Trio Club at 139 Calhoun in Charleston is the city's longstanding electronic dance club, a Friday and Saturday room running rotating touring DJs across a downstairs band stage and an upstairs DJ floor.
Tip: Friday and Saturday 21:00 to 02:00 only. Tickets via the venue calendar for headliner nights; cover at the door for most weekends, 21+.
Address: 139 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29401
Republic Garden & Lounge on Upper King runs an indoor lounge paired with an outdoor garden, with DJ programming nightly and a smashburger plus shareable plates kitchen open afternoons.
Tip: Open daily from afternoon to 02:00. Kitchen runs 12:00 to 18:00 Wednesday to Sunday; the DJ floor and bottle service take over after dark.
Charleston Music Hall on John Street is the city's seated concert house, a restored former train station that books touring rock, indie, comedy and tribute acts across a calendar booked through 2026.
Tip: Box office on John Street Thursday and Friday 10:00 to 15:00; most shows sell faster online. Reserved seating, no general admission floor.
Music Farm on Ann Street is the 650-capacity general admission room that reopened in April 2022 after a two-year pandemic close, now under Charleston Music Hall management with Frank Productions.
Tip: Tickets via Ticketmaster; box office runs out of Music Hall on John Street. Standing floor, doors usually 30 to 60 minutes before showtime.
Republic Garden & Lounge on Upper King runs an indoor lounge paired with an outdoor garden, with DJ programming nightly and a smashburger plus shareable plates kitchen open afternoons.
Tip: Open daily from afternoon to 02:00. Kitchen runs 12:00 to 18:00 Wednesday to Sunday; the DJ floor and bottle service take over after dark.
The Refinery on Meeting Street Road runs an indoor and outdoor concert complex on the upper peninsula, with the city's only outdoor music amphitheatre, the Railcar and the Limbo cocktail room.
Tip: Buy concert tickets via the venue calendar; the amphitheatre runs Memorial Day weekend through autumn with national touring acts. Free parking on-site.
Charleston Music Hall on John Street is the city's seated concert house, a restored former train station that books touring rock, indie, comedy and tribute acts across a calendar booked through 2026.
Tip: Box office on John Street Thursday and Friday 10:00 to 15:00; most shows sell faster online. Reserved seating, no general admission floor.
Music Farm on Ann Street is the 650-capacity general admission room that reopened in April 2022 after a two-year pandemic close, now under Charleston Music Hall management with Frank Productions.
Tip: Tickets via Ticketmaster; box office runs out of Music Hall on John Street. Standing floor, doors usually 30 to 60 minutes before showtime.
The Royal American on Morrison Drive is the upper peninsula's tiki-leaning roadhouse, with original local and touring acts on the weekend stage and a kitchen running til 01:00 every day.
Tip: Open 11:00 to 02:00 daily, kitchen til 01:00. Live music weekends; calendar and door cover posted on the venue site.
The Charleston Pour House on Maybank Highway is the James Island music room with two stages, free local sets on the back deck nightly and ticketed indoor shows that run after the deck closes.
Tip: Deck shows are free and start around 17:00 or 18:00; the indoor stage takes over around 21:00 or 22:00 with the ticketed bill. Sunday afternoon farmers market on site.