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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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Live music clubs / American Polish Cultural Center, Troy

Wawel Royal Castle Polish Bar & Restaurant

A Polish restaurant and bar at the American Polish Cultural Center in Troy, with a seasonal Friday live music series.

  • 2975 E Maple Rd, Troy, MI 48083
  • (248) 689-3636
  • Live Music Fridays: Fri 6:30pm–8:30pm (seasonal, no cover)
  • All ages

Live music clubs / Harper Ave, Clinton Township

Winners Bar & Grill

A Harper Avenue bar and grill in Clinton Township with local cover bands on Friday and Saturday nights.

  • 34540 Harper Ave, Clinton Township, MI 48035
  • Bands Fri–Sat 9pm–1am

Live music clubs / Saline (E Michigan Ave)

The Arboretum Music Venue

A dedicated live-music room on E Michigan Ave in Saline presenting rock shows by emerging and established bands.

  • 984 E Michigan Ave, Saline, MI 48176
  • (517) 514-2676
  • Show nights only; see website
  • Varies by event

Live music clubs / Downtown Ann Arbor (Main St)

The Ark

A nonprofit acoustic listening room on Main Street in downtown Ann Arbor, presenting folk, roots and singer-songwriter concerts about 300 nights a year.

  • 316 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
  • (734) 761-1818
  • Show nights only, see calendar; box office line answered on performance evenings
  • All ages

Live music clubs / Eastside Lansing (Michigan Ave corridor)

The Avenue Cafe

An Eastside Lansing bar, restaurant and concert space on Michigan Avenue and a home for punk, indie and goth nights.

  • 2021 E Michigan Ave, Lansing, MI 48912
  • Show nights; see listings
  • Varies by event

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.

  • 208 S First St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
  • (734) 996-8555
  • Show nights, doors usually 7–8pm (see calendar); downstairs 8 Ball Saloon daily 4:30pm–2am
  • Varies by event

Live music clubs / Clay Township / Algonac area, Lake St. Clair (St. Clair County)

Cabana Blue Lakefront Sports Bar & Grill

A lakefront sports bar and grill on Dyke Road in Clay Township near Algonac, on Lake St. Clair, with live music nearly every day in season.

  • 7317 Dyke Rd, Clay Township, MI 48001
  • Live music Tue–Sun (evening sets; afternoon sets on weekends)

Live music clubs / Downtown East Lansing

Dublin Square Irish Pub

An Irish pub in downtown East Lansing with solo acts and rock bands several nights a week.

  • 327 Abbot Rd, East Lansing, MI 48823
  • (517) 351-2222
  • Live music several nights a week, often Wed–Thu 9pm–midnight

Live music clubs / Genesee County (west of Flint)

Farmhouse Folk

An intimate concert series for singer-songwriters in a farmhouse setting west of Flint in Genesee County.

  • 9319 Beecher Rd, Flushing, MI
  • Concert dates only

Live music clubs / Eastside Lansing

The Fledge

A nonprofit community and social-enterprise hub on Lansing's Eastside that regularly hosts DIY punk, indie and experimental shows.

  • 1300 Eureka St, Lansing, MI 48912
  • Event nights only; see calendar

Live music clubs / Downtown Flint

Flint Local 432

An all-ages music venue in downtown Flint that has hosted local and touring bands for over three decades.

  • 124 W First St, Flint, MI 48502
  • (810) 285-1748
  • Show nights, doors usually 7pm; see 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

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

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

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

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

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

Live music clubs / Downtown Ann Arbor (Washington St)

The Ranch Honky Tonk

A two-level country bar on Washington Street in downtown Ann Arbor, with live bands upstairs and DJs downstairs.

  • 122 W Washington St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
  • (734) 741-7325
  • Upstairs Mon–Thu 3pm–midnight, Fri–Sat 11:30am–2am, Sun 11:30am–midnight; downstairs Thu–Sat 8pm–2am
  • 21+

Live music clubs / REO Town

The Robin Theatre

A community performing-arts center and 60-seat listening room in a converted storefront in Lansing's REO Town.

  • 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910
  • (989) 878-1810
  • Event nights only; see calendar
  • All ages

Live music clubs / Downtown Chelsea

The Rumpus Room

A small live-music and event room in downtown Chelsea that holds up to 100 people and runs regular Friday and Saturday shows.

  • 510 N Main St, Chelsea, MI 48118
  • (734) 800-1340
  • Open only for live music and private parties; see calendar

Live music clubs / Plainfield Township (north of Grand Rapids)

Shots on the River

A riverside bar in Belmont, about 15 minutes northeast of downtown Grand Rapids, with no-cover weekend concerts and Tuesday karaoke.

  • 5760 West River Dr NE, Belmont, MI 49306
  • (616) 951-6071
  • Live music most Fri–Sat, no cover; karaoke Tue 8–11pm

Live music clubs / Carriage Town

Soggy Bottom Bar

A craft-beer and burger bar in Flint's Carriage Town with live music in the evenings.

Live music clubs / Eastside Lansing (Michigan Ave corridor)

Stober's Bar

A historic neighborhood bar on Michigan Avenue near downtown Lansing that now hosts frequent live music and DJ sets.

  • 812 E Michigan Ave, Lansing, MI 48912

Live music clubs / Downtown Ypsilanti

The Tap Room

A decades-old neighborhood bar in downtown Ypsilanti with live music, pool tables and a late kitchen.

  • 201 W Michigan Ave, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
  • (734) 482-5320
  • Daily noon–2am; kitchen noon–midnight

Live music clubs / Old Town Lansing

UrbanBeat

An Old Town Lansing bar, restaurant and event venue in a restored brick-and-beam building, known for live music.

  • 1213 Turner St, Lansing, MI 48906
  • (517) 331-8440
  • Wed–Sat 5–11pm; Sun hours vary

Live music clubs / Lake Ponemah, Fenton

Whiskey Glasses Saloon

A country-style bar and restaurant on Lake Ponemah in Fenton with line dancing, live music and karaoke.

  • 3482 W Silver Lake Rd, Fenton, MI 48430
  • Mon–Thu 4–9:30pm; Fri 4–10:30pm; Sat noon–10:30pm; Sun noon–9:30pm

Live music clubs / West Side Saginaw

White's Bar

A neighborhood bar on State Street on Saginaw's west side that books live bands.

  • 2609 State St, Saginaw, MI 48602

Live music clubs / West Stadium

Zal Gaz Grotto

A Masonic “Grotto” social club in Ann Arbor's West Stadium area that doubles as a popular local music room, with a ballroom and clubroom.

  • 2070 W Stadium Blvd, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
  • (734) 663-1202
  • Music nights per calendar (typically Fri–Sun evenings, Monday big band, some Tuesdays jazz)

Live music clubs / Downtown Ypsilanti

Ziggy's

A small bar, carryout and performance space on W Michigan Ave in downtown Ypsilanti, with an alley and back-patio bar.

  • 206 W Michigan Ave, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
  • Mon–Wed & Sun 6–11pm; Thu 6pm–midnight; Fri–Sat 6pm–1am (may vary with performance times)

Live music clubs / Harbor Country (near New Buffalo)

The Acorn

A performance venue in Three Oaks, in Michigan's Harbor Country near New Buffalo, booking national Americana, roots-rock and folk acts.

  • 107 Generations Dr, Three Oaks, MI 49128
  • (269) 756-3879
  • Event nights only, see calendar
  • Varies by event

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