This popular student hangout on two floors issupplemented with a pleasant garden in summer. It gets busy early, with crowds turning up for passable Britpop and rock cover...

Attracting a mix of local and foreign bands and DJs, Indigo is the definitive venue for fans of electronic music. Smack in the centre of Beyoĸlu, it is also jammed every...

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. Istanbul has dozens of...

Spread over several floors, this joint is a favourite of the city's alternative crowd. Peyote recently added a small performance space on the second floor, where various local...

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 R&B. Locals seem to...

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 to city-wide...

Not exactly cutting edge, this established venue is a showcase for mainstream rock and pop bands. The place is usually packed with sociable, easy-going regulars, swigging...

The most established live venue on the Asian side, Shaft has a varied programme of rock, blues and jazz concerts, featuring original artists, cover bands and an open stage on...

Along with Balans, Studio Live is one of a new breed of venues that caters for both international acts and local cover bands, with the occasional DJ party thrown into the mix.