Make our room yours! Duke's is the perfect spot for your next private event. The open floor plan and our professional stage and sound equipment is versatile for any and all types or events for individuals, sororities/fraternities, corporate functions, non-profits, and qualified promoters.
PRIVATE PARTY inquiries can be submitted here.
Absolutely fucking not. It is illegal in Marion County for businesses to allow smoking indoors.
You may smoke/vape outdoors all you'd like.
If you violate this rule you may be kicked out. Don't fuck it up.
Yes! Our honky tonk is all ages however minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian and remain on our family side, adjacent to the 21+ main bar room. For clarity, the barroom is 21+ ONLY.
Please use your best judgement. We are a honky tonk with a bar. It can get rowdy, even on a week night.
It depends!
For touring acts that have built a fanbase in our area, we work directly with the booking agent or band to book the show.
For touring acts that are still working on building their fanbase in our area, the best way to get a show is to go through a local band who can help you put together a solid bill. While we love referals, knowing someone that played here isn't enough. Please be prepared!
Locals- we love you and you are welcome! We do prioritize independent original music, so please keep that in mind. You're more than welcome to come to us with a 2-3 bill lineup but please include EPK/links to social/links to music and YOUR NAME.
We are a small venue with a finite amount of bookable dates and hundreds of requests; please be patient or we'll glady delete your email.
Reminder: We are a honky tonk. ORIGINAL classic country, western, roots music and related genres are our specialty. Check out www.indianavenuealliance.org if you fall outside of the genre and they can get you some other rooms in the market to check out.
WE DO NOT BOOK POP COUNTRY.
We have killer food options which can be seen under the food tab on our website. Kitchen is open 11am Tuesday-Friday and 4pm on Saturday. Kitchen closes at 10pm Tuesday-Saturday. Please note, we do have different menus for lunch and dinner and packed house shows.
1. Be nice or leave.
2. #PSTFU; we’re here to hear the music! (for show nights)
3. No smoking or vaping indoors.
The Shows tab on our website is the perfect way to keep up with live music and events at Duke's. We also release a Weekly Rundown on Facebook and Instagram every Monday. The monthly schedule is posted at multiple points in house and also posted to social. We do our best to keep Facebook events updated as well.
Most shows at Duke's have first come, first served seating. It's better to expect a standing room experience as most folks like to get up and get rowdy anyhow. There are multiple places to sit at, none of which guarantee the stage view you're hoping for. We are not a sitting room- getting a seat is an added bonus. Most venues are set up this way, so it's fairly standard and you're damn lucky- we have more seating than most.
If you require an ADA accommodation, please email us at booking@dukesindy.com AFTER you purchase a ticket and we will be happy to provide this for you and up to 1 guest.
All shows at Duke's come with free complimentary parking via our ample parking lot.