# Small Music Venues in Detroit, MI

As of November 2026, No Stairs Please tracks 16 open small music venues and clubs under 500 capacity in Detroit, Michigan. These local stages include 6 rooms with known capacity under 500, 3 venues with verified talent-booking contacts, and 15 rooms with active 90-day show schedules out of 37 total venues in town.

## Directory coverage

- Canonical URL: https://nostairsplease.com/venues/mi/detroit/small-music-venues
- Open venues matching this hub: 16
- Rooms up to 500 capacity: 6
- Bars and breweries with live music: 2
- Venues with researched talent booking contacts: 3
- Venues with dated shows in the 90-day window: 15

## Featured venues

| Venue | City | Category | Capacity | 90-day show days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cliff Bell's](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/cliff-bell-s-detroit-mi) | Detroit, MI | Music venue | 318 | 46 |
| [Aretha's Jazz Cafe](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/aretha-s-jazz-cafe-detroit-mi) | Detroit, MI | Coffee shop | 99 | 18 |
| [The Fillmore Detroit](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-fillmore-detroit-detroit-mi) | Detroit, MI | Music venue | 1,850 | 15 |
| [Magic Stick](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/magic-stick-detroit-mi) | Detroit, MI | Music venue | n/a | 12 |
| [Little Caesars Arena](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/little-caesars-arena-detroit-mi) | Detroit, MI | Music venue | 21,000 | 9 |
| [Eastern Market Brewing](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/eastern-market-brewing-detroit-mi) | Detroit, MI | Brewery & taproom | 80 | 8 |
| [Third Man Records Cass Corridor](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/third-man-records-cass-corridor-detroit-mi) | Detroit, MI | Music venue | n/a | 7 |
| [Detroit Music Hall](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/detroit-music-hall-detroit-mi) | Detroit, MI | Music venue | 1,701 | 5 |
| [Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center - Orchestra Hall](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/max-m-and-marjorie-s-fisher-music-center-orchestra-hall-detroit-mi) | Detroit, MI | Music venue | n/a | 5 |
| [The Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-peter-d-and-julie-f-cummings-cube-detroit-mi) | Detroit, MI | Music venue | n/a | 5 |
| [Lager House](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/lager-house-detroit-mi) | Detroit, MI | Bar & pub | 200 | 4 |
| [Candela Detroit](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/candela-detroit-detroit-mi) | Detroit, MI | Music venue | n/a | 3 |
| [Saint Andrew's Hall](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/saint-andrew-s-hall-detroit-mi) | Detroit, MI | Music venue | 1,000 | 3 |
| [El Club](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/el-club-detroit-mi) | Detroit, MI | Music venue | 450 | 2 |
| [Matrix Theatre Company](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/matrix-theatre-company-detroit-mi) | Detroit, MI | Hall & arts center | 45 | 2 |
| [TSDMAAC](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/tsdmaac-detroit-mi) | Detroit, MI | Music venue | n/a | 0 |

## Category views

- [Small music venues](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/mi/detroit/small-music-venues) with 16 venues

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- [Troy](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/mi/troy) with 3 venues
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- [Sterling Heights](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/mi/sterling-heights) with 4 venues
- [Pontiac](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/mi/pontiac) with 4 venues
- [Plymouth](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/mi/plymouth) with 3 venues
- [Ann Arbor](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/mi/ann-arbor) with 12 venues
- [Richmond](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/mi/richmond) with 3 venues
- [St Clair](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/mi/st-clair) with 3 venues