5 editor picks in Phuket.
5 live music in Phuket our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Phuket nightlife.
Bebop Live Music Bar on VELA's second floor is Old Town's best-known jazz room, a grand piano and house band playing jazz, soul and blues from around 9pm.
TipBook ahead for a table near the stage on Friday or Saturday; there is no cover but tips for the band are expected.
Michel Angelo's Bar, Lounge and Diner runs a different live set every night in Phuket Town, from a Monday jam and Tuesday jazz to a Sunday open mic.
TipSets run 20:30 to midnight; check the week's genre schedule on their Facebook page before you go.
So What Bar is a graffiti-walled courtyard hangout off a small Old Town lane, where blues jam sessions turn a quiet beer garden into a singalong.
TipLive music is not scheduled every night; check their social media for the jam-session calendar before making the trip.
Ska Bar is a small reggae bar under a huge old tree where Kata Beach meets the rocks, playing reggae daily with a fire show on the sand some evenings.
TipThere is no car park; walk along the beach past the last hotels at the southern end of Kata Yai, and ask on the day which nights the fire show runs.
The Garage OG on Patak Road in Karon, Phuket, is a live-music bar of shipping containers and oil-drum tables where a resident band plays rock covers.
TipThe bar is cash only with no cover charge; the band starts around 21:30 and front tables fill first, so arrive before 21:00.
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