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Entertainment in Tallinn Rock, Pop, Jazz and Blues
Live music lovers are spoiled
Entertainment in Tallinn is astonishingly vibrant. Its classical for choice in Tallinn. Café
music and opera performances are world renowned and a Amigo attracts the biggest
major tourist draw. In recent years, the city has also started to local rock, pop and blues
attract some big international pop artists, although its local bands and holds nightly
performances. Von Krahl Baar
live-music scene is far more enjoyable. A plethora of venues in is one of the best places in the
Tallinn regularly host rock, jazz, blues and alternative music city to experience the local
perfor mances by local bands. The city’s pulsating nightclub alternative music scene, while
scene covers diverse genres, from mainstream pop to the industrial setting of the
underground club music. There is a large choice of places to Rock Café has a diverse range
of live music, ranging from
enjoy a drink. These usually stay open late into the night and blues to funk. Most of the
range from ultra-chic lounge bars to good old-fashioned, popular international acts that
pint-in-hand pubs. Theatre in Tallinn is generally of a very come to Tallinn play at the
high quality, but is mostly performed in Estonian, except outdoor Song Festival Grounds
during international festivals. (see p82). No99 hosts cosy
jazz concerts on Fridays and
Saturdays, as well as some jazz
Classical Music, Opera acts during the Jazzkaar
and Dance
festival (see p52).
Concerts by the Estonian
National Symphony Orchestra,
which are often held in the Pubs and Bars
Estonian Concert Hall (see Tallinn’s Old Town is packed
pp76–7) and the Estonian with bars and pubs of every
National Opera, regularly sell imaginable size and des cription.
out thanks to their consistently There are several well-acclaimed
high-quality performances and Irish and English-style pubs, such
pro ductions. However, there are as Mad Murphy’s and Scotland
also won derful chamber and Yard, which are as much
choral concerts held in favoured by expats as by foreign
churches and other visitors. Stylish and
more intimate Old classy lounge bars
A scene from Carlo Gozzi II Corvo at the Town locations are also extremely
Tallinn Linnateater every week, such popular among the
as Niguliste Church city’s well-heeled.
Information
(see pp68–9), the Logo of Hell Some of the best
Visitors can check Tallinn In Your House of Blackheads (see Hunt pub venues include the
Pocket, The Baltic Times and book- p70) and the Estonian chic Déjà Vu and the
ing website Piletilevi (see p345) Music Academy. The best of extravagant Lounge 24, which
for upcoming events in the city. both contemporary Estonian as affords spectacular views from
well as international dance the 24th floor of the Radisson Blu
performances are usually Sky Hotel (see p297). There are
Theatre
hosted at Kanuti Gildi Saal. also several smaller, cosier pubs
Tallinn has a proud tradition
of theatre and the flagship
Estonian Drama Theatre (see
p76) does a fine job of preser-
ving the national repertoire.
The Tallinn Linnateater specia-
lizes in contemporary work. The
best place for serious theatre
lovers is the Von Krahl Theatre,
the leading avant-garde theatre,
though English translations are
rare. It often stages various
intensely visual multimedia
productions. Russian-speakers
can visit the Russian Drama
Theatre, which puts on a range
of classic and contemporary
Russian theatre. Atmospheric interior of the stylish Déjà Vu lounge bar