The Focal Point brings live music to St. Louis, Missouri with an All Ages door policy and room for roughly 120. A superb listening room featuring the best in traditional and contemporary music. They host shows on Friday and Saturday nights and an Acoustic jam on Thursday nights. Artists working in Acoustic, Alternative, Americana, Bluegrass, Blues, Country, and Folk fit The Focal Point’s stated range. The Focal Point accepts booking inquiries through the venue’s online form. The available PA and production support at The Focal Point are not confirmed; settle those requirements before accepting the date. Confirm The Focal Point’s show schedule and any unlisted deal terms before routing around the performance.
Read the whole thing
Venue review
The musician's read
John D. McGurk's Irish Pub & Garden is a large Soulard pub with a recurring five-night live-music schedule and established Irish/Americana scene. The outdoor setting creates a relaxed public atmosphere where listeners may be seated on lawns, moving between activities, or gathering around the stage rather than standing in a tight club crowd. For musicians, weather, sound projection, and a flexible setup are practical considerations, while strong stage presence helps pull a spread-out audience toward the music. It is best suited to polished regional performers, community concert series, and event bands comfortable with all-ages outdoor audiences. Based on the venue’s programming, Americana, soul are among the styles most likely to feel natural here, although individual events can broaden that mix. John D. McGurk's Irish Pub & Garden is worth considering for musicians whose audience size, stage setup, and live format match the venue’s scale and atmosphere.
Booking Information
Venue booking contacts
Contact Information
- Role
- Talent Buyer
Booking email
questions@mcgurks.comMember booking tools
Use Quick Pitch, saved venues, follow-ups, tour planning, and the Booking Dashboard with membership.
Open booking toolsVenue details
- Age policy
- 21+
- Genres
- Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Irish, Rock
- Sound & production
- Confirm with venue
- Address
- 1200 Russell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63104, United States
- Venue phone
- 314-776-8309
Official venue links
Venue photos & reviews
See the room before load-in
See current venue photos, ratings, selected reviews, hours, and contact details.
Scout this venue
Reveal live photos, rating, reviews, hours, and contact details.
KEEP DIGGING
You might also try
Other venues in Missouri, weighted toward the same city and genres.
The Tree Frog is a 49-capacity, All Ages room in St. Louis, Missouri. The Tree Frog is a new gathering space for live music in the city of St. Louis. Musically, The Tree Frog accommodates Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Folk, Jam Band, Jazz, and Old Time. The Tree Frog accepts booking inquiries through the venue’s online form. Artists need to confirm The Tree Frog’s sound system, monitoring, available backline, and technical staffing. Confirm The Tree Frog’s show schedule and any unlisted deal terms before routing around the performance. Show inquiries for The Tree Frog are handled by its talent buyer function.
Read the whole thingPop's Blue Moon is intimate neighborhood live-music bar on The Hill presenting a multi-genre calendar several nights each week.. The listed capacity is about 40 seated; about 75 standing — official room capacity, which gives performers a useful sense of the audience scale. Musically, Bluegrass, Hip-Hop, Jazz, and related styles fit naturally with the programming here. For musicians, the hospitality setting rewards strong vocals, professional presentation, and enough dynamic control to complement food, drinks, and conversation while still making the music feel intentional. Pop's Blue Moon is best suited to performers that understand the room, adapt their dynamics to the audience, and approach the date as a specific venue fit rather than a generic booking. Overall, it offers musicians a distinct performance setting where the live show can become a meaningful part of the audience experience. Acts that prepare for the venue’s format and crowd are likely to make the strongest impression.
Read the whole thing