The Blue Note (Columbia, Missouri)

The Blue Note is a music venue in Columbia, Missouri, and is a contributing property to the North Ninth Street Historic District.

[4] Despite being a smaller venue, it has hosted numerous national musical acts, including the Arctic Monkeys, Phish, Widespread Panic, R.E.M., Hüsker Dü (their last show),[5] Uncle Tupelo, Meat Puppets, Chuck Berry,[6] The Replacements, Minutemen,[7] Dinosaur Jr., Primus, Black Flag, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Violent Femmes, Soul Asylum, Sonic Youth,[8] Social Distortion,[9] The Black Keys, Dave Matthews Band, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Wilco, and Yonder Mountain String Band,[10] and holds a five-part concert series every summer called "Ninth Street Summerfest".

[11] Formerly Mojo's, Rose Music Hall is located down the street in the North Village Arts District and often referred to as "The Blue Note's little sister".

[12][13] The venue was also founded by King and is now owned by Gerding and Leslie,[4] and is usually reserved for smaller-name bands, but has also booked several up and coming artists prior to their breaking out.

Past performers have included; Arcade Fire, Spoon, Ben Kweller, Secret Machines, Cold War Kids, White Rabbits, Tapes 'n Tapes, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Big Smith, Local Natives, Portugal.

Mojo's
The Blue Note's marquee