The Best Live Music Venues in Zurich

Whether jazz, electro, rock, or hip-hop – live music is always a special experience. These venues in Zurich are particularly known for their concert culture.

Seeing their favorite musicians play live on stage is a highlight for every fan. And even more so if the stage is not too far away, but instead located in a small locale with a personal ambiance.

These venues in Zurich offer a perfect setting for an intimate, intensive concert experience, no matter what the music style.

Moods Club

Moods

Where Jazz is at Home

This concert venue has made a name for itself far beyond the national borders – here everything from jazz to electro is played live.

Helsinki

Where the Indie Scene is Flourishing

The home base of the alternative music scene in Zurich – relaxed, open, and extremely laid-back.

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Bogen F

Where the Train Thunders Above It

A room under the railway viaduct, with a circular ceiling and fantastic acoustics.

Papiersaal, bar

Papiersaal

Where the Stage is Round

An amazing 180 degree stage promises out-of-the-ordinary concert experiences.

Rote Fabrik

Red Factory

Where Music Can Also Be Politics

A cultural institution at a prime location directly by the lake – here the musical program ranges from punk to techno.

Volkshaus Zurich

Volkshaus

Where Everyone Can Perform

Music for the general public: whether pop songs or death metal, the Volkshaus always manages to fetch the biggest stars onto its stage.

Stall 6, Zurich

Stall 6

Where Everyone Feels at Home

This restaurant on the River Sihl is not just a concert venue, but also a theater foyer and bar.

Mehrspur Zürich

Mehrspur Music Club

Where Newcomers and Stars Jam

The music of the future is being created in this musical laboratory – spanning music genres and cosmopolitan.

Kaufleuten Zürich

Kaufleuten

Where Prince Has Performed

Enjoy concerts in an elegant ambiance – at this legendary club in the heart of the city.

Club, Dynamo

Dynamo

Where It Is Never Quiet

At the youth cultural center, adult music fans, too, will get their money’s worth – providing that they do not prefer soft tones.

Location Zurich, X-TRA – Grosser Saal

X-tra

With its Own Train Station

Located at the entrance to Langstrasse, the X-tra stages 90s parties, the legendary Lollipop Party, and a roller-skate disco.

Komplex 457

Komplex 457

In a Former Industrial Hall

The concert venue for rock and pop fans inspires with top acoustics.

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