Better known as a nightclub, Indigo is also at the cutting edge for electronic live acts. As one of very few venues with an interest in new music, it has...

An 800-seat concert hall with a prestigious programme and an unconventional location: in the basement of the highest skyscraper in Levent. Classical music...

The first and only Irish pub in Istanbul. The decor is predictably clichéd, but the punters are a mixed bag of worldly Turks, expats and tourists who come...

A dimly lit and cosy little venue allied to the 24-hour Jazz Café FM. Downstairs is a standard bar; upstairs is where the musicians perform to respectful...

This laid-back café, (pronounced 'Kahve') situated in a gorgeous, old-fashioned arcade off Tünel Square, hosts low-key jazz every evening in winter,...

The convention centre houses one of the city's biggest auditoriums, seating up to 3,500 people. Although it is not a dedicated music venue, it is actually...

A basement decorated with giant posters of rock 'n' roll legends, Mojo is the type of bar where long hair and leather jackets never go out of fashion....

From the outside, Munzur doesn't look that special. The inside is pretty nondescript too, but when the live music starts this little bar suddenly becomes...

Nardis is a dedicated jazz venue, just a few steps downhill from the Galata Tower, whose patrons certainly know their jazz. Small and sparsely decorated -...

Old City has been a late-night haunt of nocturnal Istanbullus for years. It remains to be seen whether the recent renovation from its former dark and pokey...

Spread over several floors, this joint is a favourite with the city's alternative crowd. Each floor has a different vibe. It's well known for live music,...

Formerly the long-running Kemancı rock bar, this new venue is an odd mixture of musical genres, with one floor devoted to rock, and another to hip hop and...

Roxy used to be a major live venue, but its weekend club nights became so successful that live music has been relegated to the odd midweeker or an addendum...

The decommissioned Silahtaraĸa Power Plant has been converted into one of Istanbul's most exciting multidisiplinary arts centres, opened in 2007. Old...