# Bars with Live Music in Tacoma, WA

As of November 2026, No Stairs Please tracks 12 open bars and pubs with live music in Tacoma, Washington. These local stages include 5 rooms with known capacity under 500, 8 venues with verified talent-booking contacts, and 10 rooms with active 90-day show schedules out of 37 total venues in town.

## Directory coverage

- Canonical URL: https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/tacoma/bars-with-live-music
- Open venues matching this hub: 12
- Rooms up to 500 capacity: 5
- Bars and breweries with live music: 12
- Venues with researched talent booking contacts: 8
- Venues with dated shows in the 90-day window: 10

## Featured venues

| Venue | City | Category | Capacity | 90-day show days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Airport Tavern](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/airport-tavern-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Bar & pub | 500 | 33 |
| [McMenamins Elks Temple](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/mcmenamins-elks-temple-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Bar & pub | 700 | 25 |
| [Rock The Dock Pub & Grill](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/rock-the-dock-pub-grill-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Bar & pub | 80 | 12 |
| [The Spar](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-spar-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Bar & pub | n/a | 12 |
| [The Valley](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-valley-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Bar & pub | n/a | 8 |
| [Urban Elk Restaurant](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/urban-elk-restaurant-tacoma-elks-lodge-174-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Bar & pub | n/a | 4 |
| [New Frontier Lounge](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/new-frontier-lounge-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Bar & pub | n/a | 3 |
| [Steel Creek](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/steel-creek-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Bar & pub | 500 | 3 |
| [Bob's Java Jive](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/bob-s-java-jive-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Bar & pub | 96 | 1 |
| [Dawson's Bar & Grill](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/dawson-s-bar-grill-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Bar & pub | 160 | 1 |
| [Cider and Cedar](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/cider-and-cedar-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Bar & pub | n/a | 0 |
| [O'Malley's Irish Pub](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/o-malley-s-irish-pub-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Bar & pub | n/a | 0 |

## Category views

- [Small music venues](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/tacoma/small-music-venues) with 17 venues
- [Bars with live music](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/tacoma/bars-with-live-music) with 12 venues
- [Open mics](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/tacoma/open-mics) with 6 venues

## Related locations

- [University Place](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/university-place) with 5 venues
- [Lakewood](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/lakewood) with 5 venues
- [Puyallup](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/puyallup) with 10 venues
- [Gig Harbor](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/gig-harbor) with 9 venues
- [Olalla](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/olalla) with 3 venues
- [Lacey](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/lacey) with 4 venues
- [Port Orchard](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/port-orchard) with 5 venues
- [Yelm](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/yelm) with 4 venues