Old Chiang Mai Cultural Centre
Chiang Mai
For an interactive immersion in all things Lanna, this first-of-its-kind Khantoke dinner-theatre experience remains unparalleled in Thailand. Guests…
Must-see entertainment in Thailand
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Bangkok
Rajadamnern Stadium is Bangkok’s oldest and most venerable venue for moo·ay tai (Thai boxing; also spelt muay Thai). Be sure to buy tickets from the…
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Chiang Mai
This compact jazz club tends to pack in as many musicians as it does patrons, with local and visiting instrumentalists offering nightly sets and…
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Banglamphu
This basement pub, a favourite destination in Bangkok for live music, hosts a nightly revolving cast of bands for an almost exclusively Thai crowd – many…
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Bangkok
After more than 65 years of service, the Mandarin Oriental's Bamboo Bar remains one of the city's premier locales for live jazz. Guest vocalists are flown…
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Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai's most eye-catching show is this nightly so-called 'ladyboy cabaret' in which cross-dresser and transgender performers wear carnival-style…
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Ko Kut
This semi-open-air stage and music venue hosts live music from local and visiting bands nightly in season. It's a fine initiative from music-loving locals…
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Bangkok
Bangkok has heaps of attractions that draw tourists in – great weather, fantastic bars, unbeatable food, low prices – but it's not known for being a…
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Chinatown
This art-deco Bangkok landmark, a former cinema dating to 1933, is one of the few remaining places kŏhn (masked dance-drama based on stories from the…
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Chiang Mai
Thai tourists eagerly make the pilgrimage 8km north of town to this rustic restaurant in the hope of hearing the dulcet tones of its owner, Thai chanteuse…
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Ko Tao
Every night is different at this intimate bar where acts range from your standard Abba tributes to steamy topless crooners. If you're male and sitting…
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Ko Samui
This dazzling and fun cabaret offers one-hour gà·teu·i (also spelled kàthoey) cabaret featuring cross-dresser and/or transgender performers every night at…
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Bangkok
The historic Mandarin Oriental hosts a traditional dance theatre in a sumptuous Thai pavilion located across the river in Thonburi to complement a luxury…
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Hat Patong
About 500m south of Patong, Simon puts on colourful cabarets that are wildly popular with (and now slightly catered towards) tour groups. The 600-seat…
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Bangkok
A set or two of live jazz in this elegant glass-encased perch 32 floors above the city will help you forget some of your day's woes (or life's worries)…
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Bangkok
This six-storey shophouse-turned-artspace in bustling Silom has something for everyone: film screenings, indie concerts, gallery nights displaying local…
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Chiang Mai
An atmospheric and intimate red-brick house where a diverse array of musicians perform throughout the week. There's also an adjacent hostel, a craft store…
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Banglamphu
Linked with Silpakorn University, Thailand's most famous arts university, jazz happens! is a stage for aspiring musical talent. With four acts playing…
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Bangkok
It’s Oktoberfest all year round at this hangar-sized music-hall-cum-microbrewery. The Thai–German food is tasty, the house-brewed ales are eminently…
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Banglamphu
This closet-sized blues bar is everything a neighbourhood joint should be: lots of regulars, cold beer and heart-warming tunes delivered by a masterful…
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Phuket Town
Under the watch of one of the island's favourite musicians, Boy Navio, red-walled Bebop is the place in town for quality live jazz, and gets busy with…
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Chiang Mai
The most professional of Chiang Mai's Thai boxing stadiums, with slightly higher admission fees and higher-profile fights anticipated by tourists and…
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Banglamphu
Located in a cavernous shophouse is this long-standing live-music staple. The music, which spans from funk to jazz, starts at 8pm most nights and, on…
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Chiang Mai
A popular Thai boxing stadium surrounded by seedy bars in Chiang Mai's Red Light District. Detailed fliers often circulate online and in the streets on…
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Ko Phi-Phi
There's live music nightly at this popular place that draws Thais and fa·ràng (Westerners). The talented band plays everything from classic covers to…
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Hat Patong
This stadium has a packed line-up of competitive moo·ay tai (Thai boxing) bouts featuring Thai and foreign fighters.
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Ko Ratanakosin & Thonburi
The National Theatre holds performances of kŏhn (masked dance-drama based on stories from the Ramakian) at 2pm on the first and second Sundays of the…
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Bangkok
Once billed as the world's most notorious red-light district, Patpong is now a much watered-down version of its former self. These days, a flea market…
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Ko Samui
One of Chaweng's most popular and visible ladyboy cabaret shows, right in the pulsating heart of the district, with singers going through big hits. There…
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Phuket Town
This intimate Old Town bar is rammed with biker paraphernalia and framed LPs, and gets loud when Patrick, the Singaporean-born owner, jams with his house…
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Chinatown
One of the only non-karaoke-based places of entertainment on Chinatown's main drag is this cosy Chinatown-themed lounge in the Shanghai Mansion hotel…
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Bangkok
Located in Asiatique market, Calypso is a popular destination for gà·teu·i (also spelt kàthoey) cabaret, which features cross-dressers or transgender…
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Banglamphu
Although it's located one street over, Suk Sabai is the epitome of the open-air Th Khao San–style bar/restaurant, with live music played to beer-guzzling…
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Banglamphu
This is a long-standing bar with live music – think Top 40 hits or perky Thai pop covers – on most nights. Despite its proximity to Th Khao San, it's a…
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Chiang Mai
Hosts moo·ay tai (Thai boxing) matches for entertainment rather than as proving grounds for the sport.
