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10Best Live Music
Bacchus Piano Lounge
(Nightlife - Live Music)
845 Hornby St Wedgewood Hotel, Vancouver  V6Z 1V1 • 604-608-5319
Distance: ~250 m *
        Description: DOWNTOWN. It's elegance personified at this hotel lounge, whose crackling fireplace, plush appointments, and polished wood detailing speak of Old World luxury. Great cocktails are a welcome standard after work as professionals stop in for moneyed socializing and attentive service. Later into the evening, a pianist plays familiar melodies and even takes requests if there's a song you must hear. An ideal place to treat yourself to a measure of the good life.
       

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Railway Club
(Nightlife - Live Music)
579 Dunsmuir St, Vancouver  V6B 1Y4 • 604-681-1625
Distance: ~405 m *
        Description: DOWNTOWN. Subtly lit and with pub-like ambience, this intimate club is a great Vancouver equalizer, welcoming folks of all interests, backgrounds and likes. Comfortably worn after 70 years of service, the Railway Club is one of those places that just feels good when you enter. Early in the evening, it invites socializing; after 8pm, bands take to the stage, and the place gets added character, courtesy of rock and blues music. Great draft beers are an added perk, and although it's a private club, gaining entrance is just a matter of paying a nominal annual price.
       

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Roxy
(Nightlife - Live Music)
932 Granville St, Vancouver  V6Z 1L2 • 604-331-7999
Distance: ~459 m *
        Description: DOWNTOWN. Long a favorite hangout, this rock-n-roll club finds particular favor with area college folks. They give it special attention for its casual ambience, free-flowing beer, animated bartenders, and great lineup of live music. In addition to local talents (including house bands), you'll encounter well-known performers from all over Canada. Plus, some celebrities have enjoyed the club on its own merit, so you never know who you may catch in the crowd. Theme nights occur frequently, offering events like karaoke and '80s music.
        User Rating: 10 / 10
       

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Malone's Bar & Grill
(Nightlife - Live Music)
608 W Pender St, Vancouver  V6B 1V8 • 604-684-9977
Distance: ~477 m *
        Description: DOWNTOWN. Dim and lively, this sports bar is an all-around kind of place, as good for hanging out with friends as for viewing the big game on one of the many TVs. Customary bar food includes things like chicken wings, popcorn shrimp with Creole mayonnaise, dry-rubbed ribs, and home-cut fries with dill dip. Plenty of beer keeps socializing on-track, and drink specials make many a happy customer as well. Laid-back and comfortable. Bands appear at the downtown location every weekend.
       

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Caprice Night Club and Lounge
(Nightlife - Live Music)
965-967 Granville St, Vancouver  V6Z 1L3 • 604-685-3288 • 604-685-3189
Distance: ~0.510 km *
        Description: DOWNTOWN. In a skillful example of adaptive reuse, this nightclub occupies what was formerly a movie theater. Now, its two-level space features state-of-the-art sound, lighting, and music – all computer-controlled. A large dance floor hosts eager revelers enjoying Top 40 tunes and dance music from the past three decades. Patrons also take advantage of abundant bar service and a pool table. Sharing space with the club is a lounge, which offers a full menu, along with a fireplace and big-screen TVs.
        User Rating: 10 / 10
       

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Doolin's Irish Pub
(Nightlife - Live Music)
654 Nelson St, Vancouver  V6B 5B6 • 604-605-4343
Distance: ~0.580 km *
        Description: GRANVILLE STREET. Lots of polished wood and Victorian style impart character to this traditional Irish pub. The large place also gets punctuations of stained glass, a fireplace and private booths. Sixteen beers are on tap, including Guinness and Kilkenny. Bottled options and liquor are also available, along with a menu of pub fare that'll have you doing a little jig yourself. Live Celtic music finds its place Monday through Thursday, beginning at 9pm, and lunch specials are a terrific midday treat.
       

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Richard's on Richards
(Nightlife - Live Music)
1036 Richards St, Vancouver  V6B 3E1 • 604-687-6794
Distance: ~0.743 km *
        Description: YALETOWN. This enticing dance spot is one of Vancouver's most popular – and it has been for more than two decades now. For much of the week, Richard's features live bands, both local and touring acts, including performers like Prince, Branford Marsalis and Philosopher Kings. On weekends, however, DJs spin, and patrons fill the dance floor, grooving to reggae, rock, R&B and house tunes. The place's lively ambience can be attributed to splashy decor, high-tech laser lights, a terrific sound system and a well-dressed crowd.
        User Rating: 9 / 10
       

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Buffalo Club
(Nightlife - Live Music)
1161 Granville St, Vancouver  • 604-688-7803
Distance: ~0.805 km *
        Description: A revolving roster of Vancouver's best local rock bands play here night after night. Emerging and established talent, sometimes as many as four acts in one night, take the small stage to rally an already energetic crowd that packs in to discover the latest and greatest on the music scene. DJs spin on nights with no entertainment, but the fun doesn't stop coming with drink specials, a mechanical bull and the occasional Tropical Heat Foam Party where the heat gets turned up, foam sprayers turned on and all are encouraged to slip into their skimpiest beachwear and get sticky.
       

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Atlantic Trap & Gill
(Nightlife - Live Music)
118 Robson St, Vancouver  V6B 2A6 • 604-688-5840
Distance: ~0.896 km *
        Description: YALETOWN. A laid-back, rustic ambience pervades this welcoming pub, where seafood is tops and the maritime-themed decor boasts well-loved upholstery and tables crafted from kegs. East Coast flavor reigns in beer, food and music, providing a western outpost for transplants and fans alike. Live bands play Thursday and Saturday evenings, regaling patrons with folk and Celtic tunes. This bit of fun is always free, which makes the food and drinks taste that much better! The place's curious name can be attributed to local liquor laws, which forbade use of the word "tap" in the name. As a result, owners simply shifted the "r" from "grill" to "tap."
       

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Yale
(Nightlife - Live Music)
1300 Granville St Yale Hotel, Vancouver  V6Z 1M7 • 604-681-9253
Distance: ~1.025 km *
        Description: DOWNTOWN. Located in a late 19th-century hotel, this venerable club has been delighting Vancouver folks for decades now. Rhythm-and-blues soulfully stakes its claim at the place, which offers everything from planned performances to free-form, weekend jam sessions. Folks from the area share the stage with internationally-renowned talents, including folks like John Lee Hooker, Charlie Musslewhite, George Thorogood and Jimmy Page. A full bar offers liquid accompaniments, and seats can get scarce, so come early.
       

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