Live Entertainment in Phoenix

Arizona Financial Theatre is Phoenix's premier mid-size concert venue — a 5,000-capacity indoor hall in downtown that hosts the biggest touring acts below arena scale for the Phoenix metropolitan market. Named one of the top venues of its size in the country, it books rock, country, hip-hop, and pop acts year-round alongside stand-up comedy and Broadway touring productions in the Arizona capital's entertainment core.

Arizona Financial Theatre in downtown Phoenix presents major touring concerts and comedy in a 5,000-seat venue near Footprint Center.

Arizona Opera is one of the Southwest's most important opera companies — a Phoenix and Tucson company presenting full-scale productions for both of Arizona's major cities. Its extraordinary commitment to presenting world-class opera to Arizona's diverse and growing metropolitan populations and its consistent production of both standard repertoire and important new works create an opera company of genuine regional significance.

Arizona State Fair hosts some of the largest entertainment events in the Southwest — a major Phoenix fairground presenting country, rock, and pop concert headliners alongside the most complete state fair entertainment experience in the Southwest. The extraordinary Arizona heat that defines the desert Southwest creates a fairground entertainment culture uniquely shaped by the state's dramatic seasonal character.

Celebrity Theatre is Phoenix's most distinctive concert venue — a 2,650-seat theater with a unique 360-degree rotating stage at its center, allowing every seat in the round to be within 70 feet of the performer. This architectural innovation creates an intimacy unmatched by any comparably sized venue in America, and major artists from Frank Sinatra to Elvis Presley to today's top performers have used Celebrity Theatre for its uniquely personal concert experience. A Phoenix entertainment landmark since 1964.

Celebrity Theatre is one of America's most unique concert venues — a Phoenix 360-degree rotating stage theater where every seat is within 75 feet of the performer in a truly intimate 2,650-capacity setting. Its extraordinary in-the-round design, which has presented Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, and thousands of major performers since 1964, creates a concert intimacy available at no other major venue of similar capacity in America.

Char's Has the Blues presents live blues nightly, one of Phoenix's longest-running dedicated blues clubs.

Crescent Ballroom is Phoenix's most beloved independent music venue — a 750-capacity downtown club with a rooftop bar, excellent tacos, and consistently adventurous indie, rock, and alternative bookings that have made it the cultural anchor of downtown Phoenix's creative renaissance. The venue's combination of great music, excellent food and drink, and an atmosphere that captures Phoenix's genuine creative community makes it the preferred destination for music fans who want more than the sterile casino showroom experience that dominates Arizona's entertainment landscape.

Crescent Ballroom in downtown Phoenix presents touring indie and Latin alternative acts, a cornerstone of the city's independent music scene.

Helium Comedy Club in Phoenix presents national touring stand-up comedians, part of the Helium comedy club chain serving the Camelback Corridor.

Herberger Theater Center is Phoenix's most important resident theater complex — a downtown multi-venue facility presenting Arizona Theatre Company, Actors Theatre Phoenix, and major theatrical productions. Its extraordinary role as the center of Phoenix's professional theater community and its consistent presentation of outstanding theatrical work create a theater center of genuine significance in the Southwest's most rapidly growing cultural market.

Musical Instrument Museum's Music Theater in north Phoenix presents intimate touring concerts alongside the world's largest global musical instrument museum.

Orpheum Theatre in downtown Phoenix is a restored 1929 Spanish Colonial Revival theater presenting touring concerts and Broadway shows.

Orpheum Theatre is Downtown Phoenix's most beautiful historic theater — a stunning 1929 Spanish Baroque Revival venue whose extraordinary plasterwork, painted ceilings, and magnificent interior create the most atmospheric theatrical setting in Arizona. Its extraordinary preservation and its consistent presentation of Broadway touring productions and major cultural events make it the most historically significant performing arts venue in Phoenix.

Symphony Hall is Phoenix's most important performing arts venue — a 2,312-seat downtown hall presenting the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Arizona Opera, and major cultural events. The Phoenix Symphony's extraordinary programming, its role as the cultural flagship of America's fifth-largest city, and Symphony Hall's consistent presentation of world-class classical music create a performing arts experience of significant national cultural importance.

Stand Up Live in downtown Phoenix presents national touring stand-up comedians in the city's premier dedicated comedy club.

Footprint Center (formerly Talking Stick Resort Arena) is Phoenix's most important indoor concert venue — the 18,422-capacity home of the Suns and Mercury that presents the Southwest's largest arena concerts. Phoenix's extraordinary population growth into America's fifth-largest city creates a concert market of immense scale and diversity.

The Nash in the Roosevelt Row Arts District presents live jazz nightly, named for Phoenix jazz legend Louis Nash.

The Van Buren in downtown Phoenix presents major touring concerts in a converted historic building, one of the city's most acclaimed mid-size venues.

Valley Bar in downtown Phoenix presents touring indie and DJ acts in a basement venue beneath a bocce court and diner, a hub of the local music scene.