Live Music
Miami concerts.
Find a concert buddy.
The venues worth knowing and how to find someone who actually knows the setlist.
The venues worth knowing and how to find someone who actually knows the setlist.
Miami's live music scene goes way past the big EDM festivals. Here are the venues to know across every size, plus a strategy for finding the right concert +1.
The arena that hosts touring stadium acts. Buy floor seats only if you really love the band; the views from 200-level are often better.
Big rooms also include LoanDepot Park for stadium pop tours.
Historic 2,700-seat theater. Strong sightlines from anywhere. The best venue for the type of touring artist who has 5 to 10 thousand fans in the city.
Downtown's biggest underground/EDM venue. Late-late shows.
Outdoor concerts, food trucks, free entry to some shows. The casual entry point.
Outdoor amphitheater. Most shows are free or under $20. Latin jazz, indie, world music. Bring a blanket.
The Wynwood institution. DJs and small bands, late nights.
Little Havana. Live Cuban jazz seven nights a week. Real local crowd.
Concerts are one of the highest-conversion +1 categories on Plus 1. The matching is built around shared interest in the artist, so the energy is already aligned. Post the show, the date, and your spare ticket and you'll have a +1 by the end of the day.
See our weekend things to do guide for what else is happening.