Cronies Bar & Grill is a live-music venue in Hilo, Hawaii. Downtown Hilo sports bar and grill with current local live-musician performances. A longstanding downtown sports bar with local entertainment and a casual neighborhood atmosphere. Programming includes Acoustic, Hawaiian, pop, rock, local, mixed. The venue is located at 11 Waianuenue Ave, Hilo, HI 96720. For musicians evaluating a date, the established programming is the clearest guide to whether a set, instrumentation, and audience profile will fit the room. Artists can compare their sound and show scale with the venue’s existing live-music format before pursuing a date. Bands and solo performers can use the genre mix, audience setting, and performance style as practical signals when building a routing plan. For working musicians, that established performance pattern also provides useful context for deciding how much production, stage footprint, and preparation a show may require. The venue’s live-use pattern makes it a practical lead for suitable performers.
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Hilo Elks Lodge 759 is a rentable hall with recurring community music events and clear full-band use. A May 2026 FUEGO Latin Orchestra date brought salsa, bachata and cumbia to the room, while swing programming points to an audience comfortable with dance-oriented live music. That makes the venue a practical fit for orchestras, dance bands and ensembles that need room for a real stage setup. Acts that can keep people moving and treat the evening as a social event should get the most from the space.
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- 21+
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- Salsa, Swing
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- 150 Kinoole St, Hilo, HI 96720, United States
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- 808-796-3111, 808-935-1717
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