Looking for live music? Top venues, concert halls, stages in and around Kentucky

Walter Tunis
·3 min read

These are the venues hosting the sounds of the summer ahead. While tickets sales for many are handled through ticketmaster.com, the websites will provide direct links for grabbing seats (or standing areas) for each show.

Lexington

▪ Rupp Arena. 430 W. Vine. 859-233-3535. rupparena.com.

▪ Lexington Opera House. 401 W. Short. 859-233-3535. lexingtonoperahouse.com.

▪ Railbird/The Infield at Red Mile. 1200 Red Mile Rd. raildbirdfest.com.

▪ Spirit in the Bluegrass/Kentucky Horse Park. 4089 Iron Works Pkwy. spiritinthebluegrass.com.

▪ Kentucky Theatre/Origin Jazz Series. 214 E. Main. originsjazz.org.

▪ Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center. 300 E. Third. 859-280-2201. lexingtonlyric.com

▪ The Burl. 375 Thompson Rd. theburlky.com.

▪ Manchester Music Hall, 899 Manchester St. 859-537-7321. manchestermusichall.com.

Louisville

▪ L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium. 2100 S. Floyd St. gocards.com/facilities/l&n-federal-credit-union-stadium.

▪ Waterfront Park. 129 River Rd. 502-574-3768. ourwaterfront.org.

▪ KFC Yum! Center. 1 Arena Plaza. 502-690-9000. kfcyumcenter.com.

▪ Kentucky State Fair/Kentucky Exposition Center. 937 Phillips Lane. 502-367-5000. kystatefair.org.

▪ Iroquois Amphitheater. 1080 Amphitheater Rd. 502-368-5865. iroquoisamphitheater.com.

▪ Louisville Palace. 625 S. 4th St. livenation.com/venue/the-louisville-palace-events.

▪ Mercury Ballroom. 611 S. 4th St. livenation.com/venue/mercury-ballroom-events.

▪ Old Forester’s Paristown Hall. 724 Brent St. 502-584-7777. paristown.com/paristownhall.

▪ Headliners Music Hall. 1386 Lexington Rd. 502-584-8088. headlinerslouisville.com.

▪ Brown Theatre. 315 W. Broadway. 502 584-7777. kentuckyperformingarts.org/venues/brown-theatre.

▪ Zanzabar. 2100 S. Preston. 502-635-9227. zanzabarlouisville.com.

Cincinnati/Newport/Covington/Florence

▪ Riverbend Music Center/PNC Pavilion. 6295 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati. 513-232-5882. riverbend.org.

▪ Great American Ball Park. 100 Joe Nuxhall Way, Cincinnati. 513-381-7337. mlb.com/reds/ballpark.

▪ Paycor Stadium. 1 Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati. 513-455-4800. bengals.com/stadium.

▪ Andrew J. Brady Music Center/ICON Festival Stage at Smale Park. 25 Race St., Cincinnati. 513-232-5882. bradymusiccenter.com.

▪ Heritage Bank Center. 100 Broadway, Cincinnati. 513-421-4111. heritagebankcenter.com.

▪ Taft Theatre. 317 E. 5th St., Cincinnati. 513-232-6220. tafttheatre.org.

▪ 20th Century Theater. 3021 Madison Rd., Cincinnati. 513-731-8000. the20thcenturytheater.com.

▪ Ludlow Garage. 342 Ludlow Ave., Cincinnati. 513-861-7625. ludlowgaragecincinnati.com.

▪ Memorial Hall OTR. 1225 Elm St., Cincinnati. 513-977-8838. memorialhallotr.com.

▪ Riverfront Live. 4343 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati. 513-417-4555. riverfrontlivecincy.com.

▪ MegaCorp Pavilion. 101 W. 4th St., Newport. 859-900-2294. promowestlive.com/our-venues/megacorp-pavilion

▪ Woodward Theater. 1404 Main St., Cincinnati. 513-345-7981. woodwardtheater.com.

▪ Bogart’s. 2621 Vine St., Cincinnati. 513-872-8801. livenation.com/venue/bogart-s-events.

▪ Southgate House Revival, Newport. 111 E. 6th St., Newport. 859-431-2201. southgatehouse.com.

▪ Turfway Park Event Center, Florence. 7500 Turfway Rd. 859-371-0200. turfway.com/entertainment.

▪ Madison Theater, 730 Madison Ave., Covington. 859-491-2444. madisontheater.com.

Surrounding areas

▪ Grand Theatre. 308 St Clair St., Frankfort. 502-352-7469. thegrandky.com.

▪ Master Musicians Festival/Somerset Community College, 808 Monticello St., Somerset. mastermusiciansfestival.org.

▪ Master Musicians Festival/Center for Rural Development. 2292 S. Hwy 27 #300, Somerset. 606-677-6000. mastermusiciansfestival.org.

▪ Renfro Valley Entertainment Center. 2380 Richmond St., Mount Vernon. 800-514-3849. renfrovalley.com.

▪ The Amp at Log Still. 225 Dee Head Rd., Gethsemane. 502-917-0710. logstilldistillery.com.

▪ Corbin Arena. 500 Arena Dr., Corbin. 606-258-2020. corbinarena.com.