Moby-Dick
CENTER
cat temple _(7 Trujillos Street; Metro: Callao, Sol or Ópera) _
Yes The illegals have chosen this place to shoot the video clip of their latest single, 'I go to the bar ', It will be for something. It has been in the heart of Madrid for more than 30 years (very close to the also mythical La Metralleta record store) and is especially recommended for moving your skeleton to the rhythm of the best classic rock and roll . Concerts are now only held on special occasions like Halloween or New Year's Eve.
Wurlitzer Ballroom _(Tres Cruces Street 12; Callao Metro and Gran Vía) _
With an unpronounceable name, it is the typical place to end the night if you walk through the center, since open until 6:00 a.m. . That yes, from 3:00 a.m. a queue of a thousand demons forms and you may end up spending more time outside than inside (besides, sometimes you have to be ready to enter). Once inside, garage and seventies rock . And if you go early, live music.
FOOTWASH
the boots _(Street of the Faith, 9; Metro Lavapiés) _
Next to the Lavapies Square rises this local veteran, boasting of advertising himself as the “The only bar in Madrid that doesn't play music from the SGAE” . Lovers of motorcycles and the Torpedo comic, its owners have been offering popular prices and rock & roll for years, from classics to blues through heavy. A good place to play some table football while you sing.
The needle _(Ave María Street, 25; Metro: Lavapiés or Antón Martín) _
As its name warns, in this lavapiesera tavern only music is played on vinyl . The sound selection and decoration will make you immerse yourself in seventies psychedelia while you take reeds and enjoy the wide and original variety of toasts (many suitable for vegetarians).
Two environments for two moments of the night
NORTH
barracuda (Brescia Street, 19; metro: Ventas or Parque das Avenidas)
In the Sales area we find from thursday to saturday this place with two types of environments: a bar with table football to be quietly on the ground floor, concert hall (rock, metal and underground punk) to give it all upstairs. It is rented for private events.
Moby-Dick _(Brazil Avenue, 5; Santiago Bernabeu Metro) _
mythical room that has been programming concerts for more than two decades and that surely, being in the AZCA area, many rockers only know for having attended the performance of so-and-so or so-and-so.
More than two decades of concerts
MALASANA
kurgan _(Street Dos de Mayo, 6; Metro: Tribunal) _
A haven for metalheads, especially now that We Rock closes its doors. Although more than heavy, here you will listen nu metal, industrial, metalcore and, in general, genres and bands born from the nineties. It has two rooms, the first with the bar, more oppressive, and the second with benches to sit on if you arrive at a good time.
the milky way _(Velarde Street, 8; Metro: Court) _
Actually, many and none are the rock bars in Malasaña. Countless are those who have closed and many others who already have little rock. Between all of them there still stands the Milky Way , with its billiards and its walls papered with concert posters. If you want to play it safe in this neighborhood, opt for this one.
the milky way
CARABANCHEL
Neighborhood _(Calle del Halcón 6; metro: Carabanchel, Vista Alegre and Carpetana) _
His name makes it clear: neighborhood bar, with a family atmosphere, where you can eat tapas with beers and good music. You can also participate in the necro lotus , an original pool where you bet on who will be the next celebrity to die.
Alligator _(101 Cebreros Street; Casa de Campo Metro) _
In the neighborhood of Batán it has burning your own sanctuary. The Original Sole Survivor's Bar, Johnny Cifuentes , it couldn't be any other way: a sort of museum for the La Elipa band where you can listen to the greats, from Bruce Springsteen and David Bowie to The Doors and Led Zeppelin passing, of course, by the Rolling Stones . Sometimes punctured by Johnny himself, so now you know: move your hips.
Grotto 77 _(6 Cuclillo Street; Porto metro) _
Farther east, yeah in Opanel , this small venue schedules concerts almost daily with the cream of the national and international underground: punk, rock, ska, rockabilly, hardcore, pop.. . On the upper floors it houses rehearsal rooms for groups. You can also go for a drink in the (few) times when there are no performances.
The crocodile
USERA
The Scream _ (Isabelita Usera Street, 73; Metro: Usera) _
Another veteran neighborhood bar in the south of Madrid that, under the slogan of 'Usera Kañera', survives against all odds based on performances (monologues and storytelling on Wednesday afternoons), popular prices and rock & roll.
VALLECAS
Hebe _(Tomás García Street 5-7; Metro: Nueva Numancia) _
In 1980 he opened this place in the heart of Vallecas , now converted into an institution both in the neighborhood and in the so-called urban rock. Few Madrid or state bands of this genre will be the ones that have not performed on its stage, which continues to host performances almost daily.
Jimmy Jazz _(Payaso Fofó Street; Metro: Portazgo) _
Impossible to talk about Hebe without talking about Jimmy Jazz . Taking its name from the theme of The Clash and at the foot of the Rayo Vallecano stadium, this establishment also schedules concerts from Thursday to Sunday, mainly by local or national bands: punk rock, urban rock, hip hop, metal, hardcore...
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