Live Music entertainment in Cape Town
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Assembly
In an old furniture assembly factory, this live music and DJ performance space has made its mark with an exciting, eclectic line-up of both local and international artists. Pick up a flyer from the boutique Astore where you can also buy tickets for gigs.
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Acoustic Music Café
At South Africa's only totally vegetarian pub, drumming workshops are hosted every Monday at 19:00 (around R30 lesson, around R20 drum hire), and there's an open-mike night on Tuesday. The rest of week there's usually a live rock band playing.
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Mama Africa
Live marimba and other swinging African sounds fuel the atmosphere at this eternally popular tourist venue, where you can dine on a range of game dishes (mains R90). Bookings are essential at weekends, otherwise squeeze into a spot by the bar.
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Mercury Live & Lounge
Cape Town’s premier rock venue plays host to top South African bands and overseas visitors. The sound quality is good and if you don’t like the band, there’s always the DJ bar Mercury Lounge, below, and the Shack bar, next door.
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Marco’s African Place
Marco Radebe’s African restaurant traverses the same tourist territory of Mama Africa. Different African singers and bands play each night and the food (mains R65 to R115) is up to scratch.
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Obz Café
As if the human theatre of Lower Main Rd wasn’t enough, inside this spacious café-bar is a separate performance space where you can catch all manner of music shows.
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De Akker
This classic student drinking den has pub meals from under R30 and an upstairs cellar for live music.
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Bohemia
Offers live music every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday and hubbly-bubblies (R30) with a range of different tobaccos.
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