5 live music in Palermo our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Palermo nightlife.
PaLab ★ 4.3
loggia · Piazzetta del Fondaco 8, 90133 Palermo
PaLab on Piazzetta del Fondaco in Palermo is the city's reference live-music room, hosting Italian and foreign acts across jazz, soul, rock.
Tip: The Thursday jazz set is the local insider night. Check Facebook for the calendar; programme rotates weekly.
Osteria Ballaro ★ 4.3
albergheria · Via Calascibetta 25, 90133 Palermo
Osteria Ballaro on Via Calascibetta runs live Sicilian folk music nightly from 21:30 alongside the candlelit Sicilian carte, the city's most reliable.
Tip: Book ahead at weekends. Live music starts 21:30; ask for the front room if you want the music up close.
Kursaal Kalhesa ★ 4.3
kalsa · Foro Umberto I 21, 90133 Palermo
Kursaal Kalhesa inside the Norman bastion walls on Foro Umberto I in Palermo runs weekly live jazz, soul and Sicilian folk programmes alongside the wine bar.
Tip: Closed Tuesday. Live programmes Thursday to Saturday from 21:00; check Instagram for the week.
Nautoscopio (Nauto) ★ 4.2
kalsa · Piazza Capitaneria di Porto, 90133 Palermo
Nautoscopio at the Foro Italico seafront in Palermo hosts open-air live music from 21:00 through summer, with Sicilian, jazz and indie programmes.
Tip: Outdoor only in summer (June to September). The Sicilian-music nights peak with the Festino in July.
Altrove ★ 4.2
loggia · Discesa dei Giudici 40, 90133 Palermo
Altrove on Discesa dei Giudici in Palermo runs weekly live music alongside the cocktail and natural wine carte, jazz and Sicilian folk programmes drawing.
Tip: Tuesday to Saturday from 18:00; live programmes Thursday to Saturday. Closed Monday.