Play Live at The Columbia Hotel

Live Music in the Lobby Lounge.

Searching for a trendy event space in downtown Ashland? The Lobby Lounge at The Columbia Hotel brings style, vibes and good times.

The Lobby Lounge at The Columbia Hotel is an intimate, art-filled space built for connection, energy, and live music that feels alive. We host touring bands, regional artists, and genre-blending musicians who thrive in close-room settings and know how to bring a crowd with them.

If you’re looking for a place where music, people, and atmosphere collide, you’re in the right lane.

The Space: The Lobby Lounge

Our Lobby Lounge is not a traditional stage-and-seating venue. It’s a social listening room where guests and locals gather for drinks, conversation, and late-night energy.

What that means for artists:

  • Intimate room with close audience connection

  • High-energy, standing-room vibe

  • Great for bands who feed off crowd interaction

  • Downtown Ashland location with built-in foot traffic

Our Music Style & Booking Philosophy

We are not a venue for old, stuffy, background, or overly traditional music.

We book artists who are:

  • Modern, genre-fluid, or forward-thinking

  • Funk, soul, indie, pop, rock, electronic, hip-hop, disco, jazz-adjacent, alternative, or hard-to-label
    High-energy and performance-driven

  • Comfortable in intimate rooms with real audience engagement

If your music makes people move, lean in, sing along, or stay longer than planned, we’re interested.

Bring Your People

We prioritize artists and bands who bring their own following and actively promote their shows.

We’re a strong partner, but not a passive room.

Ideal fits:

  • Touring bands building momentum

  • Artists with engaged local or regional fans

Musicians who promote through social, email, and word of mouth
Acts who understand that a great night is a shared effort

Living room with green carpet, dark blue walls, white trim, and a black ceiling. Furniture includes a gray armchair, a blue armchair, a brown sofa, and a small round wooden table with a potted plant. Wall art and a guitar are visible.

Interested in Playing? Get in Touch!

A bedroom with a bed, a dark upholstered headboard, white bedding, a round blush pillow, and a patterned blanket. There is a wooden side table with a lamp, sculpture, and small items. The wall behind has floral and abstract artwork, and the flooring is wooden.
A woman is giving a speech with a microphone in a cozy, dimly lit living room or lounge area, with several people seated and standing around, some taking photos, and a DJ booth in the background.