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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.
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Clear filters ↺Party spots & roller disco / New Center / North End (Woodward Ave)
A three-level industrial event venue on Woodward Avenue in New Center / North End, hosting public house, funk, soul and Afrobeats parties alongside private events.
Live music clubs / Cass Corridor
The Old Miami is a longstanding Cass Corridor bar with a distinctive backyard.
Live music clubs / Downtown / Greektown
An Irish pub on Monroe Street combining music, sports viewing and group celebrations, with plant-based food among its menu options.
Clubs & dance floors / Northwest Detroit (8 Mile Rd)
A lounge on Eight Mile Road in northwest Detroit, running weekly 'VIP Saturdays'.
Clubs & dance floors / Financial District (Bankers Trust Building)
A multi-level restaurant, lounge and nightclub in the historic Bankers Trust Building in the Financial District.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Downtown (Harmonie Park / Paradise Valley)
A nonprofit performing-arts house in downtown's Harmonie Park, built in 1928, with about 1,700 seats for concerts, comedy, dance and theatre.
Live music clubs / Hamtramck (Caniff St)
A dive bar and record label on Caniff Street in Hamtramck, hosting garage, punk and underground rock bands several nights a week.
Live music clubs / Hamtramck
A Hamtramck neighborhood bar on Jacob Street in the former Lili's 21 space, with a bourbon and cocktail list, big couches and occasional bands and DJs.
Lounges & rooftops / Downtown (Broadway St)
A record store and downtown bar on Broadway Street hosting intimate, community-based DJ nights.
Live music clubs / North of Hamtramck (E McNichols)
A revived neighborhood bar on East McNichols Road north of Hamtramck, booking indie, folk and experimental shows.
Live music clubs / Hamtramck
A small Hamtramck bar on Yemans Street, holding about 100 people, that books local and touring underground punk, indie and experimental bands.
Party spots & roller disco / Detroit
Sapphic happy hour with wine, cocktails and books that pops up at partner bars around Detroit, organized by the Midwest Sapphic Society.
Jazz, blues & soul / Northwest Detroit (Eight Mile)
A grown-and-sexy supper club on Eight Mile Road in northwest Detroit, pairing dinner with live jazz, soul and R&B in a Harlem Nights-meets-speakeasy setting.
Lounges & rooftops / Downtown / Cass Corridor (MotorCity Casino Hotel)
A casino bar on the second floor of MotorCity Casino Hotel, with DJs on Friday and Saturday nights.
Jazz, blues & soul / Poletown East (Chene Street)
An old-school blues lounge and soul-food restaurant on Chene Street on Detroit's east side, with a live blues band Thursday to Saturday.
Festivals / Downtown (Hart Plaza, riverfront)
A three-day barbecue and music festival on Hart Plaza in downtown Detroit each August, with two stages of R&B, soul, jazz, gospel and funk.
Jazz, blues & soul / East Side (East Warren)
An east-side event ballroom on East Warren Avenue that hosts a new jazz series on alternate Wednesdays from September 2026.
Jazz, blues & soul / Corktown (west Michigan Ave)
An intimate 70-seat jazz listening room on Michigan Avenue in west Corktown, built around attentive listening.
Lounges & rooftops / Greektown
A sports bar and lounge inside Hollywood Casino at Greektown with big screens and signature cocktails, plus live DJs Friday and Saturday nights from 7pm.
Party spots & roller disco / Southwest Detroit
A family-owned roller rink in Southwest Detroit dating to 1955, with themed adult nights alongside family sessions.
Party spots & roller disco / East Side Detroit (Alter Rd, Grosse Pointe border)
An East Side Detroit roller rink on Alter Road at the Grosse Pointe border, open since 1974 and known for its Old School Sunday Night adult skate.
Techno & house / Milwaukee Junction / North End
A 1926 industrial complex in Milwaukee Junction / North End, home to artist studios and large warehouse-style electronic events.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Downtown
An intimate concert experience inside a historic Detroit community hall.
Live music clubs / Northwest Detroit (Lodge Fwy service drive); formerly Hamtramck
An independent punk, metal, hardcore, emo and experimental venue run by the TSDMAAC collective, which moved from Hamtramck to the Lodge Freeway service drive in northwest Detroit.
Jazz, blues & soul / East English Village / East Warren
A Black-owned steak and seafood supper club on East Warren Avenue with live music every night from Wednesday to Sunday.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Midtown (Cultural Center)
An artists' club and gallery founded in 1913 in Midtown's Cultural Center, behind the DIA, with chamber-music and piano-recital series.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Southwest Detroit (Michigan Ave)
A 1926 neighborhood movie palace on Michigan Avenue in Southwest Detroit, home of the Detroit Theater Organ Society and its Mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ.
Lounges & rooftops / Eastern Market
An Eastern Market gallery and 'executive lounge' with weekly R&B Fridays and Saturday DJ nights.
Karaoke / Midtown
The Midtown Woodward location of Shield's, a Detroit-style square pizza name since 1946, which made the Free Press's 2024 karaoke list for Friday and Saturday nights.
Live music clubs / Downtown Hamtramck
Detroit's long-running rock 'n' roll clothing and accessories store, now in downtown Hamtramck, with a free monthly in-store concert.
Karaoke / Downtown (Broadway)
A piano karaoke bar on Broadway Street in downtown Detroit, where a live pianist, not a screen, accompanies each singer from a request list.
Live music clubs / Hamtramck — Metro Detroit
A Hamtramck corner bar and independent music venue, with an Art Deco-era front bar leading to a separate live room.
Clubs & dance floors / Rivertown
A nightclub and lounge in a converted house with a big backyard patio, in the Rivertown warehouse district near the riverfront.
Lounges & rooftops / Livernois (south of the Avenue of Fashion)
An upscale soul-food bistro and lounge on Livernois, south of the Avenue of Fashion, promising “always live entertainment” from Detroit DJs, jazz, house and R&B.
Techno & house / Downtown (Grand River & Griswold)
A two-level coffee shop and bar at Grand River and Griswold downtown that turns into a Detroit techno club at night.
Live music clubs / Hamtramck — Metro Detroit
A bar and listening room on Hamtramck's Joseph Campau Avenue, centered on music and scheduled evening programs.
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.
