Concert Venues in Columbus

Columbus, OH, US · 5,200 capacity

A 2001-built Arena District venue in Columbus where a reversible stage rotates so the same building runs as a 2,200-cap indoor music hall in winter and a 5,200-cap open-air amphitheater from May through September.

Columbus, OH · 20,000 capacity

Columbus's hockey-first NHL arena sits inside the Arena District, a walkable cluster of bars, restaurants, and garages that turns concert nights into a neighborhood event rather than a parking-lot ordeal. The bowl is compact for 20,000, the bag policy is unusually strict, and the concessions lean Ohio (Skyline Chili, Bob Evans, Land Grant beer). Pair it with a downtown hotel and you can walk to the show.

Columbus, OH, US · 1,700 capacity

America's Longest Continually Running Rock Club, a 1921 movie palace on Ohio State's campus where the original theater decor is still intact, the sound is excellent for small bands and turns to mud for large ones, and a raised platform ringing the pit gives you railings to lean on all night.