Marseille's
nightlife
has
something
for
everyone,
with
plenty
of live
rock and
jazz, as
well as
the more
choice
pastimes
of
theatre-,
opera-
and
concert-going.
Virgin
Megastore,
at 75
rue St-Ferréol
(Mon-Thurs
9am-9pm,
Fri &
Sat 9am-midnight,
Sun
9am-7pm),
and the
ticket
bureau
in the
tourist
office
are the
best
places
to go
for
tickets
and
information
on gigs,
concerts,
theatre,
free
films
and
whatever
cultural
events
are
going on.
Virgin
also
stocks a
wide
selection
of
English
books
and runs
a café
on the
top
floor.
Other
places
with
info are
the book
and
record
shop
FNAC, on
the top
floor of
the
Centre
Bourse (Mon-Sat
10am-7pm),
the
café,
travel
agency
and
comic
shop La
Passerelle,
26 rue
des
Trois-Mages
(noon-midnight),
and the
New Age
music
shop
Tripsichord
, next
door. At
any of
these
places,
you can
pick up
a copy
of
Taktik
,
Marseille's
independent
free
weekly
listings
paper,
which
comes
out on a
Wednesday.
The
clubs
around
cours
d'Estienne-d'Orves
- mainly
jazz,
some
Caribbean
- are
for
trendy
kids
from the
upper-crust
arrondissements
, with
prices
to
match.
Live
music
and
clubs
Café
Julien
, 39
cours
Julien,
6e (tel
04.91.24.34.15).
Lively
bar with
mixed
clientele.
Nightly
DJs and
weekend
live
rock and
reggae
music.
Closed
Mon.
Casting
Café
, 148 av
Pierre
Mendes-France,
8e (tel
04.91.71.24.12).
Marseille's
"fashion"
café,
with
weekly
shows by
local
designers.
Drinks,
tapas,
as well
as full-blown
meals
till
1am.
Daily
3pm-3am.
Exodus
, 9 rue
des
Trois-Mages,
1er.
Late-night
reggae
bar
featuring
DJs and
live
bands.
Wed-Sun
11pm-4am.
La
Maison
Hantée
, 10 rue
Vian, 6e
(tel
04.91.92.09.40).
Café-théâtre
and
cinema
alternates
with
country
music,
R&B and
rock.
Closed
Mon.
May Be
Blues
, rue
Poggioli,
6e (tel
04.91.42.41.00).
Relaxed
blues/jazz
club. No
entry
charge,
though
drink
prices
go up
once the
music
starts.
Closed
Mon &
Tues.
New
Cancan
, 20 rue
Sénac,
1er (tel
04.91.47.50.18).
Gay club
with
high
camp and
transvestite
shows.
Mon &
Thurs-Sun
11pm-6am.
Palacio
de la
Salsa
, 19 rue
Neuve
Ste-Catherine,
8e (tel
04.91.33.92.57).
Dance
venue
playing
mainly
Latin
vibes.
Closed
Mon-Wed.
Pelle
Mêle
, 8
place
aux
Huiles,
1er (tel
04.91.54.85.26).
Jazz
bistro
and
piano
bar.
Closed
Sun.
La
Samaritaine
, 2 quai
du Port,
2e (tel
04.91.90.44.95).
Popular
bar with
the
young
smart
set.
Nightly
DJ and a
great
view of
the port.
Closed
Sun
evening.
Le
Stendhal
, 92 rue
Jean-de-Bernady,
1er (tel
04.91.84.74.80).
Serves a
wide
selection
of malt
whiskies
and
beers,
including
Courage,
and has
live
music
Tues &
Thurs.
Red and
black
interior,
naturally
enough.
Film,
theatre
and
concerts
Ballet
National
de
Marseille
, 20 bd
Gabès,
8e (tel
04.91.32.72.72,
www.ballet-de-marseille.com
). The
home
base of
Roland
Petit's
famous
dance
company.
Chocolat
Théâtre
, 59
cours
Julien,
6e (tel
04.91.42.19.29,
chocolattheatre@wanadoo.com
).
Theatre-restaurant-exhibition-space
with
shows
ranging
from
male
striptease
to avant-garde
improvisations.
Théâtre
Nationale
de
Marseille
"La
Criée"
, 30
quai
Rive
Neuve,
7e (tel
04.91.54.70.54,
tnmlacriee@wanadoo.fr
). The
top
theatre
in town,
hosting
a varied
programme
from
French
classics
to
modern
experimental
works.
Les
Variétés
, 37 rue
Vincent
Scotto,
1er (tel
04.96.11.61.61).
The only
cinema
in
Marseille
which
regularly
shows
v.o.
films.
