Live Entertainment in Cleveland

Agora Theatre is Cleveland's most celebrated rock venue — a 1,800-capacity University Circle club that has been presenting the finest touring rock, metal, and alternative acts since 1966, making it one of America's longest-operating dedicated rock venues. KISS, David Bowie, and Bruce Springsteen all played landmark early Cleveland shows at the Agora; today it continues as the essential mid-size room for artists who understand that Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame location reflects a genuine musical heritage and passionate live music audience.

Agora Theatre and Ballroom on Cleveland's Midtown Euclid Avenue corridor is a historic 1913 venue that has hosted legendary rock performances since the 1960s, presenting national touring acts across its theater and adjoining ballroom stages.

Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland's Collinwood neighborhood is a beloved indie rock club in a converted 1950s Croatian social hall, presenting touring and local bands in its ballroom and smaller tavern rooms.

Grays Armory in downtown Cleveland is a historic 1893 armory building now hosting concerts and private events, one of the city's most architecturally distinctive event venues near Progressive Field.

Grog Shop in Cleveland Heights' Coventry Village is a long-running indie rock club presenting touring alternative and punk acts for the university-area music scene in a 400-capacity room.

Happy Dog in Cleveland's Gordon Square Arts District is a neighborhood bar and live music venue known for gourmet hot dogs and eclectic indie, jazz, and classical crossover programming.

Hilarities 4th Street Theatre inside Pickwick & Frolic on East 4th Street is Cleveland's primary comedy club, presenting national touring stand-up comedians in downtown Cleveland's entertainment district.

The improv annex stage within Pickwick & Frolic on East 4th Street presents local sketch and improv comedy troupes alongside the main Hilarities stand-up room in downtown Cleveland.

House of Blues Cleveland is a 1,200-capacity live music club in the East 4th Street entertainment district — a vital stop for touring rock, blues, and alternative acts playing the Great Lakes corridor. Steps from Quicken Loans Arena (Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse) and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Cleveland HOB location benefits from one of the densest entertainment districts in the midwest for visitors to this major American music heritage city.

House of Blues Cleveland on East 4th Street is a 1,200-capacity concert hall and restaurant presenting national touring acts as part of the House of Blues chain, anchoring downtown Cleveland's East 4th Street entertainment district.

Jacobs Pavilion (formerly Nautica Entertainment Complex) is Cleveland's most scenic outdoor concert venue — a 5,000-capacity lakefront pavilion on the Cuyahoga River with dramatic views of Cleveland's skyline and Lake Erie. Its extraordinary setting at the Flats and its consistent booking of mid-size touring acts make it one of Cleveland's most beloved summer entertainment destinations.

Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica on Cleveland's Flats riverfront is a 5,000-capacity open-air amphitheater presenting summer concert tours along the Cuyahoga River in the historic Flats entertainment district.

Playhouse Square is the largest performing arts center outside of New York City — a complex of eight restored historic theaters in downtown Cleveland's Theater District presenting Broadway touring productions, Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland Ballet, and major concerts. The complex's remarkable restoration of eight 1920s movie palaces, nearly demolished in the 1970s, represents the most extraordinary theater preservation project in American history.

Mahall's 20 Lanes in Lakewood combines a historic 1924 bowling alley with a live music venue, presenting touring indie bands alongside vintage duckpin bowling in one of Cleveland's most distinctive entertainment spaces.

Music Box Supper Club on the Cleveland Flats riverfront is a dinner-and-a-show venue presenting national touring artists in an intimate seated supper club format overlooking the Cuyahoga River.

Odeon Concert Club in the Cleveland Flats presented touring rock and electronic acts in a warehouse-style venue that served as a staple of the Flats nightlife scene through the 2000s and 2010s.

Pickwick and Frolic on East 4th Street in downtown Cleveland is a multi-venue entertainment complex combining a restaurant, martini bar, and the Hilarities comedy club under one roof in the heart of Cleveland's dining district.

State Theatre at Playhouse Square is one of America's most beautifully restored movie palaces — a 3,400-seat Cleveland theater whose extraordinary Baroque interior and magnificent chandelier create the most spectacular theatrical setting in the Midwest. Its role in the most ambitious theater district restoration project in American history and its consistent presentation of major Broadway touring productions make it one of the country's most historically important performing arts venues.