Best nightclubs Basque Country

Just a stone's throw from the Victoria Eugenia Theatre and the bridge leading to the Kursaal, this small jazz and blues club offers quality live concerts every evening. On the ground floor, a contemporary art gallery exhibits the works of young talents and established artists. You have to go down the stairs into this basement with stone walls and have a drink by candlelight. Behind the wooden counter or comfortably seated on one of its small tables, you can enjoy a good cocktail while enjoying the music!

Since 1979, this emblematic nightclub located on the Promenade de la Concha has been welcoming celebrities passing through San Sebastián for the film festival. With its seventies decor and sublime views over the bay, it is also a reference place for DJs from the international scene (David Guetta, Bob Sinclar or Roger Sanchez have been there). In 2019, the Bataplan made its debut in the World's Best Clubs Top 100 ranking. In the summer, its terrace is a privileged spot to watch the sunset against the backdrop of the chill-house.

gay Atmosphere, electro music and live music. This nightclub human-size is popular with the gay public of Bilbao, it is nonetheless very eclectic in terms of its clientele.

A trendy and cosmopolitan club, offering a beautiful setting decorated with Buddha heads! Varied clientele and atmosphere depending on the evening of the week: university evenings on Thursdays, commercial music and weekend hits.

Two rooms glued together - Stage live and Back room - in a very central location on the banks of the ría, facing the famous Zubizuri bridge. Here follow one another concerts and clubbing evenings with a varied programme: Erasmus evenings, commercial music, reggaeton...). With a solid reputation, Stage live welcomes quality artists, while the back room is one of the clubs of choice for 18-25 year olds. The club also has several VIP areas, the so-called privados, where all kinds of events can be celebrated.

In the heart of the San Francisco district, a crazy bar that regularly hosts offbeat shows where burlesque is the order of the day. Las Fellini's show (www.lasfellini.com) is a classic not to be missed: you'll love this completely crazy transformist cabaret! The rest of the time, an eclectic, predominantly gay clientele dances to pop music and hits from the 1980s until the end of the night. Be aware of the programming available on their Facebook page: Badulake regularly organizes costume parties!

A classic Bilbao nightclub since the 1990s, located in the heart of the Indautxu district. This pub with its woody and intimate decoration, with walls covered with banknotes, old frames and bottle caps, is perfect for an evening drink. Live concerts are regularly scheduled, as well as DJ sets until the early hours of the morning. Spanish artists such as Pablo Lopez, Antonio Orozco, El Lichis and Nil Moliner have taken to the stage in recent years, as well as emerging groups from the local scene.

This space was originally designed in the 1990s to provide a meeting place for basque speakers. So don't be surprised if you hear a lot of people talking in Basque! Installed in a former cinema, it now functions as a restaurant, concert hall and nightclub. It is a reference stage for Basque musicians from the region, although it also hosts many international groups and artists. On the club side, the atmosphere is young and relaxed, with a very varied musical program

Since its creation in 2005, Fever has been the club of reference in Bilbao. Located south of Casco Viejo, this huge nightclub welcomes in its 4 rooms (Pink Fever, Gold Fever, Black Fever and Blue Fever) an eclectic clientele, eager for new music. In addition to its excellent concert programme, Fever also organises the "Art After Dark" evenings in the Guggenheim Museum one Friday a month, to visit the exhibitions at night with the music of the DJs as an accompaniment. Check the agenda on their website!

It's the trendy club in San Sebastian! It is located a stone's throw from the Parte Vieja, in the magnificent building of the yacht club. Built in the 1920s, this century-old, boat-like building is one of the city's icons. After a respectful renovation, highlighting the rationalist lines of the building with Bauhaus-inspired furniture, the establishment finally opened its doors in 2015. At once restaurant, cocktail bar and club, it is the chic place not to be missed. Magnificent view of the bay.

After a complete facelift in 2016, the emblematic Be Bop became the ¡ BE! Club. Despite this change of name and image, the club retains its eclectic character and quality musical programming. Located at the corner of Paseo Salamanca, just at the mouth of the Urumea River, it offers beautiful views of the Kursaal through its large bay windows. On the program: soul and jazzy music on Fridays, classics from the 50-60's or hits from the 80-90's on Saturday nights... In summer, we open a little earlier to take the vermut from 12.30 pm!