Month by Month - Seattle - page 50

NEED TO KNOW

Opening Hours
Typically, live music starts between 9pm and 10pm and goes until 1am or 2am.
For most venues you can pay admission at the door; for a small to medium-size
venue, the cover charge can be anywhere from $5 to $15.

Tickets & Reservations
Tickets for big events are available throughTick icketMa tMastterr

( www.ticketmaster.com ).Brrown P icketts( www.brownpapertickets.com )

handles sales for a number of smaller and quirkier venues, from theater to live
music. Alternatively, you can often book via the venue website.

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Entertainment by Neighborhood

» Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront Classical music and historic Showbox theater
in downtown.

» Pioneer Square & International District Comedy shows and a few tough pubs ped-
dling punk and metal.

» Belltown & Seattle Center Alt-rock and jazz venues in Belltown; opera, ballet and
theater in Seattle Center.

» Queen Anne & Lake Union Fringe theater and hallowed rock venues such as El
Corazon.

» Capitol Hill & First Hill Everything outside the mainstream, including alt-rock and
electronica.

» U District Small pub strummers and stand-up comedy plus name acts at revived Nep-
tune Theater.

» Fremont & Green Lake Intimate High Dive and Nectar Lounge book small-name
live acts.

» Ballard & Discovery Park Pubs and clubs plus the Sunset and Tractor Taverns ce-
ment a good live-music scene.