Twichell Auditorium

580 E Main St
Spartanburg, SC 29302

Catch a show at a venue that has been hosting music for over 100 years. Acclaimed for its outstanding acoustics, Twichell Auditorium at Converse College has hosted such famed artists as Tony Bennett, Chet Atkins, Duke Ellington, Burl Ives, Itzhak Perlman, Yo Yo Ma, and Marilyn Horne. Twichell is named as an historic John Philip Sousa site to commemorate the many performances given by Sousa and his band in the early twentieth century. You can catch Spartanburg’s professional orchestra here among others. Greeting visitors in front of the auditorium is the graceful 8-foot bronze sculpture of legendary contralto singer and civil rights pioneer Marian Anderson.

Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium

385 N Church St
Spartanburg, SC 29303

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As the Carolinas’ largest theater, Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium has showcased dozens of top musical performers, including Taylor Swift, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Journey, Ray Charles, Hall and Oates, Brad Paisley, Faith Hill, Alison Krauss, Harry Connick Jr., Dave Matthews, Kenny Chesney, B.B. King, and Phish. Built in 1951, it can seat over 3200.

Chapman Cultural Center

200 E St John St
Spartanburg, SC 29306

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One of the three buildings at the Chapman Cultural Center is named for Carlos Dupre Moseley, a native Spartan and 10th generation South Carolinian, who served for thirty years as managing director and chairman of the board of the New York Philharmonic (1955-85). Moseley originated the idea of free concerts in New York’s Central Park. Check out Sundays Unplugged, a weekly singer/songwriter series (free), among other shows.