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DETROIT + MICHIGAN / Nightlife / ¼
Clubs, techno and house rooms, live music venues, jazz bars, karaoke, social dance nights and festivals in Detroit and across Michigan, with address, phone, hours and the official calendar.
Browse the venues ↓ Looking for karaoke? See our karaoke guide ↗15 venues
Clear filters ↺Karaoke / Warrendale (West Side)
Closed · 1980–2024
A former gay bar on Greenfield Road in Warrendale on Detroit's west side (1980–2024), with karaoke and a leather and country-western crowd.
Karaoke / Southwest Detroit (Vernor near Clark Ave)
Closed · 2017–2026
A former kitschy tiki bar on Vernor Highway in Southwest Detroit (2017–2026) whose Thursday karaoke won Metro Times' Best Karaoke Bar in 2018, from both the staff and the readers.
Karaoke / Southwest Detroit (Mexicantown)
Closed · 2023
A former community pizzeria, coffee shop and bar on West Vernor in Southwest Detroit (closed 2023), where Wednesdays meant Haireoke, a wig-filled karaoke night.
Karaoke / Roseville
Closed
A former lounge on Gratiot Avenue in Roseville that had Friday karaoke; Tap 'n Tails Taproom & Cocktail Lounge now occupies the spot.
Karaoke / North Main Street, Royal Oak
Closed · 1989
A former neighborhood bar and grill on North Main in Royal Oak, opened in 1989, whose rowdy, supportive karaoke nights won Metro Times readers' Best Karaoke Bar vote in 2016.
Karaoke / Taylor
Closed
A former sports grill on Telegraph Road near Wick Road in Taylor, known for its burgers, that hosted karaoke on Thursdays and Sundays.
Karaoke / Clawson (earlier: Greenfield Rd at I-696, Oak Park)
Closed
A former Filipino restaurant and karaoke hall, first in Oak Park and later on 14 Mile Road in Clawson; Metro Times called it a karaoke kingdom, and its readers honored it several times from 1998 to 2001.
Karaoke / Livonia
Closed
A former bar on Farmington Road in Livonia that ran Sunday-night karaoke from 9pm to 2am; Yelp lists it as closed, and we couldn't find the closing year.
Karaoke / Ferndale (Hilton Rd between 9 Mile and I-696)
Closed · 1955
A former family-run neighborhood bar and restaurant on Hilton Road in Ferndale (opened 1955), known for karaoke, occasional live music and its nachos.
Karaoke / Flint
Closed · 2023
A former Cajun seafood spot with karaoke rooms in Flint Township, the second location of Madison Heights' 168 Crab & Karaoke, opened in 2023; ZUMI Buffet now runs in the space.
Karaoke / Lansing Mall, west Lansing
Closed · 2019
A former karaoke side room in the Lansing Mall in west Lansing, part of the OverDrive country-and-rock venue that opened in 2019 where Tequila Cowboy used to be; it didn't last long.
Karaoke / Plymouth Road, north Ann Arbor (near North Campus)
Closed
An Asian-style KTV near Ann Arbor's North Campus with eight private rooms, from small to VIP, open into the small hours with songs in English, Chinese, Korean, Japanese and more.
Karaoke / Downtown Lansing, across Michigan Ave from the Lugnuts ballpark
Closed · 1996
A former dueling-piano bar in downtown Lansing, opened in 1996 across from the Lugnuts ballpark, and the very first Rum Runners of the chain.
Karaoke / Lansing Mall, west Lansing
Closed · 2015–2019
A former karaoke bar in the Lansing Mall (2015–2019), the karaoke room attached to Tequila Cowboy's country-and-rock bar, with a raised stage and pro sound.
Karaoke / Kalamazoo
Closed · 2025
A former rugby bar on West Michigan Avenue in downtown Kalamazoo that ran for 30 years with a Friday karaoke night, until it closed in 2025.
Addresses, phone numbers and hours come from each venue's official channels, and every page shows when we checked them. Nightlife changes fast: check the venue's current calendar, age policy and cover before you go.
