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Amsterdam is a gathering spot for fringe performances, and buzzes with places offering a wide and often inventive range of affordable entertainment.
Rock
,
jazz
and
Latin American
music are well represented in a number of small bars and clubs but the
club
scene is relatively tame: drinks prices are normally fifty percent or so more than what you pay in a bar, but entry prices are low - usually around ¬7 - and there's rarely any kind of door policy. Most places open around 10pm and close around 4am or slightly later. For more highbrow entertainment, the Concertgebouw assures Amsterdam a high ranking in the
classical music
stakes, and the city has also pulled itself up into the big leagues for
dance
and
opera
. The best source of information is the
Uitburo
, or
AUB
, in the Stadsschouwburg theatre on the corner of Marnixstraat and Leidseplein (daily 10am-6pm, Thurs until 9pm; tel 020/621 1211 or tel 0900/0191). They stock the free bimonthly
Pop & Jazz Uitlijst
and sell tickets for a small fee; you can also buy tickets for most events from the VVV. Saturday's
Het Parool
newspaper has good
listings
.
Rock and jazz venues
Akhnaton
, Nieuwezijds Kolk 25, city centre. A "Centre for World Culture", specializing in African and Latin American music and dance parties.
Alto
, Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 115, near Leidseplein. Legendary jazz bar, with...
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Clubs
Dansen bij Jansen
, Handboogstraat 11, near Spui. Founded by - and for - students, and very popular; ¬2.50 weekends, ¬1 weekday discount with student ID.
Club More
, Rozengracht 133, Amsterdam's finest dance club, where the queue...
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Contemporary music, classical music and opera
Concertgebouw
, Concertgebouwplein 2-6. One of the world's most dynamic orchestras, playing in one of the finest halls, just south of Museumplein. Free lunchtime concerts Sept-May. ¬11 and upwards.
Beurs van Berlage
, Damrak 213,...
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Film and theatre
Cinemas
screen English-language movies in the original, subtitled in Dutch, and rarely show foreign-language films without English subtitles. Amsterdam's cinemas excel in beautiful Art Deco interiors; watch big Hollywood offerings at the lavish...
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