Market · Detroit metro · within 25 miles

Live music venues in Detroit, Michigan.

The Detroit market books about 2,042 shows a year across 686 venues, with 645 already on the calendar. Rock leads the tagged shows at 38%, ahead of Electronic / DJ at 14%. Fridays are the busiest night and Mondays the quietest, and Friday and Saturday together carry 52% of the year. July is the peak month. Saint Andrew's Hall is the most-booked venue, with 236 shows on record. The market covers Detroit and 58 nearby cities within 25 miles, including Royal Oak, Ferndale and Hamtramck.

686
Venues booking music
2,042
Shows, last 12 months
645
Upcoming shows
2,270
Acts booked

Refreshed September 29, 2026 · from Cultivate's live dataset

The venues

The ten busiest venues in the Detroit market.

Ranked by shows on record. Genre focus comes from what each venue has actually booked.

01
Saint Andrew's HallDetroit · Bar / Club · 500 to 1,500 cap · Rock, indie
236shows · 226 acts
02
El ClubDetroit · Bar / Club · 150 to 500 cap · Indie, punk
205shows · 197 acts
03
PJ's Lager HouseDetroit · Bar / Club · 150 to 500 cap · Rock, indie
154shows · 153 acts
04
The Fillmore DetroitDetroit · Theater / Concert Hall · 1,500 to 5,000 cap · All genres, comedy
125shows · 113 acts
05
Fox TheatreDetroit · Theater / Concert Hall · 5,000+ cap · All genres, Broadway
117shows · 92 acts
06
Orchestra Hall (Max M. Fisher Music Center)Detroit · Theater / Concert Hall · 1,500 to 5,000 cap · Classical, jazz
115shows · 27 acts
07
Royal Oak Music TheatreRoyal Oak · Theater / Concert Hall · 1,500 to 5,000 cap · All genres
115shows · 111 acts
08
The SanctuaryHamtramck · Bar / Club · 150 to 500 cap · Punk, metal
109shows · 107 acts
09
Little Caesars ArenaDetroit · Arena / Amphitheater · 5,000+ cap · All genres (major touring)
101shows · 80 acts
10
Magic StickDetroit · Bar / Club · 500 to 1,500 cap · Alt-rock, garage
95shows · 88 acts
676 more venues in this market. Booking emails and phones, exact capacities, photos, show history and the Census read of each neighbourhood are in the console, which opens to new customers soon.

The shape of the market

What Detroit books, and when.

Genre mix2,012 tagged shows
Rock76538%
Electronic / DJ28214%
R&B / Hip-Hop27214%
Country / Bluegrass1377%
Jazz / Blues1296%
Classical1226%
Pop1095%
Comedy / Theatre653%
Busiest nights · 2026Fridays lead
96MON
181TUE
246WED
326THU
661FRI
638SAT
345SUN
Shows by month · 2026Jul peaks
76J
121F
137M
207A
285M
216J
343J
244A
293S
325O
175N
71D

What else competes for the night

1,549 community events on the same calendar.

Fairs, festivals, sports and civic events pull the same crowd. Cultivate weighs each one by expected draw and scores every night in Detroit from 0 to 100 before you commit a date.

Sports & Rec

Oktoberfest Runs @ Stony Creek

1 date on the calendar · major draw

Family & Learning

Zoo Boo 2026

1 date on the calendar · major draw

Family & Learning

Wild Lights 2026

1 date on the calendar · major draw

Civic

America's Thanksgiving Parade (100th Anniversary)

1 date on the calendar · major draw

Civic

Detroit Veterans Day Parade & 4Star 4Mile Race

1 date on the calendar · major draw

Sports & Rec

Detroit Women's Half Marathon – Women Run the D

1 date on the calendar · major draw

Sports & Rec

Growler Gallop Atwater 10 Mile & 5K

1 date on the calendar · major draw

Markets & Fairs

Eastern Market Saturday Market

40 dates on the calendar · very large draw

Breaking on Shazam

What Detroit is tagging this week.

Shazam charts Detroit on its own: the songs people heard and wanted to know, this week. Cultivate reads that chart every day beside the venues in Detroit that could book the acts behind it, with the acts already on our record marked and their shows here counted.

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Questions

Detroit, in numbers.

How many live music venues are there in Detroit?

Cultivate tracks 686 venues that book live music within 25 miles of Detroit, Michigan, from bar stages to arenas, with about 2,042 shows in the last twelve months and 645 upcoming.

What is the busiest night for live music in Detroit?

Friday. In 2026, 661 shows fall on a Friday, against 96 on a Monday, the quietest night. Friday and Saturday together account for 52% of the year's shows.

Which genres are booked most in Detroit?

Rock leads with 38% of the shows that carry a genre, followed by Electronic / DJ at 14%. Genre comes from what venues actually book, not from how they describe themselves.

Which venue books the most shows in Detroit?

Saint Andrew's Hall in Detroit, with 236 shows on record and 47 upcoming. Booking contacts and exact capacities for every venue are available in the Cultivate console.

This is a sample of the Detroit data

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