Where to find live music in, around Lexington: Festivals, concerts, venues
Here’s how to reach and locate the venues where your favorite summer shows will be taking place.
Lexington
▪ Railbird. 1200 Red Mile Rd (Red Mile Gaming and Racing). railbirdfest.com.
▪ Spirit in the Bluegrass. 4089 Iron Works Pike (Kentucky Horse Park Campground). spiritinthebluegrass.com.
▪ Harry Dean Stanton Fest. 497 W. Third (The Green Lantern). harrydeanstantonfest.org.
▪ Rupp Arena. 430 W. Vine. 859-233-3535. centralbankcenter.com/rupp-arena.
▪ Lexington Opera House. 401 W. Short. 859-233-3535. centralbankcenter.com/lexington-opera-house.
▪ Kentucky Theatre. 214 E. Main. 859-231-6997. kentuckytheatre.org/troubadour.
▪ Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center. 300 E. Third. 859-280-2201. www.historiclyrictheatre.com.
▪ The Burl. 375 Thompson Rd. theburlky.com.
▪ Manchester Music Hall, 899 Manchester St. 859-537-7321. manchestermusichall.com/events.
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Louisville
▪ Waterfront Park. 129 River Rd. 502-574-3768. ourwaterfront.org.
▪ KFC Yum! Center. 1 Arena Plaza. 502-690-9000. kfcyumcenter.com.
▪ Iroquois Amphitheater, 1080 Amphitheater Rd. 502-368-5865. iroquoisamphitheater.com.
▪ Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, 501 W. Main. 502-584-7777. kentuckyperformingarts.org.
▪ Brown Theatre, 315 W. Broadway. 502-584-7777. kentuckyperformingarts.org.
▪ 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.
▪ Mercury Ballroom. 611 S. 4th St. 502-583-4555. mercuryballroom.com.
▪ Louisville Palace. 625 S. 4th St. 502-583-4555. livenation.com.
▪ Zanzabar. 2100 S. Preston. 502-635-9227. zanzabarlouisville.com.
Cincinnati/Newport/Covington
▪ Riverbend Music Center/PNC Pavilion. 6295 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati. 513-232-5882. riverbend.org.
▪ Great American Ball Park. 100 Joe Nuxhall Way, Cincinnati. 513-765-7000. 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.
▪ Ludlow Garage. 342 Ludlow Ave., Cincinnati. 513-861-7625. ludlowgaragecincinnati.com.
▪ Memorial Hall. 1225 Elm St., Cincinnati. 513-977-8838. memorialhallotr.com.
▪ Hard Rock Cincinnati Outdoor Arena. 1000 Broadway, Cincinnati. 513-250-3150. casino.hardrock.com/cincinnati.
▪ Riverfront Live, 4343 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati. 513-417-4555. riverfrontlivecincy.com.
▪ Madison Theater, 730 Madison Ave, Covington. (859) 491-2444. madisontheater.com.
▪ MegaCorp Pavilion, 101 W. 4th St., Newport. 859-900-2294. promowestlive.com/our-venues/megacorp-pavilion.
▪ Southgate House Revival. 111 E. 6th St., Newport. 859-431-2201. southgatehouse.com.
Surrounding areas
▪ Grand Theatre. 308 St Clair St., Frankfort. 502-352-7469. thegrandky.com.
▪ Josephine Sculpture Park. 3355 Lawrenceburg Rd., Frankfort. 502-352-7082. josephinesculpturepark.org/events.
▪ Master Musicians Festival. Somerset Community College, 808 Monticello St. in Somerset. 888-810-2063. mastermusiciansfestival.org.
▪ Renfro Valley Entertainment Center.2380 Richmond St., Mount Vernon. 800-514-3849. renfrovalley.com.
▪ Equus Run Vineyards. 1280 Moores Mill Rd., Midway. 859-846-9463. equusrunvineyards.com.
▪ Paramount Arts Center. 1300 Winchester Ave., Ashland. 606-324-0007. paramountartscenter.com.
▪ The Amp at Log Still. 225 Dee Head Rd., Gethsemane. 502-917-0710. logstilldistillery.com/theamp.