Live music clubs / Downtown Ann Arbor (First St)
The Blind Pig
A long-running rock club on First Street in downtown Ann Arbor, with an upstairs stage room and the no-cover 8 Ball Saloon downstairs.
01 / The story of this place
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The 400-capacity Blind Pig books touring and local indie, rock, hip-hop and punk acts most nights in its upstairs room; past performers include Nirvana, Sonic Youth and Mac Miller. Downstairs, the 8 Ball Saloon bar has pool and darts and no cover. Many shows are all-ages with a $5 surcharge for under-21s, while some are 18+ or 21+.
- 400-capacity rock club
- No-cover 8 Ball Saloon downstairs
- Past shows by Nirvana, Sonic Youth
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- Boogie Woogie Red 1925–1992 · blues and boogie-woogie pianist, singer
Performed here
Ann Arbor cafe and blues club where he held Monday nights; his 1974 live album was recorded there.
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