Live Entertainment in Philadelphia

The Academy of Music is the oldest opera house in the United States still used for its original purpose — a National Historic Landmark opera house that has been presenting the world's greatest music since 1857 as the home of the Philadelphia Orchestra (among the finest orchestras in the world), Opera Philadelphia, and the Pennsylvania Ballet. Its extraordinary architectural grandeur (modeled on La Fenice in Venice), its 160-year history as Philadelphia's musical heart, and its position on the Avenue of the Arts create a concert hall experience of the highest international standard.

Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia at the Fishtown neighborhood's Piazza at Schmidts is a 1,000-capacity concert venue and bowling alley combining 16 bowling lanes with a concert hall, three bars, and food service. Part of the Brooklyn Bowl brand that has expanded to Las Vegas and Nashville, bringing their distinctive entertainment hybrid format to Philadelphia.

Chameleon Club is Lancaster PA's most active live music venue, a 1,500-capacity club booking national touring acts across rock, alternative, country, and hip-hop genres for the Lancaster County market. As Lancaster's primary mid-size music venue, Chameleon fills the touring itinerary gap between Philadelphia and Harrisburg.

Fillmore Philadelphia in Fishtown is part of the iconic Fillmore concert brand, a 2,500-capacity venue presenting major national touring acts in the city's hippest neighborhood. The Fillmore's Fishtown location connects the iconic Fillmore legacy to Philadelphia's most vibrant contemporary music district.

Forrest Theatre is one of Philadelphia's most beloved historic theaters — a 1927 Walnut Street house presenting major Broadway touring productions for the Philadelphia theater community. Its extraordinary architectural preservation, its consistent presentation of pre-Broadway tryouts and national touring productions, and its central position in Philadelphia's walkable Center City theater district create one of the East Coast's most important theatrical destinations outside of New York.

Franklin Music Hall (formerly Electric Factory) in Philadelphia's Northern Liberties neighborhood is a 2,500-capacity historic concert venue that has been one of Philadelphia's most important rock music clubs since 1968. The venue's history includes debut performances by Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, and countless legendary acts, and it continues as one of Philly's premier live music destinations.

The PPL Center in Allentown PA is the Lehigh Valley's 10,000-seat arena serving as the region's primary concert and sports venue, hosting touring acts for the 800,000+ person Lehigh Valley metropolitan area between Philadelphia and the Poconos.

Harrah's Philadelphia Casino in Chester PA is a casino resort presenting entertainment and gaming for the Delaware County and greater Philadelphia market, one of the casino gaming facilities that has brought economic activity to the depressed Chester waterfront along the Delaware River.

Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center (HMAC) is Pennsylvania's capital city's primary live music venue, a 1,000-capacity multi-room complex in the 3rd Street arts corridor hosting national touring acts across a wide range of genres for the Harrisburg and central Pennsylvania market.

Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square neighborhood is one of the East Coast's premier stand-up comedy clubs, presenting national touring headliners and local Philadelphia comics in a professional club environment. One of the finest comedy rooms in the mid-Atlantic region.

Wells Fargo Center is Philadelphia's most important indoor arena — a 21,000-capacity South Philadelphia venue home to the Flyers and 76ers that also serves as one of the East Coast's busiest concert venues. Philadelphia's extraordinary sports passion (South Philly's sports complex also includes Citizens Bank Park and Lincoln Financial Field) creates one of the most intensely competitive and passionate sports entertainment markets in America.

Philadelphia's casino entertainment has expanded with Live Casino and Hotel Philadelphia and the Stadium Complex sports venues in South Philadelphia creating an entertainment district along Pattison Avenue and Broad Street serving the Eagles, Phillies, 76ers, and Flyers sports entertainment economy.

Merriam Theater at the Kimmel Cultural Campus is Philadelphia's premier Broadway touring venue — a 1,880-seat Broadway-quality house presenting the Philadelphia Theatre Company and major Broadway touring productions on the Avenue of the Arts. Its extraordinary acoustics, its beautiful 1918 Beaux Arts design, and its role as the primary Broadway destination for the greater Philadelphia region create a theatrical experience befitting the most important cultural address on the East Coast outside of New York.

Philadelphia's concert venue landscape extends beyond the major clubs to include smaller neighborhood music spaces serving the city's diverse musical communities across hip-hop, Latin music, electronic music, and indie genres.

Musikfest in Bethlehem PA is one of America's largest free outdoor music festivals, held every August along the banks of the Lehigh River with 10+ outdoor stages presenting 500+ performances across 11 days. The festival draws 1 million+ attendees annually and has made Bethlehem one of Pennsylvania's most celebrated summer entertainment destinations.

North Star Bar in Fairmount is an intimate neighborhood live music bar with a stage that has been presenting singer-songwriters, indie bands, and alternative acts to the Philadelphia art community for decades. One of the city's most welcoming neighborhood music venues.

Ortlieb's is a beloved Philadelphia jazz club in the former Ortlieb's Jazzhaus building in Northern Liberties, presenting nightly jazz programming and connecting to the city's rich jazz history through consistent live jazz performance in an intimate neighborhood bar setting.

PhilaMOCA (Philadelphia Mausoleum of Contemporary Art) is a 300-capacity arts venue and concert hall in an unusual converted funeral home space in Spring Garden, hosting indie music, comedy, and arts events for Philadelphia's creative community. One of the city's most distinctive small venue experiences.

Verizon Hall at Kimmel Center is the home of the Philadelphia Orchestra — one of the world's greatest symphonic organizations (the "Big Five" American orchestras) performing in a 2,500-seat concert hall specifically designed to showcase the Orchestra's legendary "Philadelphia sound." The Philadelphia Orchestra's extraordinary legacy under conductors including Eugene Ormandy, Ricardo Muti, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin creates a musical institution of the highest international distinction in one of the most perfectly designed concert halls in North America.

Punch Line Philly in Northern Liberties is Philadelphia's premier stand-up comedy club, presenting national touring comedy headliners in a dedicated comedy club environment. Punch Line has elevated Philadelphia's comedy scene from an afterthought to a destination for major touring comedy stars.

Ritz 5 in Society Hill Philadelphia is a landmark independent cinema presenting art house, foreign, and independent films for the Old City and Society Hill community. Part of the Ritz Theatres circuit that has served Philadelphia's arts film audience since 1976.

State Theatre Center for the Arts in State College PA is a 1938 art deco performing arts venue presenting concerts, comedy, and touring productions for the Penn State University community. Downtown State College's Allen Street and College Avenue entertainment district serves one of Pennsylvania's largest university markets.

Tellus360 in downtown Lancaster PA is a multi-level entertainment complex combining a craft brewery, multiple bar spaces, live music venue, and rooftop garden that has become one of Lancaster's most beloved gathering places for the growing arts and professional community attracted to this rapidly urbanizing Pennsylvania Dutch city.

Philadelphia's long history as an East Coast touring stop has created multiple generations of concert venues serving the music community, from the legendary Tower Theater in Upper Darby to the current Franklin Music Hall.

The Mann Center for the Performing Arts is Philadelphia's most beloved outdoor concert venue — a Fairmount Park amphitheater presenting the Philadelphia Orchestra's summer season alongside rock, jazz, and world music concerts in the most beautiful outdoor setting in Pennsylvania. The Mann's extraordinary setting in Fairmount Park (one of the largest urban parks in the United States), its longstanding partnership with the Philadelphia Orchestra, and its presentation of diverse summer programming create one of the East Coast's most beloved outdoor concert experiences.

Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) is a 1,000-capacity South Street venue in Philadelphia's nightlife corridor, one of the city's most consistently active mid-size concert halls booking rock, pop, hip-hop, and indie acts on South Street since the 1980s. The South Street location makes it the anchor of Philadelphia's most visited nightlife destination street.

Wilma Theater is Philadelphia's most artistically adventurous theater company — an Avenue of the Arts institution consistently producing some of the most critically acclaimed theatrical work in the United States and developing original productions that go on to national recognition. Its extraordinary commitment to the highest standard of theatrical craftsmanship and its role in developing some of America's finest theater artists make it the most artistically significant producing theater in Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia's evolving music venue landscape continues to develop new spaces, with the city's vibrant arts scenes in neighborhoods like West Philadelphia, Kensington, and South Philly generating independent music venues and bars that serve the city's diverse musical communities.

Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) on South Street in Philadelphia is an 800-capacity historic venue dating to 1963, one of the most beloved mid-size concert halls in Philadelphia, presenting indie rock, alternative, hip-hop, and electronic touring acts on the iconic South Street entertainment corridor.

Tower Theater in Upper Darby PA is a legendary 3,200-seat 1927 movie palace that has been one of the Philadelphia area's most beloved concert venues since the 1970s, renowned for its intimate atmosphere and perfect acoustics. Bruce Springsteen's legendary 'Born to Run' live album was partially recorded here, and countless rock legends have played Tower Theater's historic stage.