Indie Rock 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.

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.

Crosstown Arts is a 150-capacity all-ages contemporary arts organization dedicated to further cultivating the creative community in Memphis, giving artists access to a genuinely mission-driven space inside one of the city's most ambitious cultural developments.

Havenhaus is a 200-capacity all-ages Memphis venue whose mission has remained the same since it began: providing a space for local artists to showcase their talents and connect with a genuinely supportive audience.

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.

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.

South Main Sounds is a record store and songwriter venue in downtown Memphis, hosting shows Thursday through Saturday nights from 6 to 9 PM, an all-ages room that pairs vinyl culture with a genuinely dedicated original songwriter tradition.

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.