Oslo Entertainment

  1. Bar Royale

    Inside a former public toilet, this cavelike club (previously Skansen, deemed by the former style bible Face to be the world's greatest club) spins house and techno.

    Read more about Bar Royale

  2. Den Norske Opera

    Den Norske Opera is Oslo's opera company and stages opera, ballet and classical concerts every month, except for July. As of 2008 they will be performing in the city's new Opera House at Bjørvika, complete with humidified air for resonance and screens with subtitles in eight different languages on the back of each seat. More casual concerts in the public roof garden are also planned.

    Read more about Den Norske Opera

  3. Garage

    In addition to Norwegian bands, Garage books international rock acts like Death Cab for Cutie and the Beautiful People. While the sound system is good, the view is not thanks to a too-low stage.

    Read more about Garage

  4. Gloria Flames

    Gloria Flames is king of the Grønland nightclub scene: the DJs and bartenders here play a heavy mix of rock and indie to a disreputable crowd in a blonde wood room.

    Read more about Gloria Flames

  5. Mono

    For Indie acts (Gruff Rhys from Super Furry Animals), head to this bar where every surface is black. On nights with no performances, you'll hear the bartender play stuff like Deerhoof.

    Read more about Mono

  7. Olympen

    A freakish, century-old workers' beer hall, populated by students, artists and drunks, featuring awesomely cheesy cover bands (Bob Jovi) and cheap beer (around NOK33 ) in a cavernous space full of elaborate wooden booths and huge oil paintings of faded, unrecognisable cityscapes.

    Read more about Olympen

  8. Oslo Konserthus

    The Oslo Konserthus is a prominent landmark on Oslo's high cultural scene. It schedules a variety of performances, with an emphasis on fine jazz and classical music.

    Read more about Oslo Konserthus

  9. Oslo Spektrum

    Oslo Spektrum is a large concert hall where you can barely see whoever is performing (which might be Guns N' Roses, Bruce Springsteen or the finalists of Norwegian Idol ).

    Read more about Oslo Spektrum

  10. Smuget

    If you're into huge crowds, DJs at this pop palace play to the masses, which line up outside like Vikings assembled to behold the ferocity of Odin or to drink mead from the skull of an enemy to better slack their Viking thirst. Skol!

    Read more about Smuget

  11. Advertisement