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In a location previously occupied by Onyx and Club 314 (and even an incarnation of the Mercury Cafe, decades ago), Bender's Tavern has successfully morphed into a full-fledged music venue. The music room, which can hold about 300 people, has hosted a number of national and international touring acts, including Jucifer, Scott H. Biram, Sham 69 and Gito Gito Hustler, along with plenty of local rock, punk, metal and blues bands. In the other section of the bar, there's karaoke, open mike and the occasional DJ during the week. Bender's also sports a spacious backyard patio with plenty of room to get your smoke on.

Features: ATM, Patio/Sidewalk Dining
Entertainment: Live Entertainment

Reno Divorce

Fri., February 10

With King Rat, Pitch Invasion and Straight Outta Luck

Porn N Chicken

Sat., January 14

Dick and Lois Meis

Sat., February 11

Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz

Every week Saturday, 8:00pm-10:00pm

Open Mic

Every week Monday, 10:00pm

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2009 | Best Club Night

You know a DJ's got mad skills when he's flown in every week just to host a club night. Such is the life of DJ Klaw, whose main gig is manning the decks at motocross champion Carey Hart's club in Vegas. Around the same time that Hart and Klaw... More >
2008 | Best Club Night

One of the fliers for Night of the Living Shred shows a picture of two naked chicks with skateboards. But while you'll probably see some skateboard videos Thursday nights at Bender's Tavern, naked chicks not so much. Still, the young rocker boys... More >
2007 | Best Club Night for Hooking Up

Thursdays at Bender's is like a salmon migration. In a sea of dyed black locks and thick mascara, sweaty hormones bubble to the surface as twenty-somethings shamelessly grope each other on the dance floor. Every week, the two-room club is packed,... More >
2006 | BEST MIDWEEK CLUB NIGHT

Who is the man known as DJ Wesley Wayne? From practically out of nowhere, he's stormed Denver's indie club scene with guerrilla guest sets and oddball residencies like Sputnik's What We Do Is Secret. But none of that prepared anyone for Night of... More >
2006 | BEST KARAOKE NIGHT

There are 6,000 songs in the QuickSand Karaoke catalogue, and every single one of them leads to trouble. Nowhere is this more apparent than on Thursday nights at Bender's, when the place transforms from a cool Capitol Hill music venue into a... More >

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Westword Reviews and News

Go Figaro

By Susan Froyd | Thu, November 24, 2011

It’s okay to be afraid of opera; lots of people are. But here's the thing: Opera with a drink (or two, or three) in you is a whole different thing. New Yorker Eve Orenstein of Opera on Tap, which started in Manhattan and is slowly expanding to cit... More >
Boobs Over Broadway, stripping nuns and Cora Vette topping herself just 'cause she can

By Amber Taufen | Thu, July 21, 2011

Burlesque and show tunes: Seems like a natural fit, so it's kind of surprising that tonight's premiere of Boobs Over Broadway is the first show-tunes-burlesque-extravaganza we've heard of. But More >
Tonight: Ian Moore & the Lossy Coils at Benders

By Bree Davies | Thu, July 14, 2011

Based out of Austin, Ian Moore & the Lossy Coils (playing tonight at Bender's Tavern with National BLues Arsenal and Land Grabbers) bring the kind of epic-sounding rock and roll to the table th More >
Tonight: The Bellrays at Bender's

By Bree Davies | Thu, June 30, 2011

Stepping into a third decade together, The Bellrays (playing tonight at Bender's Tavern with The Manxx and Dirty Lookers) have weathered stylistic storms and kitschy trends with tried-and-true More >
The Denver URBAN Guerrillas ride tomorrow night for Sox Place

By Jef Otte | Fri, April 8, 2011

For some folk, even the smallest kindness makes a huge difference. Since the club's inception five years ago, that's been the idea behind the Denver URBAN (the acronym stands for United Revolut More >

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User Reviews

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Grace83

| Mon, September 06, 2010

Wear black :-)

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tannaruzicka

| Thu, May 20, 2010

Karaoke night on Thursday nights! Awesome.

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JamesB7

| Tue, March 16, 2010

Ummm, yes please. Near the Capitol building. Live music often and plenty of PBR draft to go around.

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starrj

| Tue, August 11, 2009

I've seen some local bands play at Bender's, which is located in the heart of Capitol Hill in Denver, and I always have a great time there. There's a main bar area that's apart from the venue, so you can mix the night up with music / conversation if you want. The last time I was there I was on crutches to see The Swayback, and it worked out well, because I was able to sit on a stool on the back terrace of the venue and still have an unadulterated, close view of the stage where Eric Halborg and crew were melting the faces of those in the front row.

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KateB1427

| Wed, December 03, 2008

Kinda punky, relatively laid back Bender's is one of my favorite bars around. Thursday nights are karyoke night and always guaranteed to be a good time.

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