When the football season ends, Ajax's stadium is reborn as a musical amphitheatre hosting tours by the likes of U2, Madonna and the Rolling Stones, outdoor raves, and even a...
ArenA Boulevard 1This beach place is great even when the weather sucks (thanks to the open fire, perhaps). It's not a club as such, more a restaurant/bar, but it does pull some top names and a...
Bert Haanstrakade 2004Part of the Pakhuis Wilhelmina breeding ground for underground young artists in the docklands, this café aims to host challenging dance nights and interesting live acts. That...
Veemkade 576, DocklandsOne of the most interesting venues in Amsterdam, Wilhelmina is often overlooked by casual clubbers. Is it the club's IJ-oriented location? The absence of bouncers? Or bottles...
Veemkade 576It's a club Jim, but not as we know it: it says on the door you'll need valid student ID to get in. DJs spin cheerful chart tunes and drink prices are pleasantly affordable....
Handboogstraat 11-13With a capacity of 2,000, this is about as big as clubbing gets in central Amsterdam - and in 2007 it will continue to expand with three new areas. Ever since club night...
Rembrandtplein 11Barely opened and already packed - it's unavoidable in a city that craves new impulses. Especially when electro music's own Eva Maria, house legend Wannabeastar and...
Pazzanistraat 1A surprisingly cosy musical arena in the ArenA complex, the Heineken Music Hall regularly plays host to pop, rock and dance acts who are too big for the more central venues....
ArenA Boulevard 590Another multi-purpose venue, these beautiful buildings were once an orphanage, before changing into a youth hostel. From there, it was only a short step to becoming a trendy...
's Gravesandestraat 51Some venues pay designers pot-loads of money to try and buy their way to the seediness that the Kingdom manages without even trying. Weekly clubnight XL has cheesy DJs in all...
Jan van Galenstraat 6-10Freshly refurbished, Lexion expects you to be over 21, sans jeans or sports gear and, if you're male, accompanied by a lot of ladies, please. If you hate the hoi polloi, take...
Overtoom 65, WestzaanIts modern architecture and peripheral location do nothing for its ambience, but the Meervaart does offer an interesting mix of cabaret and theatre shows, along with a...
Meer en Vaart 300Former milk factory 'Milky Way' offers a galaxy of stellar programming and a newly rebuilt main hall. Often ridiculously crowded - but great value and down to earth - with a...
Lijnbaansgracht 234AA former dairy (the name translates as 'Milky Way'), the Melkweg acts as a home away from home for music of all styles, and thus draws a suitably eclectic crowd. Its two...
Lijnbaansgracht 234aOnce hot, then despised, then reopened, then closed, More is now open once again. No weekly nights, but one-off events for local organisations such as Multigroove. Where once...
Rozengracht 133