Monkey Loft ★ 4.4
$$Pioneer Square{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': 'closed', 'thursday': 'varies by event', 'friday': '22:00-04:00', 'saturday': '22:00-04:00', 'sunday': 'varies by event'}
Monkey Loft is the SoDo warehouse dance bar inside a 1929 brick building, with an upstairs Deck patio over the skyline that becomes the after hours techno spot south of the stadium.
Tip: Programming clusters Friday and Saturday after 22:00, often through dawn. The Deck opens in warm months for outdoor sets.
Kremwerk ★ 4.6
$$Capitol Hill{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': 'varies by event', 'thursday': 'varies by event', 'friday': '18:00-02:00', 'saturday': '18:00-02:00', 'sunday': 'varies by event'}
Kremwerk on Minor Avenue is the underground queer club that pairs with Timbre Room and Cherry to run a three space complex of techno, house, drum and bass and drag near Capitol Hill.
Tip: Doors Friday and Saturday 18:00, programming through 02:00. Buy advance tickets via Dice; the complex sells out on big bookings.
Neumos ★ 4.4
$$Capitol Hill{'monday': 'varies by show', 'tuesday': 'varies by show', 'wednesday': 'varies by show', 'thursday': '19:00 doors, varies', 'friday': '19:00 doors, varies', 'saturday': '19:00 doors, varies', 'sunday': 'varies by show'}
Neumos on East Pike is the Capitol Hill room that pairs touring indie, hip hop and electronic bookings with sister venue Barboza in the basement and hosts Capitol Hill Block Party each summer.
Tip: Doors are typically 19:00 with show at 20:00. Many shows are all ages to enter, 21 plus to drink. Tickets via AXS.
The Cuff Complex ★ 4.5
$$Capitol Hill{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': '18:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '18:00-02:00', 'thursday': '18:00-02:00', 'friday': '18:00-02:00', 'saturday': '18:00-02:00', 'sunday': '18:00-02:00'}
The Cuff Complex on 13th Avenue is the four bar, 7,000 square foot gay leather and dance institution open since 1993, with a 500 capacity dance floor and a large outdoor deck.
Tip: Tuesday through Sunday from 18:00, closed Monday. 21 plus with ID. The deck opens in warm months; Pride Fest takes over in June.
The Crocodile ★ 4.7
$$Belltown{'monday': 'varies by show', 'tuesday': 'varies by show', 'wednesday': 'varies by show', 'thursday': '19:00 doors, varies', 'friday': '19:00 doors, varies', 'saturday': '19:00 doors, varies', 'sunday': 'varies by show'}
The Crocodile on 1st and Wall opened April 1991 and launched Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Mudhoney. The 2021 rebuild added a 750 capacity showroom plus Hotel Crocodile upstairs.
Tip: Showroom typically opens 19:00 with show at 20:00. Use the Wall Street side entrance; tickets via Ticketweb.
The Showbox ★ 4.7
$$Pike Place Market{'monday': 'varies by show', 'tuesday': 'varies by show', 'wednesday': 'varies by show', 'thursday': '19:00 doors, varies', 'friday': '19:00 doors, varies', 'saturday': '19:00 doors, varies', 'sunday': 'varies by show'}
The Showbox at the Market on 1st Avenue opened July 1939 and ran Duke Ellington, Muddy Waters and the grunge era's Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Mudhoney; landmarked in 2019 at 1,150 capacity.
Tip: Tickets via AXS. Doors typically 19:00 with show at 20:00. The Art Deco ballroom keeps the original oak dance floor.