Must-see entertainment in Western Europe

  • Exeter Picturehouse

    Exeter

    An intimate, independent cinema, screening mainstream and art-house movies.

  • Opéra de Nice

    Nice

    The vintage 1885 grande dame hosts opera, ballet and orchestral concerts.

  • Forest National

    Brussels

    The city’s temple for larger international gigs and local favourites.

  • Casement Park

    Belfast

    Located in West Belfast; you can see Gaelic football and hurling here.

  • York Theatre Royal

    York

    Well-regarded productions of theatre, opera and dance are staged here.

  • Le Quai

    Angers

    Angers’ state-of-the-art performance and visual-arts centre.

  • Opéra de Lyon

    Lyon

    Lyon's premier venue for opera, ballet and classical music.

  • Vue Cinema

    Manchester

    A 20-screen complex in the middle of the Printworks centre.

  • Kingspan Stadium

    Belfast

    This 18,000-capacity stadium is the home of Ulster Rugby.

  • LantarenVenster

    Rotterdam

    Great art-house cinema with a convivial bar and cafe.

  • The Arena Stadium, a massive, high-tech complex which seats 52,000 people, on Arena Boulevard.

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    Amsterdam

    This high-tech complex (formerly Amsterdam ArenA) with a retractable roof is the home of four-time European champions Ajax, the Netherlands' most famous…

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    Le Poste à Galène

    Marseille

    Hidden away amongst the garages and graffiti-scrawled walls of a rather unassuming side street, Le Poste à Galène is a rough-and-ready 300-seat venue…

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    UGC De Brouckère

    Brussels

    This 12-screen multiplex opposite the swish Hôtel Métropole is the capital's grande dame. Sip a beer and relax in armchairs while watching the latest…

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    Cardiff University Students' Union

    Cardiff

    The students' union hosts regular live gigs by big-name bands, usually of an alternative bent, in its four venues. It also hosts regular comedy, club and…

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    St David's Hall

    Cardiff

    The National Concert Hall of Wales, this is the home of the Welsh Proms in July and a full roster of classical music performances and comedy throughout…

  • Royal Dublin Society Showground

    Dublin

    This impressive, Victorian-era showground is used for various exhibitions throughout the year. The most important annual event here is the late-July…

  • La Lucha Libre

    Latin Quarter

    On the first and third Friday of the month at 10.30pm this high-spirited Mexican-themed bar really comes into its own when its vaulted cellar hosts masked…

  • Casa Rosso

    Medieval Centre & Red Light District

    It might be stretching it to describe a live sex show as 'classy', but this theatre is clean and comfortable and always packed with couples and hen…

  • Folies-Bergère

    Paris

    This is the legendary club where Charlie Chaplin, WC Fields and Stan Laurel appeared on stage together one night in 1911, and where Josephine Baker –…

  • Bunratty Castle Medieval Banquet

    County Clare

    Candlelit medieval banquets at Bunratty Castle are replete with harp-playing maidens, court jesters and meaty medieval fare (vegetarian options available)…

  • Villa Park

    Birmingham

    Aston Villa Football Club's 19th-century Villa Park is one of the country's largest stadiums. Behind-the-scenes tours show you the dressing rooms, tunnel…

  • Casino du Grand Café

    Auvergne

    Vichy's original casino, opened in 1865, was one of the first in France. Today punters can play blackjack, roulette or feed coin-slot machines in the…

  • Cardiff City Stadium

    Cardiff

    This 33,300-seater is home to Cardiff City Football Club, a team that's back in the Championship League after a brief stint in the English Premier League…

  • Amused Moose Soho

    The West End

    The peripatetic Amused Moose can often be found pitched up at a Soho hotel, such as the Karma Sanctum. Shows are 'audience-friendly', so don't be afraid…

  • Coliseum Cinema

    Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog

    Dating from 1925, the two-screen Coliseum is a wonderful combination of high-tech comfort – digital screening and Italian chairs – and glamorous vintage…

  • Curraheen Greyhound Park

    Cork City

    If you tire of the pubs, the live music and the theatre, there's always the dogs. Greyhound racing is big in Ireland, particularly with families, and…

  • New Theatre

    Temple Bar

    This small theatre's location above a left-wing bookshop should be a guide to the kind of thinking that informs most of the performances taking place on…

  • Cardiff Arms Park

    Cardiff

    Home to both the Cardiff Rugby Football Club, aka the Blue & Blacks, founded in 1876, and the Cardiff Blues (www.cardiffblues.com), the professional…

  • Other Room

    Cardiff

    Inside the popular Porter's Bar this tiny one-room theatre houses less than 50 audience members per performance. Its groundbreaking, risk-taking shows…

  • De Machinist

    Rotterdam

    In a handsome building where stoking and other ship-related trades were once taught, this hybrid restaurant, bar and club hosts regular live comedy gigs…

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