Rock Venues in Wilmington, NC

Bowstring Burgers and Brewyard is a bar and burger joint with live music located in the Soda Pop District in Wilmington, an all-ages destination hosting shows on select evenings, a genuinely fun addition to the Wilmington craft beer and music scene.

Cape Fear Community College is an all-ages community college campus in Wilmington with performance spaces and student life programming.

Duck and Dive Pub is an English pub in Wilmington hosting free live music seven nights a week, never a cover, a 21+ 80-capacity room featuring wifi, a pool table, and darts alongside a genuinely consistent live music calendar.

Fermental is set inside a former 1950s service station in the Cargo District of downtown Wilmington, an all-ages 100-capacity room with a genuinely distinctive repurposed industrial character alongside a serious craft beer program.

Flytrap Brewing is a brewery and taproom in the Brooklyn Arts District of historic downtown Wilmington specializing in American and Belgian styles, a 21+ 72-capacity room with a genuinely welcoming craft beer character.

Hell's Kitchen bills itself as downtown Wilmington's best sports pub, featuring great food, drinks, and occasional live music, a 21+ 150-capacity room with a genuinely lively sports bar atmosphere.

Mad Katz Bar and Lounge has pool tables, darts, skeeball, dancing, karaoke, and live music in Wilmington, a 21+ 150-capacity room with open mic every Monday where anyone can get on stage, a genuinely all-inclusive entertainment destination.

Reggies 42nd Street Tavern offers beer, booze, and live music in Wilmington, an 18-and-over 200-capacity room with shows primarily Friday through Sunday nights, a genuinely flexible age policy depending on the show.

Salty Dogs Tavern, formerly 3/4 Time Tavern, is a neighborhood bar with a chill attitude in Wilmington, a 100-capacity 21+ room hosting live music in the summer months, a genuinely relaxed coastal Carolina hangout.

Satellite Bar and Lounge is a neighborhood bar in Wilmington hosting most shows on Friday and Saturday nights and a bluegrass jam on Sunday nights, a 21+ 400-capacity room with a genuinely diverse weekly music calendar.

The Bend is a venue, Parlour House full bar, and future home to Grumpy's Ice Cream and Middle Sound Grille in Wilmington, an all-ages 1,000-capacity room with dog- and kid-friendly grounds, a genuinely ambitious multi-concept destination.

The Reel Cafe has been Wilmington's premier restaurant and nightlife location for over 15 years, an all-ages 100-capacity room with a genuinely long-standing reputation for consistent live entertainment in the historic downtown district.