Must-see entertainment in The USA

  • American Airlines Center

    Dallas

    Located in Victory Park, this stadium hosts mega-concerts and is home to the Dallas Stars ice-hockey team and the Dallas Mavericks pro-basketball team.

  • Actors Playhouse

    Miami

    Housed within the 1948 deco Miracle Theater in Coral Gables, this three-theater venue stages musicals and comedies, children’s theater on its kids stage…

  • Lensic Performing Arts Center

    Santa Fe

    A beautifully renovated 1930 movie house, the theater hosts touring productions and classic films as well as seven different performance groups, including…

  • House of Vans

    Chicago

    Skateboard apparel maker Vans holds special events such as concerts and films in its West Loop warehouse. There's an indoor skate park for lessons and…

  • Jerry Herman Ring Theatre

    Miami

    This University of Miami troupe stages musicals, dramas and comedies, with recent productions including Falsettos and Baby. Alumni actors include…

  • Soho

    Santa Barbara

    One unpretentious brick room plus live music almost nightly equals Soho, upstairs inside a downtown office complex behind McDonald’s. Lineups range from…

  • McKelligon Canyon Amphitheater

    El Paso

    The Viva! El Paso musical plays in this scenic outdoor amphitheater on Friday and Saturday nights in June and July. It's located in Franklin Mountains…

  • Lafayette's Music Room

    Memphis

    This reborn historic Overton Square music venue once hosted Kiss and Billy Joel in its '70s heyday. The lights were out for 38 years, but it's now one of…

  • Long Wharf Theatre

    New Haven

    This nonprofit regional theater mounts modern and contemporary productions, including everything from comedy troupes to the likes of Tom Stoppard and…

  • Bowery

    South Carolina

    From March through October, live country and rock shows ($3 entry) happen nightly at this long-standing honky-tonk institution. The place is decidedly…

  • Red Poppy Art House

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    San Francisco's underground arts scene has taken up residence in a sunny Mission loft. Red Poppy hosts artist residencies, live jazz and roots music, and…

  • Cat's Eye Pub

    Baltimore

    If you prefer your music venues more scruffy than hip, then step inside this old-timer – open since 1975 – across from Rec Pier. From blues to rock, there…

  • Charles Sheldon Center

    Denali National Park & Preserve

    At the back of the Denali Park Village in McKinley Village, this community center holds local talks and speeches, art shows and theatrical and musical…

  • Showtime! El Paso

    El Paso

    Stages five eclectic live shows per season at the Abraham Chavez Theatre. How eclectic? Well, you might see anything from a guitar-playing comedy trio to…

  • Franklin Field

    Philadelphia

    This handsome, U-shaped stadium, built in 1922, is the venue for the Penn Relay track-and-field events in April, as well as the varsity football and…

  • The Nick

    Birmingham

    A long, low shack filled with pool tables, band stickers, sweat and loud music, the Nick is a gloriously grimy spot for rock, punk and alt-country sets…

  • Char's Has the Blues

    Phoenix

    Dark, intimate and very welcoming, this shabby-fronted blues and R&B shack packs 'em in with solid acts most nights of the week, but somehow still manages…

  • Greek Theatre

    Berkeley

    This outdoor, Greek-style amphitheater has been around since 1903, and is the oldest venue of its type in the country. Excellent sight lines, tons of…

  • Acorn Theater

    Gold Coast

    Intimate venue where you might see anything from an ABBA tribute band to a blues guitarist, Mark Twain monologist or well-known singer-songwriter such as…

  • High Dive

    Seattle

    A bit of a dive – but not an unpleasant one – this is one of two local live-music stalwarts in Fremont. It hosts rock primarily for small-name bands on…

  • Plum Bar

    Birmingham

    The Plum Bar hosts a good lineup of R&B, funk and jazz acts, plus the occasional poetry reading. All of the above kick off in a neon-ish space that can…

  • Fitzgerald's

    Houston

    When the Fitz first opened in the late '70s everyone from Stevie Ray Vaughan to the Ramones played here. Today you might catch a grunge-rock or heavy…

  • Dallas Stars

    Dallas

    No demerits if you've never heard of the Dallas Stars, the very mediocre hometown NHL hockey team. Getting near the ice for a game at the American…

  • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

    Pittsburgh

    An umbrella group for all the arts in downtown's Cultural District, from Pittsburgh Opera to global-minded Pittsburgh Dance Council to creative theater…

  • Kitchen

    West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District

    A loft-like experimental space in west Chelsea that also produces edgy theater, readings and music performances; Kitchen is where you’ll find new,…

  • Shotgun Players

    Berkeley

    Berkeley's solar-powered theater company stages exciting and provocative works in an intimate space. Offers pay-what-you-can tickets for preview shows,…

  • Pickle Barrel

    Vermont

    With four bars, three stages and two dance floors, this popular three-story club showcases great rock-and-roll bands and other national-caliber acts. Best…

  • Lupin Theatre

    New Orleans

    New Orleans has a strong theatrical bent; numerous local theater companies and a few large venues for touring productions frequently stage shows. Student…

  • Anna O'Brien's

    Honolulu

    A college dive bar, part roadhouse and part art house, this Irish-themed bar has a club upstairs with live music by local bands. Acts include reggae, alt…

  • Marvel Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N.

    Las Vegas

    Your mission awaits at this interactive cinema experience for fans of the Marvel comics Avengers series, which has become Treasure Island's star…

  • Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center

    Upper West Side & Central Park

    A film center for small and experimental films is tucked under a bright-green roof lawn toward the northern edge of the principal Lincoln Center compound.

  • Pavilion at Northerly Island

    Chicago

    Northerly Island's grassy environs and skyline backdrop make a splendid place to see a touring band like Jimmy Buffett or Phish. The outdoor venue can…

  • Visalia Fox Theatre

    Sequoia National Park

    A 1930s ‘talkie’ movie palace, the Fox has a stunning East Indian temple–themed interior and hosts film screenings, live music concerts, stand-up comedy…

  • Truman Sports Complex

    Kansas City

    Locals are passionate about major-league baseball's Royals (who won the World Series in 2015) and the NFL's close-but-no-cigar Chiefs. Both play at…

  • HiFi

    Indianapolis

    This hip Fountain Square underground indie music joint holds around 400 people and is a great space to catch a show, including touring indie rock bands,…

  • Icehouse

    Minneapolis

    A gorgeous, great-sounding venue for jazz, folk and progressive hip-hop acts. Oh, and swank cocktails, too. Check the website for upcoming events, and…

  • Jane Pickens Theater

    Newport

    This beautifully restored one-screen cinema used to be an Episcopalian church, built around 1834. Simple, pretty and old, the theater contains an organ…

  • Aetna Theater

    Connecticut

    Within the Wadsworth Atheneum, this handsome art-deco theater shows independent and art films, as well as hosting music, dance, and drama performances,…

  • Blue Loon

    Fairbanks

    One of the Fairbanks area’s most popular nightspots, the Loon features live bands and DJs, movie nights, dancing, food and lots of good beer. A couple of…

  • Port Tobacco Players

    Maryland

    A local theater company that puts on Broadway and off-Broadway standards, plus a few lesser-known pieces. Catch a show – not for the production values,…

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