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Red Flag is a scalable 1,000-capacity Midtown venue with an explicit band-booking email. Published venue information places capacity at roughly 1,000 people, giving bands a useful sense of the room’s scale. The venue combines live entertainment with food, drinks, and conversation, so musicians need to complement the room while still giving guests a reason to listen. For musicians, controlled volume, strong vocals, and a compact, professional setup are especially valuable. Solo artists, duos, trios, and compact full bands can all work depending on the night, with the strongest performers able to move smoothly between atmosphere and higher-energy moments. Red Flag is worth considering for musicians whose audience size, stage setup, and live format match the venue’s scale and atmosphere. Before pursuing a date, bands should think about whether their normal set length, equipment footprint, volume, and audience draw suit the way people actually use the space during live events.

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Role
Talent Buyer

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robert@redflagstl.com
314-714-8678Open booking page

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Capacity
1,000
Capacity notes
(scaleable).
Age policy
All Ages
Genres
All Genres, Comedy, Hip Hop, Indie, Metal, Punk, Rap, Rock
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Address
3040 Locust Street, 63103, United States
Venue phone
(314) 714-8678

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