Live-music venues worth the trip in Charleston, South Carolina

Credit One Stadium is a stadium on Seven Farms Drive in Charleston that hosts the Lexus Concert Series.

The Refinery is a mixed-use development on Meeting Street in Charleston’s “Neck” region, and its own site says “Concerts at The Refinery are held in the outdoor amphitheater on the east side of The Refinery building.”

The Charleston Music Hall is a former railroad depot on John Street in Charleston, and its own site says its goal is “to create extraordinary musical, artistic, and theatrical experiences and promote the finest local, regional, and national acts”.

The Charleston Pour House is an independently operated music venue on Maybank Highway in Charleston, established in 2002, with an indoor Main Stage and a covered outdoor Deck Stage, and its own site says its aim is “to be a regional epicenter for music lovers, artists of various mediums, and other like-minded individuals.”

Music Farm is a live music club on Ann Street in Charleston operated as a collaboration between Frank Productions and Live Nation, and its own site says its “multi-purpose space is a hub for live music, private event rentals like weddings, corporate events, and community fundraisers”.

The Royal American is a neighborhood bar, restaurant, and live music venue on Morrison Drive on Charleston’s Upper Peninsula, and its own site says it “has been serving up quality food, drink, and live music since 2011.”

Forte Jazz Lounge is a jazz venue on King Street in Charleston, and its own site says its 120-seat Forte Theatre “is known as Charleston’s premier jazz listening room.”

Frothy Beard Brewing Company is a craft brewery and restaurant on Sam Rittenberg Boulevard in Charleston, and its own site invites guests to stay for “trivia, live music, and weekly events in a laid-back space built for good times and great flavors.”

Home Team BBQ’s downtown Charleston location on Williman Street is the largest of the chain’s restaurants, and its own site says guests can enjoy “the music stylings of national and regional talent from the shipping container stage outside”.

New Realm Brewing’s Charleston location is a restaurant and brewery on Daniel Island, and its own site says it “features an immense outdoor patio, stages built for incredible live music inside and out,” alongside food from its wood-fired kitchen.

Prohibition is a bar and restaurant on upper King Street in Charleston that its own site calls “A nod to the classic 1920’s speakeasy”, and it lists live bands alongside DJ nights on its weekly schedule.

The Commodore is a music club on Meeting Street in Charleston’s Eastside that has hosted jazz since the early 1980s, when it went by “Touch of Class”, and it books live bands several nights each week.

Uptown Social is a bar and restaurant at 587 King Street in Charleston, and its own site promises “Live music every night of the week!” from local bands and DJs.