Atlanta Nightclubs
Atlanta's nightlife is rich. From Dance Clubs to Comedy Clubs to After Hours Clubs. See our comprehensive list of Atlanta Nightclubs below.
Dance Clubs
District Atlanta Dance Clubs
District, one of Atlanta's newest nightclubs, brings the biggest parties to the city.
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El Bar @ El Ponce Dance Clubs
Located under the El Ponce on Ponce de Leon Avenue, this sleek lounge draws a young, hip crowd.
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Havana Club ATL Dance Clubs
MJQ Concourse After Hours Portal, Live Music Club, Dance Clubs
The tiny, shacklike entrance reveals an eclectic and loyal late-night crowd. Music at this underground clubber’s club ranges from hip-hop and Brit-pop to downtempo and rare grooves. The dim basement space feels like the most happenin’ speakeasy in town.
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The Basement After Hours Portal, Live Music Club, Dance Clubs
This (literally) underground club, located below the Graveyard Tavern in East Atlanta, hosts local and touring indie rock and hip-hop shows (T.I. and Iggy Azalea once shared the stage here). The aptly named space is also home to old-school dance parties.
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The Music Room After Hours Portal, Dance Clubs, Live Music Club
This cave-like underground bar is located below Pizzeria Vesuvius. A wide flight of stairs ushers you into a moderate-size venue that features live music and DJs.
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the Sound Table (permanently closed) After Hours Portal, Live Music Club, Dance Clubs
The Sound Table is as much a dance club as it is a restaurant. It's a showplace for some of the best DJs around, both in the downstairs dining room and next door at Space 2.
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Live Music Clubs
37 Main Avondale Estates Live Music Club
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37 Main Buford Live Music Club
37 Main Gainesville Live Music Club
This Rock N Roll venue follows a simple philosophy: "Music is food to the soul". We offer an all-star lineup of live music & great food: EAT. DRINK. ROCK.
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40 Watt Club Live Music Club
The 40 Watt Club is one of the most famous and iconic music venues in the world.
In addition to national acts, the club has served as a music home base for many of Athens’ most beloved bands over the last 35 years, including R.E.M., the B-52’s, Pylon, Love Tractor, Vic Chesnutt, Olivia Tremor Contro...
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529 Bar Night Club, Live Music Club
In the central East Atlanta spot formerly occupied by retro soul bar the Village, you'll find 529 — a tiny, smoky space that oozes cool. Despite being the size of a Manhattan apartment, there's a closed-circuit TV above the bar on which you can watch the band playing on the stage behind you. The fro...
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Apache Cafe Night Club, Live Music Club
Eclectic venue for hip-hop, spoken-word poetry, and up-and-coming soul artists. Home to Wednesday night jam sessions featuring a live band and open mic for vocalists to join in. Street parking available.
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Atlanta Coliseum Live Music Club
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Believe Music Hall Atlanta Live Music Club
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Blind Willie's Live Music Club
A local blues, jazz, and roots institution that's been around for more than 25 years. The North Highland Avenue storefront, with its signature guitar-wielding neon alligator, has persevered through an unpredictable economy on the strength of the roots-based music that regularly fills the dimly lit r...
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Bonfire ATL Night Club, Live Music Club
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Buckhead Saloon Sports Bar, Night Club, Live Music Club
Cafe Circa Southern, Night Club, Live Music Club
Elegant urban setting for a menu that is kind of international and kind of Caribbean. The chocolate chicken wings are spicy, slightly hot and not too sweet. For an entree the jerk chicken with pineapple and mango salsa and side of rice and black beans will have you cleaning your plate.
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Caledonia Lounge (permanently closed) Live Music Club
Center Stage Theater Night Club, Live Music Club, Event Venue
Center Stage is the largest of the three venues that make up the Center Stage Atlanta Music Complex. But this 1,050-capacity theater nevertheless boasts an intimate atmosphere, with a stadium-seating layout that guarantees a great view of the stage.
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City Winery Restaurant, Winery, Night Club, Live Music Club, Event Venue
Atlanta's first urban winery, City Winery has an intimate music venue able to seat 300 people, a restaurant, bar, an outdoor patio, and a private event space.
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Connect live Live Music Club
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Cowboys (permanently closed) Live Music Club
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Dixie Tavern Live Music Club
The "Home of the Zac Brown Band" features great live music, happy hour specials, an outdoor patio, pool tables, video games, and a menu of bar food to sop up that Miller Lite.
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Drunken Unicorn Bar or Pub, Live Music Club
The literally underground club features plenty of figuratively underground punk, electro, and hip-hop acts. Although connected to MJQ Concourse, it has a separate entrance. Earplugs suggested.
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Eddie's Attic Live Music Club
Located across from Decatur Square, Eddie's hosts aspiring and accomplished singer-songwriters for live shows almost nightly and is famous for its biannual Open Mic Shootout. The venue features an intimate listening room, a covered patio, a varied menu, and a full bar.
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Everett's Music Barn/Suwanee Music Barn Live Music Club
Front Page News - Little Five Points (permanently closed) Food, Entertainment Business, Night Club, Live Music Club
Cajun cuisine. Good brunch. Large bar and patio, good for big parties.
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Gold Room Night Club, After Hours Portal, Live Music Club
Grocery on Home Live Music Club
This tiny, nontraditional music venue located in, yes, a former neighborhood grocery store curates and hosts intimate performances of independent singer-songwriters. Attendance is limited and RSVPs are required.
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Comedy Clubs
Atlanta Comedy Theater Comedy Club
Atlanta Comedy Theater - Underground Comedy Club
ATLANTA'S PREMIER UPSCALE COMEDY CLUB VENUE
Comedy Club featuring Live Stand-Up Comedy & Drag Brunch Shows, Improv, Murder Mysteries, Comedy Karaoke, & Dinner Theater.
Dad's Garage Theatre Comedy Club
Dad’s Garage is a non-profit comedy theatre located in the heart of Atlanta's historic Old Fourth Ward neighborhood. With award-winning Atlanta improv comedy, scripted shows, and a fully-stocked bar, we're a major part of Atlanta nightlife and a great venue for date night. Come see us Thursday throu...
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Funny Farm Comedy Club (permanently closed) Comedy Club
After eight years intown, the Funny Farm comedy club moved into the Andretti Karting facility in Roswell — because if anyone needs a good laugh, it's OTP-ers.
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Highwire Comedy Co. (permanently closed) Comedy Club
Laughing Skull Lounge Comedy Club
Atlanta's best full-time option for seeing stand-up is an intimate venue tucked away in the back of Midtown's Vortex Bar & Grill. The Laughing Skull Lounge has featured Marc Maron, Kyle Kinane, Maria Bamford, and countless other quality stand-ups.
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The Basement Theatre (permanently closed) Comedy Club
The Basement Theatre hosts improv comedy shows every Friday and Saturday.
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The Punchline Comedy Club Comedy Club
Scope out the glossy head shots that line the walls of this barely OTP comedy institution and you’ll see that everyone from John Stewart to Jeff Foxworthy has performed here. It’s an excellent place to take a date, but don’t sit too close to the stage — lest you be heckled by the talent. Reservation...
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The Vortex - Midtown Comedy Club, Bar or Pub, Late Night Food, After Hours Portal
Popular Atlanta institution for serious slacking, burger eating, and drinking. Home to the Laughing Skull Lounge comedy club.
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Uptown Comedy Corner Comedy Club
The longest-running African-American comedy club in Atlanta, Uptown Comedy Corner has featured Chris Rock, the Wayans Brothers, Steve Harvey and Chris Tucker in the more than 20 years it's served Atlanta's Westside.
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Village Theatre Comedy Club, Performing Arts Theater
Since 2008, this hole-in-the-wall comedy venue has hosted improv comedy multiple nights a week as well as stand-up and sketch comedy.
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After Hours Clubs
Aisle 5 After Hours Portal, Night Club
Aisle 5 maintains the communal philosophy of its predecessor, the Five Spot, but its guts are brand new. The 2014 renovation brought the space a new stage with an updated sound system, the better to enjoy Aisle 5's roster of indie rock, hip hop, and other music acts.
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Clermont Lounge Night Club, Adult Entertainment
If you haven't witnessed Blondie, the city's most well-embraced stripper (she's appeared in the city's marketing material, for Christ's sake), crushing a beer can between her breasts, then you're not an Atlantan. The oldest strip club in Atlanta, located in the basement of the Clermont Motor Hotel, ...
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Gold Room Night Club, After Hours Portal, Live Music Club
MJQ Concourse After Hours Portal, Live Music Club, Dance Clubs
The tiny, shacklike entrance reveals an eclectic and loyal late-night crowd. Music at this underground clubber’s club ranges from hip-hop and Brit-pop to downtempo and rare grooves. The dim basement space feels like the most happenin’ speakeasy in town.
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MOTHER Bar + Kitchen (permanently closed) After Hours Portal, Bar or Pub, Night Club
Beep Beep Gallery's Mark Basehore and James McConnell joined forces with two Brooklynites to open this gastropub. The back patio is an excellent place to hang out, if you can elbow your way through the crowded bar area and find a table. Regular DJ nights and dinner specials, including $2 tacos, tequ...
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Smith's Olde Bar Late Night Food, After Hours Portal, Live Music Club
Floor to ceiling renovations!
With live music from the likes of Zack Brown, Butch Walker, Blackberry Smoke, and John Mayer plus past performances from legends like David Bowie, one could make a strong argument that Smith's is the best small-venue music room in Atlanta. Open Mic, Comedy, Trivia and ...
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SOHO (Compound) Night Club, After Hours Portal, Live Music Club
This mega-nightclub feels kind of like a resort, with several indoor and outdoor environments, including a pool area (swimming, not billiards). A great spot for dancing, chilling, or the chance celebrity sighting.
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The Basement After Hours Portal, Live Music Club, Dance Clubs
This (literally) underground club, located below the Graveyard Tavern in East Atlanta, hosts local and touring indie rock and hip-hop shows (T.I. and Iggy Azalea once shared the stage here). The aptly named space is also home to old-school dance parties.
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The Highlander Late Night Food, After Hours Portal, Bar or Pub, Night Club, Live Music Club
Cheap beer, pool tables, and fried food are the pillars of this dingy Midtown strip mall dive. Conveniently located next to Landmark Midtown, this is the perfect place to throw back a few after catching a flick on a Friday night.
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The Masquerade After Hours Portal, Live Music Club
Tucked away in the Kenny's Alley section of Underground Atlanta, the Masquerade is Downtown Atlanta’s most revered music venue. Over the last 30 years, the club has set the stage for a variety of musical performances, ranging from punk, hardcore, hip-hop, and heavy-metal shows to goth/industrial, el...
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The Music Room After Hours Portal, Dance Clubs, Live Music Club
This cave-like underground bar is located below Pizzeria Vesuvius. A wide flight of stairs ushers you into a moderate-size venue that features live music and DJs.
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the Sound Table (permanently closed) After Hours Portal, Live Music Club, Dance Clubs
The Sound Table is as much a dance club as it is a restaurant. It's a showplace for some of the best DJs around, both in the downstairs dining room and next door at Space 2.
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The Vortex - Midtown Comedy Club, Bar or Pub, Late Night Food, After Hours Portal
Popular Atlanta institution for serious slacking, burger eating, and drinking. Home to the Laughing Skull Lounge comedy club.
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WildPitch Underground (Music Hall) (permanently closed) Night Club, After Hours Portal, Live Music Club
Night Clubs
10 High Club Night Club
This bare-bones club space beneath the Dark Horse Tavern is best known for live-band “Metalsome” hard-rock karaoke. But 10 High also hosts local and regional bands, as well as stand-up comedy shows. Patrons can enjoy food offerings from the Dark Horse upstairs, as well.
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Aisle 5 After Hours Portal, Night Club
Aisle 5 maintains the communal philosophy of its predecessor, the Five Spot, but its guts are brand new. The 2014 renovation brought the space a new stage with an updated sound system, the better to enjoy Aisle 5's roster of indie rock, hip hop, and other music acts.
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Alley Cat Music Club Night Club
Apache XLR Night Club
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Aura Lounge Night Club
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Backstage Atlanta Night Club
Backstreet (permanently closed) Former Landmarks, Night Club
What once was ground zero for the dance-till-dawn queer crowd was Atlanta's party melting pot before it closed in 2004. Charlie Brown's X-Rated Cabaret was the terror of tourists and reluctant frat boys, while the downstairs dance pit is doubtlessly pumping. This was one of the legendary Atlanta clu...
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Blue Flame Lounge Night Club
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Cephora Lounge Night Club
Clermont Lounge Night Club, Adult Entertainment
If you haven't witnessed Blondie, the city's most well-embraced stripper (she's appeared in the city's marketing material, for Christ's sake), crushing a beer can between her breasts, then you're not an Atlantan. The oldest strip club in Atlanta, located in the basement of the Clermont Motor Hotel, ...
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Club 908 Night Club
Club Bankhead Night Club
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Club Crucial Night Club
Owned by T.I., Club Crucial is yet another Bankhead hot spot that attracts snappers, trappers and rappers alike.
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Club Obsessions Night Club
Club Vision (permanently closed) Night Club
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Congas Bar & Grill Night Club
Formerly known as Club Santa Fe, this Latino nightclub is housed inside the Santa Fe Shopping Center.
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Crazy Horse Bar & Grill (permanently closed) Night Club
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Crowe's Nest Mega-Plex Night Club
Black-owned Business
A night club with live performances, full service kitchen, and bar.
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CRU Lounge - Edgewood Night Club
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Embr Lounge Night Club
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Footprints Jamaican Restaurant & Lounge Night Club
Restaurant serving Jamaican cuisine.
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Grown Folks Cafe Night Club
Hammer's Goodtime Emporium Night Club
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Strip Clubs
Alluvia Restaurant at the Cheetah Restaurant, Adult Entertainment
Fine dining restaurant raising the bar/pole on adult entertainment.
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Clermont Lounge Night Club, Adult Entertainment
If you haven't witnessed Blondie, the city's most well-embraced stripper (she's appeared in the city's marketing material, for Christ's sake), crushing a beer can between her breasts, then you're not an Atlantan. The oldest strip club in Atlanta, located in the basement of the Clermont Motor Hotel, ...
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Club Blaze Adult Entertainment
Welcome to Club Blaze in Conley, GA. Our Black strip club has the best Atlanta nude dancers & strippers in Clayton & DeKalb County, GA. Since 1991, Club Blaze has provided residents of Atlanta, College Park, Forest Park & South Fulton with $5 lap dances, $5 drinks, $3 beers, billiards, and an extens...
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Club Wax Adult Entertainment
Follies (permanently closed) Adult Entertainment
Latino regulars down Coronas and sport cowboy hats in a club that features Tex-Mex and Mexican regional music. Also attracts a large clientele on Latino gay nights.
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Foxy Lady Lounge Adult Entertainment
Foxy Lady Lounge is an adult entertainment club located in East Atlanta.
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GOLDRUSH Showbar Adult Entertainment
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Pin Ups Strip Club Adult Entertainment
<p>An adult night club located in Decatur.</p>
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Pink Pony Adult Entertainment, After Hours Portal
There are strip clubs, and then there are Atlanta strip clubs. The Pink Pony sits atop an extended list of adult emporiums for the city, but it's the sheer size that topples the competition. Don't shy away from the buffet either; it's a real staple for the club's overall charm. Whether you're flying...
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Swinging Richards Adult Entertainment
All-male, all-nude strip club. Mostly gay clientele. No bachelor or bachelorette parties.
"Clients must remain dressed at all times while inside the club" – swingingrichards.com
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Tattletale Lounge Adult Entertainment
Name-checked by Mötley Crüe, this venerable strip club just keeps shakin’ its thang.
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Tease Adult Entertainment Club (permanently closed) Adult Entertainment
The Cheetah Adult Entertainment
The city's top high-end strip club stresses the "gentleman" part of "gentleman's club" more than most local clubs. It's handsomely appointed and stocked with attractive dancers, as you'd expect, and also features Alluvia, a fine-dining restaurant that allows you to enjoy pan-seared salmon while admi...
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Swinger's Clubs
Trapeze Adult Entertainment
Atlanta Nightclubs in History
Backstreet (permanently closed) Former Landmarks, Night Club
What once was ground zero for the dance-till-dawn queer crowd was Atlanta's party melting pot before it closed in 2004. Charlie Brown's X-Rated Cabaret was the terror of tourists and reluctant frat boys, while the downstairs dance pit is doubtlessly pumping. This was one of the legendary Atlanta clu...
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Richard's Club (Original Atlanta) (permanently closed) Former Landmarks, Night Club
Richard's is an Atlanta club that was big in the 1970s. Iggy and the Stooges (forerunner to Iggy Pop) played a 1973 show at this Midtown club that people were still talking about 10 years lager; Elton John showed up in a bunny suit and the Igster stage-dove through a tabletop. Also memorable were Ne...
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