Where to Find Live Music in Thailand Western and Thai Music

Where to Find Live Music in Thailand Western and Thai Music

What kind of Music to Look For

There are Blues, Jazz, Rock, Pop, Thai, Folk, Easy Listening, Funk, Country, and live music shows were you can even catch an Elvis impersonator if you're into that. Of course if you are in Bangkok as it is a huge International city you are going to have more choices for different clubs and variety of music but there are still some great places to check out in cities like Pattaya, Chiang Mai, and towns in Phuket, and Koh Samui. They are all the major tourists' areas so you still get a good cross section of music, usually more in their high seasons when places can afford to pay the musician, which varies from place to place.

The Musicians

The quality of music and bands vary depending on the style of music. There are many musicians that come and go pasting through while on vacation or they come each year to live during the winter months of their countries and end up jamming or gigging while they are here, so if you get lucky you can unexpectedly catch and hear some great players in a little club in some smaller places like Chaing Mai or Koh Samui. There are local Thai traditional musicians to check out and many Thai cover bands doing mostly pop rock. There are also quite a few bands from the Philippines that play mostly American Top 40 covers as well as Jazz in some resorts and bars. Solo artists or duo's are common as a lot of places are not that big. You don't see many musicians busting on the street like in North America and Europe as it is frowned upon as it is consider a form of begging, instead there are many festivals at the local temples and there is always a live band performing.

The Places to Find Live Music

The best is to check the Internet listings for live shows especially in Bangkok as there are so much live music to see but the problem there is trying to find the place. Doing a search also works in some smaller areas but they tend not to change the listings on their sites and sometimes the club or bar does not even exist anymore or the band information is from a few years ago. For these types of smaller towns you would be better to check out information on the local forums or blogs on the net for that particular area, and of course word of mouth through other folks of the places you are staying at or meet in your travels. Pattaya City would be the second largest place after Bangkok for good live music in Thailand as it is only a short 3 or so hour drive and a lot of musicians can get there easy. There are also some local magazines but a lot are also out of date but a good reference point and the larger clubs are usually still there. Up in Chiang Mai in the North there are some real cool clubs near the river, again just search "goggle" for that and as I mentioned above local festivals and resorts in all areas.

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