Big Bang – Dueling Piano Bar

My friends and I decided to head to Big Bang this weekend for a few drinks. We were aware of the $ 6 cover and were prepared to pay it. However, much to our dismay, we were not expecting to be literally screamed at by the unpleasant hostess before we were even permitted to enter the bar area. One of the sweet girls in our party told the hostess very vocally that she was paying for the whole party and handed her cash. So, the rest of us proceeded towards the bar area, when the rude hostess started to yell at us for not paying to go downstairs. Unfortunately for the hostess, she misunderstood when we had told her that the whole group was being paid for. There are far better ways this woman could have handled herself in a situation like such !!! Her rudeness was more than enough to ruin the evening before the fun could even begin.
Aside from this fact, the place was littered with bachelorettes Unilocaling about with their feathery tiaras and inappropriate stickers plastered all over their bodies.
If you are looking for a fun night out in Columbus look no further than the hundreds of other bars in the area that do not charge a cover!!!

I’ve had several fun nights at the Big Bang! The atmosphere can be a little bit bachelorette party/​bro-​ish but with enough drinks, you can have a mighty fun time.

I’m visiting from out of town and we had a blast here twice in a week! $ 6 cover for a boisterous, upbeat vibe, decent drinks and talented, entertaining piano players either dueling or playing backup to one another on other instruments. They play anything from country to old school to current pop music.
Only issue I had was that the tips thing was kind of weird. Your song request priority seemed dependent on how much you tipped during peak time. That or they only called out the tips over $ 20 which made it seem that way. I don’t frequent piano bars so I’m not sure if this is how it usually works. Do they not pay these guys?
However don’t let that deter you. It’s a fun time and they do seem to be good at reading the vibe and picking songs that get the crowd involved. It’s a great place to come!

I’ve been to several piano bars like this & was excited to check it out. Big mistake. They do a lot of talking & playing covers. Also the bartenders don’t know how to make drinks. They taste like dirty dish water. Save your money & go some place else.

YOU WILL HAVE A BLAST! There is a $ 6 cover on sat night and it is worth it. The musicians are funny and extremely talented. We went for a friends 30^th bday party and were not disappointed. The drinks are not too expensive and the music is great!

The music & performance was fun. Don’t come here for service and definitely don’t expect good drinks. Bar tender made us some horrible vodka-​tonics for all 3 orders even when we pointed out how bad the previous was… The ambiance was too commercial for us since we were expecting a more intimate piano bar scene. Even a fight broke out; luckily bouncers took care of the matter effectively and none of the innocent spectators were hurt.

Awesome place. Went here for a night before a wedding get together and we all had a blast. Drinks prices were normal. The entertainment is great. We loved the crowd interaction. We also liked the fact they always played what the crowd asked for. Only bad thing is the parking. You have to park in a parking garage. However it’s close enough to several hotels you can walk.

This place SUCKS!!! I got up to go to the bathroom and some guys took my table, they said FUCK U ! When I went to tell the waitress’s she told me too bad!!! WTF!!!

Big bang is a fun place to go for something a little different. Honestly though it’s only worth popping into maybe every 6 mos or so if that. It a always too crowded to move when it gets later and at the times when it’s dead they still charge a cover. There is always a cover. In addition, if you actually want your song request to get played the busier it gets the higher your tip attached to that request better be.

This is a really cool idea! However, I had mixed feelings about my experience. The alcohol wasn’t terribly expensive, and there were people waiting tables. Tables were hard to get (we went on a late Saturday night). It was crowded and there wasn’t anywhere to dance, or really even stand if you didn’t get a table.
My issue is with the musicians. They are VERY talented instrumentally with halfway decent voices. I was impressed by their range of song selection. However, if you’re looking for a classy piano bar, this isn’t it. The musicians bring birthday girls and bachelorettes on stage and completely degrade them, taking innocent songs and singing the «adult versions» that talk about the women on stage giving blow jobs and so on. This happened multiple times and even the women on stage were uncomfortable. One particular musician (the bald one with the ball cap) was so over the top, making every song sexual. Why can’t it just be fun? I was uncomfortable and disappointed. It doesn’t need the oversexed undertones– it’s an awesome idea the way it is!!! I wouldn’t go again. I’ll be looking for a classier place. It’s such a shame!

Maybe this is common for dueling piano bars, but I was disappointed that the musicians made a very big deal about money and needing more money to play more songs otherwise threatening to stop (each song request required a tip attached, and if there wasn’t enough tip attached, they would not play the song). We all paid cover and were buying drinks, I’m not sure why it was necessary.
More on the venue: Not many places to dance, just some by the bar, and not really any by the stage. The bouncers kept inviting some girls in the crowd to dance on stage for a song, then each girl would be kicked off. What I’m trying to say is, it’ shard to dance in a group here.

Don’t bother with this place! The piano players play the songs they want to play and not the requests. The drinks are over priced for what you get, $ 13 really? All ice!
I travel to Columbus often, but it will not be to this bar. Bang, Bang your dead to me!

A pretty great place to hang out for a while. While crowded (be sure you get a table next to a walking space), it’s also pretty cozy. There are those in the audience who are having a pretty good, drink amplified, time and they get everyone else just as involved with how good a time it is.
The dueling pianos are pretty cool. Each guy takes turns cranking out covers and while some have better voices than others, it’s all entertaining.
The barmaid I had waiting on me was pretty overburdened. I think she was the only one working the whole place, so be expected to wait a long time for service, but be understanding as well. It’s not her fault that the joint understaffed.
The drink prices are pretty stiff for the specialty drinks ($ 13 for my drink), but they are delicious and at least you get to keep the glass!
All in all, a pretty good place to spend an hour or two (the piano bit does get old after a while). If I were in the area and needed a place to hang out for a while, I would definitely return.
The drink prices are pretty stiff for the specialty drinks ($ 13 for my drink), but they are delicious and at least you get to keep the glass!
All in all, a pretty good place to spend an hour or two (the piano bit does get old after a while). If I were in the area and needed a place to hang out for a while, I would definitely return.

The amount of entertainment you will get here is 10÷10… There are two pianos facing each other and also a drum set, guitar, etc on the stage. People give the artist their song choices and the guys play them on the piano and sing along. They will play about anything! From 80’s to r&b and hip hop, they seriously know it all. This is not some boring singalong place, you are able to dance on the stage and usually the whole crowd is up dancing at their seat. I highly recommend this to all people whether you are 22 or 62! I can’t not wait to go back.

Great entertainment. I wish people were more into dancing here, and if they opened up the floor that’d be possible. The staff was very enthusiastic! Don’t bring your uptight folks around here, no restraining these guys :-)

Very lively place. They really make it so you can’t help but have a good time. Music is played from all genres which I loved. But if you want to go to have a fun night w/​your friends, this is the place. O yeah, audience participation is strongly encouraged!

Loved the place I had such a great time there with my husband! Will definitely go again soon. The piano players were great and played a lot of good songs.

Well we stayed here a little too long. We heard the same song (s) a few too many times. Buckets of beer are reasonably priced but like I said, these 4 dude play the same so GS over and over and over…

I was in Columbus on business and visited this Piano Bar. I have to say I was so impressed from the energy level, types of cool drinks, quality of the crowd, etc… I thought the staff dancing on the pianos and stage from time to time added a really cool and fun dynamic to the experience. I also thought the service was great considering how busy the place was. I also have to say the singers were amazing and really had an ability to keep the customers engaged.
I loved it and will be back again…
Just wish they had one in Orlando, Florida ! Maybe they will some day if were lucky :-)

Went here after a convention and the place was packed. It was supposed to be booked for the convention’s after party but there must have been at least 7 bachlorette parties here that night. The place was small, very cramped, and very unique.
There’s 2 piano’s and they play a whole bunch of different kind of songs. I counted 2 bars, one right at the bottom of the stairs and another on the other end of the floor. I spent most of the night with some new friends we met here, mostly on the patio upstairs. Yet another small & cramped space but I had such a great time!
There’s normally a charge to get in here, I think $ 5(?). That said, I havent been back since and I’m not sure if I would pay to get in to this place being how packed it gets. I have major anxiety issues unless I’m drinking so this place is a bit intimidating for me. We’re talking no room to move (at all), no where to put your drinks down, no way to squeeze yourself to the bar area, and so many bachlorette parties that the place was filled with screaming women taking selfies. Normally I wouldnt care, I dont go out seeking these types of places, but I hate bachlorette parties! .Mindless & severely drunk women who have no concept of what they’re doing and who spend the night right next to your ear screaming about how much they have to pee and how ‘freaking itchy’ their bra’s are from how badly they’re sweating. This is why I spent most of the night outside on the patio. It was late Oct and FREEZING but it was better in the smoking section then down stairs in the piano bar. We met some people when we showed up, right before this place got packed. It came out of nowhere and we were standing right by the stage on the stairs. We turned, laughing at the humor of it all, to get more drinks from the bar and realized we couldnt move. This is when my panic attack set in but luckily enough I had some beer left and quickly fix my situation. Comic Con was here that night, lots of costumes, lots of people pointing and laughing which wasn’t cool. I enjoyed the levity of it. Most of them didnt stay since most people here were over dressed and they, coming from the convention felt the odd man out. We stayed, we didn’t care. In our eyes we were there first. That’s when the wave of brides to be showed up, probably around 10 or 11pm. I made it to the bar in one piece but had to scream to be heard in order to get another. That was too much for me.
Don’t get me wrong, this place was a lot of fun and the drinks weren’t even expensive .We’re talking $ 2 or $ 3 PBR’s and I think $ 4 Bud when I was there. No idea the other prices since I seldom risked a venture down below into the chaos once we made our way upstairs. There was a group of 6 of us and only 1 dared go at a time since it was so tight moving and we didnt dare loose our itty bitty table by the heat lamp. I went down once by myself and it took about 15mins to get about 30 feet & back.
I would recommend this for people who like this type of vibe, insane crowds, rowdy but not violent, FREAKING LOUD, & the piano music was mostly from musicals & not classical at all, which made it fun! Not to mention lots of screaming & waving of arms and many many drunk women w/​a couple creepy men trying to pick them up (what bar doesnt have this though?) For every 5 people here, there were 15 who were trying to get in (but couldnt fit from being over crowded). If you want to go please keep this in mind. Go early (7, 8pm) and get a table downstairs (there’s not many), and please. don’t bother getting up unless you have someone (like 2 men) holding your spots. It’s so loud that ”Sorry these seats are taken” are a feeble attempt of guarding your land. If your dare venture the bar, either stand by it the whole time or go with a buddy who can push people for you and help hold drinks, esp if you’re drunk and want to make it back to your table in one piece & with nothing spilled. I’m not the kind of person who likes to sit and drink all night. I need to move around and see things, hear things, watch people doing stupid stuff. We lost our spot pretty early on so we couldnt see the stage anymore, we could barely hear the band… we went outside around 11pm and stayed many hours later. Don’t be like us if you’re going here! lol Go early & bring your party self or you’ll be sorry.

I have been to The Big Bang many times over the last few years. It has a very unique atmosphere that is perfect if you want to go out, but don’t necessarily want to «Rage your face off»… The performers each play several instruments, and routinely swap instruments. This keeps things fresh as your not hearing the same person singing all night, as well as the «lead» instrument changes from time to time.
There are two bars, which help with the crowd. They WILL run out of seats on the weekend after 10:00 — 10:30, and there is also a cover on the weekends. So get there before 10, and find a nice spot near the front and enjoy!
All the music is by request, and they do like to involve the crowd. There has literally been a bachelorette party there every single time I’ve gone. (At least 15 times.) And the bachelorette will end up on stage at some point.
The drink prices are a bit above average, but so is the music… being live and all.
If you have never been, you have to go at least once. Maybe try to snag one of their famous «Bang This!» t-​shirts while your there! ^_^

It’s a bit difficult to fairly review a place that I wouldn’t normally come to. Ended up here because other people in the group wanted to go for bday celebrations. I think it’s decent for a piano bar. i was shocked at the long line outside the door. these guys should throw up some heat lamps to keep the line warm!
+change-​up from the regular Cbus bar scene
+speedy bar service
+very accommodating with the free water
+charismatic pianists
-$ 6 cover???
–hillbilly paradise
–bachelorette party central
–über crowded so you have to stand, but it’s not really a dancing place so the standing gets dull and tiresome
–super loud, so not a good spot to chat either
it’s cool to go once to check out the experience i suppose.

This was a fun way to spend an evening. A wide assortment of people sitting (or standing) drinking, laughing and singing along with the guys onstage. This isn’t a place I could go all the time but it was fun for awhile. And it’s the odd type of bar where I’d be comfortable bringing my Mom.
It’s always packed so if you don’t like being crowded, then perhaps this isn’t your place.
Oh! If you check in on Unilocal,you get a deal on the cover charge for Friday and Saturday nights.

You’ve got to go into Big Bang with the right attitude. If bachelorette parties and overly-​drunk suburbanites scream-​singing «Livin’ on a Prayer» are going to annoy you, don’t go. If, instead, you’ll find the beauty in these moments… then Big Bang might just be the boredom-​buster you need!
I can definitely appreciate a bar where something is going on besides just drinking and darts. Big Bang is not somewhere I could go every week, but it’s fun to sing a little and people-​watch. The musicians are talented, cute, and funny. I’m sure the schtick is on repeater from night-​to-​night, but who cares?
I’m horrible at singing so I like to hide in the group revelry. I kind of wish they would play more Disney songs and Nsync jams, though.
Sidenote: when I turned 21 back in Boulder, Colorado years ago, I lived within walking distance of a deuling piano bar called The Reef. It was much smaller, but in hindsight probably no less obnoxious than Big Bang. Ah, memories. Waves of nostalgia.
If you’re moaning about a steep cover price, here’s some thoughts. (1) I think there’s a free cover deal when you check in on the Unilocal app and (2) you won’t need to drink as much once inside, since you’ll have something else to do. So maybe that’ll save you some cash. Then again, you might need to drink more if you can’t just cut loose (footloose!) and belt along unless you’re drunky.