The Smokestack’s Sunday Night Open Mic Delivers Sensational Music and Views

The Tri-State music scene is impressive and diverse, with a long list of terrific venues and music varieties to satisfy just about any particular audience. 

While large venues like the Q Casino's Backwaters Stage and Five Flags attract and showcase well-known top talent, supporting and listening to local talent at one of the area's open mics is just as fun as well as a lot more affordable.

Such as it was Sunday evening atop the Smokestack's rooftop. With a warm breeze blowing, the open mic was sublime with a backdrop featuring the iconic Dubuque County Courthouse, the Town Clock, and the massive Millwork warehouses.

The Smokestack's Sunday rooftop open mic set the stage for a foot-tapping good time with area musicians sharing their talents from country covers to rhythm and blues to classic rock and original compositions on the ukulele.

The Smokestack is a fun venue, especially during the warm summer, with its superb views and its rooftop bar's chill vibe.

The live music jam session and open mic feature a fun and exciting roster of talent. If you're a musician searching for an attentive audience, bring your musical gear to meet and jam with fellow musicians.

Don't play an instrument? No problem, kick back with a beverage of your choice and enjoy the music and downtown Dubuque's historic backdrop.

Smokestack Sunday Jams are always FREE admission from 4 pm to 8 pm. 

Can't make it for Sunday's show? Checkout Thirsty Thursdays Open Mic from 8 pm to midnight. 

The Smokestack is one of Dubuque's many unique venues and is a one-of-a-kind three-story art and music space with Dubuque's only rooftop bar. Experience a wide range of art, culture, and music in one of the City's unique and historic buildings. 

With regular concerts, art exhibitions, original EDM, warehouse parties & raves, open mics, and much more, the indoors and outdoors of the Smokestack is one of Dubuque's most dynamic and exciting performance spaces.

Check for performance schedules and learn more at Smokestackdbq.com

Smokestack - 62 East 7th Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001