ROCK & JAZZ VENUES

ART CLINIC
  • Live rock, bohemian hangout. Wed-Sun, 8 pm to midnight. 20,000 R. 10 Pushkinskaya Ul. Metro Mayakovskaya/Ploshchad Vosstaniya. Under archway, then another archway to left.

    FISH FABRIQUE

  • Contemporary rock/pop. Wed, Thur, Sun, 7 pm to midnight; Fri, Sat, 9 pm to 5:30 am. Wed, Thu, Sun, 5,000-10,000 R; Fri, Sat, 15,000 R. 10 Pushkinskaya Ul, Apt 15 (4th floor). Metro Ploshchad Vosstaniya. Turn left, cross Nevsky Prospect. Pushkinskaya is first street on right.

    GORA CLUB

  • Live rock. Thu-Sun, 7 pm to midnight. 10,000 R. 153 Ligovsky Prospect. Metro Ligovsky Pr, one tram stop toward Obvodnovo Canal. Club located on corner of Obvodnovo Canala Naberezhnaya and Ligovsky Pr, in the Sever cinema.

    HOTELSHIP PETERHOF SKY BAR

  • Western-style bar; occassional variety acts. Cnr Naberezhnaya Makarova and Tuchkov Bridge. Metro Petrogradskaya, then trolleybus to Tuchkov Bridge. Tel 325 8888.

    JAZZ PHILHARMONIC HALL

  • Traditional, mainstream and modern jazz. Tue-Sun, 8 pm to 11 pm. 30,000 R (foreigners), 20,000 R (Russians). Ellington Hall: Sat, 9 pm to midnight. 50,000 R (foreigners), 30,000 R (Russians). Tickets sold in advance at box office, 2 pm to 8 pm. 27 Zagorodny Pr. Metro Dostoyevskaya. Turn right, walk 10 minutes down Zagorodny or take any trolley bus two stops. Tel: 164-8565.

    KVADRAT JAZZ CLUB

  • Traditional and mainstream jazz. Tue, 8 pm to 11 pm. 7,000 R. 10 Pravdy Ulitsa. Metro Vladimirskaya. Turn left, follow Bol Moskovskaya Ul (becomes Pravdy Ul), 5 minute walk. Concerts in foyer.

    MONEY HONEY SALOON

  • Live rockabilly. Daily 7:30 pm to midnight. Bar open at 11 am. Mon-Thu, 10,000 R; Fri-Sun, Men 15,000 R, Women 10,000 R. Apraksin Dvor, Building 14. Metro Gostiny Dvor (exit on Sadovaya Ul). Club in the yard of the Apraksin Dvor department store. Through main archway in middle of the store -- club is in first building on right. Tel: 310-0147.

    NORA CLUB

  • Raves, "unplugged" rock concerts. Mon, Wed-Sun, 9 pm to 6 am. Invitations and club cards only. 153 Ligovsky Pr. Metro Ligovsky Pr, then one tram stop toward Obvodnovo Canal. Club located on corner of Obvodnovo Canala Naberezhnaya and Ligovsky Pr, in same building as the Gora Club. Enter from the corner.

    PEREVAL

  • Live rock concerts. Fri-Sun, 7:30 pm to midnight. Men 10,000 R, Women 5,000 R. 31/33 Bol Monetnaya Ul. Metro Petrogradskaya. Walk down Lva Tolstovo Ulitsa or two stops by any tram.

    POLYGON

  • Live rock concerts. Fri, Sat, 6 pm to 11:15 pm. 15,000 R. In the Krasny Oktyabr House of Culture. 8 Blokhina Ul. Metro Gorkovskaya. Tel: 238-8050 (noon to 5 pm); 238-8033.

    ROTTERDAM CLUB

  • Dance, reggae, rock and roll. Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, 7 pm to 2 am. Tue, Wed, Men 10,000 R, Women 5,000 R; Fri, Sat, Men 15,000 R, Women 10,000 R. 69 Veteranov Pr. Metro Prospect Veteranov. Cross Veteranov Pr, take any bus or trolley bus, two stops south. Club located in same building as large food store, second floor.

    TAMTAM CLUB

  • Hardcore rock'n'roll and jazz. Live music only. Thu-Sat, 8 pm to 11 pm. 5,000 R. 49 Maly Pr (V O). Metro Vasileostrovskaya. Left on exiting metro, turn right at first intersection, go one block, cross street, turn left and take any trolley bus two stops, or walk 10 minutes. Club on corner of Maly Pr and 16th Liniya, in four-floor building. No sign, but entrance right on the corner.

    TEN CLUB

  • Live rock concerts. Open occasionally. 10,000-25,000 R. 62 Obvodnovo Canala Naberezhnaya. Metro Pushkinskaya (15 minute walk). Exit metro, turn right, turn right again at first street, follow to the canal. Cross bridge, turn left. Club is in yellow building after the factory (through the trees). Under archway, entrance is first door on right.

    UNION OF ARTISTS (Soyuz Khudozhnikov)

  • Live rock and jazz concerts, art exhibitions. Thu-Sat, 7:30 pm to midnight. 10,000 R. 38 Bol Morskaya (formerly Gertsena) Ul. Metro Nevsky Prospect. Located in building of the Union of Artists.

    VEGA'S LIVE

  • Rock concerts, raves. Fri-Sun, 8 pm to midnight. Men 12,000 R; Women 10,000 R. 32 Kommuny Ul. Metro Ladozhskaya. Take bus #77 to "Ulitsa Kommuny" stop.

    WILD SIDE

  • Rock and pop live shows, all-night disco. Fri, Sat, 10 pm to 5:30 am; Sun, 7 pm to 11 pm. Fri, 30,000 R, 20,000 R (students); Sat, 30,000 R, 20,000 R (students); Sun, 12,000 R. 12 Bumazhnovo Canala Naberezhnaya. Metro Narvskaya. Turn right on exiting, take third street on the right. Go to the bridge, but turn right just before you cross it. Walk along embankment (two minutes), club located in a low building to the left of the archway. No sign, but look for parking spaces in front of the building (listen for music). Tel: 186-3466.

    For events' details see The Week's Petersburg Gig Guide