The Metalcore Kids guide to your scene (FAQ Thread)

This, obviously, doesn't include every scene ever, but it is as comprehensive as possible. Please comment with any info, even minor amounts or corrections, so this list can be as helpful as possible!

Every once in a while I see people post asking about the scene in different cities because they're moving, going on vacation, etc. I've done it myself quite a few times.

This will be a one stop shop outlining the local venues and local bands in each scene. As much as I wish I knew everything, I don't, so I really need everyone's help for this. Please post the info from your local scene in the comments in a similar format to this post and I'll edit it into this post with due credit.

Hopefully this is successful and the mods can sidebar/ wiki it.

Lets get underway:

• Alabama - Thanks u/stickstickly11

Venues	Bands
Zydeco	Gideon
Avondale Brewing Company	Katabasis
Insanity Skatepark	Reclaim the Empyre

• Arizona

• Phoenix/ Tempe/ Mesa/ Scottsdale - Thanks u/joelthezombie15 and u/16kilerDs10

Venues	Bands
Club Red	Easy Money
The Nile	With Crows
The Marquee	The Dead Rabbits
Crescent Ballroom
The Van Buren
Comerica Theater
Pub Rock
Joe's Grotto

• California

• Bay Area

Venues	Bands
924 Gilman	Castaway
SJ Peace and Justice Center	Mugshot
Xbar
PBW
Slim's

• Central California

Venues	Bands
Ace of Spades
Full Circle Brewing Company
The Boardwalk

• Southern California

Venues	Bands
Programme Skate and Sound	DARE
Chain Reaction	Pressure Cracks
Glasshouse
1720
Teragram Ballroom
Belasco Theater

• Colorado -Thanks u/mbbzzz

• Colorado Springs

Venues	Bands
The Black Sheep	Fortunes Fool
City Auditorium	Chain of Torment
World Arena	Remain and Sustain
The Zodiac

• Denver

Venues	Bands
Marquis	Short Fuse 59
Summit Music Hall	Mindz Eye
Bluebird Theater
Oriental Theater
Fillmore Theater
Red Rocks
Hermans Hideaway

• Ft.Collins - Thanks u/geirkrak

"There's two main venues in Fort Collins, CO:

There's The Aggie which is the larger venue in Old Town and Hodi's Half Note which is a bit smaller. There was a period of time maybe 6 or so years ago where the owner(s) of these venues would just straight up not book any metal band and it made it difficult to see any shows if you happened to live in FoCo. You were basically forced to head down to Denver or even farther into the Springs to see a show. More recently, they've been pretty good on booking bands - it's still a B-level market (compared to Denver or the Springs) but I've been surprised recently with some of the tours that take a stop in FoCo. The Aggie is larger and tends to get more top-level shows that make their way through town but metal shows aren't their real focus (doesn't help to have a concrete barrier in the middle of the floor). Hodi's is a smaller venue but has always felt much more connected to the scene, they tend to focus on more local/region tours and I've had a lot of good experiences there."

Venues	Bands
Hodie's Half Note	Allegeon
The Aggies

• Florida

• South Florida

Venues	Bands
O'Malleys	Bloodbather
Culture Room	Violated Rights
Churchills Pub	Gutcheck
Revolution Live
226
Space Mountain
Revolution Live
Propaganda

• Tampa

Tampa is an amazing scene and home to the annual FYA Festival each January. Show are violent yet controlled, and the locals are on a bit of a come up, with many getting signed recently.

Venues	Bands
Crowbar	Head High
The Orpheum	Murkov
The Ritz	Weeping Wound
Blue Note	Prison
The Noise Box	NOMVDIC
Skate Park of Tampa	Madtown

• Orlando

Orlando is a very passionate, yet very violent scene. I've never been to a mosh heavy show in Orlando where there hasn't been a fight, but the locals support each other with passion and the members of the scene are very friendly!

Venues	Bands
Soundbar	Broadmoor
The Plaza Live	Gouge Away
House of Blue	Bodysnatcher
Wills Pub	Steal The Day
Uncle Lous	Years off my Life
The Bat Ranch	Grieve
The Abbey
The Beacham
West End Trading Co.

• Jacksonville

Jacksonville is one of the smaller major scenes in Florida, but the community is very tight nit and there is a concerted effort to keep booking shows and keep the scene alive.

The moshing isn't as rough as other Florida scenes, but it's still Florida, so put your blocks up.

Venues	Bands
1904 Music Hall	187
Nighthawks	Young Ghosts
Raindogs	Mindfield
Justice Pub	MEGA CHVRCH
Murray Hill Theater	Tree of Woe

• Northwest Florida -Thanks u/awkward_pickle

Venues	Bands
Night Moves	Two Piece
Vinyl Music Hall	Vagrants
Club LA	ArsonWave

• Daytona/ Palm Coast/ St. Augustine -Thanks u/xtombstone

Venues	Bands
Rokbar	Heart of Gaia
Tir a Nog	The Wild Among Us
Black Sheep

• Georgia

• Atlanta - Thanks u/fubarsnafutarfu and u/flame_in_darkness

Venues	Bands
The Masquerade	Depressor
Drunk Horse Pub	Vatican
The Tabernacle	The Callous Daoboys
The Bakery	Void Eater
Terminal West	SIX
529	Tsuris
Earl	Symbiote
Mammal Gallery	Drool

• Illinois

• Chicago - Thanks u/Ozymandias95 , u/withinmyblood, u/rodkimble13 and u/H0110WCR0WN

Venues	Bands
Bottom Lounge	Tanzen
Beat Kitchen	Sky Machine
Cobra Lounge	Portals
Reggies	Ryno
Concord Music Hall	Bind the Sacrifice
House of Blues	Erabella
The Metro	Ghost of a Dead Hummingbird
The Wire	VCTMS
Forge	Barrier
.	meth.
.	For All I Am

• Indiana

• Indianapolis

Venues	Bands
Hoosier Dome	No Victory
Kuma's Garage
Showroom Studios

• Kentucky

• Louisville

Venues	Bands
Headliners Music Hall	Guerrilla Warfare
Spinellis Pizza	Greyhaven
Riot Skatepark

• Massachusetts - Thanks u/werkinandderpin

"Shows are unfailingly rowdy but with a long history of core shows in the area any assholes tend to get self-policed by the crowd. Bands seem to really enjoy playing MA shows thanks to the great crowd reactions/interactions. Especially in the cold months when all the massholes are cooped up and go to shows to let out some steam. 90% of the time if there is a metalcore show in the area it will be at The Palladium, which has been a mainstay for heavy music in MA for many years (also recently got a nice facelift). Bigger bands in the scene, such as ABR, have been known to book the House of Blues however. Even bigger bands like ADTR or BMTH have played at the Tsongas Center. "

Venue	Bands
The Palladium, Worcester	Great American Ghost
Brighton Music Hall	Regime
House of Blues, Boston	Vein
Tsongas Center, Lowell	Degrader
The Royale, Boston
The Sinclair, Cambridge
The Middle East, Cambridge
Paradise Rock Club, Boston
Fete Music Hall, RI
The Pearl, Northampton

• Maryland - Thanks u/titannstorm

• Baltimore

Venues	Bands
Soundstage	Adrenaline
The Raven Inn	Queensway
Otto Bar	Turnstile
Rams Head Live

• Michigan

• Detroit - Thanks u/fitforphinehas

Venue	Bands
The Fillmore	Solemn Judgement
St. Andrews Hall	High Alert
Majestic Theater	Never Ending Game
The Shelter
Magic Stick
Harpo's
The Sanctuary

• Missouri

• St.Louis Thanks u/aquadan12

Venues	Bands
Fubar	Tear out the Heart
The Ready Room	Time and Pressure
The Firebird
Sinkhole
The Pageant
Delmar Hall

• Minnesota - Thanks u/sn0wg0ul13

Venues	Bands
First Avenue	Gadget
The Armory	For All Those Sleeping
The Cabooze	Reflections
Skyway Theater
Varsity Theater
Palace Theater
The Myth

• Nebraska

• Omaha/ Lincoln - Thanks u/joshsoma

Venues	Bands
Sokol Auditorium	Devil in The Details
Sokol Underground	From This Day Forward
The Waiting Room	Your Last Chance
Reverb Lounge	Jocko
Slowdown	No Loss No Regrets
Lookout Lounge
Harrah's Stir Cove
Bourbon Theater
The Royal Grove

• Nevada

• Las vegas - Thanks u/Joey_1324 and u/jakewoodard32

Venues	Bands
House of Blues	A Perfect being
Vinyl at the Hard Rock	A Friend A Foe
Brooklyn Bowl	Distinguisher
Eagle Arie Hall	We Gave it Hell
Backyard Ball and Billiards
The Dive Bar
Downtown Las Vegas Events Center

• New Jersey

• Southern New Jersey - Thanks u/titannstorm and u/Shivantiger

Venues	Bands
BB&T	Born a New
Championship Bar

• Central/ Northern New Jersey

Venues	Bands
Starland Ballroom	Old Wounds
Debonair Music Hall
House of Independents
Brighton Bar
Stanhope House

• New York

• Long Island - Thank you u/kaskayde

Venues	Bands
Amityville Music Hall	Jonny Booth
Revolution Bar	Hangman
Paramount	Sanction
Mulcahys Pub	Incendiary

• Albany -Thanks u/instanthole

Venues	Bands
The Fuzebox	Downswing
Upstate Concert Hall	Somewhere to Call Home
The Lowbeat	Brick by Brick
Paulys Hotel	Close to Nothing
The Hollow Skyloft

• New York City

Venues	Bands
Brooklyn Bazaar	Silenus
The Gramercy Theater
Playstation Theater

• Syracuse

Venues	Bands
Lost Horizon	Trail of Lies

• North Carolina - thanks u/jakewoodard32

• Charlotte

Venues	Bands
The Milestone	Never
Skylark Social Club	East Viridian
The Underground	Violent Life Violent
Amos' Southend	Reason Define
Neighborhood Theater	Winter's Gate
.	Den of Wolves

• Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill

Venues	Bands
Imurj	Valleys
The Ritz
Maywood
Motorco
Cat's Cradle

• Greensboro

Venues	Bands
Blind Tiger	HARM
Arizona Pete's	Come Clean
Road Closed

• Fayetteville

Venues	Bands
Drunk Horse Pub

• Ohio

• Cleveland

Venues	Bands
The Agora	Ringworm
The Foundry
Phantasy

• Oregon

• Portland - Thanks u/darkestdayofman

Venues	Bands
Roseland Theater	When The Broken Burn
Hawthorne Theater	Steaksauce Moustache
Paris Theater	Sustainer
Moda Center	Auras
Veterans Memorial Colosseum	of Fact & Fiction
Bossonova Ballroom	A World Without
Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
Crystal Ballroom
Wonder Ballroom

• Pennsylvania

• Philadelphia - Thanks u/InsiDS

Venues	Bands
TLA	Varials
The Fillmore	Kaonashi
The Foundry	Jesus Piece
Voltage Lounge	Left to Vanish
Franklin Music Hall	No Option
The Met
Union Transfer
Kung Fu Necktie
The Fire
The First Unitarian Church
Kung Fu Necktie

• Lancaster - Thanks u/shivantiger

Venues	Bands
The Chameleon Club	Promise Breaker
The Pavilion

• Reading - Thanks u/Shivantiger

Venues	Bands
Reverb

• Scranton/ Wilkes Barre - Thanks u/shivantiger

Venues	Bands
The Pavilion	One Step Closer
Levels Bar
FM Kirby Center

• Pittsburgh

Venues	Bands
Rex	Code Orange
Mr Roboto
Crafthouse

• Tennessee

• Nashville

Venues	Bands
The End	Orthodox
DRK MTTR	Chamber
Marathon Music

• Texas

• Austin/ San Antonio

Austin and San Antonio are close to each other and the scenes share many members. San Antonio and Austin are host to a very rough crowd at the DIY level, but larger shows at larger venues tend to be very push mosh friendly

The locals are diverse, talented and very invested in not only ensuring the scene grows, but also in giving back to the community at large.

Venues	Bands
523 Thompson	Sanity Slip
Come and Take It Live	Virtue
Emo's	INSVRGENCE
Paper Tiger	Perseverance
Twin Sister's Cantina	Do Your Homework
Barracuda	Snake Father
Mohawk	The High Cost of Playing God
Stubbs	Purifier
Dirty Dog Bar	Reign

• Houston -thanks u/dark_matter432

Venues	Bands
Warehouse Live	Godhand
House of Blues	Imperial Affliction
Scout Bar	Talk in Theory
White Swan Live	An Author a Poet
White Oak Music Hall	Project Icarus

• Dallas

Venues	Bands
Club Dada	Ballista
House of Blues	I AM
JJ's Pizza	Creeping Death
Killers Tacos	Mangala
Trees	Hollowed Out
Gas Monkey

• Utah - thanks u/tigerinthetrees

Venues	Bands
The Complex
In the Venue
Kilby Court
The Loading Dock

• Virginia -Thanks u/Prisonyardhero

• VA Beach

Venues	Bands
The Norva	RVNT
Elevation 27	Glass Cloud
Peabodys	Close Quarters
Riffhouse Pub

• Richmond

Venues	Bands
Canal Club	Division of Mind
The National	Candy
The Broadberry	Telltale
.	Gravebound

• Washington

• Seattle -Thanks u/Wondabread12 and u/scheminrieman

Venues	Bands
El Corazon	Avoid
Fun House	For the Likes of You
Neumos	Into The Flood
Crocodile	I am Infamy
Chop Suey	As Pillars Fall
Club Sur	Regional Justice Center
The Black Lodge
Vera Project
Fusion Cafe

• Washington DC, Northern Virginia & Southern Maryland

One of the founding scenes of Hardcore. The crowds, in my experience, are pretty soft but the scene shows out when they get big shows.

Venues	Bands
Rock and Roll Hotel	Shame Spiral
Fillmore Silver Spring	Irae
Songbyrd Music House
Falls Church VFW
The Pinch
Pie Shop

• International

• Australia

• Melbourne - Thanks u/moshial

Venues	Bands
Stay Gold	Dealer
The Worker's Club	Alpha Wolf
The Evelyn	The Gloom in the Corner
Howler	BLKLST
Festival Hall	Ocean Grove
170 Russell	Thornhill

• Canada -Thanks u/lolbrother22

• Ottowa

Venues	Bands
Brass Money Bar and Grill	Annihalator
Canadian Tire Center	Loviator
The 27 Club	Monobrow
Mavericks	Southpaw

• Montreal

Venues	Bands
Katacombes	The Agonist
Foufounes	Beyond Deviation
Electriques	Beyond Creation
Club Soda	Beneath the Massacre

• Toronto - Thanks u/yungmutualfunds and u/sirai99

Venues	Bands
Opera House	Rarity
Mod Club	Get the Shot
Hard Luck	Lapsaria
Sneaky Dee's	Cold Shoulder
Duffy's Tavern	Full Dead
The Doors Pub	Danger Liker
Boathouse	A Particle Apart
Harmony Lunch	Wind Cries May
Maxwells	The Northern
DSTRCT	The Healing
Rum Runners	At Terminus

• Germany

• Hesse - Thanks u/yourmindsdecide

Venues	Bands
Schlachtof	Unprocessed
Kreativfabrik	8kids
Kulturpalask	Rising Anger
Goldene Throne	Doux
Oettinger Villa	Phantom der opfur
Jahrhunderthalle	Nautilus
Batchskapp	Dispeller
Das Bett	Born as Lions
Elfer Music Club	Watch Me Rise
Zoom	Canine
Stadthalle
zommune2010
KUZ Kreuz
Lorbass
AK44
Goldgrube

• Netherlands - Thanks u/rielglowballelleit

"The scene in The Netherlands is mostly centered around Haarlem and Eindhoven I feel. Atleast thats where the most bands play. We also have a festival in Limburg every year called Jera On Air. As for the people in the scene, I think we are fairly normal not that crazy tbh. Ive been to some shows with terrible crowds but also shows with amazing crowds. Nothing crazy like you see in the Uk and USA scenes."

Venues	Bands
Dynamo Eindhoven	For I am King
Tivoli Utrecht	The Royal
Melkweg Amsterdam	Another Now
Patronaat Haarlem	Ploegendienst
AFAS	Charm the Fury

• United Kingdom

• England - Thanks u/Oscarrainy

Venues	Bands
New Cross Inn	Higher Power
Amersham Arms	Renounced
New River Studios	Street Soldier
The Underworld	Realm of Torment
Boston Music Rooms
Cowley Club
The Pipeline
Green Door Store
The Haunt
Prince Albert
Muthers Studio
Wagon & Horses
The Flapper
Scruffy Murphys

• Scotland - thanks u/horizons0 and u/oscarrainy

Venues	Bands
Audio	Sectioned
Sub Club	Lotus Eater
The Classic Grand	Bleed From Within
The Garage	From Sorrow and Serenity
Attic Bar	Revolve
Studio Warehouse	Frontierer
Usher Hall	All Fear Death
Sneaky Pete's	NULL
Liquid Room	Dead by Monday
The Mash House	BEARERS

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