Great year! After the disaster that was 2024. Things are back to being great this time around…read more Great production, good crowds. No drawbacks.

I've said it at least a thousand times, if you're bored and can't find things to do in Lexington,…read moreyou're not looking too far. This Lakeside Live is another prime example. From May until September 30th, you can come to the Mall at Lexington Green and experience an outdoor concert with rotating lineups each Friday and Saturday. Palmers has a little setup selling beer near the stage area. Or you can enjoy bites and drinks on the patio of Palmers, but you choose to get drinks at Palmers, you can't bring them off of their property/patio. Jax, used to be a burger pub is located close to the stage area and is now only open on Friday and Saturday. They now only serve JRenders BBQ, with a limited and simple menu and drinks. Unlike Palmers, you can actually purchase drinks there and take them out to the seating/stage area. The hours are 7-10pm. We got there about 30 minutes early and already the parking lot at the bottom of The Mall was already full. Not to worry though, you can park up top at the front entrance of The Mall. There's a shuttle that runs up and down the hill between the two parking areas. We just walk through Joseph Beth Bookstore, which isn't a bad walk at all. They have some tables and seating areas, but your best bet is to bring your own lawn chairs. Don't forget to bring your dancing shoes too!

Lovely spot for concert, arcade and hang out with friends next to railroads. I love the vintage,…read moreretro decors with two pool table & some arcade machine. Nice service from bartender who let me taste some beers. I ordered citrus wheat and my girlfriend ordered American ale and we both enjoy them.

I went to The Burl for a concert with my husband. Right away, the parking situation was not the…read moregreatest (we arrived three hours early). We ended up parking on the pay lot, which had limited options other than overnight for about $20... obviously, that is not their fault though. The arcade seemed fun but we weren't able to play since we had no cash/cards. It definitely had a nostalgic vibe. Since we got there early, we were able to secure free seating, but most of the benches were about to fall apart; we moved a few times, eventually to the top of one of the bars which had great views. Drinks were okay, I didn't get to try their food unfortunately since they were slammed. The only thing I didn't like was that we paid for the event, got a wristband, but there were so many ways you could have gotten in without paying anything at all. I'd love to give them another try when there is no event.

By far, one of the worst concert venues I've been to anywhere. The sound is reprehensible and the…read morecrew so beaten down by trying to make this disaster work that they are rude, gruff and dismissive to the touring artists coming through town who just want to put on a good show. There is no sound treatment to the room at all and the floor is so hard that it hurts to stand there. Between the din and the discomfort, this venue is a violent onslaught on the senses. This place is so bad that they are a blight on the music scene of central Kentucky. Just a complete and total disaster.

This is a no re-entry for venue. Annoying to have to hold merchandise for 3 sets just to have…read moresomething signed. I have been to numerous locations on the east cost, Rocky Mountains and in-between that are smaller and larger and never run into such a ridiculous policy.

This is a fantastic venue. Lexington parks and Rec does a great job scheduling free concerts and…read moreother events here. My family loves to bring a picnic, sit on the lawn and listen to the many bands, be they jazz, bluegrass or rock.

Talk about a good time! You can't beat free live music on Thursday evenings at the Moondance…read moreAmphitheater! We saw Hammertowne, and it was an outstanding performance. Though there's no charge, you can support the bands by purchasing their merchandise while you're there. It's a great venue with plenty of parking and lots of space on the green for your lawn chairs and blankets. The area is terraced ensuring that every seat is a good one. Bonus: nice bathroom facilities, no port-a-potties! You can bring your own food or order from a rotating selection of food trucks, as well as libations. So much fun and I can't wait to return!t

Saw a great artist last night at the Red Barn Radio! An…read moreaward-winning instrumentalist, Blakeley Burger has studied fiddle/violin for 15 years, as well as guitar and mandolin. For the past seven years, she has performed regionally as both a soloist and an ensemble member at a range of venues, including: the Kentucky Center for the Arts, the Frazier History Museum, the Norton Center for the Arts, the Lexington Opera House, the Iroquois Amphitheatre, the Brown Theatre, the Station Inn, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Kentucky State Senate. Blakeley has been honored by the North American Country Music Association, the Tennessee/Georgia Country and Gospel Music Association, and the Twin Lakes National Fiddle Contest. She can be seen touring with Tin Whiskey Sisters or performing locally with Yapa! Great show and what a great gem in our community!

If you are a music lover don't miss attending Red Barn Radio. The Wednesday evening performances…read morefeature various music genres, focusing on the talents coming out of Kentucky and surrounding states. Shows are recorded with you as part of the live audience in an intimate setting. The audience is essentially on stage with the performers and you have an opportunity to mix and mingle with the musicians after the show! Showtime is 7pm on Wednesday's at Arts Place located in downtown Lexington.

I wasn't super impressed by the band. The event is nice and there are lots of people and you can…read moremingle the businesses

IMHO, this event has gone downhill. It appears attendance is less than previously…read more One thing, it's inconvenient that if you buy an alcoholic drink, beer, whatever, that you must stay on the premises of the business where you purchased that beverage. There are several adjacent bars and businesses where you can buy drinks, but you are required to say on their property. if you buy from one of the vendors on the plaza, you can walk around. Also, no portable restrooms are available for TNL patrons. The ones across Short St are not clean. So if you make the unwise decision decide to use them you are probably at risk of germs & illness. Plus, you are crossing a street with vehicular traffic.

Nice place- having a parking lot is definitely a plus!!! The…read moreservice was great. Our server was training a new girl and you can tell why they had her do the training... she knew her stuff and was very good at dealing with customers and whatever situation came up. We just got drinks and appetizers because we wanted to hear the band. The fried pickles and the sauce that came with them was addicting! YUM The mozzarella sticks were also really good. We all got different drinks and everyone enjoyed them. The band was so-so.. but that isn't the restaurants fault. We were there on a Friday night left and around 8pm. The place was not super crowded yet and had a good vibe - still early enough that the atmosphere hadn't gotten crazy yet. If you go there you should get the fried pickles!

Tin roof is honestly the spot for any FIFA game world watch party they have a lot of drinks…read morespecials and a burger combo as well going on during the FIFA games we had a great time when we went to cheer on USA the wings the burger and the cocktails were great. The venue is always a vibe and they almost always have a DJ or live music so you can't go wrong with picking the spot for your next night out.

great music guests! nice county atmosphere. grat employees. i've always have had a good time.read more

We were trying to get in to visit this place and a guy just came to us to tell us that we couldn't…read moreget in bc my friend was already drunk and we were sober and I don't know if he was trying to be racist because we look hispanic but thats bullshit how can he know that we were drunk if it was the first place that we went on a Saturday night bad experience

If you're looking for a place to hide out on a Saturday night with some local yokels and put your…read morebest vocals to the test singing karaoke until your hearts content or at least until your open bowling lane comes up then this is your place. They have a classic horseshoe bar with beer and hard liquor. Come check it out..

Zero stars. Service is always terrible. Bartenders stand around and completely ignore customers.read more

College. Dive. Bar! Loud music. Sticky tables. Line dancing. Beer pong? Cheap drinks. College…read more Dive. Bar!

Great spot for live (country) music in downtown Lexington. The bartenders were super attentive even…read morethough it was pretty packed. It seems to be a younger, college crowd since it's so close to UK. We were probably the oldest people in there besides the band. Regardless, we had a good time. Parking is located across the street in the parking garage.