Live-music venues worth the trip in St. Cloud, Minnesota

The Keller Bar is the Red Carpet’s downtown St. Cloud room for live and local performance, a dive-bar-feel space showcasing craft tap beer. It books live bands of all genres on Fridays and Saturdays and hosts a Wednesday open mic comedy night.

Its own site bills it as Live Music, Theatre, Speakeasy and Bar in a 1913 Elks building, offering a performance space for musical groups of all genres since 1998, with a Main Stage theatre, the Veranda Lounge and the Blue Goose Speakeasy. The Main Stage books regional rock and tribute acts alongside its resident house productions.

Red Carpet Nightclub is a downtown St. Cloud nightclub complex whose Main Stage band room has housed performers from across the globe. The Main Stage books touring and regional bands most weekends alongside tribute nights.