Copenhagen is Scandinavia's party town, and has a nightlife to suit
the widest - and wildest - tastes, at least at weekends, although things
can be fairly subdued during the week. The city's liberal drinking laws,
the most relaxed in Scandinavia, pull in punters from far and wide -
it's particularly popular with Swedes, who descend on the city en masse
in search of a good time. A wide range of bars and clubs cater to fun-lovers
of all ages, with every sort of music from bebop to bhangra; entrance is
usually around 40-50kr.
There's also a healthy raft of live music venues. Traditionally, the
jazz scene has always been the city's liveliest - a legacy of the number
of respected American jazz musicians such as Dexter Gordon and Ben
Webster who lived here during the 1960s and 1970s - and the annual jazz
festival is world renowned, whilst there are a number of other festivals
worth investigating. There's also a healthy local rock music scene,
while many big-name international acts include Copenhagen on their tours
(while many more turn up for the huge Roskilde Festival). A number of
the smaller venues double as cafés during the day and bars in the
evening, before becoming live music venues or nightclub after midnight.
Many of the larger venues sell tickets through Billetnet (credit card
booking line tel 70 15 65 65), at Vesterbrogade 3 beside Tivoli's main
entrance and in all post offices (10kr booking fee). You can also book
online at many venues - we've given Web sites where they exist.
Live music
We've divided our live music listings into the following areas: Indre
By, Tivoli and around, Christianshavn, Vesterbro, Nørrebro and Østerbro,
Amager.
Check with the tourist office for details of free outdoor summer
concerts and festivals at Fælled Park
Clubs
We've divided our club listings into the following areas: Indre By,
Tivoli and around, Vesterbro and Frederiksberg, Nørrebro and Østerbro
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