The 8 restaurants and lounges on Watts Bar Lake that run live music nights. Most happen on weekend evenings, with bands or karaoke setting up by sunset. Schedules shift by season, so call ahead or check the venue's Facebook before driving in.
A craft beer bar built inside a family member's old auto garage, with food trucks, live music, fire pits, and a dog-friendly patio in downtown Rockwood.
Cofer's Garage occupies a former auto garage in downtown Rockwood, retaining the car lifts as table supports and oil drums in the bathrooms as vanities. Craft beer on tap, rotating food trucks for food, live music on weekends, and a membership option for regulars. Open Thursday through Saturday.
Harriman's craft brewery, built in a spacious industrial taproom that hosts live music, comedy nights, trivia, and dogs.
A craft brewery at 316 Ruritan Road in Harriman, open Wednesday through Sunday, with a rotating tap list of house brews including a peanut butter stout and Kolsch, a small food menu of flatbread pizzas and nachos, and a taproom spacious enough for large groups without crowding.
Spring City's neighborhood taproom, the most socially ambitious place in town, with trivia, live music, pool tables, and a Thursday two-for-one on drafts.
A Spring City taproom on Front St, open Tuesday through Saturday evenings, with roughly 12 local and imported draft lines, canned and bottled beer, pool tables, two dartboards, cornhole, weekly trivia nights, occasional live music and food truck nights, and a small in-house food menu.
A big industrial bar-and-grill in Harriman's historic downtown that doubled down on things to do.
RoCo Social occupies a large historic building in downtown Harriman with a full kitchen, full bar, pool tables, cornhole, and bounce house events. Dinner runs American comfort with some genuine culinary ambition mixed in.
A laid-back BBQ bar in Kingston with live music on weekends and a menu that runs wider than the name suggests.
A Kingston staple on West Race Street, open Monday through Saturday. BBQ platters, catfish, burgers, and a full bar with a strong whiskey selection. Live music on weekend nights, catering available.
A casual waterfront grill inside a working marina, weekends-only, with deck seating that stretches over the lake.
The restaurant inside Blue Springs Marina, open Friday through Sunday only. Burgers, sandwiches, stuffed tilapia, and a full bar, with deck seating directly over the water and carp and turtles below.
A waterfront burger joint in Spring City with a deck, a bar, and a steady following.
Lakeside Grill at Spring City Resort & Marina, just off the water in Spring City. Burgers, wings, sandwiches, indoor and deck seating, draft beer, weekend music, and a "Wing Wednesday" special.
A Rockwood bar with karaoke, live music, pool tables, and a full food menu that runs past prime rib.
A full-service lounge and bar in downtown Rockwood, open Thursday through Saturday (and Tuesday and Wednesday), with live music and karaoke on rotating nights, pool tables, and a food menu that includes prime rib, ribeye, burgers, pizza, wings, and prime rib egg rolls.
The Crow's Nest at Blue Springs Marina runs the most consistent weekend live-music schedule. Smaller venues run music seasonally, often on Friday or Saturday nights.
Saturday is the most reliable night for live music at the lakeside venues. Friday is the second strongest. Off-season schedules are reduced, so confirm before driving out.
Last updated: April 30, 2026