Guide to Detroit: Nightlife & Entertainment

Detroit’s Nightlife Rocks

The Detroit area is no stranger to music and nightlife. If walking into a crowded nightclub and being greeted at the door with a blast of music sounds like a good time, then Detroit might be the perfect place for you to go to school. Detroit also offers plenty of entertainment opportunities in the fine and performing arts, including some of the most highly regarded galleries in the world and the Detroit Symphony, which regularly presents world-class performances. The Max M. Fisher Music Hall is home to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and also a performing arts complex hosting a variety of concerts including Branford Marsalis, Radiohead, and performances by Garrison Keillor.

Detroit a Sweet Spot for Music Lovers

Detroit offers a thriving nightlife to those who like to rub elbows and listen to live music. The 2500 Club on Park Street can be an excellent place to catch some eclectic live music, and Hamtramck's 7 Brothers and Artie's Locker Room are great places for drinks and conversation.

For lovers of the Blues there's the Carriage House, which hosts some of the country's best blues acts as well as local bands and jam sessions. Live music fans can also seek out entertainment at Rumor's in Royal Oak, The Village Idiot Pub on Michigan Avenue in Detroit, and the Holbrook Café in Hamtramck, which hosts The Hamtramck Blowout music festival every year.

More Detroit Entertainment

For dancing, the arts, or live music, the Detroit metro area always has something on tap. Shopping, comedy acts, and theater performances are also popular forms of entertainment for Detroit locals. Anyone considering living in Detroit while going to school will find that there's something going on there nearly every night of the week.
Sources:
DetroitSymphony.com Detroit.com