The Big List
Everything we know about. We still think you should let us pick.
Neighborhood
ApexBlue Ridge RoadCaryDix ParkDowntownDowntown RaleighDurhamFayetteville StGarnerGlenwood SouthGolden Belt, DurhamHillsboroughHistoric OakwoodHolly SpringsKnightdaleMoore SquareMorrisvilleNorth HillsNorth RaleighNorthwest RaleighRaleighSouth RaleighVillage DistrictWake ForestWarehouse DistrictWest RaleighZebulon
Anytime
- Catch a show at Kings
A 247-cap room above Martin Street with floating walls and two decades of Raleigh's best, weirdest bookings. Take a chance on a band you've never heard of — that's the point.
Keep it cheapFayetteville St - Basement karaoke and cocktails at Neptunes Parlour
The basement hideaway under Kings — custom cocktails with handmade syrups, DJs late, karaoke on Wednesdays. You go down for one drink and surface at 2am.
Keep it cheapFayetteville StClosed now - Rock show at Lincoln Theatre
A no-frills downtown rock hall that's booked national and regional acts across every genre for decades. Balcony rail upstairs or right up front on the floor — pick your ritual.
Keep it cheapFayetteville St - Dive-bar rock night at Slim's
Downtown's oldest music venue and proudest dive, going since 1999. Cheap beer, poster-plastered windows, and punk, rock, and shoegaze most nights of the week.
Keep it cheapFayetteville StClosed now