A Rockers Guide To Phuket
May 8th, 2011 | 
Author: A Rockers Guide To Phuket
Fans of rock music will certainly not be disappointed with a trip to Phuket. The island has a vibrant livemusic scene that covers most of the bases from jazz through to good old rock n roll. If you’d rather mosh to rock than bop to dance beats there are a few clubs and pubs you ought to know about.
Although it’s something of a clich?n the island Rock City on the beach road in Patong is an established rock club that caters to a primarily tourist clientele. As soon as you see the enormous gorilla above the entrance you know you’re in for a treat and Rock City delivers.
Rock City is a fun kind of place with bands comprising of locals Aussies Swedes Filipinos and so on. There are usually three or four bands on per night and each has a different style and character. You won’t hear any original songs at this Phuket club but you will be able to dance away to the links of Bon Jovi Metallica ACDC and Guns n Roses as well as a few moremodern bands.
As if one Rock City in Patong wasn’t enough there is now a second venue at the top of Soi Bangla on the opposite from the beach. It’s much the same as the original Rock City but the acoustics are a little bit different. Expect to drink and dance until about 2 am.
Although it’s primarily a jazz club Karma Lounge in Kata is a fun livemusic venue where the music sometimes drifts into rock. The vibes are always positive at this Phuket club and people get down until the early hours of the morning.
Of course no trip to Phuket would be complete without sampling the local rock scene. Although there aren’t many bands in Phuket penning and playing their own songs there are a lot of decent cover bands playing in local clubs.
9 Richter in Phuket Town is a good place to catch Thai live music. The venue also hosts special events with famous stars from the Thai rock and indie scenes.
Also in Phuket Town is Blue Marina at the TK Hotel. This is an exciting club popular with young people in Phuket. The music is always fast and fun plus Blue Marina also hosts special events with popular bands.
The majority of Phuket’s rock clubs can be found in Patong. It usually takes a little stroll around the area to find somewhere playing live music. The quality of the bands varies considerably and there is an unhealthy obsession with the likes of Bon Jovi but it’s all in the holiday spirit and the drink are cheap and even the Thais seem to have a good time.
Rock on brothers and sisters.
About the writer: To find out about nightlife in Phuket visit Phuket Vogue which also has a regularly updated Phuket blog.
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