Peña Flamenca ‘Aguilar de Vejer’
Vejer de la Frontera
Vejer’s small-town flamenco scene is best experienced at this atmospheric bar and performance space founded in 1989. Free shows usually happen on Saturday…
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Barcelona
This lively theatre experiments with all sorts of material, from monologues to social comedy, and also screens films. Aside from the main theatre, two…
Cádiz
Named for Andalucía's finest classical composer and native gaditano Manuel de Falla, this red-brick neo-Mudéjar theatre hosts Cádiz' annual Carnaval…
Valencia
This edgy space presents innovative movement and dance of sometimes spectacular quality. It's a notable reference point of Valencia's alternative cultural…
Ronda
For a traditional flamenco show employing a three-pronged attack of voice, guitar and dance, come to El Quinqué. Entry prices are very reasonable for the…
El Raval
Just off La Rambla, this 19th-century theatre was resurrected at the end of the 1990s and is one of the city’s key stages for quality drama. It usually…
Barcelona
One of Gràcia's most innovative performance spaces, this low-lit modern venue stages an eclectic line-up of bands, artists and jams: jazz, world music,…
Bilbao
Spectacularly set in a 17th-century former church, La Merced, with soaring tiered seating and a ceiling dome, this multipurpose venue is best known for…
Barcelona
Set in a grand former theatre, this club stages concerts ranging through rock and soul to salsa, jazz and pop several nights a week. From about 2am, the…
Almería
Located in a bland shopping centre, Clasijazz is a thriving music club that stages four or five weekly gigs – ranging from jam sessions to jazz, flamenco,…
Málaga
An agreeable performance space on the 1st floor of a slightly faded Málaga mansion with plenty of grandiose touches sets the tone for some raucous music…
Córdoba
An enticing music den decked with musical paraphernalia, Jazz Café stages blues jams on Thursdays and jazz jams on Tuesdays (both from 10pm), plus other…
Granada
A small flamenco venue that is neither a tablao (choreographed flamenco show) nor a peña (private club), but something in between. The performers are…
El Raval
On what remains a sleazy Raval street in spite of gentrification in the area, this narrow little bar has made a name for itself with its shows and live…
San Sebastián
Catch live music gigs in a wide range of genres – everything from Basque folk to rock, metal and pop – as well as theatre performances, poetry readings…
Granada
As the sun sets, the Albayzín's 16th-century Palacio de los Olvidados (also, inexplicably, a museum of Spanish Inquisition torture instruments) morphs…
Santander
Hidden up a narrow, nondescript alley, this bohemian hangout is one of Santander’s top gig venues. Live rock, reggae and other music kicks off at a…
Valencia
Perched over the dry riverbed, this is an attractive venue hosting mainly classical-music recitals; it's the home base of Valencia's principal orchestra…
Madrid
When it’s not playing at the Teatro Real, Madrid’s Orquesta Sinfónica performs at this modern venue, which also attracts famous conductors from across the…
El Raval
At this small, charming cafe-theatre, which has a certain scuffed elegance and dates back to 1980, all sorts of stuff, from concerts and theatre to magic…
Palma de Mallorca
The Iberostar Estadi is about 3km north of central Palma, and hosts football games, including those featuring Palma's top division RCD Mallorca. Tickets…
Barcelona
Built in 1929 by Catalan architect Ramon Revento in ancient Greek style, this lovely stone amphitheatre on Montjuïc stages one of the city's best summer…
Barcelona
Overlooking the bobbing masts and slender palm trees of the Port Olímpic, this pocket-sized music spot stages an eclectic line-up of live bands, including…
Madrid
For decades this was the Madrid stage for flamenco legend Camarón de la Isla, and after a drop in quality for a few years, it's once again a good place to…
Jerez de la Frontera
Jerez' main tablao (choreographed flamenco show) stages popular local-artist performances two or three times daily. Options with drinks, tapas and/or…
Granada
A tertulia is an artistic gathering, and that's what you generally get at this bohemian bar where the emphasis is on the stage – film screenings, poetry…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
Housed in the 1779 Palau Savassona, this historical private library and cultural centre (dating back more than 150 years) hosts a varied high-brow…
Barcelona
All films at this contemporary four-screen cinema are shown in their original languages (with subtitles in Catalan). Genres span art house through to…
Chueca
One of Madrid's newer flamenco stages, this 'Flamenco Cultural Centre' has a small shop, very reasonable prices, and hour-long shows that (unlike other…
Madrid
A classical company that's known for its unique mix of ballet and traditional Spanish styles, such as flamenco and zarzuela. When in Madrid, it's usually…
San Sebastián
Built in 1912 and refurbished between 2001 and 2007, the city's belle époque theatre presents a varied collection of theatre and classical music. A…
Madrid
Madrid's best blues bar in a cosy, subterranean brick cavern has been around since the 1980s and its Sunday jam session is legendary. Live acts perform…
Granada
Small cavernous bar that was once a cistern, but now hosts three nightly flamenco shows for half the price of the bigger places. Performances can be hit…
Cádiz
In the Barrio del Pópulo, this well-known, boundary-pushing 'cafe-theatre' runs a hugely varied arts program including drama, magic, storytelling, drag…
Granada
One of a network of theatres managed by the Andalucian regional government, the Alhambra stages a varied program of drama, concerts, dance, and even the…
Oviedo
Oviedo’s first craft-beer bar has five home-brews on tap and is also a well-established venue for Celtic music, whether of Asturian, Galician or Irish…
Córdoba
One of Andalucía's top regular flamenco shows, the Cardenal has been staging its professional, authentic, passionate and colourful spectacles of song,…
Málaga
American-style jazz club across from the cathedral with some quality concerts and some freer jams, usually on Sunday. It's advisable to reserve a table at…
Ciutadella
Dug deep into the cliff face, this multipurpose port-side venue is popular for its live concerts, themed club nights, live-band karaoke and open-air chill…
San Sebastián
Live bands take the stage most nights at this nightspot, which also has DJs spinning a wide range of sounds – funk, hip-hop, soul, rock. It's located…
