Live Entertainment in Columbia

Carolina Coliseum at the University of South Carolina serves as the campus's major indoor entertainment venue — presenting University of South Carolina events, major concerts, and community events for Columbia and the surrounding Midlands region. The Coliseum's history as the home of USC basketball before the modern Colonial Life Arena makes it a beloved institution in South Carolina's capital city sports and entertainment history.

The Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center is South Carolina's primary large-scale event venue in the state capital, hosting concerts, sporting events, and entertainment productions for the Midlands region. South Carolina's casino market is emerging via the North Myrtle Beach developments, but Columbia's entertainment infrastructure serves the growing gaming visitor market who use South Carolina's coast and mountain regions for leisure travel.

Koger Center for the Arts is South Carolina's premier mid-size performing arts venue — a 2,256-seat hall presenting Broadway touring productions, the Columbia Philharmonic, and national touring performances for South Carolina's capital city community. Its location on the University of South Carolina campus makes it accessible to both the university community and Columbia's broader arts audience.

Koger Center for the Arts at USC presents touring concerts and Broadway productions in Columbia's premier performing arts venue.

Merriweather Post Pavilion is one of America's most beloved outdoor concert venues — a 19,000-capacity Columbia amphitheater that has presented nearly every major touring act in American music since opening in 1967. Its extraordinary acoustic design (the pavilion's shed acoustics are considered among the finest of any outdoor venue), its wooded Howard County setting, and its 50+ years of programming history make it one of the most important outdoor concert venues in American music.

Township Auditorium in downtown Columbia presents touring concerts and community events in a historic 1930 venue.

Township Auditorium is Columbia's premier concert hall — a beautifully restored 1930s theater presenting major concerts and cultural events for South Carolina's capital city community. The venue's historic character, outstanding acoustics, and consistent programming of quality entertainment make it the most important performing arts venue in the Midlands of South Carolina.