5 editor picks across South Africa.
5 live music worth the night across South Africa, editor-ranked. All South Africa guides.
The Alma Cafe is a family-run Rosebank corner venue in Cape Town where the Tait family has put live folk, blues and rock on a small stage since 2009.
TipDinner is served before the set, so book a seat with a meal and arrive at doors; Sunday shows start half an hour earlier than Friday and Saturday.
The Blue Room is the ground floor live music lounge of Grub & Vine on Bree Street in Cape Town, with jazz, blues and soul sets from Tuesday to Saturday.
TipHappy hour runs 15:30 to 17:30, and the pre-show dinner is served 18:00 to 21:30, before the live sets start at 19:00.
The Athletic Club & Social on Buitengracht Street spreads three Cape Town bars over one old building, with live jazz in the Trophy Room basement.
TipEat Greek at the Trapezaria first, then head down to the Trophy Room once the jazz starts; Thursday to Saturday trade runs to 02:00.
Harringtons is the velvet-booth cocktail lounge on Harrington Street in Cape Town, with live jazz and funk bands and DJs playing disco after the sets.
TipArrive for the 16:00 to 19:00 happy hour and book a velvet booth, then move to District next door once its dance floor gets going.
The House of Machines on Shortmarket Street is a Cape Town coffee bar by day and an intimate gig room by night, home to a weekly Songwriters Showcase.
TipTuesday brings the Songwriters' Showcase from 20:00, and Monday's Cure runs from 18:00, so plan a weeknight for the music.
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