This is a long-standing favourite amongst the Malasaña crowd. Choose from an area with tables, a chill-out zone where everyone lazes on cushions on the...

For choice of name alone, a visit to Dark Hole must be on your gothic agenda when in Madrid. Slap that eyeliner on, make sure your piercings are in place,...

Known as a hang-out for artists, musicians and the in-crowd. Quieter midweek when the sounds are rock 'n' roll and blues, the weekends see the English...

As the unusual name (it means the 'nodding dog') suggests, everything about El Perro is different. The music policy is a mix-up of everything, with hip hop,...

A steady flow of top live acts passes through El Sol, another remnant of the Movida. The décor is not up to much, but the vibe and the programme make up for...

To call this music joint and club 'no-frills' is an understatement - as its faded yellow walls and middle-aged bar staff attest. However, as anyone knows,...

One for rugby fans, Finnegan's has its own team, the Madrid Lions, and a talent for sniffing out every conceivable match to show on its large screens. In...

A roomy venue with a good sound system and a varied programme. Its staple fare is new bands doing the rounds on the local scene, but in addition there are...

A mix of local unsigned groups and touring bands from the States, Australia and Japan pass through this 300-seater sala. Punk, rock, ska and mestizaje...

Honky Tonk programmes local country, blues and rock acts nightly, and its own Gary Moore/Rolling Stones-influenced band performs regularly. Ignore the...

Unselfconsciously hip and unremittingly friendly, La Boca del Lobo combines live bands with a heady mix of house, breakbeats and R&B. Emerge from the sweaty...

A medium-sized venue with a large stage and lots of smoke and light tricksiness, La Buena Dicha programmes little-known local pop and rock outfits, usually...

This basement bar, going for some 20 years now, was Madrid's first dedicated exclusively to blues. Run by a Swiss-Spanish guy called Albert, who has a large...

La Cubierta is a bullring with retractable roof south of the centre in Leganés. Bullrings often double as concert venues, but sadly the shape of a bullring...