Live-music venues worth the trip in Huntsville, Alabama

The Orion Amphitheater, which opened in 2022, is a concert amphitheater for up to 8,000 people on Amphitheater Drive in Huntsville, and its own site says “All concerts and events are rain or shine”.

The Mark C. Smith Concert Hall is the Von Braun Center’s theater-style hall on Monroe Street in Huntsville, and its own page says it “regularly hosts Broadway tours, symphony performances, comedy acts, and concerts of every genre.”

Propst Arena is the Von Braun Center’s arena on Monroe Street in Huntsville, and its own site says it “Hosts concerts, sporting events, family shows, and large-scale live performances”. Its own site adds that it “accommodates up to 9,000 guests”.

Mars Music Hall is the Von Braun Center’s standing-room hall on Monroe Street in Huntsville, holding up to 1,300 people on their feet, and its own page says it “hosts live music, comedy, private events, and community gatherings year-round.”

Stovehouse is a dining, shopping and entertainment campus occupying the old Martin Stove Factory on Governors Drive in Huntsville, and its own site says it “features multiple stages for live music”, including The Electric Belle, a room off Gas Light Alley.

Lowe Mill Arts & Entertainment is an arts center on Seminole Drive in Huntsville that hosts the free Concerts on the Dock series, and its own site says, “Each year we bring local, regional, and nationally renowned musicians to our historic loading-dock-turned-stage.”

Rocket City Honky-Tonk is a honky-tonk on Meridian Street North in Huntsville that runs a “Music Lab Mondays” open mic, and its own site says, “But a honky-tonk isn’t just about the live music.”

Voodoo Lounge is a bar on Southside Square in Huntsville that its own site calls “Huntsville’s original underground bar” and “downtown Huntsville’s spot for live music 7 nights a week.”