Live Music entertainment in Seoul
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Club FF
A top live venue with up to eight bands playing at the weekend until midnight. Afterwards it becomes a dance club with DJs. Local bands such as Galaxy Express and Pink Elephant play here. The youthful groups let rip with attitude and style.
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Marronnier Park
This free performance area in Daehangno usually has something happening on warm weekend afternoons. Student artists draw portraits in one corner while rappers rap, B-boys break-dance and high-school rock bands crank it up on the outdoor stage. A samullori troupe bangs their drums and gongs while dancing around under the chestnut trees. ‘Mr Guitar’, a musician and comedian, regularly performs in front of a large and appreciative audience. Couples play badminton, people in wheelchairs play basketball, and yo-yo geeks spin their toys.
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JJ Mahoney’s
Inside Itaewon’s Grand Hyatt Seoul, this classy nightclub has a live band playing every night except Sunday. DJs spin their decks, and special events also liven things up. A beer costs an eye-watering W19,000. If you get bored you can look at the black-and-white photographs on the wall, but that’s assuming you get in – there’s a dress code. Take a taxi from the subway.
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Ole Stompers Rock Spot
This muso-owned Itaewon pub has live music, often a rocking blues expat band, most Fridays and Saturdays around 10pm. Look out for the Battle of the Bands shows, which have big prize money and attract top local talent, both Korean and expat. The signature drink is ‘tek and mek’ – draft beer with a shot of tequila (W5000).
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DGBD
A legendary live-music venue (previously called Drug) where all the top Hongdae bands have played over the years. It’s standing-room only, although there are a few chairs and a balcony. The menu is mainly rock but not always, and with the closure of Skunk Hell, punk acts are likely to migrate here.
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Free Bird
More loungelike than it used to be, with a range of live music from death rock to Sound of Music outtakes, the long-running Free Bird generally puts on solid shows. A handful of acts play every evening. Wednesday is audition night.
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Feel
This place is an unbelievable junkyard and owner Mr Shin is totally eccentric, but he speaks a bit of English and he and his friends cover anything and everything, including Simon and Garfunkel songs played on the accordion.
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Rolling Stones
This small underground cellar sells only soft drinks but is dedicated to putting on all kinds of live rock music, and it's often standing room only at the weekend. Listen out for Broken Pearl.
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Woodstock
Up on the 3rd floor, expat bands blast out rock music every Friday and Saturday, starting around 9pm. Bars named Woodstock are usually deliberately scruffy dens, and this one is no exception.
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Ta
Live acoustic music sets usually run from around 9.30pm until midnight Friday to Sunday. The Turkish-themed decor of floor cushions and bongo drums adds to the relaxing ambiance.
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Alice Live Club
Anything from acid and rock to lounge jazz and pop is put on at this new venue in the heart of Hongik, usually between 21:00 and 23:00. Ask at the door about what's on.
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Soundholic
This place is your usual black box of a live-music club. It hosts rock bands, generally loud ones.
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Club Funky Funky
This small club (sometimes called Club FF) combines a live band with a DJ who plays anything from rock and funk to hip-hop. This is a favourite among the local indie scene, who pack the place out and rip into the fairly well-priced beers.
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