Voyeur on Saint James Street is the Gayborhood after-hours club in Philadelphia, with three dance floors across 20,000 square feet and 03:20 close every weekend.
Tip: Doors 23:00 Friday and Saturday, midnight Thursday. The after-hours licence stretches past 03:00, so this is the latest dance floor in Center City.
Address: 1221 Saint James Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Union Transfer on Spring Garden in Philadelphia is the 1,200-capacity former Spring Garden train station turned indie rock room from the R5 Productions team.
Tip: Doors usually 19:00 with show at 20:00. The balcony has the cleaner sight line; the floor pit fills fast on touring weekends.
Union Transfer on Spring Garden in Philadelphia is the 1,200-capacity former Spring Garden train station turned indie rock room from the R5 Productions team.
Tip: Doors usually 19:00 with show at 20:00. The balcony has the cleaner sight line; the floor pit fills fast on touring weekends.
Johnny Brenda's on Frankford and Girard in Philadelphia pairs a 200-capacity upstairs music room with a downstairs gastropub that helped define modern Fishtown.
Tip: Open 11:00 to 02:00 daily, kitchen until 01:00. Buy show tickets early; the upstairs balcony rail is the spot.
The Fillmore Philadelphia on East Allen in Fishtown is the 2,500-capacity Live Nation room inside the old Ajax Metal factory, with a separate Foundry stage upstairs.
Tip: Doors typically 19:00; the GA floor has the rail, the mezzanine has the seats. The Foundry runs smaller shows on the same nights.
World Cafe Live on Walnut Street in Philadelphia is the nonprofit independent music venue near 30th Street Station, with the 600-cap Music Hall and an upstairs Lounge.
Tip: The Lounge upstairs runs the intimate 200-cap listening sets; the downstairs Music Hall is the full-band room. Tuesday through Saturday open from 10:00.
The Theatre of the Living Arts on South Street is the 1,000-capacity Live Nation room in Philadelphia, with a standing-room floor, a balcony and a long bar at the back.
Tip: Doors typically 19:00, headliner around 21:00. The mezzanine clears sight lines; the floor pit is the rail spot for taller crowds.
Ortlieb's on North 3rd in Northern Liberties is the independent Philadelphia music room and hot dog bar, with funk, jazz and indie bookings nightly and a Tuesday jazz jam.
Tip: Tuesday jazz jam runs free, hosted by former owner Pete Souders. Cheap tacos at the bar; the back room is the music space.