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Live-music venues worth the trip in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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Zoo Amphitheatre (opens in a new tab)

Oklahoma City

A native-sandstone amphitheater where Willie Nelson, Joni Mitchell and the Grateful Dead played, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps as a WPA project and recently revitalized with over 4,000 new reserved seats and a renovated lawn with improved terraced seating.

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Paycom Center (opens in a new tab)

Oklahoma City

The metro’s room for arena-scale tours, a downtown Oklahoma City arena that houses the Thunder and, by its own count, ended 2024 with 41 concert events.

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The Criterion (opens in a new tab)

Oklahoma City

A modern Bricktown concert hall opened in 2016, calling itself the city’s premiere spot for unforgettable live moments, with capacity to welcome over 3,000 guests.

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Diamond Ballroom (opens in a new tab)

Oklahoma City

A historic Oklahoma live music hall established in 1964 and managed by DCF Concerts, host to thousands of national recording stars across every genre, with an open-air smoking patio outside the non-smoking main hall.

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Tower Theatre (opens in a new tab)

Oklahoma City

A Gate 52 theater in Oklahoma City that bills itself as Oklahoma’s most iconic event and performance venue, with a balcony reached by elevator above the main floor.

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Beer City Music Hall (opens in a new tab)

Oklahoma City

A cashless Gate 52 hall in Oklahoma City run by the same team as Tower Theatre and Ponyboy, sharing their Prekindle ticketing while booking its own slate of touring acts.

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The Blue Door (opens in a new tab)

Oklahoma City

A cash-at-the-door, BYOB listening room whose stage Jimmy Webb and John Fullbright have both played, which built its reputation on one simple idea: give great songwriters a room where the audience actually listens.

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89th Street (opens in a new tab)

Oklahoma City

An all-ages room in north Oklahoma City with a full bar, a patio and 30-plus years of live music history, in a building once known as O’Brian’s Pub, Rattlebones, The Green Door and The Conservatory.

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Resonant Head (opens in a new tab)

Oklahoma City

A 250-plus-capacity bar and venue that puts itself at the forefront of Oklahoma City’s expansion to the south side, in the historic Capitol Hill district, with curated cocktails and beer.

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