intimate indoor stage and and outdoor, open-air stage. ...
Philadelphia, PA
Situated in the heart of Center City, City Winery Philadelphia is Philadelphia’s premier venue, restaurant, and winery offering live music, comedy, and wine events in an intimate venue with good food, a full bar, and great wine. The venue boasts a spacious stage and exceptional Meyer Sound system along with complete audio, video, and lighting capabilities, green room, and a full-size bar. ...
Cafes and Restaurants
Dallas, TX
The Free Man Cajun Cafe & Lounge in Dallas, TX, has live music on two stages every night of the week. There is jazz/swing/dixieland from 7-10 PM and 2-5 PM on Sundays, and on the Frenchman Stage there is rock, alt-rock, alt-country, folk, punk or hip hop from 10-1:30 AM. ...
Dallas, TX
Located in Dallas’ historic Deep Ellum neighborhood, Ruins is a Mexican restaurant and club with live music from local, regional and national acts, as well as weekend dance parties and weekly karaoke. In back, The Limbo Room’s candle lit and art-filled interior provides an intimate experience for live shows, cocktail style parties, receptions, corporate events, charity fundraisers, and more. ...
San Diego, CA
Humphreys Backstage LIVE is an intimate music venue and lounge located on San Diego’s Shelter Island. Over the years, Backstage LIVE has provided fans an incredible range of entertainment from nationally renowned artists to rising local talents. ...
Columbus, OH
There are two distinct music spaces at Natalie’s Music Hall & Kitchen in Grandview Heights, Columbus, OH. The Music Hall features a multi-level floor plan capable of a variety of seated and standing arrangements, along with a state-of-the-art sound and lighting system and its own full service bar. The Corner Stage is an intimate space on the restaurant side of Natalie’s that also has excellent sound and lighting, along with its own full-service bar. ...
Raleigh, NC
Kings Raleigh has been a fixture in the Downtown Raleigh independent business and music scene since 1999. The 250-capacity venue hosts national, international and local bands of all genres, along with comedy, variety shows, fundraisers, and dance parties. Kings and Neptunes are both available for private events. Kings is a bigger room that is more oriented towards events with live music, performance, and movie screenings or presentations. Located beneath Kings, Neptunes Parlour is a smaller space with a capacity of 100, oriented more towards DJs and recorded music. ...
Evanston, IL
Evanston S.P.A.C.E. is a small concert hall and recording, and podcast production facility located in Evanston, IL. Evanston SPACE has over the years played host to the Western World’s most renowned folk music artists. The venue seats about 250, has state-of-the-art as well as vintage gear, and boasts one of the most extensive lists of in-house backline available in the area. S.P.A.C.E. is an acronym for the Society for the Preservation of Art and Culture in Evanston. ...
Atlanta, GA
529 Bar is an East Atlanta Village bar and entertainment venue. Enjoy regular live music and comedy on an intimate stage. ...
Music Venues and Theaters
Granbury, TX
Nestled in the heart of the bustling Historic Granbury Square, The New Granbury Live is a destination for live performance enthusiasts of all kinds. This intimate 270-seat facility gets you up close with some of the best acts in Texas. ...
Shreveport, LA
Sam’s Town Live! at Sam’s Town Hotel & Casino in downtown Shreveport, LA, is an intimate venue for enjoying a cocktail, a game, and live entertainment. Enjoy all their favorite casino games at Sam’s Town on an authentic dockside riverboat; a 19th century paddlewheel featuring approximately 1,200 slots, gaming machines, and table games. ...
Austin, TX
Opened in 1955, The Continental Club is one the oldest running clubs and an intimate live music venue in South Austin, TX. This historic bar has rows of high-top seating with a bar along one wall. ...
Buffalo, NY
Nietzsche’s is a legendary music club in the Allentown entertainment district in Buffalo, NY. A major component of the local scene for years, the venue presents live music seven days a week often welcoming an eclectic mix of national and regional touring acts. The first floor is a 3,500 sf music venue and full bar with a 248-person capacity, stage area with full PA system, designated dance floor, and raised seating. ...
Los Angeles, CA
Located in the middle of Hollywood on Cahuenga Blvd, The Hotel Café has two stages that run simultaneously. Main Stage has a capacity of 215 with seating for around 40 people. Second Stage is a more intimate room that holds 75 people with seating for around 25 people. ...
San Antonio, TX
The Starlighter is a live music and event venue in the Deco District of San Antonio, TX. From markets with local vendors to concerts displaying local and touring bands, there is sure to be an event for you. ...
Flint, MI
Open since 2002, The Machine Shop Concert Lounge is an independently owned and operated music venue in Flint, MI. The venue books the best live music entertainment in rock, metal, and outlaw country. ...
Knoxville, TN
Part of the Scruffy City Bar Hop located in downtown Knoxville, TN, Scruffy City Hall is an intimate music hall with two balconies. The Medieval Hall is on the first floor and has an Ultra-Hi-Def widescreen video system complete with state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems, a stage, and full-bar service. The Loggia Balcony Bar is one of the best people-watching spots overlooking Historic Market Square. Scruffy City Hall is known as “Knoxville’s Cathedral of Entertainment and Libations.” ...
Jackson, MI
Weatherwax Hall is a multi-use cultural center in Jackson, MI, and the Jackson Symphony Orchestra’s performing arts center and practice hall. Weatherwax Hall at the JSO is also home to the Music on Tap concert series as well as recitals and other community events. The space has a 300 person capacity or 150 person capacity with tables and chairs. ...
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