Live-music venues worth the trip in Baltimore, Maryland

CFG Bank Arena is a downtown arena on West Baltimore Street in Baltimore, and its own site describes it as a “14,000+ seat, reimagined world class concert and entertainment venue.”

Pier Six Pavilion is a concert venue on Eastern Avenue in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, and its own site describes it as “Baltimore’s iconic waterfront concert venue,” with “Flexible open-air and covered seating for up to 4,400 guests”.

The Lyric is a theater at 140 West Mount Royal Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland, and its own site says its stage has hosted performers “from opera and other popular music, comedy, dance, and family entertainment”. Its story “began in 1894 as The Music Hall”.

Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena is UMBC’s 6,000-seat arena on Hilltop Circle in Baltimore, and its own site says, “The multi-purpose venue hosts a variety of events including commencements, concerts, family shows, trade shows, consumer shows, featured speakers, and banquets.”

The Hippodrome Theatre is a theater in Baltimore, Maryland, and the Broadway Across America site for the theater says, “Originally built in 1914, the 2,248-seat renovated Hippodrome Theatre brings the best of touring Broadway and Music to Baltimore, in the heart of the Bromo Tower Arts & Entertainment District.”

M&T Bank Stadium is a stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, and its own site says, “From chart-topping concerts to unforgettable live experiences, M&T Bank Stadium transforms into one of the region’s premier destinations for major events all year around.”

Baltimore Soundstage is a concert venue on Market Place in the downtown Inner Harbor area of Baltimore, and for private events its own site touts “a top notch lighting and sound rig”.

Nevermore Hall is a music and entertainment venue at 20 Market Place in the Power Plant Live complex in Baltimore, and its own site calls it “Baltimore’s newest premiere music & entertainment venue”. Most shows are all ages.

The Ottobar is a music venue on North Howard Street in Baltimore, and its own site calls it “Baltimore’s longest running music venue”.

An die Musik Live! is a listening room on North Charles Street in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood, and its own site says, “Our performance space in a historic Mt. Vernon neighborhood rowhouse is intimate and inviting.” Its own site also says, “We present all genres of jazz music and offer classical, Americana/folk, and a wide variety of events.”

Cat’s Eye Pub is a bar on Thames Street in Baltimore’s Historic Fell’s Point neighborhood, and its own site says it was “established in 1975” and offers “live music” on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Creative Alliance is a multi-arts center at The Patterson in Baltimore’s Highlandtown neighborhood, and its own site calls it “A growing force on the national touring circuit” whose stage ranges from roots and world music to comedy. It began in Fells Point in 1995.

Keystone Korner Baltimore is a jazz club at 1350 Lancaster Street in Baltimore, and its own site promises “world-class jazz” on its stage.

Metro Baltimore is a live-music venue in the Station North Arts District in Baltimore, and its own site says it “has been a cornerstone of Baltimore’s vibrant music scene since 2007.” It describes itself as “a second home to both emerging local artists and nationally touring acts”.

The 8x10 is an independent music club in Baltimore’s Federal Hill neighborhood, and its own site describes it as “a 300-capacity rock club that features a state of the art sound system, an open dance floor with a wraparound balcony, and a full bar with a wide selection of beer, wine, and cocktails.”

The Horse You Came In On Saloon is a bar on Thames Street in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood, and its own site calls it “America’s oldest continually operated saloon, since 1775.” It advertises live music daily.

Union Craft Brewing is a brewery and taproom on West 41st Street in Baltimore, and its own site describes its monthly Brew Tunes Open Mic Night as “an open mic competition for singer-songwriters in the Duckpin Room”.