ManilaEntertainment

Live Music entertainment in Manila

  1. A

    Handlebar

    The motif is Harley at this expat fave, which boasts a big screen for sports viewing and pitchers of beer you can use to wash down a steak – or pour on your neighbour. Tables under the big tree in front are leafy delights. Decent cover bands, usually including one or two token expats, perform on the weekends.

    reviewed

  2. B

    Hard Rock Cafe

    The Hard Rock Cafe is Manila's own contribution to the global chain. You'll find all the Hard Rock staples (rock memorabilia, overpriced burgers), with the exceptional difference that live music is played, including some mainstream jazz, instead of the usual canned rock.

    reviewed

  3. Roxas Blvd

    For free entertainment, you shouldn't miss the pedestrian walkway along Roxas Blvd as it turns into a veritable 'battle of the bands' after sunset. There's an abundance of street-side restaurants, hip live bands and throngs of ambling Filipinos.

    reviewed

  4. Bedrock

    Bedrock hosts quality loud bands and has friendly staff, never mind the fact that they're dressed like the Flintstones. This is a good place to meet people, particularly when it's packed on the weekends.

    reviewed

  5. C

    Cowboy Grill

    This huge place fills its two levels nightly with fans of country and western music. There's several bands every night. The energy is fuelled with cheap pitchers of beer and cheap slabs of steak.

    reviewed

  6. D

    Conway's Bar

    Gets packed with yuppies, expats and all sorts of characters out to hear top cover bands, such as the self-defined Spirit of '67. Many people book tables.

    reviewed

  7. E

    Merks Bar Bistro

    This breezy place on a terrace has good views of the park and Makati skyline. Happy Hour runs 17:30 to 20:30 and there's live music most nights.

    reviewed

  8. F

    Suburbia

    This live-music venue features well-known local artists playing acoustic and pop; it's best late.

    reviewed