This is an unedited, incomplete and inaccurate list of local venues. Other things such as record stores and guitar/instrument shops may be included here as well. If you have any pictures, flyers, video or stories to include from any of these old or current venues please feel free to contribute. Submissions can be posted on our Forums!


Acme
[Occasional Venue, 21+]
Tacoma Ave, Tacoma

Amvets Hall
38th & South Tacoma Way, Tacoma

The Armory
715 South 11th St, Tacoma

The Back Forty
7402 Custer, Lakewood

Back Stage
Tacoma

Baldy's
Milton

Brook Lake Hall

Burger Bowl

Busch's Drive-In
3505 S Tacoma Way

Cedarwood

Century Ballroom
1406 54th Avenue East Fife
1934-64

Central Clubhouse
[Closed Venue, 21+]
Milton

Central Tavern
[Closed Venue, 21+]
6th and Proctor, Tacoma
95-97?

Chainsaw
[Closed, All Ages Venue]
Puyallup Avenue, Tacoma

Cheers West
[Venue, 21+]
Tacpma

Club Impact
[Closed Venue, All Ages]
    Puyallup Ave, Tacoma

Club Tacoma
[Closed Venue, All Ages]
    6th and Fawcett, Tacoma

Community World Theater
[Closed All Ages Venue]
56th & M
1987-88

Crescent Ballroom
[Closed All Ages Venue]
South 13th and Fawcett, Tacoma
(1918-1991)

Dave's
[Current Venue]
Milton

Debow's

The Exit
Tacoma

Fellowship (Hall)
47 Saint Helens, Tacoma

Fabulous Firwood
Fife [Burned May 18, 2008]

The Gaslight
910 Pacific Avenue Tacoma

Goldfish

Heidelberg

Hell's Kitchen
[Closed Venue, 21+]
6th and Proctor
9th and Pacific

Industrial Noise
86

The Java Jive
[Current Venue]
2102 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma

Java Jump
[Closed, All Ages Venue]
95-96

Jazzbones
[Current Venue 21+]
6th Avenue, Tacoma

Johnny's Dock

Knights of Columbus (Hall)
10519 Division Road S.W., Lakewood

Land of the Giants
Portland Ave (1971)
[Nikki's Records]

Legends
89-90

Liberty Theater
Puyallup

Little Jim's Pub
North Tacoma 1972

Louie G's
[Current, All Ages Venue]
Fife

Lou's Place
Spanaway

Magoo's Annex
[Occasional Venue 21+]
Tacoma

Marlene's Galaxy
Puyallup

Midland (Hall)
(Space Age) 9619 19th Ave E. Tacoma

Mod Room
Tacoma

Mothers
Tacoma

Mother Records

Mothership
Fife

Mountaineers Club (Hall)
N. 30th, Tacoma

New Frontier
[Current Venue]
Tacoma

New Yorker
6th Ave, Tacoma

Normanna (Hall)
S 15th and K
Tacoma (late 60's)

The Oakland

Oddfellows (Hall)
602 S. Fawcett Ave

Old Windmill
112th & Meridian, Puyallup

Organ Donors Society (Hall)
N. 30th, Tacoma

Paradox
Puyallup Avenue, Tacoma

Parkland Theater

Planet Hotrod

Prositos
S. 6th & Proctor

The Red Carpet
5212 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma
1963-71

Red Roof Pub

Red Room

Rocket Records

Saint Mary's Parish (Hall)
10630 Gravelly Lake Drive, Lakewood

Seafarer
Center Street, Tacoma

Slavonian (Hall)
N. 30th, Tacoma

Scotty's
Tacoma

Showboat

Spanaway (Lake?) Park,
Spanaway

Spanish Castle
Old Highway 99
1931-68

Station 56
56th Street, Tacoma
[Closed Venue 21+]
09

The Swiss
[Current Venue, 21+]
Tacoma

Tacoma Sports Arena
38th and South Tacoma Way, Tacoma
[Built in 1946]

Tiffany's Roller Rink
Puyallup

Top of the Ocean
Tacoma

Top of Tacoma

The U.P.S. Field House

University of Puget Sound
[Built in 1948]

VASA (Hall)
Tacoma

Puyallup War Memorial (Hall)
Puyallup

Viaduct
[Closed Venue, All Ages]
South Tacoma Way
2008-10

Victory
6th Avenue, Tacoma
94-95?

Wows


In addition there are many annual festivals where local music is showcased!
Art on the Ave * 4th of July Freedom Fair * Music & Art in Wright Park*  Taste of Tacoma
And more!