Live Entertainment in New York

The Apollo Theater is the most historically significant music venue in American cultural history — a Harlem institution since 1934 where the Amateur Night tradition launched the careers of Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown, Billie Holiday, Stevie Wonder, and Michael Jackson. Its extraordinary role in the African American cultural renaissance, its Amateur Night tradition that continues today, and its status as the most important venue in jazz, soul, R&B, and hip-hop history make it a global cultural landmark of the highest significance.

Apollo Theater in Harlem is the most historically significant African American music venue in the world, launching Ella Fitzgerald and countless legends through Amateur Night since 1934.

Arlene's Grocery on the Lower East Side is a former bodega turned rock club presenting emerging and touring indie bands since 1995.

The Beacon Theatre is New York City's most intimate large venue — a 2,894-seat Beaux-Arts hall on the Upper West Side that has been the preferred choice for extended multi-night residencies by the biggest names in music since 1929. The Rolling Stones, Allman Brothers Band (annual 30+ night runs), Phish, and dozens of others have made the Beacon their New York home; its ornate interiors and superb sightlines are considered the gold standard for mid-size concert production.

Beacon Theatre is one of New York's most beloved historic concert venues — an Upper West Side 1929 theater presenting intimate residency concerts by major artists including the Allman Brothers Band (26 years of annual residencies), Neil Young, and Steely Dan. Its extraordinary acoustic properties, its beautiful historic interior, and its position as the New York venue of choice for extended artist residencies make it one of the most sonically and culturally significant concert halls in America.

Beacon Theatre on the Upper West Side is a lavish 1929 Art Deco/Rococo movie palace presenting major touring concerts in a 2,800-seat National Historic Landmark venue.

Birdland in the Theater District is a legendary jazz club named for Charlie Parker, presenting touring jazz and cabaret acts since 1949 in one of Manhattan's most storied music rooms.

Blue Note in Greenwich Village is one of the most famous jazz clubs in the world, presenting legendary and touring jazz artists since 1981 in an intimate Manhattan basement room.

Bowery Ballroom is New York's most critically acclaimed small venue — a 575-capacity hall on the Lower East Side that has been consistently voted the best small music venue in NYC for its sound quality, artist access, and sightlines. An essential stop for breaking indie, rock, and electronic artists playing their first major New York show, it retains an authenticity that larger corporate venues cannot replicate.

Bowery Ballroom is New York's most beloved mid-size music venue — a 1926 Lower East Side ballroom with beautiful balconies and the best sound and sight lines of any 1,000-capacity venue in the city. Its extraordinary booking of artists on their way up (the venue has presented virtually every significant indie artist before or just after they broke through), its perfect acoustic environment, and its genuine connection to the Lower East Side's music history make it the most consistently excellent mid-size music venue in New York.

Bowery Ballroom on the Lower East Side is one of New York's most beloved mid-size venues, presenting touring indie and rock acts in a 575-capacity room with Art Deco balconies.

Carnegie Hall is the most celebrated concert hall in the Western Hemisphere — a Midtown Manhattan institution since 1891 where virtually every significant musical artist of the past 130 years has performed in the acoustic environment considered by many musicians to be the finest in the world. How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. The cultural mythology surrounding Carnegie Hall, its extraordinary acoustic design, and its unmatched 130-year history of presenting world-class classical, jazz, and popular music make it the most symbolically important concert venue in American cultural life.

Carnegie Hall is the most prestigious concert hall in America, presenting classical, jazz, and popular music performances since 1891 across its Stern Auditorium and smaller recital halls.

City Winery New York is one of Manhattan's most unique entertainment concepts — a full-production urban winery with a 300-seat concert venue presenting intimate concerts by significant artists in a setting where guests enjoy the winery's own wines alongside exceptional music. Its revolutionary concept of combining urban wine production with intimate concert presentation has been so successful that it has spawned locations in cities from Chicago to Nashville, with the New York original remaining the most acclaimed.

Comedy Cellar in Greenwich Village is one of the most famous comedy clubs in America, presenting A-list touring and surprise-drop-in comedians nightly in an underground basement room.

David Geffen Hall (formerly Avery Fisher Hall) is the home of the New York Philharmonic — a recently renovated 2,738-seat Lincoln Center concert hall presenting America's oldest symphony orchestra (founded 1842) in a completely redesigned acoustic environment. The $550 million renovation completed in 2022 has corrected the hall's legendary acoustic problems, creating a concert experience befitting the world's most important symphony orchestra in one of the most culturally significant concert halls in the United States.

Gotham Comedy Club in Chelsea presents national touring stand-up comedians, one of Manhattan's most established comedy venues since 1996.

Irving Plaza is a beloved 1,000-capacity New York concert hall near Union Square — one of the most active mid-size live music venues in Manhattan for rock, hip-hop, and indie acts. Originally a Polish meeting hall built in 1860, it has booked everything from Ramones-era punk to current breakout artists and remains a critical step in the ladder between intimate club shows and arena performances for major touring acts.

Irving Plaza is one of New York's most important mid-size concert venues — a Union Square ballroom presenting rock, hip-hop, and alternative artists in a 1,000-capacity setting that has been central to New York's live music scene for 40 years. Its position in Manhattan's cultural middle ground (too intimate for arenas, more significant than small clubs) and its consistent booking of artists at the moment of their breakthrough make it one of the most important concert development venues in the American music industry.

Irving Plaza near Union Square is a historic 1,200-capacity ballroom presenting touring rock, indie, and hip-hop acts, one of Manhattan's most consistently booked mid-size venues.

Joe's Pub at The Public Theater presents cabaret, indie, and singer-songwriter performances in an intimate supper-club setting in NoHo.

Le Poisson Rouge in Greenwich Village presents eclectic touring acts spanning classical crossover, indie, and electronic music on the site of the former Village Gate jazz club.

Lincoln Center is the world's most important performing arts complex — a 16-acre campus on the Upper West Side housing 11 resident organizations including the Metropolitan Opera, New York Philharmonic, New York City Ballet, Juilliard School, and the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Its 11 venues, its role in making New York the world capital of classical music and dance, and its Midsummer Night Swing, Mostly Mozart Festival, and Lincoln Center Out of Doors programming create a performing arts ecosystem without equal in the world.

The Metropolitan Opera is the world's most important opera company — a 3,800-seat Lincoln Center hall presenting the greatest singers in the world in an annual season of 200+ performances that serves as the global standard for operatic excellence. The Met's extraordinary roster of singers (Leontyne Price, Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Anna Netrebko), its productions broadcast live to 70+ countries via Met Opera Live in HD, and its role at the center of Lincoln Center's 11-institution performing arts campus make it the most culturally powerful performing arts organization in the Western Hemisphere.

Radio City Music Hall is a 6,015-seat National Historic Landmark opened in 1932 — an Art Deco showplace synonymous with New York City entertainment and home of the annual Rockettes Christmas Spectacular. One of the world's most iconic venue names, it hosts a premium concert and event programme in the heart of Midtown Manhattan.

Radio City Music Hall is America's most magnificent Art Deco concert venue — a 6,015-seat Rockefeller Center hall presenting the Rockettes Christmas Spectacular, major music concerts, and cultural events since 1932 in what has been called the Showplace of the Nation. Its extraordinary Art Deco interior (the finest surviving example of Art Deco theater design in the world), its connection to American entertainment history, and its current role presenting everything from Adele to the Grammy Awards make it one of the most culturally significant venues in the world.

Radio City Music Hall in Rockefeller Center is the largest indoor theater in the world at its 1932 opening, presenting the Rockettes and major touring concerts in one of the most iconic entertainment venues in America.

Rockwood Music Hall on the Lower East Side presents free live sets across three intimate stages nightly, a launching pad for emerging singer-songwriters in Manhattan.

SOB's (Sounds of Brazil) in the West Village presents live Latin, Afrobeat, and world music, one of Manhattan's longest-running venues dedicated to global sounds since 1982.

Smalls Jazz Club in Greenwich Village is an intimate basement jazz venue presenting nightly live sets and late-night jam sessions central to New York's contemporary jazz scene.