Málaga
You’ll feel like a gatecrasher at this private peña, but persevere: the flamenco is muy puro. Watch guitarists who play as though they’ve got 24 fingers…
Must-see entertainment in Andalucía
Granada
Founded in 1949, La Platería claims to be Spain's oldest flamenco club. Unlike some of Andalucía's more private clubs, it regularly opens its doors to…
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Cádiz
Paint-peeled, sea-splashed La Perla, set romantically next to the crashing Atlantic surf in the Barrio de Santa María, hosts flamenco at 9.30pm most…
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Costa del Sol
A great venue for live music five nights a week, this popular club recently reopened in spacious brand-new digs in Torremolinos. It hosts regular jam…
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Real Escuela Andaluza del Arte Ecuestre
Jerez de la Frontera
Jerez' renowned Royal Andalucian School of Equestrian Art trains horses and riders. On 'thematic visits', you can watch them going through their paces in…
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Málaga
There are many flamenco clubs springing up all over Andalucía, but few are as soul-stirring as Kelipe. Not only are the musicianship and dancing of the…
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Ronda
A little different to the standard flamenco venues, this small performance space offers guitar recitals rather than full-blown shows. Virtuoso performer…
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Granada
Up in the Albayzín, this carmen-turned-restaurant appears, on first impression, to be a tourist-focused tablao (choreographed flamenco show). But…
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Córdoba
A smallish but well-designed bar for live music, with a steady stream of mostly rock groups but also some singer-songwriters, blues, flamenco and other…
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Yeguada de la Cartuja – Hierro del Bocado
Jerez de la Frontera
This stud farm is dedicated to improving the fine Cartujano stock. Guided visits are followed by a spectacular show consisting of free-running colts,…
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El Puerto de Santa María
This good, honest peña, with the air of a foot-stomping, 19th-century flamenco bar, showcases some truly amazing guitarists, singers and dancers in a…
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Centro Cultural Flamenco Don Antonio Chacón
Jerez de la Frontera
One of the best peñas in town (and hence Andalucía), the Chacón, named for the great Jerez-born flamenco singer, often sees top-notch flamenco performers…
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Peña Flamenca ‘Aguilar de Vejer’
Vejer de la Frontera
Vejer’s small-town flamenco scene is best experienced at this atmospheric bar and performance space founded in 1989. Free shows usually happen on Saturday…
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Cádiz
Named for Andalucía's finest classical composer and native gaditano Manuel de Falla, this red-brick neo-Mudéjar theatre hosts Cádiz' annual Carnaval…
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Ronda
For a traditional flamenco show employing a three-pronged attack of voice, guitar and dance, come to El Quinqué. Entry prices are very reasonable for the…
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Almería
Located in a bland shopping centre, Clasijazz is a thriving music club that stages four or five weekly gigs – ranging from jam sessions to jazz, flamenco,…
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Málaga
An agreeable performance space on the 1st floor of a slightly faded Málaga mansion with plenty of grandiose touches sets the tone for some raucous music…
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Córdoba
An enticing music den decked with musical paraphernalia, Jazz Café stages blues jams on Thursdays and jazz jams on Tuesdays (both from 10pm), plus other…
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Granada
A small flamenco venue that is neither a tablao (choreographed flamenco show) nor a peña (private club), but something in between. The performers are…
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Granada
As the sun sets, the Albayzín's 16th-century Palacio de los Olvidados (also, inexplicably, a museum of Spanish Inquisition torture instruments) morphs…
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Jerez de la Frontera
Jerez' main tablao (choreographed flamenco show) stages popular local-artist performances two or three times daily. Options with drinks, tapas and/or…
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Granada
A tertulia is an artistic gathering, and that's what you generally get at this bohemian bar where the emphasis is on the stage – film screenings, poetry…
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Granada
Small cavernous bar that was once a cistern, but now hosts three nightly flamenco shows for half the price of the bigger places. Performances can be hit…
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Cádiz
In the Barrio del Pópulo, this well-known, boundary-pushing 'cafe-theatre' runs a hugely varied arts program including drama, magic, storytelling, drag…
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Granada
One of a network of theatres managed by the Andalucian regional government, the Alhambra stages a varied program of drama, concerts, dance, and even the…
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Córdoba
One of Andalucía's top regular flamenco shows, the Cardenal has been staging its professional, authentic, passionate and colourful spectacles of song,…
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Málaga
American-style jazz club across from the cathedral with some quality concerts and some freer jams, usually on Sunday. It's advisable to reserve a table at…
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Granada
Just off Calle Azacayas, this is one of Granada's historic jazz and flamenco haunts, staging a regular program of gigs, jam sessions and flamenco…
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Cádiz
Cádiz' main tablao (choreographed flamenco show) happens in a rustically bedecked tavern on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 9.30pm (schedules are…
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Granada
Granada's municipal theatre stages everything from jazz and guitar concerts to imported plays, musicals and comedy performances.
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Almería
This handsome 19th-century theatre, remodelled in the 1990s, stages a mixed bag of drama (mostly in Spanish), dance, film screenings and concerts,…
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Tarifa
Built into the old city walls, cavernous bar Almedina squeezes a flamenco ensemble into its clamorous, stone-arched confines for its well-known Thursday…
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Málaga
The handsome art-deco Cervantes has a fine program of music, theatre and dance, including some well-known names on the concert circuit. It also hosts a…
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Centro Cultural Villa de Nerja
Nerja
This well-run centre organises an ambitious annual program of classical music, theatre, jazz and flamenco, featuring international and Spanish musicians…
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Málaga
Small bar-club with no cover that has DJs during the week and live bands at weekends playing indie, pop-rock and electronica.
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Almería
This club venue hosts Spanish and international DJs and regular gigs by bands playing indie, rock and electronica.
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Jerez de la Frontera
Runs a busy program where you can enjoy Bach, Verdi, Mozart, Shakespeare, ballet and – of course – flamenco.
Seville
Flamenco meets Broadway at this 400-seat theatre. Its glitzy, highly choreographed flamenco shows are not for purists, but the performers are experts in…
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Almería
This is Almería’s top flamenco club, where local guitar star Tomatito has been known to stroke the strings. Housed in a series of medieval cisterns, it…
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Almería
Scooped out of a cave on the edge of town, this bar-club is about as authentic as it gets, flamenco-wise. Slip in for a performance – live shows are…
