Lansing has a surprising number of entertainment venues, due in part to the large draw of the student and faculty population at MSU.
Live Shows, Comedy, and Music
- Wharton
Center (South Campus @ MSU)
Music and shows come to East Lansing! The Wharton Center has excellent acoustics and is THE venue for fine arts and speakers on campus. - Breslin
Center (South Campus @ MSU)
Big national concert acts, sports, and more all come to MSU at the Breslin Center. Home of Spartan Basketball. - Comedy
Conexxions (2900 N. East St., Lansing)
A real comedy club in Lansing. Regional and National stand up comedy acts come through nearly every day of the week. Birthday and student specials can make this a relatively cheap night out! - Temple
Club (500 E. Grand River, Lansing)
Music acts, comedy, and dancing in a three-story converted church! - Mac's
Bar (2700 East Michigan Ave, Lansing)
Live music nearly every night. Full disclosure: Mac's has great music at times, but it's small, loud, and not the cleanest place in town - everything a rock club should be!
Cinema
- Neighborhood
Cinemas Group (2500 Showtime Dr., Eastwood Towne Center,
Lansing)
This new and quite large theater is a regional chain (a small chain at that), but is quite comfortable and reasonably priced, discount student tickets with ID!. - Celebration
Cinema (200 E. Edgewood Blvd., Lansing)
Celebration has a standard cinema and an IMAX cinema as well. Student discounts with ID. - AMC Theatres (1999 Center Park Drive, Okemos)
- Goodrich Quality Theaters (921 West Mall Drive, Lansing)