Radio Radio

Radio Radio — you have some great shows and lineups. I recently came here to see Shiny Penny and Bear Hands a couple years back.
Like most venues in Fountain Square, it’s LOUD so prepare your ears for that. This venue doesn’t have anything that stands out to me as a venue. Decently priced shows, decently priced drinks and specials, and good lineups overall.
You’ll most likely find yourself attracted to the bar that’s beautifully lit up. But (at least in my experiences), be ready to wait a few minutes before you’re served as they don’t have tons of bartenders whenever I’m there.
My friend also recently purchased 2 drinks under $ 10 the first time. And again the second time. But the second time, they made her buy more drinks because of a «$ 10 minimum» even though it didn’t apply the first time. We were a bit confused by this.
Overall, a good venue. If paying at the door, bring cash!

Hands down one of the best music venues in central Indiana. Great and I mean a fantastic sound system, knowledgeable owner and staff. The most beautiful bar top in town which makes me surprised to see this in the catagory of ‘Dive Bars’, this place is definitely not.
Watched our band Cyrus Youngman and the Kingfishers play here for the Elvis bash, it was a great time.

One of the best venues to see a concert in Indy. Located in Fountain Square near theatre. Good acoustics and no bad seats. There is a good mixture of artists. The price for a show is very reasonable and you can buy tickets in advance or at the door. Decent tap list and whiskey selection.

Small intimate venue and perfect place to catch an act on their way up. The layout is perfect and the sound is terrific. One of my favorites.

After moving back to Indianapolis, a friend of ours invited us to join him at Radio Radio for a Carbon Leaf concert. $ 10 — how could we pass on a $ 10 concert. I had never been to Radio Radio, and from the very beginning, I was impressed — and it just kept getting better.
For starters, parking was a breeze. It is in historic fountain square and there was enough street parking that our cost to park was $ 0. When we walked in, it seemed like it was designed by someone who wanted to encourage people to gather and have fun. It was crowded (concert and all), but we found a corner spot that the entire group (8 of us in total) could sit, enjoy the concert and still have fun together.
The bar is full service, but I stuck to the craft beer — they served up some fine Indiana made brews. My wife had wine and said they had a great selection.
One thing I discovered while we were there — Radio Radio is closed on Sunday. But this concert was on a Sunday evening. Carbon Leaf had a tight schedule and could only play Indy on that day. Radio Radio opened just for the concert. They deal was — bar profit went to Radio Radio and all the concert ticket money went to the band. That is way cool — thank you Radio Radio!

Cool place to see a concert. Not very big at all — you really feel close to the bands. Nice bar, too. Very clean and some nice accommodations for seating — tables, chairs, sofas, etc. I would go back for a show, no doubt.

One of the absolute best instrument music venues you’ll ever find! I have watched several shows here and have never been disappointed by the venue and its employees, the service is top notch!

One of the best places to see live music in Indy, hands down. It’s a smaller venue but that just adds to the intimacy of the show. They have an excellent sound system, great décor, friendly staff, and clean restrooms! Drinks are reasonably priced and I’ve never had a bad one there. If you have not been, you’re missing out. Look at their schedule and go see a show!

have only visited when seeing a show, but radio radio is a great venue for just that. beers are easy to get, sound is always good, and ample seating & floor space. location in fountain square makes it convenient to do other things before or after the show also. décor is simple & focused on music. good-​sized bar on the west wall with several padded stools. the bar top is a curved, lit multi-​color glass with a rounded rail. brass foot rail. the bar back is very simple with liquor shelves, large HDTVs, couple pictures, & coolers. there are a number of support posts that affect the stage sight lines when at the bar or generally on the west side of room, but usually enough room to step once to the left or right.

This is a great example of an excellent small music venue!!!
I recently went here to see one of my all-​time favorite groups, Carbon Leaf, turns out they aren’t normally open on Sundays but made an exception since Carbon Leaf could only come through Indy on that day. Awesome. Such a good choice, it really brought a perfect crowd.
We got there early to check out the place and have a drink and sat at one of the tables while we waited. We decided to stand for the actual concert and surrendered our table to a nice group of people. That was something totally worth noting, the people that come here really want to be there, likely love music as much as you do and are not jerks to each other.
Standing room for the concert is pretty small but I like it that way here! Also, no crowding and shoving and it was easy to see the stage.
On top of that, nice big bar, hard working bartenders and reasonably priced drinks! They were also a good strength and worth what I paid. I was pleasantly surprised by my tab total at the end of the night! Hooray, that hardly happens, haha.
I would DEFINITELY go back here if a band I want to see comes around again. Heck, I might even just go on a whim.

This has long been one of my very favorite music venues in Indianapolis, as it was non-​smoking before the ban went into effect across town. Tufty is a Zero Boys legend around town and friend to all.
Radio Radio has a very reasonable door entry for top quality shows and a beautiful interior. There is always ample staff, led by Roni, serving quality drinks at a fair price, with Tufty is generally behind the sound board.
One of the only places that you can step outside the back door for a smoke or chat with friends and run into one of the headlining acts.
I’ve seen Jucifer, Shonan Knife, Local H, Meat Puppets and met Patrick Carney (of Black Keys) with his band Drummer and numerous local and regional acts here as well.

one of the best live music scenes in Indy. Intimate setting great to get up close to a favorite singer or group.
small but diverse beer selection, with a full bar.
Small venue, so get there early if u want to sit, it gets crowded fast

One of the very best music venues I’ve been too, and top two in Indy. The same great people that own the fantastic taco bar across the street poured their passion into radio radio as well!
Friendly
Fun
Unique
Intimate
Good drinks
Great bands!

Man I f-​ing love this place. LOVE! Cool bar, great people, awesome bands, low-​key and chill when you want to hang and hyped up and jam-​packed when you really want to experience a band. One of my favorite things to do at the end of the week is enjoy a band here and they have so many cool events here that I’m always on the look out to see what they have on their schedule.
Drinks: ⁴⁄₅ — Not bad selection. Typical prices
Music: ¹⁰⁄₅
Service: ⁵⁄₅
Location: ⁵⁄₅

Radio Radio is in the heart of historic Fountain Square. It has an Art Deco décor and the bar was rescued/​recycled from the Planet Hollywood restaurant that is now defunct.
It is usually only open 2 – 3 nights a week because it is first and foremost, a live music venue. The owner, who is a musician himself, took care in ensuring that the acoustics and sound system was more than adequate for the venue. The 3 foot raised stage is a perfect platform and the audience can still get close to the band and not feel disconnected at all.
The staff are usually quick but often seem under-​staffed for the more popular shows. The beer and spirits selection is very good and will accommodate most patrons.
Another overlooked but somewhat important feature are clean bathrooms. Usually a rarity in music venues, but the staff is good about cleanliness which is refreshing to most.
The bands that come through here are of a better quality but without all the hubbub of a large act. You can interact with the musicians before or after the show and it adds a nice personal touch.
If you are going to see a band, this would be one of the top venues to see them at.

Cool bar and excellent venue for live music. The talent brought in is top-​notch and from all genres.
While you pre-​game before the concert and sip on some beverages, make sure to check out their tv screens for Bollywood hits with captioning. They don’t serve food (unless the $ 0.50 bags of chips count) but they do across the street at Revolucion.
Great people working and quick service.

Radio Radio is a nice venue/​bar located in Fountain Square. The staff is polite and the bar tenders are fast and attentive. I’ve only been there a few times, but thoroughly enjoyed myself each time.
As far as the bar goes, it’s pretty standard stuff here. Like most bars in the area they have a selection of domestics, imports, and local craft beers. Mainly just a small selection of taps and a slightly larger selection of bottles and cans. The room itself is large with plenty of tables.
As a venue Radio Radio really shines. With a fairly large stage and nice open room, this is a great place to see bands in Indianapolis. The sound here is solid, with a decent PA, and while the acoustics here aren’t perfect, they are more than adequate. You can usually catch a decent show at a decent price here.

We were there to see the Heartless Bastards. It was a good show and Radio Radio is a good venue. It is nice to have a non-​smoking venue to see music. The only complaint was the time things started. Granted, I am old but if the doors open at 8p and no one really starts playing until 945 and the main act doesn’t hit the stage until 11:15pm, tell me that. I would show up later. yes, I know they want to have you sit and drink but all I did was sit.
There was some sound issues at the show but I think that had more to do with the equipment, as the guitarist had to switch plugs to solve the problem.

I’ve now seen 13 shows here, at least that’s what my Unilocal check-​ins tell me, and have been generally impressed by this venue all-​around. For a long time, this was one of the only non-​smoking bars in Indy, but now of course all of them are. One of the owners is a musician, and you can tell a lot of care went into making this place what it is. It’s very cool looking inside… and even as a girl alone I feel safe hanging out here (I came to their NYE show alone one year… ain’t that just the saddest thing you’ve ever heard?). The sound quality is consistently good. Service at the bar tends to be pretty quick and they’ve never messed up our tabs. They have Bulleit bourbon. They have local craft beers on draft. The bathrooms are clean and well-​stocked.
Just some of the bands I’ve seen come through here:
J Roddy Walston & the Business, Heartless Bastards, Pokey LaFarge, White Rabbits, Houndmouth, and tributes to The Band, Elvis, and Johnny Cash. I keep hoping that one day my wildest dream will come true and Scott Miller & the Commonwealth will play at Radio Radio with Slobberbone. Or Langhorne Slim. I’d love to get down to Slim’s songs at RR.
Earlier this year I witnessed one of the sweetest things I’ve ever seen:
A man with Down Syndrome celebrated his 50^th birthday at Radio Radio. Bigger Than Elvis (Tufty’s [he’s the owner] band) played the guy’s favorite songs, he was out on the dance floor all night in his party hat and fancy outfit, and he even got to get up on stage and sing along with a few songs.
This venue has heart… no matter what Justin Townes Earl thinks.

Went to Radio Radio awhile back with my husband and a few others to see the Shelby County Sinners play. I was impressed with the place overall. There was another band that played before them, can’t remember for the life of me the name, that played bluegrass style music, with a bit of a rock and roll feel to it. They were amazing.
The sound and acoustics in this place are great. No weird echos, no screeching speakers. Just awesome, loud music. The music is good, the beer is good, and the staff’s friendly. (Though I did get the wrong beer when I asked for an Osiris, but no big deal.) Prices are fairly reasonable, and pretty standard I’d say. Around $ 5 or so for Sun King on tap.
The atmosphere is casual, comfortable. Tables near the stage and several large couches near the front. It’s clean, classy, the sort of place I’d love to take someone from out of town to impress them. Places like this are helping to make Fountain Square a destination. The fact it’s non-​smoking makes my heart pitter-​patter.
I’d definitely come back.