Heartside
Heartside is Grand Rapids' main entertainment district, with more live-music rooms packed into a few walkable blocks than anywhere else in the city. It has evolved into Grand Rapids' entertainment district, anchored above all by The Intersection complex. Operating since 1972, The Intersection offers five stages: the Showroom (1,500 capacity), Elevation (800), The Stache (400), the Mint (200), and an outdoor Rock the Lot stage at 2,200. It hosts diverse genres from rock to hip-hop, and The Stache, the smallest of those rooms, is a go-to for local talent and emerging artists. The Pyramid Scheme on South Division Avenue is part bar, part live-music venue, and part pinball arcade, drawing music lovers with frequent shows and local craft beer. Founders Brewing Co. rounds out the neighborhood's music offerings with a brewery-based stage well known in the local scene. At the top of the size range, Acrisure Amphitheater, which opened in May 2026, seats 12,000 and welcomes 50-plus touring performers each summer season. The arrival of that outdoor venue means Heartside now spans every scale of live music, from a 200-person basement room to a major touring amphitheater.
Venues11
- Acrisure Amphitheater201 Market Ave SW, Grand Rapids
- Elevation133 Cesar E. Chavez Ave SW, Grand Rapids
- Founders Brewing Co235 Cesar E. Chavez Ave SW, Grand Rapids
- Grand Rapids Downtown Market435 Ionia Ave SW, Grand Rapids
- Grand Woods Lounge77 Cesar E. Chavez Ave SW, Grand Rapids
- Midtown123 Ionia Ave SW 2nd Floor, Grand Rapids
- Morning Ritual Coffee Bar150 Ottawa Ave NW, Grand Rapids
- Peter Martin Wege Theatre341 Ellsworth Ave SW, Grand Rapids
- The Intersection133 Cesar E. Chavez Ave SW, Grand Rapids
- The Pyramid Scheme68 Commerce Ave SW, Grand Rapids
- The Stache133 Cesar E. Chavez Ave SW, Grand Rapids
Upcoming shows193
Today · Monday, September 14 · 1 show
Tomorrow · Tuesday, September 15 · 1 show
Wednesday, September 16 · 4 shows
The Callous Daoboys + Kaonashi + Girl of Glass + Wielded Steel
Mathcore · Metalcore · Experimental
$30
Thursday, September 17 · 5 shows
200 Stab Wounds
Brutal death metal · Old school death metal
Bear Ghost: Tiny Hitman Tour 2026 + Sarah and the Safe Word + Spaceman Bob
Progressive rock · Alternative · Adventure rock
Friday, September 18 · 4 shows
Saturday, September 19 · 6 shows
Nevertel – Welcome To The Otherside Tour
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Metalcore · Post-hardcore · Bookmark
Doors 6:00pm
$20 ADV / $25 DOS
Sunday, September 20 · 5 shows
The Iron Roses: Molotov Nights US Album Release Tour + Rodeo Boys + Boob Sweat + Dance Contraption
Punk rock · Alternative rock · Alt rock
$23
Monday, September 21 · 1 show
Tuesday, September 22 · 5 shows
Arm’s Length & Holding Absence: North American Co-Headliner Tour 2026
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Doors 6:00pm
$29.50 ADV / $35 DOS
Wednesday, September 23 · 2 shows
Thursday, September 24 · 2 shows
Friday, September 25 · 8 shows
Electric Feels: Indie Rock + Electronic Dance Party
Dance/electronic
$15 TIER1 / $18 TIER2 / $20 TIER3 / DOS
Cheekface + Apes of the State
Indie rock · Post-punk · Power pop
Saturday, September 26 · 3 shows
Sunday, September 27 · 2 shows
Joe Jordan - The Heart Sessions Tour
Composer · Movie score · Americana
Monday, September 28 · 1 show
Tuesday, September 29 · 2 shows
Jay Buchanan – Weapons of Beauty Storyteller US Tour 2026
Singer-songwriter · Blues rock · Country
Doors 7:00pm
$25 ADV / $30 DOS
Wednesday, September 30 · 2 shows
Jeru The Damaja + The Fist Coalition + Gwopped Up $peedy + DJ Ill One
Rap · Underground hip-hop · Hip hop
$39
Thursday, October 1 · 2 shows
Tony Rock
Doors 6:30pm
Friday, October 2 · 3 shows
San Holo presents TRUE LOVE IN A MADE UP WORLD
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Electronic · Trap · Future bass
Doors 7:00pm
$35 ADV / $40 DOS
Saturday, October 3 · 3 shows
Hot In Herre: 2000's Dance Party
Dance/electronic
Lee Emi - Record Release Show + Cal In Red
Indie / Alt · Folk / Americana
Zach John King: Get To Drinkin’ Tour
Doors 6:30pm
Sunday, October 4 · 1 show
Monday, October 5 · 1 show
Tuesday, October 6 · 3 shows
Wednesday, October 7 · 2 shows
Thursday, October 8 · 2 shows
Matt Braunger
Doors 6:30pm
feeble little horse: bitknot tour + Snuggle
Shoegaze · Noise pop · Indie rock
Friday, October 9 · 3 shows
Saturday, October 10 · 2 shows
Doomfest III ft. Heavy Temple + Leather Lung + Crystal Spiders + Lungburner + Messiahvore + Super Nuclear
Stoner rock · Stoner metal · Stoner doom
$27
Sunday, October 11 · 3 shows
Monday, October 12 · 2 shows
Tuesday, October 13 · 4 shows
Wednesday, October 14 · 2 shows
Jeff Dye
Doors 7:00pm
Thursday, October 15 · 2 shows
Wheeler Walker Jr. – Pullin’ Out: The Farewell Tour
Country rock · Outlaw country · Comedy country
Acid Mothers Temple + Magick Potion + Ficus + Carbon Decoy
Psychedelic rock · Experimental · Noise
$27
Friday, October 16 · 4 shows
Saturday, October 17 · 3 shows
Sunday, October 18 · 2 shows
Monday, October 19 · 1 show
Tuesday, October 20 · 4 shows
Thursday, October 22 · 2 shows
Friday, October 23 · 5 shows
Saturday, October 24 · 4 shows
Sunday, October 25 · 5 shows
Monday, October 26 · 1 show
Dark Divine – With Special Guests
Metalcore · Electronic · Alternative metal
Doors 6:00pm
$22 ADV / $25 DOS
Tuesday, October 27 · 3 shows
Wednesday, October 28 · 1 show
The Longest Johns – The Ends Of The Earth Tour
Folk · Sea shanty · Sea shanties
Doors 7:00pm
$25 ADV / $30 DOS
Thursday, October 29 · 4 shows
Haggis X-1
$30-$40
Noah Gundersen: Rites of Spring US TOUR FALL 2026 + Runnner + Breakup Shoes
Folk · Acoustic · Indie
Friday, October 30 · 1 show
Sunday, November 1 · 1 show
Flamingosis - Bright Moments 10th Anniversary + Pablo Eskobear + Drop Catch
Beats · Instrumental hip-hop · Future funk
$27
Monday, November 2 · 1 show
Wednesday, November 4 · 1 show
Thursday, November 5 · 1 show
Psychostick + Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre + Plethora + dirtflesh
Hardcore · Comedy metal · Humorcore
$27
Friday, November 6 · 4 shows
Saturday, November 7 · 4 shows
Sunday, November 8 · 1 show
Tuesday, November 10 · 2 shows
almost monday - THANK GOD IT'S ALMOST MONDAY
Alternative · Modern indie pop
Thursday, November 12 · 3 shows
Friday, November 13 · 1 show
Saturday, November 14 · 4 shows
Sunday, November 15 · 1 show
Wednesday, November 18 · 3 shows
Midwinter: Haunt Me Forever Tour + What Lies Below + Coldstate
Folk · Melodic black metal · Symphonic black metal
$27
Thursday, November 19 · 1 show
Friday, November 20 · 2 shows
Saturday, November 21 · 4 shows
Hawthorne Heights - 20th anniversary of If Only You Were Lonely
Emo · Screamo · Alternative
Canabliss: After Glow Tour
Dance · Electronic · Dubstep
Doors 8:00pm
$15 ADV1 / $20 ADV2 / $22.50 ADV3 / $25 DOS
Sunday, November 22 · 3 shows
Monday, November 23 · 1 show
Tuesday, November 24 · 2 shows
Wednesday, November 25 · 1 show
Friday, November 27 · 1 show
Saturday, November 28 · 1 show
Sunday, November 29 · 2 shows
Wednesday, December 2 · 1 show
ALY & AJ - Places to Run Tour 2026
Pop rock · Disney
Thursday, December 3 · 1 show
Sunday, December 6 · 2 shows
TRSH - Gone Fishin' Tour + Adjust The Sails + Dear Maryanne + Dear Cincinnati
Midwest emo · To get · Indie rock
$27
Daisy Grenade – Still Has So Much 2 Say
Doors 7:00pm
Thursday, December 10 · 3 shows
Jon B.
Doors 7:00pm
