Pearl Street, the Hill & Beyond
Boulder Bars with Live Music
Boulder's music nights spread between Pearl Street cocktail rooms, brewery stages, and two of Colorado's most storied theaters. Here's where the bands actually play.
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Pearl Street & Downtown
License No. 1 — the speakeasy under the Boulderado — runs live jazz and blues several nights a week. Velvet Elk Lounge books indie and songwriter sets, and Rosetta Hall adds rooftop DJs and acoustic acts to its food-hall scene.
The Anchor Venues
Boulder Theater is the city's marquee room — touring acts across every genre in a 1906 art-deco landmark. See the full Boulder Theater upcoming events schedule. A few blocks away, the Fox on the Hill handles the louder end of the touring circuit.
Taprooms & Community Stages
Roots Music Project is Boulder's nonprofit incubator stage with shows most nights, and brewery taprooms across town — Twisted Pine among them — fill in weekend afternoons.
Find Boulder Bar Shows Tonight
Below is the live list — every bar and venue show we track across Boulder, updated daily. See the Boulder city page to filter by date, venue, or artist.
Top Venues in Boulder
The most active live music spots based on what we're tracking. Each links to that venue's full schedule, address, and photos.
Tonight in Boulder — 3 shows
| Artist | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Cig Pope and The Holy Smokes | Velvet Elk Lounge | 8:00 PM |
| Slick Portal with DTTA, Ondy, Zazzy, Beanz | The Fox Theatre | 8:00 PM |
| Live Music With Hunter Stone | License No. 1 | 9:00 PM |
Upcoming Shows in Boulder
| Artist | Venue | Date | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cig Pope and The Holy Smokes | Velvet Elk Lounge | Today | Boulder |
| Slick Portal with DTTA, Ondy, Zazzy, Beanz | The Fox Theatre | Today | Boulder |
| Live Music With Hunter Stone | License No. 1 | Today | Boulder |
| Rolling Harvest & Poorfree: Dylan, Young & Mountain Soul | Roots Music Project | Fri, Jul 31 | Boulder |
| Liam St. John with Davis Corley | Velvet Elk Lounge | Fri, Jul 31 | Boulder |
| Live Music With Phoebe Nix | License No. 1 | Fri, Jul 31 | Boulder |
| House Party | The Fox Theatre | Fri, Jul 31 | Boulder |
| The RUMBLE Ft. Big Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. and Ian Arras Organ Trio | Roots Music Project | Sat, Aug 1 | Boulder |
| A Very Jerry Birthday - A Night of JGB - Dave Abear's A Very Jerry Band | The Fox Theatre | Sat, Aug 1 | Boulder |
| UNIQ THRET | Rosetta Hall | Sat, Aug 1 | Boulder |
| Live Music With Voodoo Lily | License No. 1 | Sat, Aug 1 | Boulder |
| Nik Parr & The Selfless Lovers with Natalie Brooke | Velvet Elk Lounge | Sun, Aug 2 | Boulder |
| Open Mic Night with Host Riley J | Roots Music Project | Mon, Aug 3 | Boulder |
| RYAN BENTHALL | Rosetta Hall | Tue, Aug 4 | Boulder |
| Sober Night Live! 105.5 The Colorado Sound Presents | Roots Music Project | Tue, Aug 4 | Boulder |
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