# Small Music Venues in Nashville, TN

As of November 2026, No Stairs Please tracks 17 open small music venues and clubs under 500 capacity in Nashville, Tennessee. These local stages include 8 rooms with known capacity under 500, 7 venues with verified talent-booking contacts, and 14 rooms with active 90-day show schedules out of 28 total venues in town.

## Directory coverage

- Canonical URL: https://nostairsplease.com/venues/tn/nashville/small-music-venues
- Open venues matching this hub: 17
- Rooms up to 500 capacity: 8
- Bars and breweries with live music: 3
- Venues with researched talent booking contacts: 7
- Venues with dated shows in the 90-day window: 14

## Featured venues

| Venue | City | Category | Capacity | 90-day show days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brooklyn Bowl Nashville](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/brooklyn-bowl-nashville-nashville-tn) | Nashville, TN | Music venue | 1,200 | 49 |
| [The Station Inn](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-station-inn-nashville-tn) | Nashville, TN | Music venue | n/a | 47 |
| [The Local](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-local-nashville-tn) | Nashville, TN | Bar & pub | 200 | 36 |
| [Bootleggers Inn](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/bootleggers-inn-nashville-tn) | Nashville, TN | Bar & pub | 75 | 17 |
| [Eastside Bowl in the '58](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/eastside-bowl-in-the-58-nashville-tn) | Nashville, TN | Music venue | n/a | 13 |
| [Nashville Palace](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/nashville-palace-nashville-tn) | Nashville, TN | Music venue | 625 | 10 |
| [The Listening Room](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-listening-room-nashville-tn) | Nashville, TN | Listening room | 650 | 10 |
| [The Listening Room Cafe](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-listening-room-cafe-nashville-tn) | Nashville, TN | Listening room | 250 | 10 |
| [Ryman Auditorium](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ryman-auditorium-nashville-tn) | Nashville, TN | Music venue | 2,362 | 9 |
| [Acme Feed and Seed](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/acme-feed-and-seed-nashville-tn) | Nashville, TN | Bar & pub | 400 | 6 |
| [The Bluebird Cafe](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-bluebird-cafe-nashville-tn) | Nashville, TN | Coffee shop | 90 | 5 |
| [Ole Red Nashville](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ole-red-nashville-nashville-tn) | Nashville, TN | Music venue | 1,200 | 2 |
| [Hit Parader](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/hit-parader-nashville-tn) | Nashville, TN | Music venue | n/a | 1 |
| [Prospect House Music](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/prospect-house-music-nashville-tn) | Nashville, TN | Listening room | 24 | 1 |
| [Belle Meade Winery](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/belle-meade-winery-nashville-tn) | Nashville, TN | Winery & tasting room | 200 | 0 |
| [Commodore Grille](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/commodore-grille-nashville-tn) | Nashville, TN | Restaurant | 100 | 0 |
| [Nissan Stadium](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/nissan-stadium-nashville-tn) | Nashville, TN | Music venue | 50,000 | 0 |

## Category views

- [Small music venues](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/tn/nashville/small-music-venues) with 17 venues
- [Bars with live music](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/tn/nashville/bars-with-live-music) with 7 venues

## Related locations

- [Franklin](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/tn/franklin) with 3 venues
- [Chattanooga](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/tn/chattanooga) with 6 venues
- [Knoxville](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/tn/knoxville) with 10 venues
- [Memphis](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/tn/memphis) with 13 venues