The building was, until the beginning of the nineties, home to the Danish labour movement, but after an extensive restoration in 1996, Vega was able to open with two halls in what is now ‘Musikkens hus’.

The musical experience achieves an extra dimension thanks to the interior by architect Vilhelm Lauritzen. Dark wooden panels, mahogany floors, friezes as well as a number of original details, which survived the restoration, make Vega an example of Scandinavian architecture as well as a music venue.

Vega is the preferred Danish venue by artists touring Europe and its program offers a broad selection of Danish and international top names, but up-and-coming young bands and solo artists are also very often included in the program. Vega is also a nightclub on Friday and Saturday nights and at the end of the house, you’ll find Ideal Bar, which is both a regular bar and a venue in itself offering musical events, acoustic concerts, Balkan clubs as well as various experimental events.

Vega contains:
Lille Vega – capacity: 500 people
Store Vega – capacity: 1500 people
Ideal Bar – capacity: 250 people

Address:
Enghavevej 40
1674 København V

Transport:
Bus 3A or 10

The cinema opened in 1997 as a music venue, and with its capacity of 1000 people, it’s one of the largest venues in Copenhagen. Amager Bio is the flagship of ‘Amager Kulturpunkt’, which in a few years is to be the cultural centre of Amager.

Amager Bio probably offers the best view of the stage out of all Copenhagen’s music venues. Even on the busiest nights it’s possible to get a view of the action thanks to the raised stage, the wide hall and the super balcony at the end of the hall.

The program is mostly based on retro rock, metal and blues, but the place obviously doesn’t stick religiously to those genres.

Capacity:
1000 people

Address:
Øresundsvej 6
2300 København S

Transport: Bus 250S, 5A, or Metro to Lergravsparken

After a restoration of the old water pump house, Pumpehuset opened as a music venue in 1987. The atmosphere from the old pumping station has been retained, which gives the venue its spot on, rough rock feel.

The program is quite varied, with a large number of well-known names from both Denmark and abroad having played on Pumpehuset’s great stage for more than 20 years. Pumpehuset also lends its stage to various music competitions, clubs and special events, which is why several up-and-coming young artists have had the chance to stand on a proper stage for the first time in Pumpehuset.

The place had some financial difficulties in 2009, but got a new administration towards the end of the year, which will hopefully result in showing the full potential of the venue.

Capacity:
600 people

Address:
Studiestræde 52
1554 København V

Transport: S-Tog til Vesterport, eller samtlige busser med stop på Rådhuspladsen

On the other hand, the venue has a long tradition for presenting great artists before their official breakthrough. Bands like Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins and several others have all played in Loppen, before anybody had heard of them.

Loppen has existed since 1973, which makes it one of the oldest venues in Copenhagen. It has great acoustics and a program, which includes more alternative shades of rock.

Capacity:
450 people

Address: Bådsmandstræde 43
1407 København K

Transport:
Metro or bus 350S, 40, 66 2A to Christianshavn

It opened in 1989 and was named after the German Mathias Rust, who landed a plane on the Red Square in Moscow in 1987. From day one and throughout the nineties, the place was a successful venue with room enough for everyone. Especially Copenhagen’s music milieu liked hanging out at Rust.

In 1999, the place went through an extensive restoration and the new Rust appeared far more modern and stylish and targeting the ever-growing club scene. Part of the old rock audience disappeared, but a younger and more clubbing- minded audience welcomed the venue with open arms.

Today the venue finds itself comfortably placed between music venue and nightclub. Rust has a small, but great stage for smaller concerts and an excellent administration that books an exciting and varied program of rock, pop, soul, electronic, and hip hop.

And with 4-5 concerts a week, Rust is today one of the most active music venues in town.

Capacity:
500 people

Address:
Guldbergsgade 8
2200 København N

Transport:
Bus 3A to Sankt Hans Torv, or bus 5A and 350S to Elmegade.

In the 80ties, Musikcaféen was one of the most popular music venues in Copenhagen and today it’s getting a bit of a renaissance after a quiet period. Musikcaféen offers a very relaxed atmosphere in a rather cosy room with old mismatched sofas and café tables.

The program is varied genre-wise and the artists are mainly from the up-and-coming scene of Copenhagen with the occasional addition of more established names.

Besides Musikcaféen, Huset also includes the old theatre hall, Planeten, Salon K, which is located in the backyard and the First Floor, which is Huset’s stage for jazz- and experimental music.

Huset contains the following stages:
Musikcaféen
Capacity: 150 people

Salon K
Capacity: 80 people

Planeten
Capacity: 150 people

Husets jazzscene

Address:
Rådhusstræde 13
1466 København K

Transport:
Bus or Metro to Nørreport station, and 5 mins. on foot or Bus 6A to Nytorv.

It presents three to four concerts a week and all directions of hardcore rock are represented in the program.

Capacity:
600 people

Address:
Skindergade 45-47
1159 København K

Transport:
All busses, which stop at Rådhuspladsen, and then 3 mins. on foot.

It is located in the heart of Copenhagen’s pedestrian area and presents live music on most nights during the week dividing concerts between clubs according to genre. Entrance and bar prices are low in order to suit the limited budget of students, but others may obviously benefit from this as well.

The atmosphere of Studenterhuset is warm, lively and relaxed at all times, whether there is a rock concert during the weekend, jazz in the afternoon or swinging dance on Sundays.

Capacity:
350 people

Address:
Købmagergade 52
1150 København K

Transport:
Bus or Metro to Nørreport station or Kgs. Nytorv, and then 5 mins on foot.

For more than 25 years, Mojo has been Copenhagen’s only proper blues bar. It presents live music on stage almost every day of the week either with various jam nights or local as well as international blues names.

Capacity:
120 people

Address:
Løngangstræde 21 C
1468 København K

Transport:
Bus or Metro to Nørreport station, and then 5 mins walk or Bus 6A to Nytorv.