Bilbao
This popular venue incorporates two separate spaces, Stage Live and the Back Room. Along with local and international bands, it hosts DJs and various…
Must-see entertainment in Mediterranean Europe
Syntagma & Plaka
This Plaka restaurant, established in 1882, has live music from 7pm to 1am. It is now so legendary that it can feel a bit like a film set. The crowd –…
Beyoğlu
Hasnun Galip Sokak in Galatasaray is home to a number of türkü evlerı, Kurdish-owned bars where musicians perform live, emotion-charged halk meziği (folk…
Madrid
Fronting onto Plaza de Santa Ana, this theatre (formerly the Teatro del Príncipe) has been here in one form or another since the 16th century and is still…
Seville
Flamenco meets Broadway at this 400-seat theatre. Its glitzy, highly choreographed flamenco shows are not for purists, but the performers are experts in…
Florence
An evening at this small but sweet, historical theatre is as much about admiring its pre-WWII, Rationalist architecture – it was built in 1940 for workers…
Beyoğlu
Poets, improv actors, musicians and storytellers all feature at this multilingual open-mike night that draws a lively young crowd of expats and Turks each…
Milan
San Siro Stadium wasn't designed to hold the entire population of Milan, but on a Sunday afternoon amid 80,000 football-mad citizens it can certainly feel…
La Latina & Lavapiés
As much a cocktail bar as a live-music venue or theatre, ‘Jacob’s Ladder’ is one of Madrid’s more original stages. Magicians, storytellers, live jazz,…
Venice
Founded in 1638, the world's oldest casino moved into its current palatial home in the 1950s. Slots open at 11am; arrive after 3.30pm wearing your jacket…
Rome
The academy was founded in 1821 and its members have included Rossini, Donizetti and Verdi. It still attracts star performers, and its varied program…
Barcelona
Housed in the magnificent former Palau de l’Agricultura building on Montjuïc (opposite the Museu d’Arqueologia), the ‘Free Theatre’ consists of two modern…
La Latina & Lavapiés
With nearly 40 years in the business, this small venue knows what its punters like and serves up a nightly feast of singer-songwriters, blues, rock and …
Madrid
Despite the name, this is a great place to see blues or local rock, though many acts have a little country, jazz or R&B thrown into the mix too. It’s a…
Turin
Film lovers shouldn't miss this three-screen cinema near the Mole Antonelliana. The Massimo shows art-house films, retrospectives and classics from the…
Perugia
It's a fair hike out of town, but Urban is Perugia's most famous club, hosting live music from underground acts, theme parties and genre-spanning DJs. A…
Madrid
There’s no telling what will be staged here next, but it’s usually good; past performers include Jackson Browne, El Cigala, Kiko Veneno, Niña Pastori and…
Chueca
It looks like your average Madrid bar de copas (bar serving spirits and mixed drinks), but El Búho Real (The Royal Owl) is all about acoustic music. It…
Southern Rome
Located in the Villa Osio park near the Terme di Caracalla, the House of Jazz comprises three buildings housing a 150-seat auditorium, recording studio,…
Toledo
Though Toledo's nightlife might not be exactly legendary, and it's day trip fodder for many, this 12th-century Mudéjar-style church, deconsecrated in 1842…
Rome
Near the Villa Borghese's southern entrance (Piazzale San Paolo del Brasile), the Cinema dei Piccoli is the world’s smallest cinema according to the…
Los Cristianos, Playa de las Américas & Costa Adeje
This vast auditorium (one of the largest in Europe) regularly stages world-class shows that typically combine flamenco, opera and dance. There is an…
Rome
In Villa Borghese, the Casa del Cinema comprises three projection halls, an exhibition space, and a 200-seat outdoor theatre. It screens everything from…
Lucca
During his teenage years Puccini performed as a piano accompanist at this 17th-century theatre, where the curtain would later rise on some of his best…
Venice
It's a gimmick for sure, but the Scuola Grande dei Carmini provides a sumptuous backdrop for classical concerts performed in masks and 18th-century…
Bay of Naples
Located in suburban Fuorigrotta, west of central Naples, the architecturally uninspiring Palapartenope is the biggest indoor concert venue in town. A 6000…
La Latina & Lavapiés
The music here is all about funk, soul, jazz, the American South, Afrobeat and even a little hip-hop. It’s a club with attitude and always has a great…
Southern Rome
Inaugurated in 1999 in the post-industrial landscape of Rome’s southern suburbs, the India is the younger sister of Teatro Argentina. It’s a stark, modern…
Catania
Housed in Catania's former sulphur works, Zo serves up contemporary art and performance from Italy and beyond. Its eclectic program of events includes…
Barcelona
One of the city’s principal alternative theatres, the Sala Beckett doesn't shy away from challenging theatre, and stages an eclectic mix of productions in…
Chueca
One of Madrid's best-loved jazz clubs has finally reopened its doors after years of being closed (it fell foul of a council crackdown on licensing laws)…
Palma de Mallorca
Located on the 7th floor of the Hotel Saratoga, this sophisticated club with high-altitude views over Palma offers after-dinner jazz, soul and blues…
Madrid
In a corner of Madrid that works hard by day and parties even harder on weekends, Moby Dick is an institution on the live-music circuit, mostly hosting…
Madrid
The main concert season runs from October to March each year, when performances include those of the Banda Sinfónica Municipal Madrid, the Orquesta…
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Better known as UD Las Palmas, this is Gran Canaria’s premier football team. To see them in action, join the throngs heading for the 31,000-seat Estadio…
Galicia
Classy, wood-lined Café Latino has a fabulous corner stage that hosts live jazz at 11pm on Thursdays from about October to April, and a jazz festival in…
Los Cristianos, Playa de las Américas & Costa Adeje
If you like it loud, you like to rock and you are not averse to a mainly British clientele, then Sax may just well be your nightly boogy fix. Playing…
Milan
When this former warehouse is full of a thousand people working up a sweat to an international indie or electronic act, there's no better place to be in…
Venice
Spend a perfectly enjoyable evening in prison with this six-member chamber orchestra, which performs Vivaldi's Four Seasons in the grand hall rather than…
Venice
With fine acoustics, soaring Tiepolo ceilings and a long association with Vivaldi, La Pietà makes an ideal venue for live baroque music. This ensemble…
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