Live Music in Mississippi...

If music is your passion, then you'll absolutely love Mississippi. You can hear great blues at clubs along Highway 61 "The Blues Highway" or, if you're feeling adventurous, you can travel along the back roads of the Mississippi Delta in search of authentic juke joints. 

Live music in Clarksdale:

• Visit the Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale - co-owned by Morgan Freeman and located at Blues Alley, next door to the Delta Blues Museum, Ground Zero is the place for anyone looking for the original Delta Blues experience. Showcaseing the best of today’s Delta Blues musicians. National acts do perform here on occasion, but you are more likely to find authentic Mississippi blues from musicians who live in the Mississippi Delta..
• Reds Juke Joint, Clarksdale - a small real-deal Mississippi juke joint in downtown Clarksdale where you can hear real juke joint blues; they've been playing live blues here since the 1970s. You will find live music here almost every weekend from James ‘Super Chikan’ Johnson to Wesley ‘Junebug’ Jefferson, you never know; you may even come away with your own nickname at the place where tourists can party with the locals!
• Clarksdale is also home to the Juke Joint Festival, held in April every year. The festival is held on the Saturday with related events taking place all weekend including the Cathead Mini Blues Festival on the Sunday.

Live music in Merigold:

• Po Monkeys (pronounced 'Poor Monkeys') - one of the last original Mississippi Delta juke joints located on an unmarked gravel track off Highway 61. This club is not open on weekends and only opens on Thursday nights, with live music on special occasions.

Live music in Indianola:

• Club Ebony - Many famous blues musicians have played here since it established in 1945: Count Basie, Ray Charles, James Brown, Ike Turner and BB King to name a few! BB King bought the club in 2008, and they still play live music every Sunday. Indianola is also home to the BB King Museum and Interpretive Centre. The museums exhibits are based on the life of BB King and the rich musical heritage of the Mississippi Delta.

Live music in Jackson:

• The 930 Blues Club Café - a historic landmark venue in Jackson, MS. This bar, although you would be forgiven for thinking it is someone’s house, has a laid back, friendly and fun atmosphere and has many famous and rising blues & jazz musicians every week.
• Hal & Mal's bar and restaurant - Hal & Mal’s opened in 1986 and is located in the old train depot on Commerce Street. The establishment's namesake is its owners, brothers Malcolm and Hal White. Malcolm White, has been a long time supporter of live music and the arts in Jackson and is responsible for the Mal's St. Paddy's Day Parade which is now one of the city's premier annual events, and one of the largest St. Patrick's Day parades in the country. Hal White is the head chef of the restaurant, and his culinary creations combine the best of the South from cajun food to good old fashioned home cooking. Hal & Mal's Red Room, a secondary music venue, has a full service bar and a stage; a venue for local acts as well as touring acts and private parties.