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 ↺Festivals / Irish Hills (Cambridge Township, Lenawee County)
Closed · 2013–2024
A former three-day country-music camping festival (2013–2024) at Michigan International Speedway near Brooklyn in the Irish Hills.
Festivals / Hoxey festival grounds off M-37 near Wellston / Hoxeyville (Manistee National Forest area)
Closed · 2024
A former family-friendly roots, jam and bluegrass camping festival on the Hoxey grounds near Wellston in northern Michigan, held for a quarter century until 2024.
Live music clubs / Downtown Lansing (Michigan Ave corridor)
Closed · 2010–2021
A former 500-capacity live-entertainment room on Michigan Avenue in downtown Lansing (2010–2021).
Live music clubs / Downtown East Lansing (original site); later on M.A.C. Ave
Closed · 1974–2000
A former live-music club in East Lansing (1974–2000) that gave a stage to Mid-Michigan bands and rising alternative-rock names.
Social dance: Latin, swing, country / Howell (Livingston County)
Closed
A former Western-themed bar and restaurant on W Grand River Ave in Howell Township, known for Friday line-dance lessons and live country bands; it closed after the pandemic.
Social dance: Latin, swing, country / Marshall (Calhoun County)
Closed · 2020
A former country bar and concert venue on West Michigan Avenue west of Marshall, with a big dance floor and line-dance lessons; its last listed concerts date from 2018.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Walker, northwest of downtown Grand Rapids (Turner Ave at West River Dr)
Closed · 1952–2022
A former arena in Walker, northwest of downtown Grand Rapids (1952–2022), with 5,500 seats, national tours, expos and pro basketball.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Downtown Kalamazoo (Burdick at Lovell)
Closed · 1927–2024
A former concert and comedy venue in downtown Kalamazoo (1927–2024), housed in a John Eberson 'atmospheric' movie palace with about 1,590 seats.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Near East Beltline and 28th Street (Kentwood / Grand Rapids)
Closed · 1988–2018
A former concert venue of about 1,900 capacity near East Beltline and 28th Street (1988–2017/18), for decades West Michigan's main stage for touring acts.
Clubs & dance floors / Eastown (former Eastown Theatre)
Closed · 1988–1992
A former 1950s-60s themed dance club in Grand Rapids' Eastown neighborhood (1988–1992), set in the old Eastown Theatre.
Live music clubs / South Division / Heartside, downtown Grand Rapids
Closed · 2000–2025
A former all-ages, alcohol-free music club on South Division Avenue in downtown Grand Rapids (2000–2009, 2021–2025), known for punk and hardcore bands.
Festivals / Otsego County Fairgrounds, Gaylord
Closed · 2023
A former Christian music festival at the Otsego County Fairgrounds in Gaylord (last held in 2023), cancelled for good after a 19-year run.
Live music clubs / Warehouse District
Closed · 2002–2016
A former art gallery, cocktail bar and event space in Traverse City's Warehouse District (c. 2002–2016) that hosted independent music showcases.
Live music clubs / Downtown Traverse City
Closed · 1892–2026
A former bar in downtown Traverse City (1892–2026) that billed itself as downtown's oldest bar and was voted the city's best live-music venue for over a decade.
Live music clubs / Downtown Marquette (Upper Peninsula)
Closed · 2013
A former nightclub and restaurant in downtown Marquette in the Upper Peninsula (c. 1991–2013), with an elevated stage surrounded by the bar.
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.