Faubourg Marigny & Bywater
When it comes to rock, dance hall, Latin, punk, EDM (electronic dance music) and hip-hop, the Den consistently hosts some of the best acts in New Orleans…
Must-see entertainment in Southern USA
Cajun Country
Dishes such as crab cake au gratin are quite tasty, but it's nightly live Cajun tunes that are the why-go. Regulars are always scooting around the floor;…
Juke Joint Chapel at the Shack Up Inn
Mississippi Delta
Inside the old cotton gin at the Shack Up Inn, this re-imagined juke joint is loaded with Delta knickknackery and cold beer. It regularly features local…
Greenville
An expansive downtown cultural hub and performing-arts center, complete with a concert hall, theater and amphitheater (all with great acoustics). Drop in…
Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos
Savannah
This dueling piano bar, where patrons decide what's played on the stage, brings the party crowd from far and wide. The lively space can host up to 450…
Downtown & the Gulch
With seating for 20,000, this massive venue on Lower Broadway snags the world's biggest music acts. Adele, Pink, Cher and Garth Brooks have all headlined…
Atlanta
Guns N' Roses, Bob Dylan, Adele and Kendrick Lamar have all played this storied downtown live-music venue dating to 1910. While it was formerly an…
Savannah
A good slice of odd-duck Savannah nightlife, the Jinx is popular with students, townies, musicians, and basically anyone else who has a thing for dive-y…
Downtown & the Gulch
Home of Nashville's own Tennessee Titans, part of the National Football League, this 69,000-seat arena also plays host to stadium-sized concerts and the…
New Orleans
Despite the fact it lies in Mid-City on one of the most unremarkable stretches of Canal St, Chickie Wah Wah is a great music venue. Local legends, such as…
Lowcountry
Jazz Corner is an intimate, elegant venue tucked into a nondescript shopping plaza, but it's regularly listed among the best jazz clubs in the country…
Faubourg Marigny & Bywater
This excellent restaurant hosts jazz performances every night. It’s perfect for when you need to combine good food with music loud enough to enjoy, but…
Louisville
Regional indie rock, country, metal and bluegrass bands take the stage at this neighborly, mid-sized concert hall. A separate entrance lets you into the…
Mississippi Delta
Across the street from the BB King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center, the Blue Biscuit has live music, from blues to rock and roll, on Saturday nights…
Cajun Country
Want to shake a tail feather to some real local zydeco? Grant Street has got you covered. There's all kinds of music here, but Grant Street's zydeco…
French Quarter
Fans of trad jazz who want to hang out with a mature crowd should head to this supper-club venue. Palm Court is a roomy spot that has a consistently good…
Atlanta
This is one of the best venues for live folk and acoustic music, renowned for breaking local artists on to the regional – and sometimes national – scene…
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
New Orleans
The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra is the only musician-owned and -managed professional symphony. It is based out of the Orpheum Theater. The season…
Alabama
Besides staying open until appreciably late hours (somewhat tough to find in this part of the world), the Voodoo Lounge has live music seven nights a week…
New Orleans Ballet Association
New Orleans
The New Orleans Ballet Association usually runs a few productions annually. The season is short and fleshed out with presentations by visiting dance…
Mississippi
Formerly a livery stable for the family of writer William Faulkner, this 19th-century building is now a rather intimate theater with concrete floors,…
Memphis
The only freestanding Black repertory theatre in the region, this playhouse in the Overton Square theater district presents a year-round lineup of plays,…
North Georgia
An organic coffeehouse offering great Southern comfort food (and brunch every day, mains $6.50 to $18) that doubles as an intimate live-music venue…
Downtown & the Gulch
With a standing-room capacity of 1000, the Cannery is the largest of three live-music venues inside a one-time flour mill and canning factory. Bang your…
Atlanta
Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves moved into this new, 41,149-capacity stadium 10 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta in Cobb County beginning with…
Faubourg Marigny & Bywater
With three stages, a kitchen and a decent bar, Maison is one of the more varied performance spaces on Frenchmen St. On any given night you may be hearing…
Cajun Country
Cajun club La Poussiere doesn’t serve food, just drinks and dance. The usual performance schedule lasts from Thursday to Sunday; evening shows start…
French Quarter
Balcony is all about the acts: if there’s a dud band playing, you can walk on by without breaking your stride, but on good nights it's a convenient step…
Tremé-Lafitte
The Saenger’s ornate 1927 facade was designed by noted New Orleans architect Emile Weil. It has been refurbished and renovated into one of the finest…
Memphis
This reborn historic Overton Square music venue once hosted Kiss and Billy Joel in its '70s heyday. The lights were out for 38 years, but it's now one of…
East Tennessee
Runs lots of NASCAR events, but if the cars aren't racing, you can still tour the 'world’s fastest half-mile' or peek in for free at Gate 7. Reserve tours…
South Carolina
From March through October, live country and rock shows ($3 entry) happen nightly at this long-standing honky-tonk institution. The place is decidedly…
Birmingham
A long, low shack filled with pool tables, band stickers, sweat and loud music, the Nick is a gloriously grimy spot for rock, punk and alt-country sets…
Birmingham
The Plum Bar hosts a good lineup of R&B, funk and jazz acts, plus the occasional poetry reading. All of the above kick off in a neon-ish space that can…
The Triangle
While away a quintessentially American afternoon of beer and watching the Durham Bulls minor-league baseball team, as seen in the 1988 Kevin Costner movie…
Knoxville
Bands playing mountain music and bluegrass tunes – which trace their roots to Appalachia's Scots-Irish settlers – draw appreciative crowds nightly to this…
New Orleans
New Orleans has a strong theatrical bent; numerous local theater companies and a few large venues for touring productions frequently stage shows. Student…
Faubourg Marigny & Bywater
Charlie’s is so grungy it could start a band in early '90s Seattle. Acts you’ve likely never heard of (plus some you might know) tromp on the stage,…
New Orleans
The New Orleans Opera rarely causes much of a stir, but remains an important part of the local culture. Productions are held just about anywhere, from the…
Coastal North Carolina
Dark, cramped, underground and in the heart of downtown, just like a comedy club should be. Stop in for improv, open-mic nights and touring comedians,…
