Live Entertainment in Tulsa

BOK Center is Oklahoma's most spectacular arena — a 19,199-capacity Tulsa downtown arena designed by Frank Gehry that has been recognized as one of the finest arena designs in America. BOK Center's extraordinary Gehry architecture and its consistent programming of major concerts and sporting events create an arena of genuine Oklahoma entertainment and architectural significance.

Brady Theater is Tulsa's most historically significant concert venue — a beautifully preserved 1914 convention hall presenting outstanding concerts in the heart of the Brady Arts District. Brady Theater's extraordinary Art Deco architecture (built just five years before the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, it survived that tragedy and continued presenting culture) and its remarkable contemporary programming create a concert venue of genuine Oklahoma historical and cultural significance.

Cain's Ballroom is a legendary 1,600-capacity concert venue in downtown Tulsa — an Art Deco-era dance hall that hosted Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys starting in 1935 and remains one of the great American music halls. A National Historic Landmark, Cain's books national rock, country, and Americana acts for Tulsa's entertainment community proximate to the region's growing casino market.

Cain's Ballroom presents contemporary concerts at one of the most historically significant music venues in America — where Western Swing was born, where the Sex Pistols played their final concert (January 11, 1978, Sid Vicious famously said "ever have the feeling you've been cheated?" at the San Francisco show, but the tour ended at Cain's), and where Tulsa's extraordinary music heritage continues. Cain's remarkable dual historical significance (birthplace of Western Swing AND site of a defining punk rock moment) creates a concert venue of singular American music cultural importance.

Cain's Ballroom is one of the most historically significant music venues in America, the birthplace of Western Swing where Bob Wills held residency, still presenting major touring acts.

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa is the Cherokee Nation's flagship gaming resort — featuring the Joint at Hard Rock Tulsa (2,800-capacity theater) that books major national touring acts for the Tulsa gaming market alongside the casino's multiple bars, restaurants, and entertainment facilities. As the flagship entertainment destination for one of the most economically successful tribal nations in America, Hard Rock Tulsa represents the premium end of Oklahoma's extensive tribal gaming entertainment market.

Tulsa's Chapman Music Hall at the Performing Arts Center presents outstanding classical concerts and theatrical productions for one of America's most unexpectedly vibrant arts cities. Tulsa's remarkable combination of Art Deco architectural heritage, outstanding visual arts museums, and genuine Oklahoma community passion creates performing arts experiences of considerable cultural significance.

Tulsa Performing Arts Center is Oklahoma's most important performing arts venue outside Oklahoma City — a downtown complex presenting Tulsa Opera, Tulsa Ballet, Tulsa Symphony, and Broadway touring shows for the second-largest city in the Sooner State. Tulsa's extraordinary Art Deco heritage and its consistent investment in performing arts infrastructure have created one of the South's most underrated performing arts communities.

Tulsa Performing Arts Center is Oklahoma's most comprehensive performing arts complex — a downtown Tulsa institution presenting outstanding Broadway touring shows, concerts, and cultural events. TPAC's remarkable programming breadth and its extraordinary role as Tulsa's cultural anchor create a performing arts center of considerable Oklahoma entertainment significance.

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra is one of the finest regional orchestras in the American South — presenting outstanding classical concerts at the Chapman Music Hall. Tulsa Symphony's remarkable programming and its extraordinary community engagement create an orchestra of genuine Oklahoma classical music significance.

Woody Guthrie Center is one of the most culturally significant music museums in America — a Tulsa institution dedicated to the Oklahoma-born folk singer whose "This Land Is Your Land" is arguably the most important American folk song ever written. Guthrie's extraordinary influence on American music (he inspired Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, and Bruce Springsteen) and the Center's remarkable collection of Guthrie's art, lyrics, and recordings create a cultural venue of singular American folk music significance.