San Polo & Santa Croce
Pleasure palaces don't get more romantic than this little palazzo on concert nights, when exquisite harmonies tickle Sebastiano Ricci angels tumbling…
Must-see entertainment in Europe
Madrid
Clamores is a one-time classic jazz cafe that has morphed into one of the most diverse live-music stages in Madrid. Jazz is still a staple, but flamenco,…
Auvergne
The opera house, opened in 1903, has a vast auditorium that can seat 1400 spectators for musical and theatrical performances. Tickets for shows can be…
Warsaw
Warsaw's main racecourse since 1939 is around 10km south of the city centre. Events are held most weekends between late April and mid-November – the most…
County Clare
Traditional Irish music, dancing, singing and Irish language are showcased at this important regional resource centre for Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (CCÉ…
Florence
Be it hosting some of Italy's finest craft-beer brewers during January's annual beer-craft fair Birraio dell'Anno (www.birraiodellanno.it) or top Italian…
Yerevan
Let's start by saying that the Kardashian sisters spent an evening at Malkhas in 2015. This could be a recommendation, but could also be a warning – we'll…
Munich
One of the world's best opera companies, the Bavarian State Opera performs to sell-out crowds at the Nationaltheater in the Residenz and puts the emphasis…
Warsaw
One of Warsaw’s biggest and longest-running live-music stages, Stodoła is a great place to catch local and touring singers and bands. It started out in…
Utrecht
Ensconced in a former police station in Amsterdamse School style, this is an art-film centre where local cinephiles present each movie (in Dutch) in the…
The West End
The English National Opera is celebrated for making opera modern and more accessible, as all productions are sung in English. It's based at the impressive…
Prenzlauer Berg
With space for only 32 cineastes, there’s not a bad seat in the Lichtblick, one of Berlin’s smallest cinemas. It's run by a collective and known for its…
Bruges
A former Masonic lodge owned by a self-proclaimed vampire. Ring the bell on a Sunday night, pass the voodoo temple and hope you’re invited inside, where…
London
You'll get as lost in the astounding programme as you will in the labyrinthine brutalist building. Home to the London Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Symphony…
Berlin
This event venue is part of the historic former Wedding crematorium and presents mostly experimental music, dance and other performances in the former…
Kreuzberg
Germany’s most avant-garde and trailblazing theatre comes with a mission to explore changes in the social and political fabric of society, often by…
Baku
With its twin Mediterranean-style towers, this 1910 Baku landmark was originally built as an oil-boom-era casino. The interior is as impressive as its…
Cardiff
This is the biggest permanent board game cafe in Wales, with over 500 to choose from and an army of approachable and knowledgeable gamers at the helm…
Athens
One of the best midsize music venues in Athens, this place is a little out of the centre, but worth the trip for a band you like (they host plenty of…
Berlin
The company founded by Bertolt Brecht in 1949 is based at the neobaroque theatre called Theater am Schiffbauerdamm, where his Threepenny Opera premiered…
Málaga
There are many flamenco clubs springing up all over Andalucía, but few are as soul-stirring as Kelipe. Not only are the musicianship and dancing of the…
Notting Hill & West London
Located in the former home of the BBC, this very dishy deco-style cinema offers mohair armchairs, chair-side tables with lamps, and footstools. Descend…
Madrid
The state-of-the-art new home of Atlético de Madrid – they moved in in late 2017 – seats 67,703 people and has already become a firm favourite among fans,…
Monaco
Also known as the Salle Garnier, Monaco's opera house is an 1892 confection of neoclassical splendour adjoining Monte Carlo Casino, designed by Charles…
Helsinki
From mid-August to May, opera, ballet and classical concerts are staged at Helsinki's opera house, set in landscaped parkland next to Töölönlahti bay…
Vienna
The Kammeroper ranks as Vienna’s third opera house after the Staatsoper and Volksoper, and the small venue is perfect for unusual and quirky opera…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Sunday-evening concerts are a fixture on the impressive repertoire of the dynamic Centre National d’Art et d’Essai (National Arts Centre). Whether it's…
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Norman Foster's magnificent chrome-and-glass horizontal bottle is a stunner in itself but, as the home of the Northern Sinfonia and Folkworks, also…
Lyon
After decades of playing in the 1920s-built, 40,000-seater Stade de Gerland, Lyon's multichampionship-winning football team Olympique Lyonnais inaugurated…
Florence
Hotspot for live music, international DJs and alternative bands since the 1970s, Auditorium Flog is an essential weekend port of call for Florentine music…
North London
Built as a railway repair shed in 1847, this unusual Grade II–listed round building became an arts centre in the 1960s and hosted legendary bands before…
Frankfurt am Main
Since 1976, when it began staging live bands (rock, soul, et al), the legendary ‘Batsch’ has seen ’em come and go. Its main premises are in the…
Venice
Classical music fans shouldn't miss these unusual concerts staged in the pretty Anglican church of St George. Historic baroque musical scores rescued from…
Warsaw
Don't come here expecting anything like light entertainment or comedy. Studio specialises in challenging, avant garde plays and performances. The theatre…
Vienna
This small theatre in Schloss Schönbrunn puts on marionette performances of much-loved productions such as The Magic Flute and Aladdin, with longer…
Moscow
The Bolshoi Theatre doesn’t have a monopoly on ballet in Moscow. Leading dancers also appear with the Kremlin Ballet, which performs in the State Kremlin…
La Latina & Lavapiés
El Despertar is all about jazz down to its roots. Everything about this place harks back to the 1920s, with a commitment to old-style jazz and decor to…
Paris
Theatre in Paris lets non-French speakers access Paris' vibrant local theatre scene (and its resplendent venues). Bilingual hosts provide an English…
Warsaw
Polska Opera Królewska regularly perform concerts and operas in this intimate and authentic 18th-century court theatre featuring beautiful stucco and…
Berlin
Summers in Berlin just wouldn’t be the same without this chilled spot for big-name rock, jazz and comedy acts as well as symphonies under the stars. The…
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