Galway City
With a 400-seat main auditorium and 52-seat studio space, the Town Hall Theatre features Broadway and West End shows, orchestras, dance and occasional…
Must-see entertainment in Western Europe
Paris
This national institution is a temple to the ‘seventh art’ and always screens its foreign offerings in their original versions. Up to 10 films a day are…
Coimbra
A 14th-century chapel turned intimate cocktail lounge, this place hosts nightly performances by the city's most renowned fado musicians. Shows cater…
Yorkshire
The former stomping ground of acclaimed playwright John Godber, who made his name with the gritty 1980s comedies Bouncers and Up 'n' Under (he is one of…
Amsterdam Noord
This arts centre and cafe hosts a changing roster of events from jazz and poetry to experimental electronica. Friday nights usually offer live music you…
Lisbon
Fado star Maria da Fé owns this small place, welcoming first-rate fadistas (fado singers). Go for the fado (from 7pm) not the food, and feel free to…
Brussels
This Brussels-based company built around choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker strikes a winning balance between traditional and avant-garde dance…
Bordeaux
A longstanding veteran of 20-odd years on the drinking and music scene, Le Fiacre continues to pull in the crowds with its live rock concerts and…
Northeast Belgium
Mechelen's municipal theatre and cultural centre occupies the stone-fronted former palace of Margaret of York.
The West End
The Curzon Soho is one of London’s best cinemas with a broad programme of the best of British, European, US and world indie films, regular Q&As with…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
This tiny but trendy venue in Ménilmontant entices a local crowd with cutting-edge gigs – many bands kick off their European tours here. Past acts have…
Cork City
There’s a hard edge to this dark den of a bar, popular with goths, rockers and anyone who feels uncomfortable leaving the house without a packet of Rizlas…
The Beiras
Shimmering in neon and acrylic, Figueira’s landmark casino is the epicentre of the resort's nightlife. Crawling with cash-laden holidaymakers, it has…
Temple Bar
The best club night in the city is ostensibly a gay night, but it does not discriminate: clubbers of every sexual orientation come for the sensational DJs…
Latin Quarter
This is one of the most popular of the many Latin Quarter cinemas, featuring classics and retrospectives looking at the films of such actors and directors…
Sintra
This atmospheric restaurant and bar features live music (folk and acoustic) on Friday and Saturday nights – an institution that’s been around for more…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Built in 1922, this is the dance hall where Édith Piaf got her first break, and it now reverberates to the sound of live salsa, rock and world music. Live…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
This club-concert annexe of Café Charbon is revered for its live-music concerts (usually Tuesday, Thursday and Friday) and lively club nights on weekends…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
In the erstwhile mews of a Marais hôtel particulier (private mansion) with a fabulous interior courtyard, the 'Station Cafe' is one of the best and most…
Paris
This 20,300-seat indoor sports arena, whose sloping exterior is covered with lawns, hosts the largest concerts and events to come through Paris (Cirque du…
Centro para os Assuntos da Arte e Arquitectura
Guimarães
Inside a former textile factory, this nonprofit collective promotes interaction between various fields of creative expression, including visual arts,…
Les Marionnettes du Champ de Mars
Paris
For time-honoured French entertainment, take the kids to a show in this Napoleon III–style puppet theatre. Shows are in French, but performances still…
Paris
Founded in 1984, this intimate, sophisticated jazz club typically hosts two concerts per night and regular free jam sessions (you'll need to buy a drink)…
Luxembourg City
Opened in 1964 and renovated at the beginning of the 21st century, the Grand Théâtre is Luxembourg's major venue for opera, ballet and contemporary dance…
Haarlem
Opened in 1918, Haarlem's Stadsschouwburg stages ballet and modern dance, cabaret, comedy and theatre (including some productions in English). The…
Belfast
This Irish cultural centre is a great place to hear live Irish folk music performed by big names from around the country, as well as up-and-coming local…
Manchester
Excellent midsized venue in a former institute for deaf people; also includes a smaller venue in the basement and a cafe on the ground floor. It's where…
Funchal
Though not as illustrious as other Funchal fado-and-dinner venues, Sabor e Fado is an intimate affair. The menu is meat-heavy; the live music starts at…
Antwerp
Next door to and interconnected with the tourist office, this is a handy central place for buying tickets for concert, opera, theatre and dance…
North London
There's free comedy every night at this great little club upstairs at the Camden Head pub. Monday is improv night, and on other evenings you might get…
Inverness
The Highlands’ main cultural venue – with theatre, art-house cinema and a conference centre – Eden Court stages a busy program of drama, dance, comedy,…
Notting Hill & West London
Hosting such musical titans as Sting, Kate Bush and Paul Weller as well as comedians, celebrity scientists such as Professor Brian Cox and travelling…
Manchester
By day a typical Northern Quarter canteen-style cafe, but at night this is one of the city's best places to catch live music, with a full schedule of gigs…
Ribeira
True to its name, this spot hosts live jazz and blues as well as the occasional acoustic, folk or all-out jam session. It’s a modern but intimate space,…
Delft
Live jazz plays every Sunday at this bruin café (traditional Dutch pub), which has a dark indoor space and a summer-only beer garden. There are jam…
Bruges
This cultural group organises theatre productions, events and concerts and coordinates performances at the Koninklijke Stadsschouwburg and Magdalenazaal…
Nottingham
A varied line-up of live bands and DJs plays alongside regular open-mic sessions and karaoke at this venue attached to Stealth nightclub. Between them,…
Bordeaux
Catch live jazz, blues and world music at this garden-styled cafe-bistro, next to the Botanical Gardens on the Rive Droite (Right Bank). Kudos for its…
Liverpool
It's a faithful reconstruction of the club where the Beatles played their early gigs, and not even on the same spot (the original club was a few doors…
Versailles
Try to time your visit for the Grandes Eaux Musicales or the after-dark Grandes Eaux Nocturnes, truly magical 'dancing water' displays – set to music…
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