| Apolo and Sala Apolo are located in the Theatre | | | | touristy on a weekend, but mid-week still pulls the jazz |
| district of Parallel and have been rocking the beat on | | | | crowd in and Jamboree has won several awards for |
| the Barcelona music scene for years. Booked as a live | | | | its eclectic mix of acts. Another ace in the pack is the |
| venue for artists such as Paul Weller, the grungy old | | | | Harlem Jazz club, located in the winding streets of the |
| theatre serves as a perfect backdrop for the | | | | Gothic Quarter, and host to some of the best jazz |
| alternative crowd. This is also one of the venues | | | | fusions in town, including Brazilian, Gypsy, Cuban, Swing |
| selected for the warm-up parties for some of the | | | | and just about anything else you can imagine. Free |
| summer festivals such as Primavera sound and the | | | | entrance apart from Tuesdays and weekends, when |
| Sonar music festival. Mid-week sees Flamenco and | | | | the entrance fee will also get you a drink at the bar. |
| Rumba sessions, as well as the "Nasty Mondays" night | | | | Located on Comtessa de Sobradiel, number 8 in the |
| which has earned its fame on the circuit. Sala Apolo is | | | | Gothic Quarter. |
| located on Nou de la Rambla, number 111- just across | | | | Moving out of town slightly, to the industrial estate of |
| the main Parallel Avenue. | | | | PobleNou, and Razzmatazz looms over the |
| Just a short stroll away from Apolo, and perhaps a | | | | neighbourhood bars. With 5 nightclubs in 1, Razzmatazz |
| place to start the night, or definitely on the way there is | | | | is the usual venue for breakthrough bands which |
| London Bar. London Bar is an institution in the city (as | | | | haven't quite made the grade in Spain - who then |
| bears the Council floor plaque to boot) and has been | | | | usually return to play bigger venues. Think Coldplay, |
| serving up impromptu concerts and great bands for | | | | Keane, Travis - all played late in the year and then |
| the old town residents for decades. London bar is a | | | | came back the following summer to headline in the |
| narrow and deep bar, with Becks on tap (one of the | | | | sports Arenas and FC Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium. |
| few places in town), friendly owners and staff and | | | | That's not to say that there isn't some great local and |
| great music crammed in on a weekend. Expect | | | | international music, too. Located on Carrer Pamplona, |
| anything from a 2 piece guitar combo to a full brass | | | | number 88. |
| swing band. London Bar is also on Carrer Nou de la | | | | Another place worth a mention is Sala Bikini, located |
| Rambla, number 34. | | | | just below the Avenida Diagonal, on Carrer de Deu I |
| If Jazz is your thing, then you can do no wrong visiting | | | | Mata, number 105. Whilst the venue is fairly small, |
| Jamboree - housed inside Plaça Reial, halfway | | | | there's plenty of room for rock, and this has seen the |
| down the famous Las Ramblas street. With such | | | | likes of Supergrass wail out to the locals and always |
| greats as Ella Fitzgerald having graced the stage, this | | | | has a packed calendar with some of the funkiest live |
| underground jazz club is much more trendy and | | | | music around. |