Minneapolis, MN

Whole Music Club

Venue review

The musician's read

Whole Music Club brings live music to Minneapolis, Minnesota with an All Ages door policy. Since its inception in the 1960's, the Whole Music Club has contributed to the cultivation of a huge, and diverse music community in the Twin Cities. What began as a coffeehouse for students to perform and study, quickly evolved into a nationally renowned venue that offers students the opportunity to see local and national music icons for affordable prices on. Artists working in All Genres fit Whole Music Club’s stated range. Whole Music Club accepts booking inquiries through the venue’s online form. The available PA and production support at Whole Music Club are not confirmed; settle those requirements before accepting the date. Confirm Whole Music Club’s show schedule and any unlisted deal terms before routing around the performance.

Booking Information

Venue booking contacts

Free directory

Contact Information

Role
Talent Buyer

Booking email

whole@umn.edu
Open booking page

Member booking tools

Use Quick Pitch, saved venues, follow-ups, tour planning, and the Booking Dashboard with membership.

Open booking tools

Venue details

Age policy
All Ages
Genres
All Genres
Sound & production
Confirm with venue
Address
300 Washington Avenue SE, 55455, United States
Open booking page

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 Minnesota, weighted toward the same city and genres.

Cloudland Theater is a site lists frequent current ticketed concerts and a dedicated booking inbox. The room is designed around a seated or focused audience and a professional stage, so artists can present a complete concert rather than compete with normal bar traffic. For musicians, polished stagecraft, formal advance work, and a well-paced show matter more than the multi-set format common in restaurants and clubs. It is a strong fit for established regional artists, touring performers, ensembles, and projects that benefit from attentive listening and theater-level production. Cloudland Theater 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.

Read the whole thing

Day Block Brewing Company is a booking page says bands are scheduled months in advance and that the venue provides a professional live sound engineer; current September 2026 events include live bands. The taproom or beer-garden setting is casual and social, with guests drinking, talking, and moving through the space while the band creates the atmosphere. For musicians, a manageable stage footprint and sensible volume are important, while strong vocals and approachable material help hold listeners who may not have arrived specifically for the show. Solo performers, duos, and compact full bands can all fit depending on the event, with larger brewery celebrations supporting more substantial production. Day Block Brewing Company 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.

Read the whole thing

Eagles #34 is a fraternal nonprofit with multiple performance spaces and the ability to host music any night of the week. The booking fit is mostly local acts, and the deal is unusually concrete: an 85/15 split in favor of performers, with a full sound system available. That is useful information in a world where too many venue listings act like financial terms are classified documents. Public review excerpts describe a community-centered spot for beer, bingo, football specials, singing, and familiar social rituals. That suggests a room with regulars, events, and a multi-generational club energy rather than a narrowly curated music scene. Local bands, cover acts, roots, country, blues, jazz, dance bands, and community performers can all find a lane if the specific performance space and audience are understood first. Booking requests should include music links, desired dates, and contact information through the venue’s listed route. Do not mention individual booking names in public editorial copy; just use the current contact information in the directory when making the actual approach. Advance which room is available, PA and engineer details, backline, capacity, ticketing, load-in, set length, food, merchandise, and settlement. Eagles #34 is a flexible local-music option with real performer-favorable terms and available production. Bring a clean pitch, a community-ready set, and enough professionalism to make a club with many moving parts glad it put your name on the calendar.

Read the whole thing