# Small Music Venues

As of November 2026, No Stairs Please lists 4,949 open small music venues and clubs with capacity up to 500 across all 50 US states, the District of Columbia, and British Columbia. This category includes 3,681 rooms with known capacity under 500, 1,842 venues with verified talent-booking contacts, and 3,353 stages with active 90-day show schedules.

## Directory coverage

- Canonical URL: https://nostairsplease.com/venues/type/small-music-venues
- Open venues matching this hub: 4,949
- Rooms up to 500 capacity: 3,681
- Bars and breweries with live music: 1,004
- Venues with researched talent booking contacts: 1,842
- Venues with dated shows in the 90-day window: 3,353

## Featured venues

| Venue | City | Category | Capacity | 90-day show days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mississippi Studios](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/mississippi-studios-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Music venue | 249 | 84 |
| [The Showdown](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-showdown-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Music venue | 150 | 76 |
| [Laurelthirst Public House](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/laurelthirst-public-house-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Music venue | 100 | 75 |
| [The Lighthouse Cafe](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-lighthouse-cafe-hermosa-beach-ca) | Hermosa Beach, CA | Music venue | n/a | 72 |
| [Tractor Tavern](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/tractor-tavern-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Music venue | 430 | 71 |
| [Dimitriou's Jazz Alley](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/dimitriou-s-jazz-alley-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Music venue | n/a | 70 |
| [Musical Instrument Museum](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/musical-instrument-museum-phoenix-az) | Phoenix, AZ | Hall & arts center | 300 | 68 |
| [Shrine Social Club Ballroom](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/shrine-social-club-ballroom-boise-id) | Boise, ID | Music venue | 800 | 67 |
| [BAR365 at The Riverside Hotel](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/bar365-at-the-riverside-hotel-boise-id) | Boise, ID | Bar & pub | 40 | 66 |
| [Kilby Court](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/kilby-court-salt-lake-city-ut) | Salt Lake City, UT | Music venue | 200 | 66 |
| [The Sapphire Room at The Riverside Hotel](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-sapphire-room-at-the-riverside-hotel-boise-id) | Boise, ID | Music venue | 150 | 65 |
| [Belly Up Tavern](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/belly-up-tavern-solana-beach-ca) | Solana Beach, CA | Music venue | 600 | 64 |
| [The Showbox](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-showbox-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Music venue | 1,100 | 64 |
| [Starday Tavern](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/starday-tavern-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Music venue | 85 | 63 |
| [Conor Byrne Pub](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/conor-byrne-pub-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Music venue | 150 | 62 |
| [Humphreys Backstage Live](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/humphreys-backstage-live-san-diego-ca) | San Diego, CA | Music venue | 160 | 62 |
| [Polaris Hall](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/polaris-hall-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Music venue | 200 | 62 |
| [The Fling](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-fling-santa-ana-ca) | Santa Ana, CA | Music venue | n/a | 62 |
| [The Royal Room](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-royal-room-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Music venue | 160 | 62 |
| [Adobe Bar](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/adobe-bar-taos-nm) | Taos, NM | Music venue | n/a | 61 |
| [The Echo](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-echo-los-angeles-ca) | Los Angeles, CA | Music venue | 350 | 61 |
| [The Saxon Pub](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-saxon-pub-austin-tx) | Austin, TX | Music venue | n/a | 61 |
| [Brother Don's](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/brother-don-s-bremerton-wa) | Bremerton, WA | Music venue | 75 | 60 |
| [Shrine Social Club Basement](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/shrine-social-club-basement-boise-id) | Boise, ID | Music venue | 800 | 60 |
| [No Fun](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/no-fun-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Bar & pub | 50 | 59 |
| [The Village Idiot](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-village-idiot-maumee-oh) | Maumee, OH | Music venue | 100 | 59 |
| [Campus JAX](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/campus-jax-newport-beach-ca) | Newport Beach, CA | Music venue | 200 | 58 |
| [Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/freight-salvage-coffeehouse-berkeley-ca) | Berkeley, CA | Music venue | 490 | 58 |
| [The Shout! House](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-shout-house-san-diego-ca) | San Diego, CA | Music venue | 282 | 58 |
| [Vibrato Grill Jazz](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/vibrato-grill-jazz-los-angeles-ca) | Los Angeles, CA | Music venue | 150 | 58 |

## Related locations

- [Portland](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/or/portland) with 101 venues
- [Seattle](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/seattle) with 78 venues
- [Los Angeles](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/los-angeles) with 76 venues
- [Denver](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/co/denver) with 75 venues
- [San Francisco](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/san-francisco) with 73 venues
- [Colorado Springs](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/co/colorado-springs) with 44 venues
- [San Diego](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/san-diego) with 44 venues
- [Chicago](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/il/chicago) with 42 venues
- [Las Vegas](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/nv/las-vegas) with 42 venues
- [Salt Lake City](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ut/salt-lake-city) with 33 venues
- [Minneapolis](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/mn/minneapolis) with 30 venues
- [St. Louis](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/mo/st-louis) with 27 venues