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Low-pressure · $30–55Sat, Sep 12 – Sun, Sep 13

Bert's for the Band, Sliders Past Midnight

Bert's Market Place runs live entertainment seven nights a week and grilled ribs on Saturdays, so the band's already going by the time you sit down. A short walk to Eastern Market Brewing keeps the night loose before the last stop: Green Dot Stables in Corktown, open till midnight on Saturdays, for a stack of sliders to close it out.

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Walkable · $30–55Sat, Sep 12 – Sun, Sep 13

HopCat First, Fifth Avenue Wherever It Leads

Wings, a wall of taps, and every game on at once at HopCat — the kind of night that starts with a plan and ends wherever the crowd's loudest. Fifth Avenue's a two-minute walk for whatever comes next, no reservations required.

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Food & Drinks · $30–55Sun, Sep 13 – Mon, Sep 14

Bert's Band, Then Sliders Past Midnight

Bert's Market Place has had a house band going seven nights a week for decades, and dinner turns into a set before you notice the ribs are gone. Old Miami keeps the amps up over a cheap beer, and Green Dot's slider menu is exactly what you want when the night runs long and tacos aren't actually on the table.

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Date Night · $30–55Sun, Sep 13 – Mon, Sep 14

Wings First, Then Fifth Avenue Gets Loud

HopCat's cheap eats menu and stacked beer list make for an easy first stop in downtown Royal Oak, no reservations, no pretense. Walk it off for two minutes and land at Fifth Avenue, where the night turns into an actual night out.

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Low-pressure · $25–45Tue, Sep 15 – Wed, Sep 16

Old Miami Set, Then Sliders at Midnight

Bert's opens the night with ribs and a house band before anyone's had their second drink. The Old Miami keeps it going with whoever's plugged in that night — no ticket, no dress code, just amps against brick. By the time Green Dot's grill is still going past eleven, sliders are the closest thing to a reward for staying out this late.

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Date Night · $35–60Wed, Sep 16

Royal Oak: Cheap Wings, Then the Comedy Castle Roars

HopCat's happy-hour menu covers dinner without denting the budget, then Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle turns the volume up with a full room laughing on cue. Fifth Avenue picks up the noise after, a few doors down for a nightcap that keeps the night from ending too early.

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Low-pressure · $25–45Thu, Sep 17 – Fri, Sep 18

Southwest Riffs and Late-Night Minis

27th Letter Books runs open mic and live sets out of a Mexican-record-shop mashup in Southwest Detroit, the kind of room where nobody's dressed up and nobody cares. After last call there, Green Dot Stables stays open past midnight for taco-style minis that taste better at 10:30pm than they have any right to.

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