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Stockholm

Live music: rock and jazz

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    1 Cirkus Djurgårdsslätten 43, Djurgården 08/587 987 00 www.cirkus.se Occasional rock and R&B performances.

    2 Daily News Kungsträdgården, Norrmalm 08/21 56 55 www.dailys.nu Part of the Dagens Nyheter complex, this central rock venue hosts the most consistent range of live music in town – everything from grunge to techno.

    3 Debaser Karl Johans torg , Gamla Stan 08/30 56 20 Perhaps Stockholm's best rock club, with live performances on most days.

    4 Engelen Kornhamnstorg 59, Gamla Stan 08/20 10 92 www.wallmans.com Live jazz, rock or blues nightly until 3am, but arrive early to get in; the music starts at 8.30pm (9pm Sun).

    5 Fasching Kungsgatan 63, Norrmalm 08/21 62 67 www.fasching.se Local and foreign contemporary jazz; a good place to go dancing too. Opening time: Closed Sun

    6 Nalen Regeringsgatan 74, Norrmalm 08/566 398 00 www.nalen.com Once the place to hear music in the city (even the Beatles were booked to play here), now offering jazz, swing and big band.

    7 Södra Teatern Mosebacke torg 3, Södermalm 08/556 972 30 This is one of the best places in the capital for world music, hip hop, rock and pop – if it's happening anywhere, it's happening here. Weekends only.

    8 Stampen Stora Nygatan 5, Gamla Stan 08/20 57 93 Long-established and rowdy jazz club, both trad and mainstream; occasional foreign names, too.

    9 Tre Backar Tegnérgatan 12–14, Norrmalm 08/673 44 00 Good, cheap pub with a cellar for live music performances. Rock and blues nightly Mon– Sat until midnight.