The Central Saloon

The Central Saloon Local & Touring Artists • Lasting Home of Grunge •
Oldest Bar in Seattle
LIVE MUSIC • FOOD • COCKTAILS • APPAREL
(1698)

Established in 1892, The Central Saloon is Seattle’s oldest bar. Surviving earthquakes, prohibition, and a hundred years of patronage, it has long stood as a haven for the hungry and parched. Blue-collar and businessmen alike sit aside one another at the classic-style Mahogany bar while wine, beer, and spirits flow steadily.

06/19/2026

Mick knows.

TONIGHT is WAVVVY Dance Party! Double knot those laces, stretch them limbs, and get in bi***es. Let’s get twisted.🌪️🌪️...
06/19/2026

TONIGHT is WAVVVY Dance Party! Double knot those laces, stretch them limbs, and get in bi***es. Let’s get twisted.
🌪️🌪️🌪️🌪️🌪️🌪️🌪️🌪️

Tomorrow! Ayron Jones King Youngblood and The Floor Is Not Lava . Tix on sale now! 🔥🔥🔥
06/19/2026

Tomorrow! Ayron Jones King Youngblood and The Floor Is Not Lava . Tix on sale now! 🔥🔥🔥

Tonight! Jack Daniels World Cup Live Series Night 3! JIM BASNIGHT is blasting a full night of rock through that summer...
06/17/2026

Tonight! Jack Daniels World Cup Live Series Night 3! JIM BASNIGHT is blasting a full night of rock through that summery heat! 7:30 doors 8:30 show // $15 🧊😎🔥

Tonight!! The World Cup Live Series steam’s ahead with the soulful rock of The Floor Is Not Lava + The Wax Lips !!!St...
06/15/2026

Tonight!! The World Cup Live Series steam’s ahead with the soulful rock of The Floor Is Not Lava + The Wax Lips !!!
Stay hydrated, these bands both have hypnotist-level dance hooks!! 🪩🔥🥳🔥🪩
7pm Doors / $20 / 21+
seattlemusic

Tonight! We’re teaming up with Jack Daniel's for the World Cup Live Series!! Live Seattle bands every night! Tonight...
06/14/2026

Tonight! We’re teaming up with Jack Daniel's for the World Cup Live Series!! Live Seattle bands every night! Tonight is rowdy rowdy with punk / rock from MOLOTOV JUiCEBOX + Safety Kill + The Mural Project | Indie Alt Rock / Pop Punk + Paned !!! 🤓🔥🤙
8pm show / $20 / 21+ @

06/06/2026

LAYNE STALEY: “In Seattle, I was a rock star. And that was enough for me.”

Before the platinum records. Before MTV. Before ALICE IN CHAINS headlined stadiums around the world… Layne Staley found everything he ever wanted in a small Seattle bar.

“Everybody was always telling me I could be anything I wanted to be, and I believed that. When Alice In Chains packed out the Central Tavern two nights in a row, that’s when I was completely satisfied. My dreams came true. In Seattle, I was a rock star, and that was enough for me. Playing stadiums just puts you in a daze. Playing someplace like the Crocodile is more like it. You’re connected again. It’s real,” Layne says in the book “Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge” by Mark Yarm.

That quote hits harder than most. Layne wasn’t chasing fame — he wanted connection. Authenticity. Realness. And he found it in the grunge clubs of Seattle, not on the world’s biggest stages.

Alice in Chains packed Central Tavern in Pioneer Square before Facelift made them MTV heavyweights. The Crocodile Café? Another sacred ground where they played to rooms full of flannel-clad fans before the radio caught on. To Layne, those were the nights that mattered most.

What’s your favorite memory of Alice in Chains, or a show you saw before a band “blew up”? Share it below.

Tonight!!! ‘26 begins! 11:15 10:20 9:30 8:40 7:50 6:00 DOORSTickets still available at the door! $40/single day🌊🌊...
06/06/2026

Tonight!!! ‘26 begins!
11:15
10:20
9:30
8:40
7:50
6:00 DOORS
Tickets still available at the door! $40/single day
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊

We’re gonna be VJing some 80s & 90s grunge, sludge, rock and punk from 5-9 today! We’ll also be popping’ shop w/ new ne...
05/20/2026

We’re gonna be VJing some 80s & 90s grunge, sludge, rock and punk from 5-9 today! We’ll also be popping’ shop w/ new new limited edition show poster shirts + more! Cash is king!
🔥🤘🔥

Address

207 1st Avenue S
Seattle, WA
98104

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 2am
Tuesday 11am - 2am
Wednesday 11am - 2am
Thursday 11am - 2am
Friday 11am - 2am
Saturday 11am - 2am
Sunday 11am - 2am

Telephone

+12066220209

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