Songbyrd Music House

Songbyrd Music House
Washington, DC

Songbyrd Music House (aka “Songbyrd”) is a 250-capacity live music venue, bar and restaurant in Washington, DC’s Union Market neighborhood and member of the National Independent Venue Association (“NIVA”). The Washington City Paper named Songbyrd Washington D.C.’s Best Place to See Up-and-Coming Bands in 2025, Pitchfork named Songbyrd as one of American’s 36 Essential Music Venues and Songbyrd has won the “Wammie” Award for DC’s Best Music Venue in 2023, 2024 and 2026. Songbyrd is rapidly building interest from music-forward Washingtonians and beyond.

Songbyrd has proven itself as an incubator and launchpad for an eclectic mix of up-and-coming local and national bands looking to gain a foothold in the Washington, D.C. region. Songbyrd has hosted the likes of Khalid, Shaed, Jessie Reyez, Moonchild, Earthgang, Tyler Childers, Big Thief, Homeshake, Tank & the Bangas, Lauv, Lil Peep, Free Nationals, Rapsody, Xavier Omar, The Beths, Coast Modern, Slum Village, Main Source, Laufey and Lola Young, just to name a few of the artists that gave Washington D.C. music lovers their “I saw them when” moment.