Live Entertainment in Oklahoma City

The arena now known as Paycom Center (formerly Chesapeake Energy Arena) hosted some of the most important NBA moments in Oklahoma City's history — including Kevin Durant's extraordinary MVP season, Russell Westbrook's record-breaking triple-double season, and the birth of Oklahoma City's NBA culture following the thunder relocation from Seattle in 2008. OKC's remarkable sports transformation and the arena's legendary sporting moments create a venue of genuine American professional basketball significance.

Civic Center Music Hall is Oklahoma City's most important performing arts venue — a stunning 2,500-seat Art Deco hall presenting the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Oklahoma City Ballet, and major Broadway touring productions. Oklahoma City's extraordinary growth and the Civic Center's role as the primary performing arts destination for a metropolitan area of over 1.4 million create a cultural institution of genuine importance to Oklahoma's artistic life.

Civic Center Music Hall in downtown Oklahoma City presents touring Broadway productions and concerts, home to the Oklahoma City Philharmonic.

Diamond Ballroom in south Oklahoma City presents touring rock and Latin acts in a historic 1964 dance hall.

The Loony Bin Comedy Club presents national touring stand-up comedians serving the Oklahoma City metro market.

Oklahoma City Ballet is the premier ballet company in Oklahoma — presenting outstanding classical and contemporary ballet productions for one of the Great Plains' most vibrant arts communities. OKC Ballet's remarkable artistic achievements and its extraordinary community engagement create a ballet company of genuine Oklahoma performing arts cultural significance.

Oklahoma City Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the finest orchestras in the American South — presenting outstanding classical concerts at the Civic Center Music Hall. OKC Philharmonic's remarkable programming breadth and its extraordinary community engagement create an orchestra of genuine Oklahoma classical music cultural significance.

Paycom Center is Oklahoma City's most important arena — an 18,000-capacity downtown OKC venue where the Oklahoma City Thunder NBA team and major concerts serve the Great Plains' most dramatically improved city. OKC's extraordinary Thunder basketball culture (Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden all played here) and Paycom Center's consistent programming of major acts create an arena of genuine Oklahoma sporting and entertainment significance.

The Criterion is Oklahoma City's finest mid-size concert venue — a 3,500-capacity club in Bricktown that books the biggest touring acts below arena scale for the OKC market. Its location in the Bricktown entertainment district adjacent to Paycom Center and the OKC canal waterway creates an entertainment ecosystem where concertgoers can dine, drink, and explore before and after shows in one of the most successful downtown revitalization projects in the American South.

Tower Theatre in Uptown presents touring indie and rock acts in a restored 1937 Art Deco movie theater.

Zoo Amphitheater is Oklahoma City's most beloved outdoor concert venue — an open-air amphitheater adjacent to the Oklahoma City Zoo presenting outstanding summer concerts. Zoo Amphitheater's beautiful outdoor setting and its remarkable summer concert programming create an outdoor entertainment venue of genuine Oklahoma City community cultural significance.

deadCenter Film Festival is Oklahoma City's most important film event — an annual festival presenting outstanding independent films that has become one of the premier film festivals in the American South. OKC's remarkable creative community and deadCenter's extraordinary programming of outstanding independent cinema create a film festival of genuine Oklahoma arts community cultural significance.