These 7 on the map
The 7 venues on this page, pinned where they actually are. Tap a marker to see which one it is — all 15 are on the map in the Whosly app.
7 of the 15
U Street 2
9:30 Club
U Street$$DC's best-known rock club, a standing-room space for about 1,200 on V Street, run by the independent I.M.P. team that also books The Anthem and The Atlantis.
Black Cat
U Street$A 14th Street institution booking indie and alternative acts since 1993, with a main concert room upstairs and the Red Room bar downstairs.
Georgetown 1
Blues Alley
Georgetown$$$Open since 1965 down a Georgetown alley and billed as the oldest continuously running jazz supper club in the country. Dizzy Gillespie and Sarah Vaughan played here; dinner is served at the tables.
Langdon 1
Echostage
Langdon$$$A warehouse-size dance club in Northeast DC for headline DJs and electronic acts, ranked North America's top venue by DJ Mag.
Shaw 1
The Howard Theatre
Shaw$$A restored 1910 theater in Shaw, once the heart of DC's Black Broadway, now booking R&B, go-go, jazz, hip-hop and comedy.
Southwest Waterfront 1
The Anthem
Southwest Waterfront$$$The Wharf's big room, holding up to 6,000 for arena-size acts, run by the same independent team as the 9:30 Club.
Union Market 1
Songbyrd Music House
Union Market$A 150-capacity venue, bar and restaurant near Union Market, and a member of the National Independent Venue Association.
The other 8
The 15 are spread across 10 neighborhoods. U Street (4) and Southwest Waterfront (3) have the most; Alexandria, Foggy Bottom, Georgetown, H Street, Langdon, Penn Quarter, Shaw and Union Market have one each.
+8 more in the app
Pie by the slice downstairs and bands upstairs on H Street, a small club modeled on the original 9:30 on F Street, a seated supper-club room steps from the White House, a 500-seat Alexandria hall open since 1966, and more.
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Common questions
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All 15, on your own map
This page is 7 of them. The Washington, DC Live Music pack in Whosly has all 15 — add it and every one drops onto your map, ready to save, rate and turn into a plan your friends RSVP to from a text, no app needed to answer. The pack is included with Planner Pro.
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