The Jackpot Music Hall
943 Mass., Lawrence, 66044
Phone: 785-832-1085
Web site: http://www.thejackpotsaloon.com/
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The Jackpot has quickly and deservedly become a fixture on the downtown music scene. The Old West-themed bar hosts live music 5-6 nights nights a week ranging from national acts like The Arcade Fire to locals like The Appleseed Cast. The drink selection includes a vast array of whiskeys, bourbons and tequilas.
Heated smoking area? No
Smoking porch? Yes
WiFi: Yes (Free)
Wheelchair accessibility: (1, 'ADA-compliant') *
Drink specials:
- Sunday: $2 wells
- Monday: $2 Shiner Bock draws
- Tuesday: $2 PBR draws
- Wednesday: $3 Bulleit & Skyy
- Thursday: $3 Boulevard draws
- Friday: Maker's Mark $3.75 single $5.50 dbl
- Saturday: $2.25 PBR draws
Scheduled events:
May 2008
- Early Jazz Matinee with The Casual Tie (Friday, May 16)
- Mutators / Modern Creatures / Witch & Hare / This Is My Condition (Friday, May 16)
- Approach / The Hearers / The Appleseed Cast (Saturday, May 17)
- Beyond Blue Mondays with Pat Nichols and Jimmie Meade (Monday, May 19)
- New Franklin Panthers / Damnweevil / Stull (Monday, May 19)
- Lonnie Fisher & The Funeral / Katlyn Conroy (Wednesday, May 21)
- Fleas and Lice / Mouth Sewn Shut / Doomsday Hour (early all-ages show) (Thursday, May 22)
- Unwed Sailor / Sybris (Friday, May 23)
- Climax Music Fest 25th Anniversary (Saturday, May 24)
- Snowden / The Colour / Boo and Boo Too (Sunday, May 25)
- Sod Hauler / Samothrace / Lethe (Thursday, May 29)
- A Benefit For the Social Service League (Friday, May 30)
June 2008
- The Fairer Sex / The Dead Science / Charles S. McVey (Tuesday, June 3)
- The Alkali Flats / The Prairie Acre (Wednesday, June 4)
- Midwest Fest (Friday, June 6)
- Midwest Fest (Saturday, June 7)
- Art Opening and Benefit Show with The Cast Pattern / The Dactyls (Friday, June 13)
- White Ghost Shivers / The DeWayn Brothers (Saturday, June 14)
- Nightbirds (Wednesday, June 18)
- The Aqua-Symphonics / The Armory / Log Lady / Morris Mars (Thursday, June 19)
- The Rocker (Thin Lizzy Tribute) / The Spook Lights / 1950 D.A. / DJ Zippy (Friday, June 20)
- Wolf Eyes / Worm Hands / The LWA (Wednesday, June 25)
- Modey Lemon / Boo and Boo Too (Thursday, June 26)
July 2008
- Sloppy Seconds (Thursday, July 3)
- The Spook Lights / Bad Blood / Hairy Belafonte (Saturday, July 5)
- Sourvein / Samothrace / The Roller (Thursday, July 24)
- The Roseline / Samantha Crain & The Midnight Shivers / Bombadil / The Fairer Sex (Monday, July 28)
August 2008
- Mutators / Night Wounds / BetelgueseBetelgueseBetelguese (Tuesday, Aug. 5)
- VIBESQUAD by Cicada Rhythm (Saturday, Aug. 23)
- Giants / Sentient / Actors and Actresses (Sunday, Aug. 24)
October 2008
- Imperative Reaction / Aesthetic Perfection / The God Project (Saturday, Oct. 4)
Past events at The Jackpot Music Hall
* Restaurants are rated either: Very accommodating, ADA-compliant, Inaccessible. For more detailed accessibility profiles, check wiredonwheels.com.
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Posted by davidryan (David Ryan) on May 4, 2007 (Suggest removal)
I'd like to say that my nearly 3-year old comment doesn't do the Jackpot justice anymore.
I've been to many shows at the Jackpot since Oct. 2004, and the difference between then and now is nearly enough to make it seem a different and far better place to see shows than the one I commented on before.
Nick and his crew there have done excellent work beefing up the sound system, raising and increasing the size of the stage, creating more room (at least, that's how it seems; and that's good enough for me) for people to see bands.
So, my 2007 self would like to disagree with my 2004 self (hey, that's my prerogative).
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Posted by richard (Richard Gintowt) on January 3, 2005 (Suggest removal)
yeah, i agree with "hell yes". another venue never hurts. i'd rather have a couple complaints than no arcade fire show etc...
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Posted by davidryan (David Ryan) on October 22, 2004 (Suggest removal)
Let's face it: the Jackpot is no place to have a show with a band reasonably likely to bring in more than 75 people.
More than 75 people makes a show at the Jackpot not a show but closer to a rip off.
The Decemberists SOUNDED good: but one doesn't go to a show simply to HEAR a band.
And last night this patron was better served standing outside listening to the show than by trying to squeeze into the Jackpot's far-not-large-enough floor space.
Great bands, but a terrible place for them to play.
Oh -- the bartenders are absolutely TOP NOTCH. Same for the door persons.
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