The central areas that appeal to clubbers and night owls are downtown and the northern neighborhood of Broad Ripple. Jazz is still a popular style of music in Indianapolis and a couple of great local places to seek out are the Chatterbox, located in the heart of the Mass Ave Arts and Theatre Cultural District with live jazz 6 nights a week. Also the Jazz Kitchen where you are able to watch jazz from local and national performers most nights of the week.

Downtown, the Slippery Noodle is Indiana's oldest bar and a venue for straight blues with local, regional and national acts headlining. Or for something a little alternative then try Chalkies with a game of billiards, fine dining and great music.

Weekends are packed with clubbers heading to the Broad Ripple. This area has numerous dance venues, live music clubs with bands playing mainstream, blues and alternative sounds. The famous Peppers has live rock and DJ's to keep you up dancing till the early hours of the morning. Also located here is The Vogue, on various nights they have live bands, '80s Revival Night, and '90s Dance music and it's a firm favorite with the locals as well as visitors to the city. Once an old movie theater it has been transformed into a dance club that over the past years has seen the likes of Bo Diddley, Willie Nelson, David Byrne, the Dave Matthews Band, and the Flaming Lips make an appearance.

If country music is your thing then 8 Seconds Saloon is a definite stop off for you and your date. This place is popular with a capital P, located in a giant warehouse it has a great atmosphere and once you step through the doors you'll be mesmerized by the number of Stetsons and cowboy boots on show. If you visit on a weekend then you can even get free dance lessons.

The second-largest city in the state of Indiana is Fort Wayne, really a business center it also has its fair share of nightlife spots to keep you up until the wee hours of the morning and there are some excellent venues to meet people here.

Columbia Street West is a well-known club in the city, a rock music venue it's situated in a striking building and has live music from Thursday through to Sunday that attracts a broad range of clientele.

For sophistication in Fort Wayne, Piere's Entertainment Center has everything you could want. The largest and most popular entertainment centre in the state there's live music featured over 9 bars and 9 dance floors, they also have satellite TV's and show most sporting events, whether local or national.

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