Red Light Cafe

Red Light Cafe
Call: (404) 874-7828 or visit redlightcafe.com
The bohemian living room serves as the city's center of bluegrass and Americana. The venue hosts a variety of other musical performers as well, plus diverse events. Food and drink available.

Wednesday June 25, 2025 09:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $13.62+
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Every Wednesday, the Gordon Vernick Quartet perform a few numbers then invite other musicians and singers to join them on stage for a Jazz Jam Session. Whether you're a professional or amateur musician, you're welcome to sit in — everyone who wants to perform will be given a chance to play. Livest... [click here for more]

Thursday June 26, 2025 08:30 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: From $19.44+
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
We’re spelling. We’re singing. We’re sweating tequila. It’s where “i before e” means “I’m before everyone else at the bar.” Ready to sing your heart out and possibly forget how to spell ‘chrysanthemum’? Yup, Same. Acting Under the Influence combines theatre and drinking (two of our most favorite a... [click here for more]

Friday June 27, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $20 Adv – $25 Door
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Experience keyboardist Zach Wilson and his band as they play music from his most recent jazz-fusion album Keep Pressing On. Joining him for a few selections will be acid-jazz duo Arkose and R&B + jazz singer Lavahi. [click here for more]

Friday June 27, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $20 Adv - $25 Door
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Experience keyboardist Zach Wilson and his band as they play music from his most recent jazz-fusion album Keep Pressing On. Joining him for a few selections will be acid-jazz duo Arkose and R&B + jazz singer Lavahi.$20 Adv – $25 DoorDoors @ 7 PM [click here for more]

Saturday June 28, 2025 10:00 AM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: Free+
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Red Light Running Society (RLRS) aims to bring people together to build and maintain happy, healthy and active lives. ALL FITNESS LEVELS ARE WELCOME - walkers, joggers, runners, etc. Even if you're not able to participate, please join us for espresso (or stronger drinks), treats, music, and nerdy co... [click here for more]

Saturday June 28, 2025 09:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: From $31.06+
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
The Southern Gothic genre is famous for its depictions of horror and dark fantasy set in the American South. Doom & Gloom Revue attempts to capture the sticky, sinister, romanticism of this literary and musical style with Southern Gothic Summer - a burlesque variety show! From the vampires of New ... [click here for more]

Sunday June 29, 2025 07:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: From $31.06+
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
It's a Sunday Summer Disco Dance Party - AND YOU'RE INVITED! Red Light Cafe's own DJ Conflux will be spinning Disco Classics & Deep Cuts (along with a few special surprises) all night long: Bee Gees, Donna Summer, Chic, Gloria Gaynor, KC and the Sunshine Band, ABBA, Village People, Earth Wind & Fi... [click here for more]

Tuesday July 1, 2025 07:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: From $31.06+
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Red Light Cafe welcomes all working and aspiring comedians to showcase their talent at a Comedy Open Mic hosted by Gwen Evans! Whether it's your first time trying comedy or you're a seasoned performer, you can work on four minutes of comedic material in your preferred style. The only rules are to be... [click here for more]

Wednesday July 2, 2025 09:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $13.62+
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Every Wednesday, the Gordon Vernick Quartet perform a few numbers then invite other musicians and singers to join them on stage for a Jazz Jam Session. Whether you're a professional or amateur musician, you're welcome to sit in — everyone who wants to perform will be given a chance to play. Livest... [click here for more]

Friday July 4, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $15 Adv - $20 Door
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Come join The Tipsy Zone in an evening of improvised comedy in the style of the cult classic tv show The Twilight Zone but with a Tipsy twist. See if our performers can stay dry enough to safely navigate out of... The Tipsy Zone! You can catch The Tipsy Zone FIRST FRIDAY EVERY MONTH at Atlanta's R... [click here for more]
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Tuesday June 24, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $17.11+
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Therapy is expensive. So instead, we’re traumatizing the audience!

Have you ever emotionally dissociated during an audition? Tried to belt Wicked at 10am with bronchitis? Played a 65-year-old chain-smoking grandmother at age 15? Same. 

This cabaret is a spiral in real time. A live, oversharing s... [click here for more]

Monday June 23, 2025 07:30 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: No Cover
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Joy Deficit is a monthly live performance event dedicated to Chaotic Good and bringing some much-needed joy into our community (which includes YOU!). All sorts of performances are welcome, and the roster changes every month. Live literature, slam poetry, puppetry, music, comedy, and on and on...The ... [click here for more]

Sunday June 22, 2025 07:30 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $10ADV/$15 Door
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Join us as 4 of Atlanta’s most talented songwriters perform the best songs the city has to offer.

— Sienna Jade — K Shanora — Atticus Roness — Mira

$10 Adv – $15 Door Doors @ 7 PM

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Sunday June 22, 2025 02:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $10ADV/$15 Door
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Vinnie D'Agostino, Craig Shaw and Emrah Kotan draw inspiration from the timeless Sonny Rollins “Live at the Village Vanguard” recordings. The trio format provides plenty of freedom to revisit this material with spontaneity, force and a spirit of exploration. Drawing on diverse influences and musical... [click here for more]

Saturday June 21, 2025 09:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $15ADV/$20 Door
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Run up that Hill' to this show because 'Dog Days Are Over' at The Kate Bush + Florence & The Machine Drag Cabaret – an evening of drag performances of songs across the catalogues of both icons! On Saturday, June 21st at Red Light Cafe, witness stunning numbers from some of your Atlanta favorites per... [click here for more]

Saturday June 21, 2025 10:00 AM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: Free+
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Red Light Running Society (RLRS) aims to bring people together to build and maintain happy, healthy and active lives. ALL FITNESS LEVELS ARE WELCOME - walkers, joggers, runners, etc. Even if you're not able to participate, please join us for espresso (or stronger drinks), treats, music, and nerdy co... [click here for more]

Friday June 20, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $15 Adv/$20 Door
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Measure Island creates a fully improvised musical comedy inspired by YOUR suggestions! Our ensemble will make up scenes, characters, AND songs on the spot for you — completely unscripted, sometimes mind-blowing, and always hilarious. You can catch Measure Island EVERY THIRD FRIDAY OF THE MONTH at ... [click here for more]

Thursday June 19, 2025 09:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $15 Adv/$20 Door
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
3rd Thursday EVERY Month, ELECTRO LOUNGE is the #Kinky #Glow + #Flow party you don't want to miss! This INTERACTIVE event features #Burlesque + #Aerial + #FireDancing + #GoGoDancing + MORE (#Shibari! #WaxPlay! Who knows?!). Electro Lounge is a safe space to let your authentic self come out, or hid... [click here for more]

Wednesday June 18, 2025 09:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $10 Door ($5 for performers or students with ID)
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Every Wednesday, the Gordon Vernick Quartet perform a few numbers then invite other musicians and singers to join them on stage for a Jazz Jam Session. Whether you're a professional or amateur musician, you're welcome to sit in — everyone who wants to perform will be given a chance to play. Livest... [click here for more]

Tuesday June 17, 2025 10:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $10 ($5 for Poets)
Disclaimer: All prices are current as of the posting date and are subject to change. Please check the venue or ticket sales site for the current pricing.
Red Poet Society is a monthly poetry slam designed to bring artists and enthusiasts together in a spirit of healthy competition and community. The winner of the poetry slam — who makes it through 3 rounds of reciting or reading their own original and unaccompanied work — will be crowned the slam cha... [click here for more]
553-1 Amsterdam Ave. N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30306
(404) 874-7828

Virginia-Highland
#virginiahighland

Night Club, Live Music Club
Jazz, Blues
Hours

Monday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Tuesday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Wednesday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Thursday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Friday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Saturday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Sunday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM