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DETROIT + MICHIGAN / Nightlife / ¼
Clubs, techno and house rooms, live music venues, jazz bars, karaoke, social dance nights and festivals in Detroit and across Michigan, with address, phone, hours and the official calendar.
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Clear filters ↺Live music clubs / Downtown Benton Harbor (Arts District)
A brewpub in downtown Benton Harbor's Arts District with craft beer, pizza and a stage for live music.
Live music clubs / South Division (toward Wyoming)
A family-owned bar on South Division in Grand Rapids, operating since 1938, with live bands on weekends and karaoke nights.
Live music clubs / Northside / downtown Kalamazoo
A long-running bar and grill on Kalamazoo's Northside near downtown, with a weekly open mic, live music and karaoke.
Live music clubs / Downtown / Studio Park
An intimate 200-seat listening room on the second floor of Studio Park in downtown Grand Rapids, with singer-songwriters, bands, jazz and comedy.
Live music clubs / Downtown
A dueling-piano bar in downtown Grand Rapids where two pianists play request-driven sing-alongs.
Live music clubs / Eastown
An Eastown dive bar on Wealthy Street in Grand Rapids with cheap drinks and a back room, The Otherside, for local punk, rock and indie bands.
Live music clubs / Downtown Kalamazoo (Historic Star Building)
A family-owned tavern in the historic Star Building in downtown Kalamazoo, open since 2010 and one of the city's busiest small live-music rooms.
Live music clubs / Downtown Holland
A nonprofit, general-admission music venue in a former movie house in downtown Holland, hosting rock, indie and tribute shows.
Live music clubs / Portage (Kalamazoo metro)
A craft brewery in Portage, in the Kalamazoo metro, with a large outdoor beer garden and summer weekend concerts.
Live music clubs / Downtown / Heartside
An independent pinball bar and standing-room concert room in Grand Rapids' Heartside, booking touring indie, punk, rock and hip-hop acts.
Live music clubs / Bridge Street / West Side
A Nashville-style, three-floor restaurant and bar in Grand Rapids' Bridge Street district with Southern food and a weekly music schedule.
Live music clubs / West Side / Leonard St
A neighborhood saloon on Leonard Street on Grand Rapids' West Side with free live music every weekend, year-round.
Live music clubs / North Grand Rapids / Plainfield Twp
A large sports bar and restaurant in north Grand Rapids (Plainfield Township) with a palm-tree patio where local bands play in the warm months.
Live music clubs / Wyoming / South Division
A music and arts cafe on Division Avenue less than 15 minutes south of downtown Grand Rapids, with live music on Friday and Saturday evenings.
Live music clubs / West Side
A retro, wood-panelled neighborhood bar with a small stage on Grand Rapids' West Side, booking rockabilly, blues and punk bands.
Live music clubs / Southeast Grand Rapids / near Kentwood
A country-and-western bar in southeast Grand Rapids near Kentwood, operating since 1978, with live country on weekends and karaoke on weeknights.
Live music clubs / Downtown Saugatuck (Wicks Park)
A park-side restaurant and bar on Saugatuck's Water Street that presents Michigan bands outdoors on Fridays and Saturdays in the warm season.
Live music clubs / Commongrounds Cooperative, Eighth Street
A listening-room music venue that opened in 2023 on the second floor of the community-owned Commongrounds building on Eighth Street in Traverse City.
Live music clubs / Downtown Alpena
An English-style pub on 2nd Avenue in downtown Alpena, with live music on weekends and karaoke nights.
Live music clubs / Downtown Petoskey (Gaslight District)
A restaurant and bar in an 1875 building in Petoskey's downtown Gaslight District, with Friday karaoke and live bands.
Live music clubs / SOBO arts district
An art gallery in Boyne City's SOBO arts district on South Lake Street that doubles as an intimate concert room for touring folk and Americana artists.
Live music clubs / M-72 west of Traverse City
A Western-themed country bar and Tex-Mex restaurant on M-72 west of Traverse City, with an all-wood dance floor.
Live music clubs / Downtown Traverse City (below North Peak Brewing)
A basement Irish pub below North Peak Brewing Company in downtown Traverse City, with a dance floor and a weekly live-music program.
Live music clubs / East Front Street, Downtown Traverse City
A bar with a food-truck lot and patio on East Front Street in downtown Traverse City, with patio concerts in the warm season.
Live music clubs / Hotel Perry (Stafford's Perry Hotel), Downtown Petoskey
A pub on the lower level of the historic Hotel Perry in downtown Petoskey, with live music on Friday and Saturday nights.
Live music clubs / Downtown Traverse City (Front St)
A small pub on Front Street in downtown Traverse City, in the same building as the North Bar rooftop; its current operation is not confirmed.
Live music clubs / Downtown Bellaire (Antrim County)
The original brewpub of Short's Brewing Company in downtown Bellaire, Antrim County, with a beer garden across the street that hosts free live music.
Live music clubs / North Lakeshore Drive (near Ludington State Park road)
A restaurant, bar and entertainment center on North Lakeshore Drive in Ludington, with bowling, a beer garden and outdoor country concerts in summer.
Live music clubs / Grand Traverse Band casino, east of Traverse City
The Grand Traverse Band's casino and hotel in Williamsburg, east of Traverse City, with free live bands in its Waterfall Bar/Lounge on weekend nights.
Live music clubs / Warehouse District
A Warehouse District brewpub in Traverse City with a regular live-music calendar.
Live music clubs / North Third Street
A craft brewery and pub on North Third Street in Marquette with a monthly live-music calendar.
Live music clubs / Downtown Houghton
A restaurant, lounge and nightclub in a historic fire house in downtown Houghton, with a large stage for local and regional bands.
Live music clubs / Cadotte Avenue, near Main Street, Mackinac Island
A restaurant and bar popular with island locals on Cadotte Avenue near Main Street on Mackinac Island, with a large patio and live entertainment after dark.
Live music clubs / Main Street, downtown Mackinac Island
A Main Street saloon on Mackinac Island founded in 1933, with live entertainment nightly and dancing late into the night.
Live music clubs / Bay Mills Indian Community, on Waishkey Bay / Lake Superior
A waterfront lounge at Bay Mills Resort & Casino on Lake Superior near Brimley, with free local music on Saturday nights in the fall.
Live music clubs / Downtown Calumet
A historic sports bar on Portland Street in downtown Calumet, in a 1909 building, with live music and karaoke nights.
Addresses, phone numbers and hours come from each venue's official channels, and every page shows when we checked them. Nightlife changes fast: check the venue's current calendar, age policy and cover before you go.
