Replay Lounge

What Replay Lounge does

Replay Lounge is a privately held bar and live music venue located in Lawrence, Kansas, operating as a single-location hospitality and entertainment business serving the local adult music and nightlife community. The venue programs a dense calendar of recurring and one-off events including live music performances, DJ sets, karaoke nights (Karaoke Jones), pub trivia (Paddy O'Trivia, hosted by Avery Brow), open mic nights, IFPA-sanctioned pinball tournaments, and community gatherings such as Dungeons & Dragons sessions and a literary reading series (Voltage: Replay Reading Series). The website homepage lists approximately 12 upcoming events at any given time, and the July 2026 calendar reports 35 programmed events for that month, indicating a heavy programming cadence with both free and ticketed nights.

The venue's core offering is its event calendar, built on the Tribe Events WordPress plugin, with iCal, Google Calendar, and Outlook subscription/export functionality to drive repeat visitation. Marketing is conducted exclusively through organic channels — an Instagram account (@replay_lounge), a Facebook page (facebook.com/replayloungeusa), and the public website calendar — with no apparent paid advertising. The company maintains no mobile app, no public APIs, and no proprietary technology platform. An associated sub-brand, Replay Records, functions as a record label for artists connected to the venue's live programming.

Revenue is generated through on-site cover charges for ticketed performances, food and beverage sales at the bar, and free-admission recurring programming. The customer base is a distributed local consumer base of adults in Lawrence and the surrounding Midwest. With approximately 9 employees, the operation is small-scale and independently owned, with no disclosed external investment, parent company, institutional ownership, or funding rounds. The only formal external alliance identified is a recurring IFPA International Flipper Pinball Association tournament partnership, scheduled to continue through at least 2028, which positions the venue as a regional pinball community hub.

Name

Replay Lounge

Legal name

Replay Lounge

Website

https://replaylounge.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Replay Lounge is a privately held bar and live music venue in Lawrence, Kansas, hosting a dense calendar of recurring events — live music, DJ sets, karaoke, trivia, and pinball tournaments — for the local adult nightlife community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Music Bar and Entertainment Venue

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Live Music Venues & Concert Bars (THAFAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Live Music Bars & Venues (CRANACAH), Gaming Café/Bar Hybrid Venues (Food & Beverage + Competitive Play) (MPAFALAD), Karaoke Bars & KTV Lounges (MPAGAIAG)

Keywords

• Live music venue
• Bar entertainment
• Event programming
• Karaoke bar
• Nightlife events

Headquarters

HQ city

Lawrence

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Venue admission and event revenue: Replay Lounge generates revenue through admission/cover charges for live music performances, DJ sets, and special events, as well as food and beverage sales at the physical bar. The venue hosts ticketed and free-admission events on a regular schedule, with revenue driven by foot traffic and event attendance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Replay Lounge operates a single-location bar and live music venue in Lawrence, Kansas that hosts a programmatically dense calendar of recurring entertainment events, including live band performances, DJ sets, karaoke (Karaoke Jones), pub trivia (Paddy O'Trivia), monthly IFPA-sanctioned pinball tournaments, open mic nights, and community gatherings. Revenue is generated through event admission/cover charges and on-site food and beverage sales.

Product overview

Replay Lounge is a bar and live music venue that operates as a single-location entertainment business. The venue's primary offering is its event calendar system, which showcases live music performances, DJ sets, karaoke nights, trivia events, IFPA pinball tournaments, and community gatherings. The venue also maintains Replay Records, an associated record label. The venue does not operate as a software platform but rather as a traditional hospitality business with a digital presence for event management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Replay Records: Record label or music label division associated with Replay Lounge hosting live music events
• KARAOKE JONES
• PADDY O'TRIVIA
• VOLTAGE: REPLAY READING SERIES

Products and services

• Live Music and Entertainment Events

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• IFPA (International Flipper Pinball Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReplay Lounge hosts regular IFPA International Flipper Pinball Association tournaments, typically on the third Sunday of each month from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM. The venue maintains a recurring event series for these tournaments dating back to at least December 2024, with events scheduled through at least 2028. The partnership positions the venue as a hub for the pinball community in the region.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Davey's Uptown: Long-standing Kansas City live music dive bar hosting punk, rock, and touring acts. Comparable small-format live music + bar model targeting similar local nightlife audience.
• recordBar: Small live music bar in Kansas City, MO featuring touring indie acts with bar service. Highly comparable in scale, format, and event-driven bar model, with overlap in regional touring circuit.
• The Bottleneck: Long-running live music venue in Lawrence, KS hosting touring and local bands with a bar. Directly competes with Replay Lounge for the same Lawrence audience and touring talent.
• The Granada: Historic live music theater in Lawrence, KS featuring concerts, comedy, and bar service. Competes head-to-head with Replay Lounge for mid-size live music bookings in the same market.
• Knuckleheads: Kansas City, MO live music venue and bar with a diversified calendar of live bands, motorcycles, and themed nights. Comparable in event-driven bar programming and community gathering model.
• The Riot Room: Kansas City, MO live music bar hosting local and touring bands with bar service. Comparable in programming mix and venue size to Replay Lounge, sharing the regional midwest touring circuit.
• The Jackpot Music Hall: Independent live music venue and bar in Lawrence, KS. Closest direct competitor given shared city, similar size, and overlapping live band + bar business model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/replayloungeusa
• Instagraminstagram.com/replay_lounge
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/replay-lounge

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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