Whether it’s an ’80s cover band, hip-hopping break dancers or a local jam band, there’s no greater live music venue in Madison than the Memorial Union Terrace. The wide variety of both music and patrons makes the Terrace the heart of the University of Wisconsin campus for anyone looking to experience the best Madison has to offer. With the picturesque sunsets over Lake Mendota serving as the natural backdrop, alumni young and old flock to the lakeshore venue each summer night, where there is never a shortage of laughs, good company or great Wisconsin beers on tap. Get there early to claim a table for you and your crew, because prime seating will fill up quickly. Leave your worries at home and forget about your problems, because the carefree, come-as-you-are attitude will permeate the venue and everyone around. And don’t forget your dancing shoes, because rarely a night goes by without someone busting a move on the dance floor. Beyond the music, it’s the atmosphere, friends and laidback attitudes that make any night at the Terrace one to remember. And although the party may end at midnight, it has only just begun down the block on State Street. Though right now it may seem like this Midwestern paradise will never again return, as sure as the sunset, the people will be dancing, the beer will be pouring and the bands will be rocking again in no time.