SwedenEntertainment

Club entertainment in Sweden

  1. A

    Lady Patricia

    Half-price seafood, nonstop schlager music and decks packed with sexy Swedes and drag queens make this former royal yacht a gay Sunday night ritual. Kick off at the legendary restaurant (book a month in advance), then head to the upper dance floor where lager-happy punters sing along to Swedish Eurovision entries with a bemusing lack of irony.

    reviewed

  2. B

    Debaser

    Stockholm’s music club heavyweight has opened shop in Malmö, with live gigs and club nights spanning anything from indie, pop and hip-hop to soul, electronica and rock. There’s a buzzing outdoor bar-lounge overlooking Folkets Park and decent grub until 10pm for a pre-party feed.

    reviewed

  3. Pustervik

    Culture vultures and party people pack this hybrid venue, with its heaving downstairs bar and upstairs club and stage. Gigs range from independent theatre and live music (anything from emerging singer-songwriters to Neneh Cherry) to regular club nights spanning hip hop, soul and rock.

    reviewed

  4. C

    Inkonst

    This multifunction cultural hang-out serves up some brilliant club nights, pumping out anything from underground UK grime and garage to hip hop and R’n’B. Guest DJs have included the likes of Wiley and Ghetto. Check the website for club-night themes and dates.

    reviewed

  5. D

    Nefertiti

    A Göteborg institution, this effortlessly cool venue is famous for its smooth live jazz, blues and world music, usually followed by kicking club nights spanning everything from techno, deep house and soul to hip hop and funk. Times vary, so check the website.

    reviewed

  6. Storan

    Another local icon, this old opera house now pumps out everything from live indie tunes to weekly club nights. The frozen margaritas at the in-house resto-bar, Grill El Mundo, enjoy cult status. Check the website for upcoming gigs.

    reviewed

  7. E

    Club Wonk

    Malmö’s best bet for queer clubbers, Wonk works up the crowd with three bars, lusty video projections and two dance floors (one playing techno, the other playing Schlager).

    reviewed

  8. F

    Étage

    Central and mainstream, Étage boasts five bars, glammed-up party crowds and two crowded dance floors (one playing retro, the other the latest house tunes).

    reviewed

  9. G

    Nivå

    This styled-up bar-restaurant metamorphoses into a crowd-pleasing (and crowded) club as the week draws on, with several floors of grinding, dance-floor action.

    reviewed

  10. H

    Tempel

    Popular restaurant-lounge hybrid Tempel dishes out decent club nights on Fridays and Saturdays.

    reviewed

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  12. I

    Tivoli

    The Tivoli is an enduring nightclub with a younger crowd and occasional live music.

    reviewed

  13. J

    Bubbles

    As descriptive a name as any nightclub ever had.

    reviewed

  14. K

    Avenyn 10

    One of the biggest clubs in town.

    reviewed