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DETROIT + MICHIGAN / Nightlife / ¼

Music, dance, after dark.

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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Social dance: Latin, swing, country / West Ann Arbor (Maple Village area)

Fred Astaire Dance Studio Ann Arbor

A ballroom and Latin franchise dance studio in west Ann Arbor, near Maple Village, with a monthly public salsa/bachata social.

  • 337 N Maple Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
  • (734) 622-0373
  • Monthly Salsa/Bachata Social on the 2nd or 4th Saturday from 9pm (with Salsa On2 workshops); studio lessons by appointment
  • All ages

Concert halls & amphitheaters / Jackson College campus

George E. Potter Center

A performing-arts center on the Jackson College campus in Jackson, presenting a touring concert series.

  • 2111 Emmons Rd, Jackson, MI 49201
  • (517) 796-8600
  • Box office Mon–Fri 10am–4pm; show nights per season calendar
  • All ages

Live music clubs / Eastside Lansing (Michigan Ave corridor)

The Green Door

A long-running bar on Michigan Avenue in Eastside Lansing that has become the city's busiest club stage for local and touring acts.

  • 2005 E Michigan Ave, Lansing, MI 48912
  • (517) 482-6376
  • Open for events only; check event listings for show times
  • Varies by event

Concert halls & amphitheaters / Downtown Lansing

Grewal Hall at 224

A concert and event hall in a renovated 1926 building in downtown Lansing.

  • 224 S Washington Square, Lansing, MI 48933
  • Event nights only; see calendar
  • Varies by event

Jazz, blues & soul / West Ann Arbor (Weber's Hotel)

The Habitat Ultralounge at Weber's

A lounge inside Weber's hotel in west Ann Arbor with live music nightly and jazz on Friday and Saturday nights; 21 and over.

  • 3050 Jackson Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
  • (734) 665-3636
  • Live music nightly; jazz Fri–Sat 9–11pm (per CVB listing)
  • 21+

Concert halls & amphitheaters / University of Michigan Central Campus

Hill Auditorium

The University of Michigan's 3,538-seat concert hall on Central Campus in Ann Arbor.

  • 825 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
  • (734) 764-2538
  • Performance days only; ticket office opens 60 minutes before performances
  • All ages

Social dance: Latin, swing, country / Downtown Owosso (Shiawassee County)

Hot Spot Lounge

A lounge in downtown Owosso, Shiawassee County, with a weekly Wednesday line-dance session.

  • 219 S Washington St, Owosso, MI
  • Line dancing Wed 7–9pm (per a line-dance directory)

Festivals / Hoxeyville festival grounds, Manistee National Forest area

Hoxeyville Skies Music Festival

A family-friendly camping music festival on the Hoxeyville grounds near Wellston in the Manistee National Forest area, held in early August.

  • Wellston, MI
  • Early August, two nights with camping. 2026: Aug 7–8.
  • All ages

Live music clubs / West Lansing

The Irish Pub

A West Lansing pub on W Saginaw St serving since 1975, with weekend cover bands and a Thursday open mic.

  • 1910 W Saginaw St, Lansing, MI 48915
  • (517) 253-8713
  • Mon–Wed 11am–10pm; Thu 11am–11pm; Fri–Sat 11am–midnight; Sun 10am–10pm. Bands Fri–Sat 8–11pm; open mic Thu

Live music clubs / Anchor Bay, Ira Township (St. Clair County)

Island Grill

An Anchor Bay-area grill on Dixie Highway in Ira Township, St. Clair County, with a summer live-music stage.

  • 8709 Dixie Hwy, Ira Township, MI 48023
  • Seasonal; live music Fri–Sun afternoons and evenings in summer

Festivals / Old Town Lansing (Fish Ladder, Cold Plunge and UrbanBeat stages)

JazzFest Michigan

A jazz festival in Lansing's Old Town district, produced by the Michigan Institute for Contemporary Art (MICA) each August across several stages.

  • Turner St (Old Town), Lansing, MI 48906
  • (517) 371-4600
  • Early August; 2026 ran five days, Aug 5–9 (Wednesday kickoff concert to Sunday gospel festival).
  • All ages

Live music clubs / Downtown Chelsea (near the Purple Rose Theatre)

JD's Stage Bistro

A new music venue and restaurant in downtown Chelsea, near the Purple Rose Theatre, with live performances five nights a week.

  • 117 1/2 S Main St, Chelsea, MI 48118
  • (734) 570-2222
  • Live performances five nights a week; doors typically 5:30pm, showtime 7pm

Karaoke / East Flint (Dort Highway)

JW's Music Factory

A karaoke bar on Dort Highway in east Flint with karaoke DJs and a food menu.

  • 617 S Dort Hwy, Flint, MI

Jazz, blues & soul / Kerrytown

Kerrytown Concert House

A nonprofit 120-seat concert venue in a 19th-century house in Ann Arbor's Kerrytown.

  • 415 N Fourth Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
  • (734) 769-2999
  • Concert nights only; see calendar
  • All ages

Concert halls & amphitheaters / Leelanau Peninsula (M-22), north of Suttons Bay

Leelanau Sands Showroom

A showroom of roughly 1,000 seats at the Grand Traverse Band's Leelanau Sands Casino & Lodge on M-22, north of Suttons Bay.

  • 2521 N West Bay Shore Dr, Peshawbestown, MI 49682
  • (231) 534-8100
  • Event nights only; live performers in the casino on weekend nights
  • Varies by event

Clubs & dance floors / Downtown Ann Arbor (First St & Huron)

LIVE Nightclub

A downtown Ann Arbor dance club at First and Huron with two bars and VIP seating.

Party spots & roller disco / Ann Arbor

LIVE Nightclub – LGBTQ+ Thursday

A downtown Ann Arbor nightclub that has hosted a weekly LGBTQ+ Thursday party; the night could not be confirmed for 2026, so check before you go.

  • 102 S First St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
  • (734) 623-1443
  • DJs Thu–Sat 10 pm–2 am; LGBTQ+ night reported on Thursdays

Live music clubs / Eastside Lansing (Michigan Ave corridor)

Mac's Bar

A small dive on Michigan Avenue on Lansing's east side that was the city's key punk and indie club for decades.

  • 2700 E Michigan Ave, Lansing, MI 48912
  • Show nights, see City Pulse listings; Mon open mic 6–8pm

Live music clubs / South Dort Highway

The Machine Shop

Flint's main hard-rock and metal club on South Dort Highway, booking national touring acts since 2002.

  • 3539 S Dort Hwy, Flint, MI 48507
  • (810) 715-2650
  • Show nights; see calendar
  • 18+

Live music clubs / Downtown Ann Arbor (basement, below Slows Bar BQ)

Mash

An underground bourbon, whiskey and craft-beer bar beneath Slows Bar BQ in downtown Ann Arbor, with late live music.

  • 211 E Washington St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
  • (734) 222-4095
  • Thu–Sat 8pm–2am; live music Thu 9pm–1am, Fri–Sat 10pm–2am

Live music clubs / Downtown East Lansing

Mash East Lansing

The East Lansing outpost of the Mash bourbon and whiskey bar brand, downtown near MSU, with live music, DJs and karaoke.

  • 212 Albert Ave, East Lansing, MI 48823
  • (517) 858-2100
  • Tue 6–10pm; Wed–Sat 6pm–2am; closed Sun–Mon. Wed live music 8–10pm, then DJ 10pm–2am; Thu karaoke 9pm–midnight; Fri live music 9:30pm; Sat DJ 9:30pm

Live music clubs / Depot Town / North River St

Mash Ypsilanti

The Ypsilanti branch of the Mash whiskey bar brand, on North River Street near Depot Town, with live music and Southern-style food.

  • 400 N River St, Ypsilanti, MI 48198
  • (734) 441-6200
  • Wed–Thu 6pm–midnight; Fri–Sat 6pm–1am

Festivals / Old Town Lansing

Michigan BluesFest

An outdoor blues festival that turns Turner Street in Lansing's Old Town into a stage every September.

  • Turner St (Old Town), Lansing, MI 48906
  • (517) 371-4600
  • Mid-September. 2026: Sept 16–19 (with a 'World's Longest Jam Session' record attempt).
  • All ages

Festivals / Old Town Lansing (River Stage behind UrbanBeat)

Michigan FunkFest

A two-day funk festival on the River Stage behind UrbanBeat in Lansing's Old Town, held in mid-June.

  • 1213 Turner St, Lansing, MI 48906
  • (517) 371-4600
  • Mid-June, two days. 2026: June 12–13.
  • All ages

Concert halls & amphitheaters / Downtown Ann Arbor (Liberty St)

Michigan Theater

A restored 1928 movie palace on Liberty Street in downtown Ann Arbor, mixing film with concerts, comedy and live events.

  • 603 E Liberty St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
  • (734) 668-8397
  • Box office Mon–Fri 9am–5pm and one hour before shows; show nights see calendar
  • All ages

Concert halls & amphitheaters / Downtown Jackson

Michigan Theatre of Jackson

A nonprofit historic movie palace in downtown Jackson that hosts concerts alongside film screenings.

  • 124 N Mechanic St, Jackson, MI 49201
  • (517) 783-0962
  • Film showtimes and event nights; see showtimes page
  • All ages

Concert halls & amphitheaters / Midland

Midland Center for the Arts

Midland's performing-arts complex, with a main Auditorium and the Little Theater, presenting concerts and Broadway shows.

  • 1801 W St Andrews Rd, Midland, MI 48640
  • (989) 631-8250
  • Performance nights; ticket office hours on website
  • All ages

Live music clubs / Eastside Lansing (Michigan Ave corridor)

Moriarty's Pub

An Irish-American pub founded in 1979 on Michigan Avenue on Lansing's east side, with no-cover live music Thursday to Saturday.

  • 802 E Michigan Ave, Lansing, MI 48912
  • (517) 485-5287
  • Live music Thu–Sat (no cover); Jazz Tuesdays; open mic Wednesdays

Live music clubs / Nahma, Delta County (Garden Peninsula area)

Nahma Inn

A historic inn in Nahma, a former lumber company town in Delta County on the Upper Peninsula, hosting folk and acoustic concerts.

  • 13747 Main St, Nahma, MI 49864
  • (906) 644-2486
  • Wed–Thu 12–8pm; Fri–Sat 12–9pm; Sun 12–8pm; concerts on scheduled evenings
  • All ages

Clubs & dance floors / Downtown Ann Arbor (State St / Liberty St)

Necto

A downtown Ann Arbor dance club on Liberty Street, operating as Necto since 2001 in the former Nectarine Ballroom space.

  • 516 E Liberty St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
  • (734) 994-5835
  • Mon, Fri, Sat 9pm–2am; other nights special events only
  • 18+

Party spots & roller disco / Ann Arbor

Necto PRIDE Friday

A weekly LGBTQ+ dance night at Ann Arbor's Necto, held every Friday since 1984 and billed as Michigan's longest-running gay night.

  • 516 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104
  • (734) 994-5835
  • Every Friday, doors 9 pm (club open until 2 am)
  • 18+

Festivals / Oscoda County Fairgrounds, about 6 miles NE of downtown Mio

Nor-East'r Music & Art Festival

A northern Michigan camping festival of music and art on the Oscoda County Fairgrounds, about 6 miles northeast of downtown Mio, held in mid-June.

  • 1889 Caldwell Rd (Oscoda County Fairgrounds), Mio, MI 48647
  • Mid-June, Fri–Sun with camping. 2026: June 12–14. Tickets for the next edition go on sale Dec 1.
  • All ages

Live music clubs / Kerrytown (Fifth Ave & Catherine St)

North Star Lounge

An intimate music room and 100% vegan bar in a historic two-story red-brick house in Ann Arbor's Kerrytown.

  • 301 N Fifth Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
  • Wed–Sat 5–11pm; music 7–10pm
  • All ages

Social dance: Latin, swing, country / Pittsfield Township (Ann Arbor)

Pittsfield Union Grange

A historic grange hall in Pittsfield Township, south of Ann Arbor, home to a monthly live-music contra dance.

  • 3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
  • Contra dance 1st Sat 7:30–10pm (beginner lesson 7pm)
  • All ages

Clubs & dance floors / Downtown Ann Arbor (First St)

Rabbit Hole

A speakeasy-style nightclub in century-old underground vaults beneath South First Street in downtown Ann Arbor.

  • 210 S First St (basement, alley entrance), Ann Arbor, MI 48104
  • Thu 8pm–1am; Fri 6pm–2am; Sat 8pm–2am

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.

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