Bourbon Bandstand

A jack of all trades bar. Bourbon Bandstand beams with energy when you’re out on the street and almost beckons you in. We were there during Mardi Gras and there were people throwing beads from all throughout their balcony. After dodging some of those misthrown beads you enter to some pretty good live music. They were playing some old classics like Creep and Smells Like Teen Spirit, pretty well too. This place was absolutely packed during Mardi Gras and for good reason too. There’s a lot of rooms in the bar and lots of TVs as well showing games. The upstairs is pretty accessible too and has a separate bar. Service is quick and easy. All around this is a great bar for quick fun and drinks right off Bourbon which can’t be beat!

Someone please teach the teenager in the back what a Malibu Baybreeze is. Also, when someone asks for Captain Morgan, don't give them Sailor Jerry. Telling me "it's like when someone asks for vodka". I didn't say RUM, I said Captain Morgan. So if you don't have it, then say you don't have it instead of getting mad when I say I didn't ask for that. Kthanks.

The earlier blues band, Willie Locket and his Krewe, were amazing!! Later, there was a random guy singing and dancing to the house music?? He was 'okay,' but not great. The band he 'intermissioned' for seemed like the front man was sub-par to his backup singer-ladies! The ladies were absolutely amazing! He was alright-ish.

Blues and Rock! Nice band's and beer at a good price. Korner Stone rocks!

Super cool place we ended up spending a decent amount of time here. They have outside and inside seating at well as upstairs and balcony seating. For sure would go back to this place if ever back in New Orleans and recommend you stop by yourself if around. Drinks and service also was great and alot of dancing going on.

The ambience is good, the r&b and soul band was really great. The only down side is the shot server, she was very aggressive! She cornered my friend on the stairs and made him drink a shot pushing it to his mouth! Unacceptable behavior. And we saw another server doing a similar move to another customer.The venue manager should take action on this.

Always loved this place until today. Band was playing, doors were open, I was the first customer and the bar tender just stared at me as he was setting up plastic cups and when I waved to signal I was ready he just gave me a dirty look as he sat his cups. If the bar wasn't ready to serve drinks, please dont recruit people to come inside just to act like we're some kind od burden. Legit stood there for 10 minutes AS HE STARED AT ME until we left.

We were drawn here by the music and Willie Lockette & the Blues Krewe didn't disappoint. Loved the atmosphere and we were taken by the wide age range amongst the customers. This is a 'must go to' bar for anyone loving the blues scene in New Orleans.

This was a cool little dive. Very casual. Open air. Live music. We dropped in as a group, and shared some oysters. We enjoys the music and the vibe.

Visited it in October 2024! Great vibes & fun! Found out my 3x great grandparents used to live in that house in the 1850's!!

The live music is great, but the shop girls who come around and force $20 shots into your mouth is not ideal!

What a great music venue to visit while in NOLA! We heard some great music (both day and night) here. It's a local "divey" bar on Bourbon street, but the drinks and service were as you would expect on a busy night in the French Quarter. Be patient, and sit back and enjoy the show! Will definitely go back!

The worst. Walked out after 2 minutes when a "shot girl" came up to me when I was dancing and said "open your mouth!!" And proceeded to pour two shots of god knows what in my mouth and then holds out her hand and says "that will be $12" I'm like... wtf, I didn't even want one, Let alone TWO. What a joke. We would have spent more time and money in there than what the THEIF took from me. Sounds like this is how they train their employees to steal money. Never again.

This band was everything!!! They were very good, covered a variety of music. We stayed for hours and entertained the entire time.

Great spot for after dinner drinks and we were fortunate to find a spot on the balcony because there is no inside drinking allowed these days due to COVID. Second floor, overlooking the insanity of Bourbon Street. Two-for-one specials meant that I now have two cold beers to drink. I'm not sad. [Review 14209 overall, 1531 of 2020, number 29 in Louisiana.]

Walked in here on a Friday night and saw an amazing live band, Beasts of Bourbon. They played Tina Turner, Bruno Mars, and some other well-known artists. It wasn't too crowded so there was plenty of room to dance. Had a great time here dancing wildly around.

This place was empty during Mardi Gras at 5:30pm should tell you everything you need to know. The band singer was a creep to girls 10+ younger than him. Said to one girl " if you keep acting up I'm going to make you remove your top" (she wasn't acting up). I was pressed by security for having a glass on the balcony I was apologetic and still almost got kicked out. Very next interaction I was begged for tips for said band. Drinks were extremely expensive. I understand its location and what that means but this place took it too far. Choose any other bar you'll have a better time.

Live music, great bands, cold drinks and cocktails catching up with friends! Bartenders are friendly, place is a hole in the wall and on Bourbon Street what more can you ask for? They have an upstairs balcony to view Bourbon street as well.

Great band! However they were aggressive with the tube shots and after an hour we left after getting hounded 6-7 times and them not understanding what "no thank you" means.

Live music! Honestly the draw here is that this place is in the heart of the French quarter and seems to have live music all the time. They had a full bar and some cocktail recommendations- hurricane, sex on the beach, liquid marijuana. There were a few bar top tables to enjoy the band and room to stand or dance as the night went on. Music was good even in the mid afternoon on a Wednesday- pop in for some songs and enjoy!

Stopped in to watch Willie Lockett and the Blues Krewe. Had a few drinks. The bartender was terrific. Fast service. She was also beautiful. Winning!

The womens bathroom was so sketchy! The mens is on the main floor and the womens is in the back and you have to go up the stairs to a sketchy hallway. None of the bathroom doors locked. At least 7 other girls came up to the bathroom thinking the same thing as me that we were going to be kidnapped or sex trafficked. We all said we would wait For each other to go downstairs and not leave someone behind. And that was again at least 7 women thinking that!! Be careful please!!!

I was on the patio throwing beads to people passing by and the shot girl came and asked if me and my friend wanted shots and we replied with no she then stuck the shot in my friends mouth and said oh where are you guys from, i'm from miami too . The shot she gave my friend was frozen and she was like oh it's free don't worry about it I like you guys. then stuck the shot in my mouth which was absolutely disgusting I literally walked away and spit it out in the garbage and then was like oh by the way your shot is going to be $12 and then I put $12 on cash app because obviously she's not gonna go away and then she was like actually it's $15. this skie girl needs to get fired she can't be forcing ppl to buy her shots , why do you have someone working for you who is so desperate for money?? her name was pretty sky.. more like ugly , ratchet. & desperate sky... will never be back here again

The bouncer was nice but the bartender.... Basically this blonde lady bartender kept ignoring us (a party of 6) and it just so happened to be that we were the ones wearing a mask, the only ones. Anyways, it was nice vibes but none of us got drinks because the bartender refused to take our order, yes it was a busy night and yes it was near closing time but we would even spread out and she would just skip us and ask the person next to us. I wanted to like this place because the music was throw backs but honestly don't know what happened at the bar for us to receive that type of service.

Prepare to band"STAND" for an hour to get your Bourbon. I didn't get her name but the blonde bartender did everything but bartend for me and my friends. Possibly because we were the only ones wearing masks (the bartenders were not). In the 30 minutes we waited, everyone else that walked up to the bar was served almost immediately. When I asked why we hadn't been attended she replied "everyone has been waiting." We were practically the last people at the bar and she still kept skipping us so we left. Worst walk up bar experience I've ever had.

Love the entertainment. The bartender was great. The band that played on Sunday, Dec 17 was amazing. My only small complaint is the person in the restroom. I find this service wholly unnecessary

Another super cool spot to listen to a live band while downing some Zazeracs or whatever your choice of poison is. Croqded like the rest of the bars we visited that Halloween weekend but entertaining nevertheless. Its a place to visit for sure.

I don't know this for a fact. Yet. I went into bourbon bandstand late September 28 around 11:30pmish till just after midnight. as I was walking in myself the door man asked if it was just me, I said something along the lines of "yeah, just me, looking for a cute woman". He than gets on his phone like he's gonna call someone. I didn't think anything of it, innocent banter. When I left around midnightish the 29th a woman approaches me as I walked out looking to hang out. This woman stole my phone, ID, credit cards and further compromised all my online accounts stealing thousands of dollars. I've tried to contact this business but there is no number that is active. Again, this doorman might have nothing to do with the woman scam artist which I was on the losing end but that would be a huge coincidence. If god forbid I find out this business was employing this person linked the person who stole from me, I will take any legal remedy at my disposal.

We were lured in by the sounds of an amazing cover band that was rocking out throwback jams and current hits from all genres! Drinks were pricey but comparable to most places on the Bourbon Street strip. It wasn't super packed for a Wednesday night so lots of space for dancing. Kinda lost track of time while we were in there - thanks for the party, Bourbon Bandstand!

Friday night. Heard some "Party in the USA" playing, saw the dancing people inside. We hopped in. They played all the old hits--Britney, Backstreet Boys, Pitbull, Kesha, Miley Cyrus...great time for singing along. Much less of a bar scene than other places. The two entertainers invited people to come up on stage and perform, and they lip-synced along too. They also sorta danced? Lots of to-be brides. Whatever they were doing, it was such a FUN time! Waitresses walked around with shots that you'd do from their mouth. Shots girls could be aggressive. Some wild stuff went on, and it was fun to watch as you tipsy/drunk dance your way through the night. It gets super hot, so make sure you wear something that won't kill you if you sweat in it, in the middle of a crowded sea of people. Only thing was there was a small roof leak in the middle of the dance floor, so one empty spot on the dance floor.

Was having a good time until my wife had to use the restroom. She want me to accommodate her to the upstairs restroom since she didn't feel comfortable with the security guy in the back. Apparently this is not allowed and we were yelled out. Needless to say we promptly left.

I give them a 0 star because of the workers. The music is great but the staff walks around trying to sell Jell-O shots. When I declined the shot, the worker began arguing with me. Eventually she PUNCHED ME IN THE FACE and the security guard THREW me into a puddle. Horrendous service. They accused me of stealing and literally assaulted me. Assholes.

This bar is a complete and stupid mess and i LOVE IT is disgusting, and crazy, and FUN! Tammy was a sheer delight. she not only gave us the o'Leans ins and outs (like the bums who beg that make the businesses look bad) but the drink she made put me DOWN! i think i had 2. i can't even remember. Either way let's be real... the Dj was great (come at the request hour) Plenty of space(during the day night life is outrageous) and prepare yourself cuz Tammy ain't no joke. Oh, If this isn't your speed like many other places near by they own a LOT of bars, FAT CATZ is right across the street and they have alive bands and a lighter crowd most of the night. This bar really took me back to the old day, but LORD they can stay there #ImNotYoungAnymore ***DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE JUST WALK***

We visited twice during our stay here. Thursday night was definitely our favorite. There was a live band with an amazing lead singer who could belt out Tina Turner songs like no other. They played all the good stuff and during their break the DJ played some 90s music. I really liked this spot.

FUN FUN FUN! The band, the staff and atmosphere is what you would expect in New Orleans!

Damn....I came here four years ago for my birthday trip! New Orleans, not the bar LOL and I walked into this bar by myself on a Wednesday during the day bc it seemed fun & I was staying at Royal Sonesta! It was very fun!!!! I met the drummer and he bought me a drink! Super awesome! I got to know him and the singer. The drummer asked if I was single and looking He did so very politely!! We've been FB friends ever since 4 years ago!!! Tonight, I'm looking at reviews bc im planning my next trip to NOLA and I'm seeing sooo many shotty reviews on Jell-O shot girls forcing ppl to drink them and making them pay for shots they didn't want in the first place!!! IS THAT NOT ILLEGAL??? And then I read of bartenders being complete asshats and security being RUDE AF. AND NO FREE WATER OR ICE????? DO THEY NOT KNOW HOW HOT IT IS OUTSIDE??? Im seriously contemplating if I want to come back here again. The music was amazing and I do remember the gross bathrooms! UGHH I guess just come here during the day???

Good music! But drinks are average and they charge extra for water, even if you order multiple drinks. Good place to go if you already drank and just want to hang out for free, but don't give them any money.

Cool place to people watch. OK priced drinks and you can go upstairs on their balcony to see what folks are doing while you kick back a drink or two. Live music but not jazz. When we were there it was old school rock and roll, which wasn't what we wanted to hear all night, but was fun for the few drinks we had there.

Great place to dance, any night of the week! B Street Benny (the house band) was awesome band playing all kinds of rock and pop covers. (From Lit to Rage Against the Machine, to TLC, and everything in between!) After the band, they played bumping dance music with an great hype person keeping it going. The floor was comfortably packed with happy dancers well past 3am on a Monday night. Also, a younger crowd than many places I saw. (20s-ish with others mixed in.)

Service was great! The band was the real draw, until I had to use the bathroom. There were no toilet seats, shards of toilet paper everywhere but no hand soap. Oh, and all of these bags of garbage in the hallway So gross!

Sketchyyyy AF. Felt very very uncomfortable and unsafe. The shot girls are scam artists and while the manager attempted to make things right by offering a round of drinks, a refund was not allowed after getting punched in the face by their employee. Go anywhere else and do not under any circumstances let someone force you to take a shot. New Orleans is ghetto. Reporting you all to the BBB. Do better you could have afforded to give us the money the girl stole. That's your employee. You can run an honest business and be decent human beings.

These people were ungodly rude. I was sitting at the bar with friends not doing a single thing and got tossed out I asked for explanation and they told me "We dont owe anyone an explanation we can throw anyone out for any reason" In what world does that even make sense? It was a Saturday night busy. Was having fun. Cant make this up They definitely had the wrong person and knew they were wrong. Never had that happen in my life

If I could put 0 stars I would!!! The security guard denied me and my friends ID and said it was fake in front of the whole crowd and wouldn't let us in. We are visiting from Utah and have 100% valid IDs. The manager came out and did nothing about it. These people suck!!

Mannnnnn i had a BALL! We went early during the day and also during the night. From NC and came for my 31st birthday. I will definitely be returning!

We were here last night and downstairs was wack but upstairs was legit af. The bartender yasmin and Shell were amazing and made our experience amazing! Made some new friends there too! However minus one star for the cost of the drinks were a bit more expensive versus other places Can post pics cus that's called evidence lol

I will start this by saying the live music and vibe is awesome. The only reason this place gets 3 stars from me is because I *hate* any place that refuses to give you tap water and will only sell you bottled water. I mean, I want to hydrate. I will tip. What is this, Vegas? It's Bourbon Street I guess. Love the place just don't expect not to wake up with a hangover the next morning.

The only reason that I am giving this establishment one star is because I have to. In a nutshell, I visited this bar with friends, sat at the bar to rest my legs due to medical reasons. Was verbally accosted by a very large male security guard because "the bar area was for paying customers". Without listening to my explanation that I had already had a drink. I even attempted to purchase another drink just to satisfy the aggressive guard. However, without a second to waste the idiotic guard throws me and my party out. To make matters worse, he follows us outside and stands near the doorway glaring at us in an antagonizing way. The guard suffers from some serious anger issues and has zero respect for women! Shameful...

Awesome lil spot in nola with good music.. A must see spot for good live bands & booz!

We were celebrating my friend's engagement, my friend kept taking those tube shots that go around. The waitress came to me to pay for it, so I told her to go to my other friend and get my credit card from her (since she had a purse she was carrying it). Told my friend to use my card, they went over to the register to pay while I kept an eye on my bride to be. The waitress ran my credit card then handed it to my friend and said that she charged a fee since it was not her card?!!? I mean what? Why would you 1. not tell her BEFORE running it 2. Why even take my card if the issue was the person using it wasn't me?! I would of dealt with it that night if it wasn't for not wanting to ruin my friends night, but we left after that.

Only in NOLA can you drink your way down a street stop into any bar such as this and rock out! 2 for 1 drinks. Live band, drinks flowing and seats at the bar. This place needs a hose down but part of the ambiance! The best is I'm in a time warp! Old school rock and roll!

Went on a Saturday night. I guess it becomes a dance club on the weekend. It was decent music but the dance floor gets incredibly crowded. I do like that they have an open outdoor backyard space if you don't want to be in the mix of everything.

Great place to catch great rock and roll. I recommend hitting this place on a weekday when you can catch Doc Lovett & His Louisiana Remedy play the classics New Orleans style. I was lucky enough to hear them do a fantastic Led Zeppelin medley on my last trip. Fast bar service and hot beats make this a place you should definitely check out while you are on Bourbon Street.

Waited patiently and was extremely polite also tipped well and was given all club soda when I ordered and paid for a vodka soda. Same thing for my date. Don't go here

Walked into the bourbon bandstand for a 2 for one happy hour and got charged 26.50 for a hurricane what a ripoff. I don't recommend this place

one of the singers was wearing sweatpants that looked like jeans with a button down while he sang old town road and he was still hot even tho he had a band around his jeans and that is talent. he's talented but also hot. as is the rest of the band. would 10/10 recommend. edit: the lead singer was talented as hell and wore dope bell bottom jeans that brought back the early Brittany era style. iconic. could not recommend this place even more.

The best party plane in the French Quarter. Dixie Heathens and Chicken on the bone are the best party bands ever.

Who is the tiny blonde with the BIG voice? Dang that girl can sing. Trumpet player also really good. It was loud of course but the music is what drew me in off the street and I stayed for over an hour.