Alternative Venues in San Antonio, TX

502 Bar is a 163-capacity 21+ San Antonio bar with a good beer selection and live music most nights of the week. Shows run Tuesday through Saturday, with open mic on Sundays. The consistent weekly programming makes it one of the more active small music bars in the city.

Blue Star Brewing Company is an all-ages family restaurant and brewery in Southtown San Antonio, established in 1996 and one of the city's original craft brewing institutions. Kassandra will forward your booking inquiry to Jerry, the talent buyer, so make sure your first message is polished and complete.

Faust Tavern is a 21+ dive bar and late-night kitchen in San Antonio serving southern food and cocktails with live music on Wednesday and Saturday nights.

Fitzgerald's Bar and Live Music is a 220-capacity 21+ venue in San Antonio with a 4,000 square foot bar and a 30-by-19-foot stage, one of the larger dedicated live music rooms in the city. A well-equipped room for acts of all sizes in the San Antonio market.

Fuel Bar in San Antonio is a 250-capacity 21+ live music venue with a large patio, running most shows on Friday and Saturday nights with some flexibility in the schedule.

Hi is a 162-capacity 21+ bar in San Antonio running most shows on Friday and Saturday nights.

Jandro's Garden Patio is a 99-capacity 21+ bar and grill in San Antonio running live music Thursday through Saturday nights, with Thursdays sometimes reserved for open mic. Mostly original acts. Acts must be ready to play before 9 PM and bring their own equipment.

Midnight Swim is a 21+ bar in San Antonio running live music Wednesday through Saturday nights. A reliable mid-week to weekend room in the San Antonio market.

Paper Tiger is a 1,000-capacity all-ages San Antonio venue with two stages and a patio, capable of hosting live music up to seven nights a week with most shows landing Thursday through Saturday. The room books national, regional, and local acts and is one of the most important original music venues in San Antonio.

Rah! Rah! Room is a 300-capacity 21+ San Antonio live music and event venue that is proudly female-led and built to celebrate creativity and community. The room runs a consistent live music program in a newer venue adding to the San Antonio music scene.

Sanchos is a 49-capacity 21+ San Antonio bar running live music up to seven nights a week with open mic on Mondays. Shows take place inside or outside and sometimes both simultaneously. The venue has a PA and partial backline but asks performers to bring their own instruments.

Stable Hall is a 1,000-capacity all-ages concert and event venue in San Antonio's historic Pearl Brewery complex, originally built to house horses and now reimagined as a major live music room. The room has full sound and lighting systems provided. The Pearl location gives it one of the most distinctive settings of any music venue in Texas.

The Mix is a 154-capacity 21+ San Antonio neighborhood bar running live music every night starting at 10 PM with no cover charge. All band members must be 21 or older. Local and touring acts are both welcome.

The Rock Box is a 1,000-capacity all-ages San Antonio live music venue and bar recognized as one of the city's best rooms for live entertainment. Most shows land on Friday and Saturday nights with the flexibility to accommodate other nights when the calendar allows. The room books a wide range of acts and has earned a loyal following for consistent quality.

The Starlighter is a 100-capacity all-ages San Antonio event venue designed to celebrate live music, art, markets, and fashion in a space that genuinely supports the creative community. While most shows take place Friday through Sunday nights, the calendar is flexible, and the house sound system is provided for all performers. The room has a warm, community-minded energy that is hard to manufacture and easy to feel the moment you walk in.

Trinity University is an all-ages private liberal arts university campus in San Antonio with performance spaces and a Student Programming Board organizing live entertainment for the campus community.

VIBES Underground is a 300-capacity all-ages subterranean room in San Antonio located directly below the 1,800-capacity Vibes Event Center, giving it the production infrastructure of a large venue at an intimate scale. Most shows happen on Friday and Saturday nights but other nights are possible, and the house sound system is provided for all performers.