Nightlife is an inseparable part of student life. Lying as it does at the heart of Europe, the Czech Republic offers dozens of highly diverse venues presenting concerts in the widest palette of styles imaginable. Whatever plan may strike your fancy as to how to spend the night, there will always be some place in the Czech Republic where an event is being held to match your wishes.
Dance and entertainment
Prague has more than its fair share of dance clubs. To name only a few: Lucerna Music Bar (www.musicbar.cz), Futurum (www.musicbar.cz/futurum), Lávka (www.lavka.cz) or Duplex (www.duplex.cz). Techno and drum’n bass resounds all night in the clubs Abaton (www.prostorabaton.cz), Roxy (www.roxy.cz), Mecca (www.mecca.cz), Matrix (www.matrixklub.cz), Radost FX (www.radostfx.cz) and many more, with appearances by resident as well as international DJs.
Tips for the visitor:
Pay a visit to the largest dance club in central Europe, Karlovy Lázně (www.karlovylazne.cz) with 5 different dance styles on 5 floors.
Jazz in Prague
Are you a fan of jazz? The jazz clubs Agharta (www.agharta.cz), Reduta (www.redutajazzclub.cz), U Staré paní, Ungelt (www.jazzblues.cz) are all to be found in Prague’ Old Town.
Points of interest:
Dancing on a steamboat
Every evening a dozen excursion boats set off upstream along the Vltava, each offering a differing type of music (www.jazzboat.cz, www.paroplavba.cz).
Rock clubs
Prague also has lots to offer lovers of rock, with such venues as Vagon (www.vagon.cz), Rock Café (www.rockcafe.cz), Palác Akropolis (www.palacakropolis.cz) or Hells Bells (www.hellsbells.cz).
Concerts by international superstars
Prague has become a regular stopping point for some of the greatest international stars. Many such events are held in the modern multipurpose Sazka Arena (www.sazkaarena.cz). Among the biggest stars to have appeared in Prague are U2, Madonna, Rolling Stones, Queen, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Avril Lavigne and Robbie Williams.
Tips for the visitor:
Concert listings can be found at www.prague-info.cz, www.ticketpro.cz, www.ticketstream.cz, www.sazkaticket.cz.
Entertainment outside of Prague
Not only Prague, but also such cities as Brno, Pilsen, České Budějovice and Olomouc have a lot going on for young people…
Points of interest
Ostrava’s Stodolní Street (www.ostravainfo.cz) provides the most concentrated focus of nightlife in a single street in the entire country. Dozens of clubs, bars and discotheques with live and recorded music are open throughout the night.
Gay and lesbian venues
Czechs tend to be particularly tolerant to those of a differing sexual orientation, as attested by the presence in Prague of a sizeable number of clubs and bars for a gay and lesbian clientele. A large proportion of these venues are centred around the bordering districts of Vinohrady and Žižkov.
Dance clubs
The most popular dance clubs are Valentino (www.club-valentino.cz), a huge venue on 3 floors which is packed to the rafters at weekends and the smaller Termix (www.club-termix.cz).
Bars and restaurants
Prague - Vinohrady boasts The Saints (www.saintsbar.cz), a small but
very friendly bar popular with expats and tourists and Bar 21, a comfortable
cellar bar, amongst a number of venues. In the Old Town you can find the ultra
modern Friends which hosts frequent parties. It is also worth a trip over the
river to Mala Strana to visit the newly renovated Downtown Cafe.
Brno – clubs Áčko (www.acko-brno.cz), Barclub H46 (www.h46.cz), King´s Club, Las Palmas and Scandalcafé.
