# Small Music Venues in Madison, WI

As of November 2026, No Stairs Please tracks 19 open small music venues and clubs under 500 capacity in Madison, Wisconsin. These local stages include 6 rooms with known capacity under 500, 9 venues with verified talent-booking contacts, and 12 rooms with active 90-day show schedules out of 43 total venues in town.

## Directory coverage

- Canonical URL: https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wi/madison/small-music-venues
- Open venues matching this hub: 19
- Rooms up to 500 capacity: 6
- Bars and breweries with live music: 2
- Venues with researched talent booking contacts: 9
- Venues with dated shows in the 90-day window: 12

## Featured venues

| Venue | City | Category | Capacity | 90-day show days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Bur Oak](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-bur-oak-madison-wi) | Madison, WI | Music venue | 130 | 54 |
| [The North Street Cabaret](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-north-street-cabaret-madison-wi) | Madison, WI | Music venue | n/a | 45 |
| [Atwood Music Hall](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/atwood-music-hall-madison-wi) | Madison, WI | Music venue | 700 | 32 |
| [The Sylvee](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-sylvee-madison-wi) | Madison, WI | Music venue | 2,000 | 24 |
| [The Annex](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-annex-madison-wi) | Madison, WI | Music venue | n/a | 11 |
| [Gamma Ray Bar](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/gamma-ray-bar-madison-wi) | Madison, WI | Bar & pub | 118 | 3 |
| [High Noon Saloon](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/high-noon-saloon-madison-wi) | Madison, WI | Bar & pub | 400 | 3 |
| [Liquid Madison](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/liquid-madison-madison-wi) | Madison, WI | Music venue | 720 | 3 |
| [The Post](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-post-madison-wi) | Madison, WI | Music venue | n/a | 2 |
| [Alliant Energy Center](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/alliant-energy-center-madison-wi) | Madison, WI | Music venue | 10,231 | 1 |
| [Augie's Tavern - Edgewater Hotel](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/augie-s-tavern-edgewater-hotel-madison-wi) | Madison, WI | Venue | 20 | 1 |
| [Christy's Landing](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/christy-s-landing-madison-wi) | Madison, WI | Music venue | n/a | 1 |
| [Allen Centennial Garden](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/allen-centennial-garden-madison-wi) | Madison, WI | Hall & arts center | 300 | 0 |
| [Cafe Coda](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/cafe-coda-madison-wi) | Madison, WI | Coffee shop | 99 | 0 |
| [Emerson East](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/emerson-east-madison-wi) | Madison, WI | Music venue | n/a | 0 |
| [Kohl Center](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/kohl-center-madison-wi) | Madison, WI | Music venue | 17,000 | 0 |
| [The Crucible](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-crucible-madison-wi) | Madison, WI | Music venue | n/a | 0 |
| [Union South's The Sett](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/union-south-s-the-sett-madison-wi) | Madison, WI | Music venue | n/a | 0 |
| [Vista West](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/vista-west-madison-wi) | Madison, WI | Music venue | n/a | 0 |

## Category views

- [Small music venues](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wi/madison/small-music-venues) with 19 venues
- [Bars with live music](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wi/madison/bars-with-live-music) with 7 venues

## Related locations

- [Stoughton](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wi/stoughton) with 3 venues
- [New Glarus](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wi/new-glarus) with 3 venues
- [Fort Atkinson](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wi/fort-atkinson) with 4 venues
- [Milton](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wi/milton) with 3 venues
- [Janesville](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wi/janesville) with 4 venues
- [Monroe](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wi/monroe) with 3 venues
- [Beloit](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wi/beloit) with 4 venues
- [Reedsburg](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wi/reedsburg) with 3 venues