Live Music Venues in Tacoma, WA

Airport Tavern is a 500-capacity 21+ Tacoma bar with pinball, cocktails, mocktails, and food alongside live music most Thursday through Saturday nights, a genuinely lively spot that has built a loyal Tacoma following.

Bob's Java Jive, built in 1927, has been a vital cultural landmark in Tacoma, Washington ever since, a 96-capacity 21+ room with a genuine architectural distinction as one of the most photographed and recognizable buildings in the entire Pacific Northwest.

Dawson's Bar and Grill is a 160-capacity 21+ Tacoma bar hosting shows on Saturday nights and open jams on Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights, with never a cover charge, making it one of the more accessible weekly music rooms in Tacoma.

Pacific Lutheran University is an all-ages private Lutheran university campus in Tacoma with performance spaces and campus life programming for the student community.

Real Art Tacoma is an all-ages, all-inclusive creative space and licensed nonprofit venue in Tacoma, a 300-capacity room with a genuinely mission-driven approach to giving every community a stage.

Rock The Dock Pub and Grill claims the coolest spot on the water in downtown Tacoma, an 80-capacity 21+ room with great food, a wonderful view, and a genuinely friendly staff overlooking Commencement Bay.

Steel Creek is a 400-capacity 21+ American restaurant and bar serving downtown Tacoma with happy hour, dinner, and nightlife, a genuinely lively addition to the Tacoma dining and entertainment scene.

The New Frontier Lounge is a 100-capacity 21+ Tacoma room hosting most shows on Friday and Saturday nights, welcoming touring acts who arrive with local support already secured, a genuinely community-connected booking philosophy.

The Spanish Ballroom is a renovated 700-capacity all-ages ballroom in the heart of Tacoma, featuring nightly music and a fantastically diverse range of programming inside the historic Elks Temple building.

The Valley, originally founded in 1926, returns under the stewardship of Tacoma's Peterson Bros. and X Group, a 21+ room with genuine historical roots and a fresh new chapter for one of Tacoma's most storied addresses.

University of Puget Sound is an all-ages private liberal arts university campus in Tacoma with performance spaces and a student programs organization for the campus community.

University of Washington Tacoma is an all-ages public research university campus with performance spaces and a Student Activities Board organizing live entertainment for the campus community.