5 live music in Barcelona, editor-picked by TableJourney. All Barcelona nightlife.
Jamboree Jazz Club ★ 4.5
gotic · Plaça Reial 17, 08002 Barcelona
Jamboree on Plaça Reial has run since 1960 as Barcelona's longest-standing jazz cellar, booking two nightly sets in a brick basement and turning into a hip-hop and funk club after the second set ends.
Tip: Concerts at 20:00 and 22:00 nightly; the WTF Wednesday jam runs free after the late set. The club night kicks in around 01:00.
Harlem Jazz Club ★ 4.4
gotic · Carrer de la Comtessa de Sobradiel 8, 08002 Barcelona
Harlem Jazz Club on Carrer de la Comtessa de Sobradiel in the Gothic Quarter is a long-running basement that books jazz, blues, flamenco fusion, world music and Latin nights for a mixed local crowd.
Tip: Concerts most nights from 22:30; the Sunday flamenco jam and Tuesday jazz jam are the value picks. Cash at the door for the late set.
Sidecar Factory Club ★ 4.2
gotic · Plaça Reial 7, 08002 Barcelona
Sidecar on Plaça Reial has run since 1982 as Barcelona's underground rock and indie venue, with a red-lit basement booking live gigs early in the evening and DJ sets running through to dawn.
Tip: Gigs from 21:00 then DJ sets to 06:00 on weekends. The street-level cafe is the easy meeting point before doors; the basement opens after the early set.
Bikini Barcelona ★ 4.2
les-corts · Avinguda Diagonal 547, 08029 Barcelona
Bikini Barcelona sits inside the L'Illa Diagonal complex on Avinguda Diagonal and runs gigs across pop, indie and Latin bills before the room flips into a club for the late-night crowd.
Tip: Gigs run Thursday to Saturday with the club kicking in after the band leaves. The Maria Cristina L3 stop is the easy metro; cabs queue along Diagonal.
Heliogàbal ★ 4.5
gracia · Carrer de Ramón y Cajal 80, 08012 Barcelona
Heliogàbal in Gràcia has run since 1995 as a 66-capacity room booking jazz, folk, songwriter, poetry readings and experimental music sets in a corner bar with red walls and a wooden bandstand.
Tip: Concerts most nights from 21:30; the Tuesday jazz session and the Sunday poetry-and-music night are the longest-running fixtures. Arrive early for a seat.