Macs Bar — Restaurant in Lansing Charter Township

Sorry to see that this place has lost its mojo from the 70's & 80's. A live music bar? No way! When I was getting my degree @ MSU and when I was a young alum this place got fueled by a great and loud jukebox. The music infused the patrons with copious amounts of energy and led to a wild and crazy atmosphere . This was magnified on post football game Saturday's. We would spend hours in there drinking cheap draft beer by the pitcher, and having more fun than should be allowed. This of course led to several chance encounters with, in my case, the lovely ladies. What more can you ask from a bar?? Sadly I heard they got busted one too many times for serving to minors which caused them to close and re-open as just another bar. No doubt the brief period between 1972 and 1978, when the drinking age was 18 led to the bar relying too heavily on minors for a substantial part of their revenue. Looks like it will never be the same. I only gave it the third star because of its past greatness. RIP The Macs Bar...

I've been here years upon years ago and it was a lot of fun and a really good atmosphere.

As of recently since I've returned home I wanted to find a local music venue to go watch some local bands play. Unfortunately the venues I once knew such as the loft have been closed.....I then googled Macs and noticed it's temporarily closed and have been anxiously awaiting it's reopening.

According to the site it's reopening was scheduled for fall 2021 but I'm uncertain if it has reopened at the time of posting as I can't reach the number posted on the site and I haven't seen anything definitely dated on their website.....I hope another good venue doesn't close it's doors permanently as there aren't many places left like Macs and the loft.....they are a huge part of my life and I need them to reopen.

If anyone has any information about there reopening status please let me know. I miss the venue scene a lot and Macs is one of the very few if not last of its kind thats within an hour drive of...

Wow! This is a small local bar that's been around for years and it's still kicking. Live music for college kids. I went to Macs to watch my sons first concert.

This bar is actually cleaner than when I use to hang out there 30 years ago. The dark grungy atmosphere is what gives this bar its reputation. The youngster's age 21 to 30 something loves it. The diverse live music is awesome.

The bar borders on city line that merges the College town of East Lansing, "go green". And the city of Lansing. This bridges the diverse groups of customers, young, fairly young and the young at heart. My evening at the bar was of a family event gathering to watch my oldest son in his first concert. This gave my wife and me the opportunity to reminisce and our kids to see that their parents are...