Commonly go to Slowdown for concerts. Easy entry, although I wish they had double line availability to make it go faster since the line to get in is fully outside. Drinks are reasonably priced and they have many people tending so waits aren't too long, plus it's not far from the concert. read more

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I enjoy this venue for indie music and the dance parties they throw. The bar can be a bit hard to get a drink from but the drinks are reasonably priced and made well! read more

Slowdown - Music Venues Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

Nice cozy venue! Big bar, comfy seating. I sat at a table for the whole show I saw, it was awesome. 8 bucks for a nütral, I assume that's pretty standard at a downtown bar. Would visit again for another show. read more

Slowdown - Music Venues Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

I had gone to see the rocky horror picture show here and all I can say is wow. I love this space with a pit in front of the stage and the large L bar giving so much face time with the bartenders in order to get drinks. I also really live the balcony and seating on the main floor above the pit. There are so many spots with seats there's no bad area within the space! read more

I went to this venue a couple weeks ago for a Doors Tribute concert and it was amazing. The doors opened at 7pm with the show starting at 8pm so I naturally show up at like 7:45pm to avoid the crowd and there was still a HUGE line of people waiting to get in; and it moved so slow! I don't know why they don't have more than one person scanning tickets, (maybe because of space?) I expect a line when the doors open but not with 15 minutes before the show starting. The venue is awesome. Smaller and intimate with plenty of places to stand to see the whole stage. The band was absolutely amazing. The lead singer sounded like Jim Morrison incarnate. Grade A show! I am stoked to go to this venue again in the near future! read more

The slowdown is such a great, intimate music venue in Omaha. I really love its location. It's in a safe part of the city and there a plenty of bars and restaurants within walking distance for grabbing a bite or a drink before or after the show. The venue itself is a good size, with lots of tables and chairs if you want to sit and enjoy some drinks, or you can head to the pit in the middle if you want to be closer to the action. I also like that it's multi-level, with extra seating available upstairs. Every time I've been, the venue has always been super clean, the bartenders are friendly and the security does a great job of keeping things safe without being overbearing. They seem to handle any issues quickly, often before they even really start. I just love the intimate vibe of this place, it's easily one of my favorite music venues in Omaha. read more

We came to Omaha to catch a band we follow but had never been to this venue before. We were so excited that it wasn't huge so we had a great view of the stage without having to line up before doors open. We showed up about 20 minutes before the opening band started. Looks like they had balcony and other reserved seating available for folks who want to make sure they can sit, but I don't think the view was any better from those spots. Sound was good, although there were some instances of feedback throughout the show. We also liked the location because we were able to find beer and food right around this area and were walking distance from our hotel. read more

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Super neat venue downtown. I've been for concerts, events, and new years eve. I love this multi level venue. There is ample space for viewing or enjoying the night. The bar is huge and service has been consistently fast. Love the parking situation, with a small lot in the back and lots of street parking in front. They bring in great acts and it's a great place for community building. read more

my friend was experiencing dehydration from being in the pit. she told me she needed to go to the bathroom so we tried to get her there but it was dark so we stumbled on the stairs and she fell down. one of the workers was nice and asked if we needed to get water and a place to sit. we were then passed off to another worker who only let her sit down for two minutes and then insisted that she needed to leave. wouldn't let her go to the bathroom at all and said she needed to go. just very rude and inconsiderate. i understand people want to enjoy a show without something like this happening, but it was very blown out of proportion. if we hadnt stumbled on the stairs and made it to the bathroom, we would've gotten to see one of our favorite bands together. i know slowdown has gotten bad rep for being rude to their patrons. sucks cause they're a popular venue. this is why i avoid concerts that have slowdown as their venue. read more

A great music venue to enjoy with friends. Attentive bar service and plenty of space to dance, enjoy drinks or sit back and enjoy the show! "Yesterday and Today" is a must see in Dec each year. read more

We were downtown having dinner and heard the loud and funky baselines penetrating throughout downtown Omaha. We HAD to go in and see what was going on in there. We literally walked into a party! Great band, great sound, good drinks and atmosphere! read more

The Slowdown is easily one of my favorite venues in Omaha and venues I have ever been to. I love how they bring in lots of alternative indie artists/bands that I love who are more underground and that this venue is more intimate. I find that smaller venues are my favorite because of the amazing experiences I've had. For example, I got to be front and center to see James Bay perform "Hold Back the River". I even got one of his guitar picks at the very end of the show! There is also very fast service at the bar. Lots of times, the artists that I see will hangout here after the show so you can actually hangout with them. This venue also has Science Café events which allows the public to learn more about various topics of science! I love that this place brings together the community and brings in artists from around the world! One of my favorite artists Julia Jacklin came to Nebraska for the first time to play here when she is from Australia. I love how this place brings people together to enjoy music, science, and many other things to help connect people! Also, tickets are much more affordable here than at other bigger concert venues which I really appreciate. read more

An absolute sh*tshow of a venue. i bought tickets for an all ages concert and on their website they state no information about the need of an ID at the venue is required to enter. the moment we enter for a concert, they require an id which my group dosent have and didn't bring. absolute horrible place with zero tolerance or care about their customers and hosts. read more

This is for the amazing, socially distanced concert series that Slowdown hosted this past summer. There were pods you could sit in with your friends and family that were well thought out. An outside beverage stand offered local beers that were ice cold and efficient. There was also a stand to purchase some quality Slowdown tees and sweatshirts. Each pod was individually numbered. Why you ask? Well, you could place an order online for some wonderful food from Hook and Lime or a quality libation from the Trap Room. A friendly server would then locate your pod for quick delivery. This goes to show that Slowdown ROCKS in more ways than one!! read more

Slowdown - Socially distanced outdoor concert in the back lot! - Music Venues Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

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Great venue to hear local and traveling bands. The sound equipment and sound technicians really are amazing and showcase the bands wonderfully. read more

One of the best venues in Omaha! They get very popular touring artists, big and small. The building is very modern and has a great atmosphere for a great concert! Staff is always nice and accommodating for concert goers, I like how they have special water dispensers for concert goers to keep hydrated. Parking is a bit of a challenge if you're a late arriver! Plenty of parking in the back and in the front street but if the show is big and sold out, good luck! read more

This has rapidly become one of my fave places to see a show in Omaha. It's a good small club with all the right features. Good stage, spacious sunken floor in front of it, good volume of rail, space for us older folk, lots of tables, and a back section for those wanting to converse at a show. What? It happens. Seen it. The bar's huge. Service is great, and friendly if ya interact. Wife liked her drink. I liked mine. Winning. Doesn't hurt that they've had acts I really enjoyed. I'd see any bank I ever liked in that space. Heck, I'd go back to performing if I could play such spaces! read more

My favorite place in town to see a concert. They also have great drink specials for happy hour, Pub Quiz on Tuesdays and free juke box and loaner board games. I especially like when the garage doors are open in the summer, but the main reason I go to Slowdown is for the concerts. There isn't a better venue for shows in Omaha right now. There really isn't a bad seat in the house, but of course I have my preferences. I won't give away all my secrets because I don't really have that many, okay I don't have any, besides to get there early and then get in the front of the line. That's all I'll say about that. Parking is give and take, I can imagine it would be a pain if you arrived late to a show. But like I said, I get there early-ish. Bartenders are attentive and friendly, even when they're swamped. Drink prices are more than fair. Soundsystem, lighting and HVAC are excellent. Okay so the HVAC is something people might not notice, but trust me it's great. :) read more

Fast bartenders, great venue, fantastic acoustics, just-right size. This is my favorite local venue. I've seen several bands here... local ones to internationally known ones. I've never had a bad experience. Some of the bands and artists I've seen here include Ani DiFranco, Tricky, Seawolf, Silversun Pickups, and a Led Zeppelin cover band. Slowdown has great drink specials (PBR is way cheap here), and you can even buy six packs of plain jain or micro-brewed beers. I absolutely adore the Slowdown. read more

Slowdown - Dirty Little Rabbits - Music Venues Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

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We came here for a concert this weekend and we really enjoyed this venue. Firstly the show was very reasonably priced and the two local openers they had were actually really good. The venue is really large with seating in the back of the venue with a patio, lots of high top tables and chairs in front of the bar, seating flanking the left and right sides of the stage in a fan, and then upstairs seating overlooking the stage. The stage and dance floor are sunken down allowing for great visibility for all the side seating. The acoustics were great and the bands sounded awesome. The bartenders were all really nice and even after they got busy they were still super attentive. The drinks we had were all mixed well and fairly priced. I definitely recommend this venue if you're coming for a show, but even as just a hangout place it seems legit. read more

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Slowdown front room And main room are both great spots to catch a show. I like that there's a decent amount of meter parking nearby as well as other bars & food places. I'm not from Omaha but try to catch a show every few months. Slowdown has really great sound too on stage and I have appreciated their interesting music choices for booking too. Have caught some great shows here over the years. Recently noticed their bar staff was very polite and helpful . Selection of craft beers and wine too, and they also sell chips and salsa apparently- but that's cool! I liked that they had a decent selection of sour beers too. read more

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I love live music and this venue is in my top places to go in Omaha. They have two stages depending on concert size and both are excellent. I also like that I can feel safe sending my teenagers here for shows they want to see. read more

The Slowdown is a great place in north downtown for concerts and events alike. I've been here many times over the last 8 years and it's one of my favorite venues in Omaha to catch unique musical guests in an intimate setting where there's not a security guard blocking you from the stage edge. Back when it was first build (in 2008-ish?) I remember Conor Oberst of Brighteyes having a hand in the planning and execution- totally love that band. And the care in sound design and ambience shows when I attend concerts. Overall a great place for you to relax with drink in hand and enjoy some awesome musics and events. They have a fun quiz happy hour and great beers and drinks on tap for during the week. Parking is always easy and accessible, and no matter what RAGER occurred the day before it's always fresh smelling and the bathrooms are clean. Remember to bring your ID even for all age events! read more

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This slowdown had a great set up for live music. This was the first time I was there and was very impressed on the setup. Tickets for this band was $8 but they played for over 2 hours and it was great, clean music. They also had a more of a sit down area incase you wanted to have a drink and chat with friends. This is defiantly a play to go on a date or hang out with friends. read more

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Service is very bad drinks are to high and it takes a long time to get one we have been 8-9 times it never is good

If I could give this place zero stars I would. The workers are rude and wouldn't let the rest of my party into the event I paid for. When I tried to sell my ticket that I COULDNT USE they told me it was already scanned so I can not sell it. Rude staff I will not be coming back here. read more

Went to a concert here and would highly recommend! Staff was very friendly and nice! Very nice venue for a concert and parking in the back was very convenient. Will for sure be coming come back to this concert venue! read more

Slowdown is my favorite venue in Omaha to watch live music. Luckily, they get a pretty good stream of bands... well known, up and coming, local... you name it. I've seen a handful of shows over the past year here and all of them have been awesome. The stage is away from the bar, down several steps. They also have a small second floor, which circles the main stage-area floor. Seats are pretty impossible to grab here, unless you show up super early. I believe there are tables up there as well. When there's not a show going on, Slowdown usually closes up the stage area. However, even when they do that, the bar space is still so much larger than a lot of bars in Omaha. Darkly lit, there's tables strewn across the area, and a long bar that runs across one side of the room. There's a large selection of beers, as well as your standard cocktails. Tuesday nights are Pub Quiz nights. Free to play, grab some friends and entertain yourself playing Trivia! The questions are fun and tricky, and it's always a great time. There's always at least 5-6 other teams there, and things can get friendly-competitive quickly. And if you need more reasons to check out Slowdown... * They have a photobooth, which is definitely worth mentioning because who DOESN'T love an old fashioned photo strip?! * A stack of board games lines a part of the wall near the entrance. They have everything from Connect Four to Categories to Battleship. * There's an outside patio perfect in the summertime. * They host large parties, including wedding receptions... how awesome would that be!? read more

The Slowdown is one of my favorite music venues in the entire country! I have been lucky enough to play a handful of shows in the small room, and got to see Yo La Tengo in the big room a few years back as well! I love that they have movable wall, and 2 stages to make this place huge for bigger shows with balcony and smaller for more intimate ones. The sound on both stages is killer, Dan who has been doing sound there for years is a total pro and he even had wireless mics for us to use! Which totally rules! The bar rules as well and they sell everything from brews, to mix drinks, to wine, to Kombucha! They also have tons of snacks like chips, bars, and other delights! The bartenders rule, Missy who has been there for years is up for making you crazy shots! First place I have ever had or heard of the shot a Brooklyn Hooker, which was crazy. The bathrooms are some of the nicest you will ever find in a rock club, and there are tons of tables to sit if you want! They do game nights, trivia nights, and heck they have a photo booth! I love this place and if you are in Omaha, SLOWDOWN pull over and stop here for a drink and a show! read more

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Great concert venue! The bartenders are always great. The sound is amazing and they do a lot with the space. They have a great mix of music and other performers come. Lots of stuff to enjoy! read more

This place rocks! I have seen a bunch of shows here and it has always been good. It is fairly small but the crowd never seems to fill it up, even for big shows. The prices are good, the bartenders are nice and they have a stash of boardgames! read more

It's always a pleasure attending concerts and events here. Slowdown is clean, spacious an apt at accommodating shows of all sizes, from small and intimate singer-songwriters to giant, crazy DJ-fueled dance parties. Really, it's one of the nicest venues I've been to in the country. You can tell that a lot of thought was put into to it -- there's even laundry facilities and a shower for touring bands in the green room. Slowdown is also a great place to grab a drink after work, as their happy hour specials are great: 1/2 price taps and $1 off everything else. Can't beat that. read more

When the slowdown first opened I thought it was one of the most beautiful venues in Omaha. For the most part the sound is good. Except for that secret Smashing Pumpkins concert. Whoever was on the board that night should of been fired bc no one could hear Billy Corgans vocals. I have seen a lot of great shows through here but I can't help to notice the music scene has gone down hill and we can't get bands like we used to through Omaha at local venues. If you get Angus and Julia Stone here or bring Broken Social Scene back with Land of Talk, I will give you 5 stars. If you can get Zero 7 back together as a band and play here, I will get a Slowdown tattoo. read more

The fact that a consent form is required should be made much more obviously, and the system should not let you buy tickets without accepting this!! read more

all ages show, so happy for our daughter to see show. we bought tickets to get them settled. I mean it's a group of 14girls in the crowd. told we couldn't leave to eat at the restaurant 30 feet away and if we left our kids had to go, but yet when people get shot up hear in wrap shows up they don't do checks.... horrible customer service. ve y disappointed but at least we have the waiting room in benson read more

I purchased a ticket and attended the Prince Experience at the Slowdown. The show was an hour late. We were told this was planned a head of time. The show was terrible. This was not a tribute to Prince. It was a joke. I stayed for 30 minutes and finally left. Worst 25$ ever spent. read more

Horrible place!! Tried to charge my friend for 21 drinks when she had maybe 7 if that. Then threatened to call the police on us because wouldn't step outside. Don't go here, they haven't gotten past days of COVID!! they believe you must wear a mask indoors even if you've been inoculated and had COVID!!! HORRIBLE MANAGEMENT read more

The Slowdown is a great venue. The floor plan has two stages, a smaller one on the North side of the main room for more intimate shows and a larger one on the South side with way more space for bodies. The larger stage has a pit in front of it and elevated walkways on the sides as well as a second floor with a great view. There is also quite a bit of seating (not enough for everyone's party to grab a table, but there's 12-15 tables up for grabs). The bar service is friendly but not the fastest in town. The bar is large and well-staffed, but when a show has a large crowd it can take a hot minute to get a drink when you need one. That being said, they have coolers off to one side with complimentary water which is much appreciated after a couple hours of drinking and dancing. There's a spacious smoker's area that is enclosed so you can bring your drinks out with you which is kept just as clean as the rest of the venue. read more

The good folks at Saddle Creek have successfully put Omaha on the map. One result of their efforts is this music venue/bar very close to downtown Omaha. I found the bar staff to be neither slow nor down on their jobs. They were very friendly and knowledgeable, and seemed to compliment this joint with their wit and attentiveness. The free jukebox and cheap drink specials make this a must visit for those with lite billfolds. I found the decor sensibly appealing to those who like dim lighting and a mellow atmosphere. During warmer months, there is a garage style retracting-wall which opens up to compliment the beer garden on the north side. Try out this place if you haven't already. Hot tip: take a look at the pictures on the photo booth...you'll see that a national political figure was one of the few early adopters to patronized the Slowdown. read more

The Slowdown has everything: arts/culture and sports events, a great selection of beer and booze, board games and snacks. Oh, and it's a concert venue. Leave it to a record company to put together an amazing set-up: Saddle Creek runs a smooth operation with a great variety of bookings and other events to fill up the calendar. I've gone to countless Science Cafes and Pub Quizzes at Slowdown, but it's a great bar to chill and play board games, too. Scrabble or Guess Who, anyone? Definitely check out Happy Hour: Taps are half-price (awesome deal for craft and local beer fans), plus all other drinks are $1 off. For concerts, I love sitting in the upper deck. Killer view of the band and crowd, but there really isn't a bad (seat) in the place. During the College World Series, Slowdown transforms part of the back parking lot into a beer garden/outdoor dance clubs. They bring in a DJ and play all of the CWS games on their projection screen inside and a number of TVs outdoors. Totally different vibe but it works for the CWS. read more