Best Concert Halls & Theaters In North Texas
Bass Performance Hall
4th and Calhoun Streets
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
(817) 212-4325
www.basshall.com
The Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall is the permanent home to several performing arts organizations, including the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Texas Ballet Theater and the Fort Worth Opera. The hall, which opened in 1998, seats 2,056 guests and resembles a European opera house in its design. Performances cover a wide of interests - classical music, Broadway shows, opera, dance and popular music, just to name a few. The acoustics are lauded as much as the architecture by visitors.
The Granada Theater
3524 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75206
(214) 824-9933
(214) 827-5514 (specifically for events)
www.granadatheater.com
The Granada Theater is probably the premier live music venue in Dallas. It has gone through myriad of interior and exterior changes as well as management changes since its 1946 debut as a 700-seat first run movie house. Today, the Granada is at nearly double that capacity but is still a magnet for the big names as well as the independent artists of the music industry. Guests have an awesome view of the stage no matter where they're standing or sitting in the theater.
Meyerson Symphony Center
2301 Flora Street
Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 670-3600
www.dallasculture.org
The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center's prides itself on its "acoustically superior" McDermott Concert Hall -- and patrons support that claim. The 2,062-seat space was specifically designed by I.M. Pei with the utmost attention to acoustics for nearly every area of the space -- including acoustical curtains. If you're looking for an unparalleled aural experience, this is where it's at.
House of Blues
2200 North Lamar Street
Dallas, TX 75202
(214) 978-2583
www.houseofblues.com
The House of Blues debuted in Dallas in 2007 when it opened in the White Swan Building. With a 1,625-person capacity dispersed among two floors, the House of Blues is loved for hosting musicians that might otherwise be neglected by other music venues in the area. Concert-goers rave about the great sound quality but no so much about the drink prices.
The Kessler Theater
1230 West Davis Street
Dallas, Texas 75208
(214) 272-8346
www.thekessler.org
The Kessler Theater, recently brushed up and dusted off after being closed for 30 years, impresses with its Art Deco design, intimate atmosphere and general ambiance. Originally a movie house, the Kessler is a highly recommended spot to check out musicians of every ilk.
Music Hall at Fair Park
909 First Avenue
Dallas, TX 75210
(214) 565-1116
www.liveatthemusichall.com
Home to the Dallas Summer Musicals, Music Hall at Fair Park made its grand theatrical debut in 1925.
Winspear Opera House
2403 Flora Street
Dallas, Texas 75201
(214) 880-0202
www.dallasperformingarts.org
The Winspear Opera House provides state-of-the-art performance space for The Dallas Opera, Texas Ballet Theater, traveling Broadway productions and other organizations.
Casa Mañana
3101 West Lancaster Avenue
Fort Worth, TX 76107
(817) 332-2272
www.casamanana.org
Fort Worth's Casa Mañana Theatre is a state-of-the-art performance venue that has grown into Tarrant County's largest performing arts organization.
