St. Louis entertainment, for every kind of night
Broadway at the Fox, a comedy club at the Galleria, bowling and cocktails on Delmar, a hockey game downtown, a blues band on a Monday. Here's where St. Louis goes for a good time, and what's on this week.
Shows and concerts coming up
The next music and arts events on the Move2STL calendar. Each one links to the organizer for tickets.
Alice Cooper
Rock legend Alice Cooper brings his theatrical live show to Stifel Theatre.
Corrosion of Conformity & The Sword
Corrosion of Conformity and The Sword co-headline The Sovereign.
Mushroomhead & Fear Factory
Mushroomhead and Fear Factory bring the Soul of a New War Machine Tour to Pop's.
The Music of Hey Arnold! Live! feat. Jim Lang
Composer Jim Lang and The PS 118 play the music of Hey Arnold! live.
311
311 brings their reggae-rock sound to The Factory.
Cheap Trick with The Band Feel
Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Cheap Trick headline The Factory.
Something on stage most nights
Touring Broadway, summer musicals under the stars, a symphony that dates to 1880, and old theaters worth the ticket just to sit inside.
The Fabulous Fox
A 1929 movie palace in Grand Center that now hosts touring Broadway, concerts and comedy. Go early to look at the lobby.
fabulousfox.comThe Muny
The country's oldest and largest outdoor musical theater, in Forest Park. Seven shows each summer, with free seats at the back every night.
muny.orgStifel Theatre
A restored 1934 opera house downtown, next door to Enterprise Center, for concerts and comedy with a ceiling worth looking up at.
stifeltheatre.comThe Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Professional theater in St. Louis since 1966, staging plays and musicals through the season.
repstl.orgSt. Louis Symphony Orchestra
The second-oldest symphony orchestra in the United States, at home in Powell Hall in Grand Center.
slso.orgGrand Center Arts District
The Fox, Powell Hall, The Sheldon, jazz clubs and galleries within a few blocks. First Fridays keep the galleries open late.
grandcenter.orgFrom arena tours to a Monday blues jam
The biggest tours play Enterprise Center downtown or the amphitheater in Maryland Heights in summer. The Pageant and Delmar Hall on the Delmar Loop catch bands on the way up. Jazz St. Louis brings national names to a room in Grand Center, and Broadway Oyster Bar has live music every night of the week.
The live music guide has every room worth knowing and the next concerts on the calendar.
For a laugh
Big-name stand-up tours come through the Fox, Stifel Theatre and Chaifetz Arena. For a club night, this is the room.
Helium Comedy Club
A comedy club and restaurant at the St. Louis Galleria with touring headliners and a free open mic night. 18 and over.
st-louis.heliumcomedy.comChaifetz Arena
Saint Louis University's arena in Midtown: Billikens basketball, plus a steady run of concerts and comedy tours.
chaifetzarena.comCity Winery St. Louis
Dinner-and-a-show tables at City Foundry in Midtown, with singer-songwriters and tribute nights.
citywinery.comWhere to go out
St. Louis nightlife runs by neighborhood. Pick a strip, park once, and walk.
The Grove
A mile of Manchester Avenue packed with bars, patios, music venues and murals. One of the liveliest nights out in the city.
Soulard
Brick rowhouses, corner bars and live blues, a short walk from Busch Stadium, and one of the biggest Mardi Gras celebrations in the country.
The Delmar Loop
The Pageant, Delmar Hall and Blueberry Hill for music, plus restaurants and the St. Louis Walk of Fame underfoot.
Downtown & Washington Ave
Ballpark Village next to Busch Stadium on game days, and bars in the old garment-district lofts along Washington Avenue.
Grown-up recess
When the plan is to do something rather than watch it.
City Museum
A former shoe factory rebuilt into a giant climbable sculpture: slides, tunnels, caves, and a school bus hanging off the roof. Adults love it as much as kids do.
citymuseum.org
Union Station
An 1894 train station with an aquarium, a 200-foot observation wheel, mini golf, a ropes course, and a light show in the Grand Hall.
stlouisunionstation.com
Game day
The Cardinals at Busch Stadium, the Blues at Enterprise Center and St. Louis CITY SC at Energizer Park, all downtown.
Free in Forest Park
The Zoo, the Art Museum, the History Museum and the Science Center, none of which charge at the door.
Trivia, markets & weekly series
The standing plans: trivia nights, open mics, farmers markets and first Fridays.
St. Louis entertainment: quick answers
What is there to do in St. Louis at night?
See a touring Broadway show at the Fabulous Fox, a concert at The Pageant or Enterprise Center, stand-up at Helium Comedy Club, or a Cardinals, Blues or CITY SC game downtown. For a looser night, walk The Grove, Soulard or the Delmar Loop, where the bars and music rooms sit side by side.
Where do Broadway shows play in St. Louis?
Touring Broadway productions play the Fabulous Fox Theatre in Grand Center. In summer, The Muny stages musicals outdoors in Forest Park, with free seats at the back every night.
Where can I see comedy in St. Louis?
Helium Comedy Club at the St. Louis Galleria books touring headliners and runs a free open mic night (18 and over). Larger stand-up tours play the Fox, Stifel Theatre and Chaifetz Arena.
What are fun things to do in St. Louis for adults?
City Museum is as much fun at 35 as at 8. Add bowling and cocktails at Pin-Up Bowl, the observation wheel at Union Station, jazz in Grand Center, a ballgame with a pregame stop at Ballpark Village, or wine country an hour west. The events calendar has what's on this week.
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