Hip-Hop Venues in Dallas, TX

Green Elephant is a 250-capacity 21+ underground venue in Dallas that hosts charity events, art galleries, local bands, hip hop, and national touring acts, with an anything-goes programming ethos that keeps the calendar genuinely unpredictable.

New West is a 500-capacity 21+ Tejano nightclub in Dallas with a stage, full sound and lighting systems, and a programming focus on the best live Tejano entertainers in the region. The room also carries hip-hop and regional Mexican music alongside Tejano. One of the few dedicated Tejano rooms in the DFW market at this capacity level.

Puzzles Deep Ellum is an all-ages live music venue and event space in the heart of Deep Ellum, formerly known as Quixotic World, running most shows on Friday and Saturday nights. Booking is handled through a dedicated entertainment company.

RBC stands for Rhythm Beats Culture and is a 450-capacity 18+ Deep Ellum venue serving as the home for cultured music in one of Dallas's most active entertainment districts. Shows can be held any night of the week. Booking is handled through Third String Productions.

Ruins is a 200-capacity all-ages agave and cane spirits bar in Deep Ellum, Dallas, with artfully crafted cocktails and live music programming handled through Banjos to Beats. The Deep Ellum location and specialty spirits focus give it a distinct character among the neighborhood's music venues.

The Echo Lounge and Music Hall is a 1,000-capacity all-ages Dallas venue in the Design District, formerly The HiFi, capable of hosting shows any night of the week with a professional production setup. Live Nation is involved in the programming. A mid-size touring room in a part of Dallas that has seen significant entertainment development.

Trees is a 650-capacity 18+ Deep Ellum institution and one of the most storied live music rooms in Dallas, originally opened in 1991 and home to hundreds of legendary performances that have shaped the city's music identity. The room books local, regional, and national acts and carries the kind of reputation that makes a Trees booking mean something on an artist's resume.