Tulips FTW ★ 4.2
Tulips FTW in Fort Worth is the Near Southside's 300-capacity indie concert room, booking emerging touring acts in an intimate flat-floor setting since 2020.
Dance clubs, live music, rooftop bars, speakeasies, LGBTQ+ nightlife, listening bars and late-night dives across Fort Worth, with where to go and what is worth the late night.
Live Music in Fort Worth
Rail Club Live ★ 4.0
Rail Club Live in Fort Worth is the city's premier rock and metal venue on Joyce Drive, hosting national touring acts in a warehouse room with serious sound.
Scat Jazz Lounge ★ 4.1
Scat Jazz Lounge in Fort Worth occupies the basement of the Woolworth building in Sundance Square, programming bebop and swing acts Thursday through Sunday.
The Post ★ 4.0
The Post in Fort Worth reopened in 2025 at the former Lola's Saloon space on West 6th Street, continuing to champion independent and alternative touring acts.
Billy Bob's Texas ★ 4.6
Billy Bob's Texas in Fort Worth is the world's largest honky-tonk, fitting 6,000 guests across a dance floor with live bull-riding and touring country acts.
White Elephant Saloon ★ 4.3
White Elephant Saloon in Fort Worth has anchored the Stockyards since 1884, booking nightly country acts and pouring cold longnecks until two in the morning.
Rodeo Exchange ★ 3.9
Rodeo Exchange in Fort Worth fills a timber dance floor in the Stockyards with two-step dancers and live country music on Thursday through Saturday nights.
Rooftop Bars in Fort Worth
The Archibald ★ 4.0
The Archibald in Fort Worth pours cocktails and pizza from a rooftop on Houston Street with Sundance Square views and no cover until 02:00 nightly.
Annex Rooftop Bar ★ 3.9
Annex Rooftop Bar in Fort Worth crowns the Le Meridien on Commerce Street, pouring cocktails with skyline views and live music on weekends above downtown.
Speakeasies in Fort Worth
Thompson's Bookstore ★ 4.3
Thompson's Bookstore in Fort Worth hides a speakeasy behind a bookshelf door on Houston Street, pouring craft cocktails and serving cigars to 21-plus guests.
Bodega West 7th ★ 4.2
Bodega West 7th in Fort Worth hides its speakeasy behind a convenience store front, entered via a walk-in freezer into a low-lit cocktail bar near West 7th.
The Usual ★ 4.3
The Usual on Magnolia Avenue opened in 2009 as Fort Worth's first craft cocktail bar and still leads the Near Southside with a tight seasonal drinks list.
Dance Clubs
Late Night in Fort Worth
Ol' South Pancake House ★ 4.1
Ol' South Pancake House in Fort Worth has run 24 hours since 1962, drawing post-bar crowds and early risers with its German pancakes and bottomless coffee.
Velvet Taco ★ 3.9
Velvet Taco at West 7th in Fort Worth stays open until 03:30 on Fridays and Saturdays, serving globally inspired tacos to late-night diners and bar-hoppers.
Fat Shack ★ 3.8
Fat Shack in Fort Worth serves colossal late-night sandwiches stuffed with mozzarella sticks and mac and cheese near the TCU campus until 03:00 on weekends.