Live Music Venues in Portland, OR

Tucked into inner Southeast Portland, 13th Moon Gravity Well is where the city's independent music scene actually lives. The room is intimate but never cramped, good sightlines from the bar, a stage built for bands who bring their own energy, and a sound system tuned by people who care whether your vocals cut through. No corporate rock club polish here. The walls carry the residue of hundreds of sold-out nights: sweat, string breaks, encores nobody wanted to end. The bar keeps it unpretentious: local beer on tap, no $18 cocktails, no dress code. It's the kind of place where the bartender remembers your order and the person next to you turns out to be in a band you should probably know. What locals know that out-of-towners don't: get there early. The green room mural was painted by a rotating cast of bands who've played the space, and the merch table by the door is run by the artists themselves... no middleman. 13th Moon Gravity Well isn't trying to be everything to everyone. It's the room where the next band you can't stop talking about played their first hometown headline set and where the regulars already knew they would.

45 East is Portland’s go-to nightclub for world-renowned EDM acts." EDM Dance

The Aladdin Theater was originally called the Geller’s Theatre when it opened in 1928. It became the Aladdin in 1934 and with the birth of film, started serving as a family movie emporium before taking a major detour in the 70’s and into the 80’s as an adult movie theater (the number one exhibitor of the X-rated classic Deep Throat). In 1993 Showman began promoting events in the theater and thus began its rise as a Portland destination for live music and comedy and is owned today by True West.

The Alberta Abbey is a converted 100-year-old church that now serves the arts, music and creative needs of Portland.

After over 20 years of being closed to the public, the Alberta Rose Theatre has reemerged as Portland’s premier setting to experience acoustic music, art house films and live performances.

One of Portland's finest small music venues featuring local music 7 nights a week!

speakeasy-like craft cocktail bar.

We're a staple neighborhood gathering place perfect for date nights, private events, girl's night out and family affairs. There's something for everyone here. Established in 1959, we were one of the first restaurants to bring pizza to the city of Portland. In addition to great pizza, we're a destination for classic Italian comfort food, fresh hand-crafted cocktails, rotating brews and ample wine. Amalfi's offers a quality dining experience in a casual non-pretentious environment.

The historic Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall has been the Oregon Symphony's home since it reopened as a fully outfitted 2700-seat concert venue in 1984.

Established in 1973. Artichoke Community Music is a store, music venue and thriving educational space.

Locally owned and operated live music venue, vegan/vegetarian restaurant and full service bar.

Blind Ox Taphouse is a friendly, community-rooted neighborhood craft beer bar in North Portland's Overlook neighborhood, occupying the former Untapped bar space at the corner of North Interstate Avenue and North Skidmore Street. Opened by Genevieve and Eric West and business partner John Maxwell McInroy in 2021 as their second location, the Interstate taphouse keeps things straightforward and unpretentious: 36 rotating taps of local craft beer, cider, wine, and kombucha, a small cooler stocked with more than 50 beers and ciders to go, outdoor seating with heaters on the front patio, and a warm neighborhood bar atmosphere that makes it a natural gathering point for the surrounding residential community. The beer program is entirely Portland and Pacific Northwest focused, with a knowledgeable staff that can guide any patron toward the right pour. Live music and open stage events have been a part of the Interstate location's programming since opening, with a weekly Tuesday open stage previously running from 6 to 9pm featuring 15-minute slots across all genres, hosted in-house and supported with a 4-channel PA. The venue is also one MAX stop away from the rest of North Portland's bar scene, with the Yellow Line stop directly across the street making it one of the most transit-accessible taphouses in the city. The Blind Ox Society subscription program offers members recurring access and perks for regular patrons.

The Blue Diamond is Portland's paramount blues joint and one of the most beloved neighborhood music bars in the Pacific Northwest, a low-lit and lovingly decorated room on NE Sandy Boulevard where live blues, R&B, jazz, and soul fill the stage five nights a week and have done so for years running. The walls are adorned with murals of jazz and blues legends who look on approvingly while the next generation of Portland musicians carries the torch, and the dancing crowd on any given night is exactly the kind of diverse, multigenerational, music-first audience that every blues bar aspires to attract. The kitchen is a serious operation producing Southern-inspired comfort food that consistently earns its own praise alongside the music, with standout dishes including jambalaya, catfish dinners, cheese-stuffed meatballs, bacon-wrapped dates with blue cheese crumble, and Brussels sprouts finished with balsamic that have been described as revelatory. The bar program pairs well with the food, running craft beers, smooth cocktails, and wine in a room that is intimate enough to put every seat close to the music. Regular performers and series include the Rae Gordon Band, Kevin Selfe's Sunday jam night, Fenix of Fenix Rising, Kivett Bidnar, Syco Billy's String Band, Stump City Soul, Soul Cookin', the Bottleneck Blues Band, and many more from Portland's deep blues and R&B community. Recent special events have included NW Women Rhythm and Blues tribute shows honoring Carole King, Janis Joplin, Aretha Franklin, and Etta James. The owner is herself a resident musician whose grit, determination, and kindness are cited by regulars as the soul of the place.

Bossanova Ballroom is the oldest continuously operating dance hall in Portland, Oregon. Our venue has hosted concerts and events for subculture and arts communities since 1907.

The Brunish Theatre got its name through a generous donation from Corey Brunish in honor of his mother. It's the perfect space for meetings, dinners, conferences, and performances, with potential for a wide variety of configurations and a capacity of up to 200.

Serving square meals and cocktails at peoples prices since 1974!

We envision a community where music is accessible to everyone in the region. A place where people of all ages, income levels and cultures have access to music teachers, instruments and music performances." Folk Acoustic

Clyde's Prime Rib offers our signature slow roasted Prime Rib of Beef, tender steaks, fresh seafood, and other fine dishes and desserts.

Corkscrew Wine Bar in Sellwood-Moreland is a friendly, cozy neighborhood wine bar and live music venue." Acoustic Blues

SE Portland's best LGBT+ Bar for over 20 years!

Rock shows, cabaret & karaoke are featured at this atmospheric music venue with late-night pizza." Rock Punk

East Burnside’s Doug Fir is known for great live shows in the Lounge downstairs, enjoyed in the mid-century meets log-cabin dining room. Open show nights, there’s always something to see, eat, or drink. Rock Alternative

Historic church on the park blocks with excellent lecture, concert, and wedding possibilities!

Hawthorne Theatre is a live events venue located in Portland, OR that hosts everything from metal shows to art shows, and everything in betwe" Hawthorne Theatre Staff

Helium Comedy Club - Portland is a contemporary entertainment venue that bring stadium-sized talent to an intimate theater on a weekly basis. For a modest ticket price, patrons enjoy live standup comedy and other performance art from a nationally accredited act, no more than 60 feet away. Shows average 1 hour and forty minutes and comprise an opener, a feature, and a headliner with national entertainment credits. Helium Comedy Club is a non-smoking facility. Guests can enjoy a wide selection of food and beverage, from perfectly-portioned appetizers to the hottest craft beers, as well as a full spread of entrees, desserts, and homespun cocktails in a relaxing, cozy atmosphere. Comedy

Holocene is a music venue and multimedia artspace, making your night since 2003.

Plant-based & planet friendly neighborhood cafe & venue.

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Downtown Portland's Top Jazz Club ...hidden in the basement of The Rialto Poolroom.

The Ponderosa Lounge is Portland’s biggest and best country western bar, where we have been “Doin’ it Pondo Style” since 1969.

Kells Portland is rated the #1 Irish Restaurant and Pub in the nation and has been serving the Northwest for nearly 25 years.

Kelly’s Olympian is a locally owned bar and venue in the heart of Downtown Portland Oregon. Established in 1902, it is the third oldest continuously open and operated bar/restaurant in PDX. We are host to a rich diversity of faces, styles and genres of all things Portland. We are your neighborhood bar downtown.

The oldest independent music venue in Portland, Oregon. Over 30 years of live music EVERY DAY, averaging usually 14 shows per week.

Mammoth launched in 2006 and produces a wide range of events including concerts and full-scale festivals, along with tour booking. Venues include amphitheaters, arenas, small independent clubs, numerous boutique theaters, and 50+ historic indoor theaters as well as an independently owned venue portfolio. The company is co-owned by Jeff Fortier and Josh Hunt who together have over 55 years of combined music industry experience. Based out of Lawrence, KS and Kansas City, MO Mammoth produces 1,000+ concerts and live events across the country per year." Rock Indie

Inner SE Portland House Concerts for acoustic music and community." Acoustic MarxHouse Concerts

McMenamins Headquarters offices are housed upstairs, but the lower level of The Chapel is all pub, serving McMenamins favorites! Formerly the Little Chapel of the Chimes in the heart of North Portland’s Piedmont neighborhood, it’s just a hop & skip away from Peninsula Park Rose Garden, Alberta Arts District and PCC Cascade. Built in the 1930s as a funeral home, the owners quickly expanded services to include weddings and organ or chimes concerts. In fact, for a time they even broadcast organ concerts into the neighborhood through a rooftop PA system!

Located at 1332 W Burnside St in the beautiful Pearl District sits the Crystal Ballroom. The Crystal Ballroom is one of Portland’s most historic landmarks built in 1914.

The little sister of the historic Crystal Ballroom, Lola's Room is located on the second floor, directly below the Crystal. If you're a fan of DJ'd dance events, raging local rock showcases or intimate seated performances, then take a moment and bookmark this page.

With roots as a Swedish Evangelical Mission and Longshoreman's Union in Northwest Portland, the Mission Theater boasts an ornately decorated balcony with unmatchable sightlines, and the main floor is naturally lit by several large windows. McMenamins pub fare, movie concessions and handcrafted ales, wines and spirits are available for purchase.

Experience nightly live music at one of Portland's oldest bars

A music venue in Portland, Oregon, owned & operated by musicians, hosting nationally and internationally touring acts and local favorites

Mock Crest Tavern has been serving NoPo for over 66 years. We take pride in offering a clean, cozy atmosphere that’s home to good food, good music & good times.

Importers of Fine Live Music Since 1983." Rock Indie

A nonalcoholic lounge featuring decadent drinking chocolates, traditional kava, healing mushroom teas, and immune boosting elixirs. With outdoor roof-top patio and inside seating.

Adventurous programming. Inspiring collaborations. Bridging art forms. Connecting lives. Sparking conversation. Every day, and with each exhilarating performance, the Oregon Symphony is moving music forward.

A music venue that’s historic-looking outside and amazing-sounding inside

The Ponderosa Lounge & Grill is Portland’s biggest and best country western bar." Acoustic Alt Country

Since 1976, Portland FolkMusic Society has been active preserving, presenting and promoting folk music and arts in the greater Portland Oregon area. PFS sponsors song circles, concerts, workshops and retreats – in person and virtual – and helps its members and the whole community pass the word around about folk music events, from old time ballads to sea shanties, from 60’s protest folk to contemporary singer-songwriters." Singer-Songwriter Folk

PGS is a monthly meeting free to the public providing two hours of guitar music. It’s also a nonprofit membership organization providing a place to meet other players, makers, and teachers, and it's a friendly place to discover and share new tunes, techniques, and styles. We welcome all kinds of music and all skill levels. Meetings start with open mic time and end with a half-hour “Featured Performer” set.

Operating since 1974, Portland Saturday Market is the largest continually operating outdoor arts & crafts market Oregon. Located in Portland’s historic Old Town, the market is one of Portland's most popular destinations.

We bring over 1,000 music, theater, dance, and lecture performances to Portland each year because we know that art matters. Art brings joy, inspires the mind, and unites communities. Art changes lives. As the 5th largest performing arts center in the U.S., we are national leaders in keeping art and culture thriving.

The food and drink hub of the Southeast Industrial District for over 40 years. Live music venue featuring 24 taps, whiskey, cocktails, lunch, dinner, late-night, and weekend brunch.

Revolution Hall is a world class music venue in Portland, OR, located in the historic Washington High School building. Founded in 2014.

A good-times drinking spot in eastside Portland.

The Roseland Theater, owned by Double Tee Concerts, is a staple of the PDX music scene bringing in a wide range of small local acts to large national icons.

Serving St. Johns since 1911! Offering the best bar food, full bar, with live music & local DJ's.

Portland’s newest and hottest events/music venue combined with a unique food cart pod offering flavors from around the world, a full service bar, and craft beer tap house!

Intimate music & events venue in a renovated historic theater, offering plush surrounds & cocktails.

Innovative new state of the art 4K laser projection multiplex movie theater, offering a farm to table scratch kitchen menu and live music performances.

The 1905 is proud to be Portland's only full-time jazz club. In addition to amazing music, we are thrilled to offer amazing pizza and Italian-American classics.

Portland music venue & bar. Live local bands, DJs, Open Jams, & Shows EVERY NIGHT!

The Blue Room is the Bar/restaurant @ Cartlandia lot 8145 SE 82nd Ave. Portland 97266. Full bar, 12 taps or craft beer & cider , menu and an excellent sound system, five big screen TV's, and a private outdoor seating area.

The Dublin Pub has been a Portland area hotspot since 1983. Although there have been some changes over the years, our full service bar is home to 59 beers on tap, 30 beers in a bottle and 50 types of liquor.

Southern-style dive bar with great food, stiff drinks, bad tattoos, and rock 'n' roll.

The Get Down PDX is a 420-capacity music venue and event space conveniently located in the Southeast Industrial neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.

Est. in 2006, The Hawthorne Hideaway is in the heart of lower S.E Portland. Serving gastropub fare with spirits and some of the cheapest beer in town.

Rock Punk Indie

Our cozy, candlelit bar situated inside Mississippi Pizza Pub through the Music Room.

A Legend in the Heart of the City The Old Church is a historic concert hall located in downtown Portland’s cultural West End. We are just steps away from urban parks, upscale hotels and city nightlife. Ample guest parking and catering access is available. For decades this iconic building at S.W. 11th Avenue and Clay Street has brought people together. We host a free weekly classical concert Wednesdays at noon, as well as a variety of musical genres, lectures and other events. Check the calendar on our website for all the details. We have AC and a wine/beer bar and some of the best acoustics in town. Beautiful spaces and elegant details provide the perfect backdrop for performances, social gatherings and special photography and film. A private dressing room and Victorian parlour add to the charm. theoldchurch.org" Folk Acoustic

Neighborhood Bar w/ garden, patio, margs, slushies, cold beer, & live music.

Topaz Farm is a working farm located on Sauvie Island, 12 miles from downtown Portland. The farm is open seasonally from June to October. Farm store, farm-to-plate dinners, u-pick berries, corn maze, harvest fest music series and more.

True West is a premier live music promoter for shows in the Pacific Northwest. True West produces concerts at the Aladdin Theater, Revolution Hall, the Oregon Zoo Summer Concerts Series and other venues in Portland and Seattle.

A community gathering space presenting the fringes of culture since 2014.

The Twilight Cafe and Bar is a live music venue located in SE Portland, OR.

We are a little diamond in the rough of Old Town Portland. A place for music, art, film screenings, poems, DJs that play records you love but never heard before, first meetings with future friends, hangouts with old ones and, of course, we do love making a great drink." Varied

This courtyard-style theater is our most flexible performing space. With 304 seats, the seating and stage can be reconfigured in a variety of ways to allow for innovative staging and set design. Performances here can extend off the stage and into the balconies, and seats can be removed to create additional staging areas. In a sense, the whole room is a stage, and the audiences become part of the drama.

The Wonder Ballroom has been a welcoming music venue in northeast Portland, Oregon since 2004

Serving North Portland since 1947 - music, booze, regrets, cheap whiskey and beer.