Indie / Alt venues
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19 placesEvery place we cover, A to Z. Pick a venue for what is on, or a stop for somewhere to be before or after.
SoBro3rd & LindsleyOne of Nashville's steadiest mid-sized stages, just outside the Broadway crush, built for roots and Americana bills and the session players who fill them.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 7:30 PM · The Mother Hips with Mike MizDowntownAscend AmphitheaterA downtown amphitheater on the riverfront, with reserved seats up front, a lawn behind them and the Cumberland at your back.Next: Sun Oct 18 · 4:30 PM · Live on the Green Lawnwarming PartyEast NashvilleDRKMTTRKathryn Edwards launched it in 2015 via crowdfunding: all-ages, volunteer-run, and built on purpose for the punk and DIY scenes Nashville left with nowhere else to go.Next: Sat Oct 17 · 8:00 PM · Dear Maryanne w/ Kiss the Scientist, Excuse Me, Who Are You? and MooseCreek ParkMadisonEastside BowlA Madison complex where the stage shares a roof with the bowling lanes and the bar. It became a real north-side anchor when Honky Tonk Tuesday Nights moved in.Next: Mon Oct 12 · 7:30 PM · Breaking SoundMidtownExit/InOpened October 23, 1971. Jimmy Buffett auditioned on the half-finished stage and was hired on the spot. Steve Martin played here so often in the mid-70s that he credits those nights as making him 'really, really funny.'Next: Sat Oct 10 · 8:00 PM · Brenn! - Amateur at Best World TourFranklinGRAYS on MainA 1940s pharmacy on Franklin’s Main Street, restored in 2014, with the music upstairs and the original soda fountain fittings still in the building.Next: Sat Oct 10 · 2:00 PM · Jake MannDowntownHit ParaderA rock and metal club two blocks off Broadway, open Wednesday through Sunday with tribute nights and weekly showcases.Next: Sat Nov 7 · 8:00 PM · The Pink SpidersEast NashvilleMusic Makers StageA small spot on the Gallatin corridor where local bills, showcases, and community nights all stay close to the floor.Next: Fri Nov 13 · 7:30 PM · 615 Indie Live Showcase Series - Lauren LucasThe GulchNight We MetA Gulch bar where the styled cocktail outing comes first and live music turns up on the calendar second.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 8:00 PM · Distant MatterDowntownRedneck RivieraJohn Rich's bar, open since 2017, with a rooftop that looks straight down the strip. Rich named it after his own brand of whiskey and puts a share of the take toward veterans' charities.Next: Fri Jan 1 · 12:00 PM · New Year's Day BrunchDowntownRyman AuditoriumThe best-sounding hall in American music. A riverboat captain built it as a tabernacle in 1892, the pews are the originals, and artists talk about getting to play here the way athletes talk about a title.Next: Tue Nov 17 · 7:30 PM · Manchester OrchestraCentennial / West EndSpringwater Supper ClubBuilt in 1896 to pour drinks for the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, the same fair that built the Parthenon. The oldest continuously operating bar in Tennessee.Next: Sat Nov 7 · 4:00 PM · Swapmeet8th Ave SouthThe BasementThe smaller, original Basement: a low-ceiling cellar under what used to be Grimey's on 8th Avenue, where songwriter, roots, and rock bills feel thirty feet from the stage.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 7:00 PM · Improvement Movement - Your Perfect Real LIVE '26 w/ The PointEast NashvilleThe Basement EastMike Grimes of Grimey's opened it in April 2015 as the graduation from The Basement on 8th, with more floor space and a bigger calendar.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 8:00 PM · Finn Wolfhard - The Common Side Effects Tour w/ MalcySoBroThe Blue RoomJack White opened the Nashville Third Man location in March 2009. The Blue Room has a 1953 Scully lathe, making it the only live music venue in the world with direct-to-acetate recording capability.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 7:00 PM · Chanel Beads w/ Horse Vision, Car CultureEast NashvilleThe East RoomA small Gallatin club that books comedy as readily as indie bills, with local programming throughout the week.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 8:00 PM · Moony / Colin Bracewell / Liam BaumanMidtownThe EndThe smaller of the two Elliston Place clubs. Dark, close to the stage, and exactly the right scale for local and touring rock bills that don't need a production budget.Next: Sat Oct 17 · 8:00 PM · Rachel Bochner The "Sorry If It's Selfish" Tour - 18+The GulchThe PinnacleThe new high-capacity hall at Nashville Yards, built for national tours that need scale without a seated theater.Next: Sat Oct 17 · 8:00 PM · Interpol - North America Tour 2026East NashvilleThe UnderdogAn East Side bar where smaller-format shows and neighborhood regulars share the same floor.Next: Sun Oct 11 · 8:00 PM · Big Kahuna