Eating House 1849 Waikiki sits on the International Market Place Grand Lanai and pairs Hawaiian and island-oriented live music with a busy restaurant atmosphere. Acoustic and culturally rooted performers fit naturally, with group configurations ranging from intimate dining to larger buyouts of roughly 120 standing. Musicians should keep the set warm, accessible and flexible enough for a mixed dining crowd. The venue is 21+.
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The Beach Bar is a Waikiki beachfront option for musicians working in Hawaiian, island, acoustic, and local-music styles. Set beneath the historic banyan tree at the Moana Surfrider, the venue pairs island-style dining with live local musicians every day, giving performers a setting built around relaxed resort traffic rather than a traditional ticketed-club format. For artists, that makes it best suited to compact acoustic presentations, soloists, duos, and similarly flexible acts that can work naturally in a beachfront bar environment. The room is described as a limited full-band fit, so groups with larger stage or production needs should consider the scale of the setting before pursuing a date. The Beach Bar is located at 2365 Kalakaua Avenue in Honolulu, directly in the heart of Waikiki. The venue is all ages, which can make it useful for performers seeking an audience mix broader than a late-night bar crowd. No verified audience capacity, payment structure, or in-house production details are listed.
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- All Ages
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- Acoustic, Hawaiian, Island
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- 2365 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815, United States
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- 808-931-8648
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