St. Mazie is one of The 15 Best Places for Performances in Brooklyn.

1. St. Mazie

9.1
345 Grand St (btwn Marcy Ave & Havemeyer St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 150 tips and reviews

Cooper S.Cooper Smith: Come for the amazing cocktails, stay for the chill live music

Furay C.Furay Chang: Cute date spot, good place for dancing and live music

Christopher L.Christopher Lebron: Awesome vibe, excellent live music, nice yard in the back. It's like a dream, or a noir novel come to life.

Brooklyn Bowl is one of The 15 Best Places for Performances in Brooklyn.

2. Brooklyn Bowl

8.7
61 Wythe Ave (btwn N 11th & N 12th St), Brooklyn, NY
Bowling Alley · Williamsburg · 536 tips and reviews

Cyndi Z.Cyndi Zaino: Huge space, great menu and friendly staff. Come for concerts or bowling - either way it's frigin' awesome.

Nora G.Nora Gomez: i've actually never bowled here. i have though, seen some great live music (worth it if there's a cover!), eaten some delicious food (please order fried chicken) and had thirst quenching libations.

Steffen B.Steffen Bredahl: Awesome venue for a concert! Blues traveler was awesome!

Music Hall of Williamsburg is one of The 15 Best Places for Performances in Brooklyn.

3. Music Hall of Williamsburg

9.1
66 N 6th St (at Kent Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Music Venue · Williamsburg · 183 tips and reviews

Concert Ticket AgencyConcert Ticket Agency: Incredible place to see live music. Go early to get in on happy hour. Odds are your favorite band LOVES playing here.

Racky R.Racky Ross: Great venue for concerts. The view is great from the balcony upstairs.

Cole K.Cole Kennedy: Awesome music venue. I like that you can go downstairs to the lounge to order a drink and give your ears a minute to rest.

The Bandshell / Celebrate Brooklyn! is one of The 15 Best Places for Performances in Brooklyn.

4. The Bandshell / Celebrate Brooklyn!

9.4
Prospect Park W (at 10th St), Brooklyn, NY
Performing Arts Venue · Prospect Park · 149 tips and reviews

Miss T. H.Miss T. Hoops: Bring food and non-alcoholic drinks, have a picnic, listen to great live music! <3

Celia A.Celia Alicata: Awesome venue for live music Sound is remarkable.

Fodor's TravelFodor's Travel: Look for silent film nights accompanied by innovative live music or spoken word performances. Pack a picnic or buy food from local, on-site vendors like the Farm on Adderley. Read more.

Barbès is one of The 15 Best Places for Performances in Brooklyn.

5. Barbès

8.9
376 9th St (at 6th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · South Slope · 64 tips and reviews

Oliver D.Oliver Delgado: Great live bands bolstered by a wide drink selection at good prices. Heavenly.

AnaAna: Wonderful live music. Pretty cheap drinks. Great crowd.

Oscar T.Oscar Trelles: Neighborhood bar, live music every day (or at least every time I've been there), and a super friendly vibe. Buybacks for good behavior.

Radegast Hall & Biergarten is one of The 15 Best Places for Performances in Brooklyn.

6. Radegast Hall & Biergarten

8.9
113 N 3rd St (at Berry St), Brooklyn, NY
Beer Garden · Williamsburg · 481 tips and reviews

CITY GRITCITY GRIT: One of our friends made the joke that this is the perfect spot if you’re part hipster and part Viking. While we’re neither, we still love the Radegast vibe, as well as the pretzels and the live jazz!

Lisa G.Lisa Gruneau: Amazing live band! A nice German atmosphere in the dining area, and sausages with sour cabbage made the entire experience very authentic

MarthaMartha: fun place. friendly staff. the live music on weekends is great.

Barclays Center is one of The 15 Best Places for Performances in Brooklyn.

7. Barclays Center

8.6
620 Atlantic Ave (at Flatbush Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Basketball Stadium · Prospect Heights · 537 tips and reviews

Renate L.Renate Lyse: Excellent venue for concerts and games. Home of the Brooklyn Nets. Be sure to get tickets for a game. Or two.

Lou G.Lou Guberti: Very friendly staff and a great overall concert experience.

Sara .Sara 🌈⚔🍾: Really nice stadium for basketball and concerts.

Brooklyn Steel is one of The 15 Best Places for Performances in Brooklyn.

8. Brooklyn Steel

9.2
319 Frost St (at Debevoise St), Brooklyn, NY
Music Venue · Williamsburg · 66 tips and reviews

Cole K.Cole Kennedy: It's the best live music venue in the city. It's not overcrowded, good sight lines are abundant, and it sounds great. Security is serious. Like, metal detector serious, so leave your gizmos at home.

Christian T.Christian Trapp: This is one of the best music venues in Brooklyn

Harrison J.Harrison Johnson: Very spacious, makes it easy to get into venue and out. On top of that great acoustics. Probably my favorite music venue in nyc 🎶

Baby's All Right is one of The 15 Best Places for Performances in Brooklyn.

9. Baby's All Right

8.5
146 Broadway (at Bedford Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Music Venue · Williamsburg · 100 tips and reviews

Sam H.Sam Hardenburgh: Great live music in the back, but if you want to stay in the front, the DJ always plays a good set, lots of throw backs.

AmateurConciergeAmateurConcierge: A great music venue with an intimate performance room for up and coming/indie acts with reasonably priced drinks

Andrew S.Andrew S: Great live music in the back.

Pete's Candy Store is one of The 15 Best Places for Performances in Brooklyn.

10. Pete's Candy Store

8.7
709 Lorimer St (at Richardson St), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Williamsburg · 106 tips and reviews

Edgalia L.Edgalia Leandro: Awesome live performances, and extremely good bloody mary's!

DanDan: roast beast panini + live music ;)

Charley T.Charley Todd: Absolutely love this place, try and come when there is live music, the setting is intimate.

Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) is one of The 15 Best Places for Performances in Brooklyn.

11. Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)

9.2
30 Lafayette Ave (btwn Ashland Pl & Saint Felix St), Brooklyn, NY
Opera House · Fort Greene · 80 tips and reviews

Brooklyn ExposedBrooklyn Exposed: BAM is an excellent venue offering many things. Besides the great performances, watch a great film, enjoy deelish cocktails during Happy hour, heavenly entrees and periodic drink and food events. Read more.

Diego R.Diego Rufo: It is totally focused on innovative proposals but it is the oldest performing arts center in US ( it opened in 1815). There are great cinema and theatre programs and amazing concerts. Read more.

Maria T.Maria Tellez: Movies, dance, theatre, opera, live music and good neighborhood eats. BAM has it all!

Skinny Dennis is one of The 15 Best Places for Performances in Brooklyn.

12. Skinny Dennis

8.4
152 Metropolitan Ave (at Berry St), Brooklyn, NY
Dive Bar · Williamsburg · 148 tips and reviews

John B.John Brophy: Beer was good, live music was amazing! We saw a skiffle / jug band play their washboards and kazoos. Check this place out!

Danielle D.Danielle Davis: Awesome live music most nights. Free peanuts you throw shells on the floor. Friendly bartenders. Awesome atmosphere - one of my favorite spots in NYC! Try the frozen coffee drink!

JoshuaJoshua: They have everything you would want, live music, froze coffee ( a must), peanuts and cheap drafts including the banquet beer. They also have good craft beer too.

Kings Theatre is one of The 15 Best Places for Performances in Brooklyn.

13. Kings Theatre

9.5
1025 Flatbush Ave (btwn Tilden Ave & Duryea Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Theater · Flatbush · 75 tips and reviews

Jeremy W.Jeremy Wilcox: This 3,200 seat theater has been beautifully restored. Some great concerts coming up, worth a visit.

Kiki B.Kiki Beckles: Great concerts, very nice staff, gorgeous renovations!!!

Gajtana S.Gajtana Simonovska: Gorgeous restored French Baroque- formerly a movie theater, now music venue. Easy, free parking in the front and back.

The Bell House is one of The 15 Best Places for Performances in Brooklyn.

14. The Bell House

8.7
149 7th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Rock Club · Gowanus · 145 tips and reviews

laura h.laura hadden: Great music venue... but better yet, the scene of some of the quirkier Brooklyn events (scavenger hunt, Lamb Takedown, etc).

Kevin B.Kevin Bannon: A bit off the beaten path, but one of the best music venues in the city. Friendly staff and great drink selection. Stand just to the right or left of stage and you can usually get pretty close up!

Tiffany L.Tiffany Langston: Great intimate music venue. Good beer selection

LunÀtico is one of The 15 Best Places for Performances in Brooklyn.

15. LunÀtico

9.2
486 Halsey St, Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 25 tips and reviews

Seven M.Seven Minaya: The atmosphere is great, live music every night! Ok beer selection, and cocktails with a special touch.

Nick L.Nick Losi: The atmosphere and live music is perfect. The cocktails are inventive and seriously good. And they have a full menu that doesn't disappoint. One of my favorite spots in any of the boroughs.

Molly T.Molly T: Mezcal liquid love = 💯Live music starts around 9 every night - bring $10 cash to tip!