Alternative Venues in Memphis, TN

1884 Lounge at Minglewood Plaza is located in the same building as Minglewood Hall, the 1,700-capacity Memphis venue, offering live music up to seven nights a week with a full sound system provided for all performers in a room that benefits from its connection to one of the city's most established music complexes.

Brinson's Downtown is a 120-capacity 21+ Memphis room capable of hosting shows any night of the week, with Wednesdays reserved for open mic. The downtown location gives artists a built-in flow of foot traffic in one of the city's most active entertainment corridors.

CANVAS of Memphis is a 50-capacity all-ages interactive arts lounge and bar, the only one of its kind in the city, capable of hosting shows any day or night of the week including matinees. The interactive arts concept gives the room a genuinely distinctive identity in the Memphis entertainment scene.

Growlers is a 300-capacity 18-and-over Memphis restaurant, venue, and sports pub with live music up to seven nights a week, mostly Thursday through Saturday, in a room that treats live entertainment as a core part of the local hangout experience.

Hi Tone is an 18-and-over Memphis venue running live music up to seven nights a week across two stages, with a Comedy open mic on Tuesday nights and age policies that can flex depending on the show. The dual-stage format and consistent programming have made it one of the more important rooms for original and independent music in the city.

The Lamplighter Lounge is an old-fashioned watering hole in the heart of Midtown Memphis, a genuine dive bar with the kind of character that only comes from decades of history and regulars who treat the place like home.

Rhodes College is an all-ages private liberal arts college campus in Memphis with performance spaces and a Rhodes Activities Board organizing live entertainment for a campus known for its rigorous academics and strong arts tradition.

RockHouse Live is the premier boutique live music and entertainment venue in Memphis, a 220-capacity 21+ room capable of hosting shows any night of the week for local, regional, and national acts alike.

RockHouse Live Midtown is your place to eat, drink, and rock in Midtown and East Memphis, a 75-capacity 21+ room with live music, karaoke, and DJs that keeps the calendar full with a genuinely energetic neighborhood crowd.

The Cove is a retro, nautical-themed bar and restaurant in Memphis, the kind of place you see everywhere in New Orleans, an 80-capacity 21+ room with a genuinely distinctive coastal aesthetic and a consistent local live music program.

Young Avenue Deli has been a Cooper-Young favorite for 20 years, a 500-capacity 21+ Memphis room with most shows on Thursday through Saturday nights, giving the historic Cooper-Young neighborhood a genuinely beloved live music anchor.