Connecticut Casino Region Shows & Live Entertainment

Stamford Entertainment District

Downtown Stamford

Downtown Stamford's Bedford Street corridor and surrounding blocks form Fairfield County's most active urban entertainment district, concentrated with restaurants, cocktail bars, nightclubs, and live music venues. Stamford's proximity to New York City (45 min by Metro-North) draws a mix of NYC transplants and Fairfield County suburbanites who support a high-energy bar and restaurant scene.

Hartford Stage Company

Hartford Stage is Connecticut's flagship regional theater and Tony Award winner for Outstanding Regional Theatre, presenting nationally acclaimed dramatic productions and new plays in Hartford's Adriaen's Landing cultural complex. One of the most respected theaters in the American regional theater circuit.

Cafe Nine New Haven CT

Orange Street Corridor

Cafe Nine is New Haven's most beloved small live music venue, a 200-capacity bar presenting local and touring indie, Americana, folk, and rock acts every night of the week. Open since 1991, Cafe Nine is a fixture of the New Haven music scene that has launched countless Connecticut music careers.

Toyota Oakdale Theatre Wallingford CT

Greater New Haven

Toyota Oakdale Theatre is a 4,600-seat indoor/outdoor concert venue in Wallingford, CT — Connecticut's largest dedicated concert theater — hosting major rock, pop, country, and comedy tours. The venue's ample parking and central Connecticut location between Hartford and New Haven make it the logical stop for major touring acts visiting the state.

Shubert Theatre New Haven

Downtown New Haven

The Shubert Theatre New Haven is a legendary 1,600-seat Broadway tryout house that has hosted world premiere productions of countless famous musicals and plays before their Broadway runs. The Shubert's historic significance in American theater history, combined with a current calendar of pre-Broadway tours and special engagements, makes it New Haven's premier performing arts destination.

Mohegan Sun Arena

Mohegan Sun Casino Resort

Mohegan Sun Arena is a 10,000-seat premier concert and entertainment venue at Mohegan Sun Casino Resort, one of the most active arenas in the Northeast for major concert tours, boxing championship matches, and the Connecticut Sun (WNBA). Located just off I-395 in southeastern Connecticut, the arena draws audiences from Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts for top-tier entertainment events year-round.

College Street Music Hall New Haven

Downtown New Haven

College Street Music Hall is New Haven's premier 2,500-capacity live music venue, a converted movie theater hosting major national touring acts, local performances, and comedy shows in the heart of Yale University's city. As Connecticut's largest dedicated music hall outside the casino resort venues, it's the primary destination for New Haven area audiences seeking mid-size concert experiences.

Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun

Mohegan Sun Casino Resort – Earth Casino

The Wolf Den is Mohegan Sun's 1,500-capacity intimate concert venue embedded in the casino floor, famous for free nightly concerts featuring established national acts. The Wolf Den's no-cover policy for hotel guests and casino visitors makes it one of the most remarkable free entertainment values in American casino gaming — major artists regularly perform here without admission charge.

Xfinity Theatre Hartford

Hartford – Meadows Music Theatre

Xfinity Theatre is Connecticut's premier outdoor amphitheater, a 30,000-capacity venue in Hartford (formerly Meadows Music Theatre) hosting the biggest summer concert tours from rock legends to contemporary pop and country superstars. One of New England's largest outdoor concert spaces, it draws audiences from across Connecticut and Massachusetts for major touring productions.

Toad's Place New Haven

Downtown New Haven

Toad's Place is one of New England's most legendary live music clubs, a 750-capacity New Haven institution where The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, and U2 have played legendary intimate shows. Since 1975 Toad's Place has been the cornerstone of New Haven's live music scene, booking national touring acts and hosting regular themed dance nights that make it a community institution.

Foxwoods Grand Theater

Foxwoods Resort Casino

The Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino is a 4,000-seat concert hall hosting major touring acts, comedy headliners, and special events. Foxwoods, the largest casino in North America by square footage, supports a robust entertainment calendar through the Grand Theater, ensuring southeastern Connecticut and Rhode Island audiences access to major live entertainment.

The Bushnell Performing Arts Center Hartford CT

The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts is Connecticut's premiere arts center, a 2,800-seat historic venue in Hartford that presents Broadway touring shows, concerts, opera, and dance for the greater Hartford region. Connecticut's most important performing arts institution outside the Yale Repertory Theatre and Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven.