Music Bar entertainment in Europe
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Bar Latino
This party-lovin' Latin bar swings with svelte bodies gyrating to salsa and jiving to rock 'n' roll. Zingy cocktails and Mexican food fuel the dancing.
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Café Lisboa
The curved timber bar gives this place a homey appeal. When some Latin and bossa-nova sounds get thrown on, it gets even better; check out Brazil night on Wednesdays from midnight. It fills up quickly on evenings that live music is staged.
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Cool
Despite beyond-capacity crowds, this small hash-infused bar stays pretty relaxed, with everyone getting their dose of funky music and pungent fumes.
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Korova
A new, supercool bar that takes its name from the Russian for 'cow' (fans of A Clockwork Orange take note), it is a great place to drink, hang out and hear some decent live music from a range of up-and-coming bands. Very trendy, but not at all stuck up.
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Blu
A one-time strip joint, Blu works with some of the island’s top promoters to bring good DJ sets to the dance floor. It is also at the lower price end – you can frequently get in for €15 (including first drink). It’s in Figueretes one block south of Avinguda d’Espanya, down Carrer del País Basc.
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Blu
A one-time strip joint, Blu works with some of the island's top promoters to bring good DJ sets to the dance floor. It is also at the lower price end – you can frequently get in for €15 (including first drink). It's in Figueretes one block south of Avinguda d'Espanya, down Carrer del País Basc.
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Mirador Café
Inside this small, popular music bar, your host’s collection of exotic masks leers down at you. Best of all, take a ringside seat outside and drink in the port views with your beer. The cafe’s beside a short cul-de-sac at the top of Costa de ses Voltes.
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Teatro Pereira
Away from the waterfront hubbub, this hugely atmospheric time warp of a place, which is all stained wood and iron girders, was once the foyer of the long-abandoned 1893 theatre at its rear. It’s packed most nights with a more eclectic crowd than the standard preclubbing bunch, and it offers nightly live music sessions. By day, it’s a stylish place for a drink or snack.
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Jazz Voyeur Club
A tiny club no bigger than most people’s living rooms, Voyeur hosts live bands nightly for much of the year – jazz is the focus, but you'll also hear flamenco, blues, funk and the occasional jam session. Red candles burn on the tables and a few plush chairs are scattered about – get here early if you want to grab one. In autumn it hosts a fine jazz festival.
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Café Bar Automático
This is a low-key spot specialising in wacky cocktails and fruit shakes, with alternative rock playing over a good sound system.
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Lochness Lounge
One sassy gal is Lochness, a vintage-cool music 'n' cocktail venue with a definite Andy Warhol twist to its bold red interior. Dane-turned-native Trine West is the creative force behind the place and DJs play alternative sounds most nights. Drinks cost €5 during the daily 7pm to 10pm happy hour; check Facebook for the week's line-up.
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Desafinado
Desafinado is a heaving dance bar with DJs that also offer good jazz.
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Ixbar
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Pub Blues
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Le Huit
Local bands play at this trendy hideout, where Wednesdays are for indie rock.
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Delicatessen
Just down the hill from Plaza de San Martín, Delicatessen serves up indie rock in a busy downstairs space, with a smarter feel upstairs, where every night is different. Monday begins with jazz, and the DJ-spun beats get faster as the week gathers momentum.
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Z Klub
Z Club blasts out house music. Don’t turn up before 3am unless you want to dance alone.
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Komet Musik Bar Nightclubs
Vinyl and only vinyl spins at this treasure of a music bar. Nightly themes range from ska and rocksteady to '60s garage punk and hip hop. Order a Helga, a sweetish house drink that will have everything sounding dreamy in no time.
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Rocambole
The action often goes on till dawn at this large but dimly lit bar, which often hosts live bands. Make for the jazz jam sessions from 10pm on Thursday.
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Café El Corrillo
Great for a beer and tapas at any time, with live music on Wednesday and Thursday nights from 10pm. The terraza (terrace) at the back is perfect on a warm summer's evening.
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Rock & Blues Café
Rock 'n’ roll paraphernalia, paying homage to the likes of Jimi Hendrix, sets the tone for the music and style of this long-standing favourite. There’s live pop, rock or blues most Thursdays at 10pm.
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Tío Vivo
Sip drinks by flickering candlelight to a background of '80s music, enjoying the whimsical decor of carousel horses and oddball antiquities. There is live music Tuesday to Thursday from midnight, sometimes with a €5 admission.
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Troubadur
This corner bar looks pretty nondescript in the day, but on summer nights things get far more lively when there are live jazz concerts – often (though not always) featuring Marko, the owner, and his band.
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Borriquita de Belém
The inviting, tightly packed 'Little Donkey' serves mojitos and wine from the barrel and has live jazz, flamenco, reggae or Latin music from around 11pm several nights a week.
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Modus Vivendi
A Santiago classic, this atmospheric pub in the stables of an 18th-century mansion attracts all types and hosts occasional DJs, live music and exhibitions. It's reckoned to be Galicia's oldest 'pub' (since 1972).
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