Live Acoustic Music Near Madison Heights, Michigan

If you've never experienced hearing talented musicians perform in a small, intimate environment, you are in for a treat.

House concerts are a growing trend across the country, where people invite friends and neighbors into their homes for an up-close concert experience. And there are many house concerts being held in and around the Madison Heights area that you can check out - you just need to contact the host and ask to be invited.

Churches and non-profit community groups around Madison Heights host occasional coffeehouses that feature traditional folk musicians and other acoustic artists as a way of bringing the community together.

In addition, live acoustic music can be heard in several listening rooms and small theaters in and around the Madison Heights area. Local vineyards and restaurants and cafes in the area sometimes host nationally touring musicians as well.

Below you can find a listing of upcoming shows in these smaller venues by nationally and internationally touring artists.

Upcoming Acoustic Shows

May 4
The Ark (Small Theater)
Ann Arbor, MI
May 4
20 Front Street (Listening Room)
Lake Orion, MI
May 5
The Ark (Small Theater)
Ann Arbor, MI
May 6
The Ark (Small Theater)
Ann Arbor, MI
May 8
North Star Lounge (Listening Room)
Ann Arbor, MI
May 9
20 Front Street (Listening Room)
Lake Orion, MI
May 10
Deidre McCalla doesn’t merely take the stage - she owns it. Her songs embody hope and celebration, struggle, loss, and longing. Sometimes all in one song!
The Ark (Small Theater)
Ann Arbor, MI
May 11
The Ark (Small Theater)
Ann Arbor, MI
May 11
20 Front Street (Listening Room)
Lake Orion, MI
May 12
The Ark (Small Theater)
Ann Arbor, MI
May 14
The Ark (Small Theater)
Ann Arbor, MI
May 17
For more than 40 years, Dan Hazlett has performed and toured throughout the Midwest. He was a songwriting instructor at the Internationally renowned Interlochen Center for the Arts for six years, teac
Michigan By The Bottle Tasting Room (Vineyard)
Royal Oak, MI
May 17
The Ark (Small Theater)
Ann Arbor, MI
May 17
International Folk Music Awards 2017 Artist of the Year Ordinary Elephant captivates audiences with their emotionally powerful and vulnerable songs, letting the listener know that they are not alone i
20 Front Street (Listening Room)
Lake Orion, MI
May 18
Evocative songs of place from the deep northwoods of Wisconsin.
MAMA's Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Bloomfield Hills, MI
May 21
The Ark (Small Theater)
Ann Arbor, MI
May 22
The Ark (Small Theater)
Ann Arbor, MI
May 23
The Ark (Small Theater)
Ann Arbor, MI
May 24
20 Front Street (Listening Room)
Lake Orion, MI
May 30
The Ark (Small Theater)
Ann Arbor, MI
May 31
Trinity House Theatre (Listening Room)
Livonia, MI
May 31
Gareth Pearson is appropriately referred to as “The Welsh Tornado” seeing as this special talent combines fingerstyle pyrotechnics, with explosive lead runs making Pearson one of the most exciting acoustic musicians gigging today. ​
20 Front Street (Listening Room)
Lake Orion, MI
June 1
Broken Branch Music Series (House Concert)
Ann Arbor, MI
June 5
The Ark (Small Theater)
Ann Arbor, MI
June 6
The Ark (Small Theater)
Ann Arbor, MI
June 8
The Ark (Small Theater)
Ann Arbor, MI
June 8
20 Front Street (Listening Room)
Lake Orion, MI
June 11
The Lager House (Bar/Nightclub)
Detroit, MI
June 11
The Ark (Small Theater)
Ann Arbor, MI
June 12
North Star Lounge (Listening Room)
Ann Arbor, MI
June 13
The Ark (Small Theater)
Ann Arbor, MI
June 14
The Rough & Tumble is a folk/Americana duo from New Hampshire. They aren’t afraid to take an audience from the lighthearted to the gut wrenching, and they do it seamlessly.
Trinity House Theatre (Listening Room)
Livonia, MI
June 14
20 Front Street (Listening Room)
Lake Orion, MI
June 15
The Ark (Small Theater)
Ann Arbor, MI
June 15
For more than 40 years, Dan Hazlett has performed and toured throughout the Midwest. He was a songwriting instructor at the Internationally renowned Interlochen Center for the Arts for six years, teac
Trinity House Theatre (Listening Room)
Livonia, MI
June 16
The Ark (Small Theater)
Ann Arbor, MI
June 21
For more than 40 years, Dan Hazlett has performed and toured throughout the Midwest. He was a songwriting instructor at the Internationally renowned Interlochen Center for the Arts for six years, teac
Michigan By The Bottle Tasting Room (Vineyard)
Royal Oak, MI
June 21
The Ark (Small Theater)
Ann Arbor, MI
June 27
The Magic Bag (Bar/Nightclub)
Ferndale, MI
June 27
Nominated for the 2023 Outstanding Country Artist/Group, This 14 time Detroit Music award winner's soulful country style hails from a small Michigan border town close to the Lake Huron shore and within earshot of the musical influences of Detroit.
The Whitney (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Detroit, MI
June 28
The Ark (Small Theater)
Ann Arbor, MI
June 28
Katie is a Nashville based singer and songwriter from Ann Arbor. She began writing music in high school, combining raw, vulnerable lyricism with catchy melodies and pop-piano sounds.
Garfield House Concerts (House Concert)
Northville, MI
June 29
The Ark (Small Theater)
Ann Arbor, MI
July 7
The Magic Bag (Bar/Nightclub)
Ferndale, MI
July 7
The Ark (Small Theater)
Ann Arbor, MI
July 9
“Polished yet rootsy Chicago outfit Empty Pockets” (Rolling Stone) celebrates old-school classic rock, folk, and the blues, skillfully blending singer/songwriter catharsis with rich harmonies and
The Ark (Small Theater)
Ann Arbor, MI
July 20
20 Front Street (Listening Room)
Lake Orion, MI
July 25
The Whitney (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Detroit, MI
July 28
With a blend of dreamy acoustic duets, foot-stomping folk and bluesy murder ballads, New Zealand-born and Nashville-based South for Winter combines cello, guitar, mandolin, and three-part harmonies into a genre-bending sound.
The Ark (Small Theater)
Ann Arbor, MI
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Madison Heights, Michigan

House Concerts

Broken Branch Music Series (Ann Arbor)
Detroit House of Music (Detroit)
Garfield House Concerts (Northville)
Kirby Street Concerts (Detroit)
Knight Road House Concerts (Ann Arbor)
Songbirds House Concert (Imlay City)

Listening Rooms

20 Front Street (Lake Orion)
Berkley Coffee & Oak Park Dry (Oak Park)
Kerrytown Concert House (Ann Arbor)
North Star Lounge (Ann Arbor)
The Black Crystal Cafe (Ann Arbor)
Trinity House Theatre (Livonia)
Ziggy's (Ypsilanti)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Green Wood Coffee House Series (Ann Arbor)
MAMA's Coffeehouse (Bloomfield Hills)

Vineyards & Breweries

Michigan By The Bottle Tasting Room (Royal Oak)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Cadieux Cafe (Detroit)
The Whitney (Detroit)

Small Theaters

The Ark (Ann Arbor)
The Mariner Theatre (Marine City)

Outdoor Music Series

Willow Metro Park (Huron Charter Township)

Bars & Nightclubs

Mash (Ann Arbor)
The Blind Pig (Ann Arbor)
The Lager House (Detroit)
The Loving Touch (Ferndale)
The Magic Bag (Ferndale)