Nightlife
in Phoenix, AZ (showing 1 - 9 out of 9)

The aptly-named Celebrity Theatre never fails to surprise and entertain, whether it's a well-known headliner or the facility's world-class sound system that always blows away the crowd.

This unique entertainment venue was built in 1963 as a multi-purpose conference center. It's 2,650-seat theater-in-the-round style means that every seat in the house has a fantastic view, with no seat being more than 70 feet from the stage.

Amazing headliners constantly grace the stage, including Bill Cosby, Lynyrd Skynyrd, B.B. King, Olivia Newton-John, Roger Daltrey, Don Rickles and Etta James.

Recently, the theater underwent extensive renovations and opened under new ownership to a stellar list of performers, including Def Leppard, Duran Duran, Hootie and the Blowfish, Smashing Pumpkins, Tragically Hip, Bill Cosby, David Spade, Chris Rock and Brian Setzer.

US Airways Center isn't just a sports and entertainment venue in the heart of Phoenix. It's a forum where the excitement soars as high as its glass walls. It's a place where dreams are as big as the 12x20 foot video screen over the center floor. It's a place that's as welcoming as its grand Pavilion entrance, where guests can feel the energy of the crowd from the moment they step through the doors.

US Airways Center is home to the Phoenix Suns professional NBA team, the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League.

Past attractions have included performances by Train, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers and ZZ Top. Multiple Disney Live! events have been staged here as well.

The venue underwent major renovations in 2003. One of the major additions was a glass pavilion, that envelopes guests in cool air conditioning while waiting in line for tickets or to enter before events.

The Rhythm Room is a venue that musicians appreciate, creating a jam-session style of atmosphere that feels more like you're sitting in on a recording session, rather than a canned performance.

In this come-as-you-are club, the music takes center stage and everything else is secondary.

The Rhythm Room is actually one of Phoenix's best-loved and lowest-profile clubs, a kind of insider's secret that's as much fun to discover as it is to return to time-and-time again for great music.

The Rhythm Room has showcased some of the best blues singers to travel the southwest. Performers like Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys, Jimmie Vaughan, Sophie B. Hawkins and Nils Lofgren have played here, just to name a few.

The club layout means that no spectator is more than 30 or 40 feet from the stage. To note: Regulars say the bathrooms are clean and the drinks are strong. Sounds like this granddaddy of the live music scene in Phoenix was built to last.