You'll find various types of light music concerts in Budapest ramging from pop-rock to folk and gypsy music.
This page gives you ideas on which events and venues to visit during your stay.
Pop-rock Concerts
Blues Concerts
Jazz Concerts
Folk Music Concerts
Gypsy Music
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This year you can chose from the following light music concerts in Budapest:
Pop-Rock Concerts in Budapest
Beyonce Concert, 29th April, 2009, 20.00
Papp László Budapest Sport Arena Stefánia út 2. XIV. district, M2 (red) metroline, Stadionok station, More on Beyonce in Budapest.
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Madonna Sticky and Sweet Tour Budapest 22nd August, 2009 KIncsem Park, Albertirsai út 2-4., 10. district
Connection Day Concert 27th June, 2009 - this is a free open-air concert hld year by year, featuring usually one famous international singer or band.
This Year Rod Stewart will perform on the Connection Day Concert on 27th June, 2009. Traditionaly programs of the Budapest Fair (a weekend festival celebrating the withdrawal of the Soviet troops from Hungary in 1999) end with a free concert on Ötvenhatosok tere (large plaza along Dózsa györgy út near Heroes' Square).
Lenny Kravitz 22nd July, 2008, 20.00
Papp László Budapest Sport Arena Stefánia út 2. XIV. district, M2 (red) metroline, Stadionok station
Queen 28th October, 2008, 19.30 Papp László Budapest Sport Arena Stefánia út 2. XIV. district, M2 (red) metroline, Stadionok station
The legendary band will launch a new album in 2008 and introduce the songs on a world tour during which they'll be performing in Budapest, too.
Cold Play Concert in Budapest 23rd September, 2008
Papp László Budapest Sport Arena Stefánia út 2. XIV. district, M2 (red) metroline, Stadionok station
One of the world's most famous pop band gives concert in Budapest at beginning of November. Ticket prices:
- 8000 HUF
- 10 000
- 11 900 HUF
- 14 900 HUF
Visit our page about Budapest Nightclubs for more live concert venues in Budapest.
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Blues Concerts in Budapest
Budapest Blues Festival, 5th April 16.00 Petőfi Csarnok, Zichy Mihály út 14. XIV. district, M1 metro line, tram 1
The Duke Robillard Band, the Sugar Blue Band, the Mike Andersen Band, Peter Crow C & Tony Ramos the and other blues stars will perform. Ticket: 4500 HUF.
Old Man's Music Club Address: Akácfa utca 13., near Blaha Lujza tér transportation hub (trams 4,6, M3 metro)
Tel: (+36 1) 322 7645
Henry J. Bean's Bar- Blues Alley Address: Szt. István krt. 13., V. district, trams 4-6
Tel: (+36 1) 302 3112
New Orleans Music Club & Restaurant Address: Lovag utca 5. VI. district, M3 Nyugati tér station
Tel: (+36) 20 451 7525
Open: 18.00-02.00 every day
Jazz Concerts in Budapest
Look out for performances by the Cotton Club Singers, Hot Jazz Band, Benko Dixieland Band, Budapest Jazz Orchestra and the Budapest Ragtime Band. Kulturinfo has a program list in English.
For good jazz music the go to the following places.
Fonó Budai Zeneház
Address: Sztregova utca 3., XI. district, near Mórizc Zsigmond körtér, tram 18, 47
Trafó
Address: Liliom utca 41. IX. district, M3 (blue) metro, tram 4-6 Ferenc körút stop
Tel: (+36 1) 456 2040
Óbudai Társaskör
Address: Kiskorona utca 7. III. district, M3 (blue) metroline, Árpád híd station
Tel: (+36 1) 250 0288
Jazz Garden Club & Reastaurant
Address: Veres Pálné u. 44/a., VI. district, M3 metro Kálvin tér station
Tel: (+36 1) 266-7364
Open: Mon-Thu-Sun: 18.00-01.00, Fri-Sat: 18.00-02.00, Concerts every day: 21:00 - 24:00
New Brooklyn Pub
Address: Jókai utca 4., VI. district, trams 4-6, Oktogon stop
Cotton Club
1920's of America atmosphere. Live music every night (except Sunday) from 19.00 by the famous Cotton Club Jazz Band.
Address: Jókai utca 26., VI. district, trams 4-6, M1 metro Oktogon station
Tel: (+36 1) 354 0886
Open: Mon-Sat: 12.00-24.00
Piaf
Address: Nagymező utca 25., VI. district M1 metro Oktogon station
Tel: (+36 1) 312 3823 Open: 22.00-06.00 daily
Rézmál Café
Address: Marczibányi tér 5/a., II.district
Tel: (+36) 20 454 8404
Open: Mon-Sat: 14.00-24.00
A38 Ship
Address: Buda end of Petőfi Bridge on the Danube, trams 4-6
One of the best places in Budapest to enjoy live concerts throughout the year.
Buda Stage (IBS) Raiffeisen Jazz Club
Address: Tárogató utca 2-4., II. district Tel: (+36 1) 391-2525
Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music (Zeneakadémia)
Address: Liszt Ferenc tér 8., VI. district, tram 4-6 or M1 metro to Oktogon
Tel: (+36 1) 462 4600
The Budapest Spring Festival organized in the second half of March also offers some good jazz concerts.
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Folk Music Concerts in Budapest
Got to a dance house (táncház in Hungarian) to see authentic Hungarian folk music at its best.
Hungary has rich folk traditions including the passionate music and dance that people want to preserve for the next generations. In the dance houses that have became more and more popular since the 1990s you too can listen to Hungarian folk music or learn to dance.
Fonó Budai Zeneház
Dance house every Wednesday at 20.00.
Address: Sztregova utca 3., XI. district, near Mórizc Zsigmond körtér, tram 18, 47
Csürrentő Táncház at the Petőfi Stadium
Address: Petőfi Csarnok, Zichy Mihály út 14. XIV. district, M1 metro line, tram 1
Every 3rd Monday monthly at 19.00-22.00.
Almássy Téri Szabadidőközpont
Address: Almássy tér 6., VII. district, M2 metro, trams 4-6 Blaha Lujza tér stop Tel: (+36 1) 352 1572
See more Hungarian Folk Programs in Budapest.
Gypsy Music
in Budapest
Though gypsy music and Hungarian folk music are two different music genres the two has many relations so I list some popular gysy music venues here. Many Budapest restaurants have live gypsy music in the evennings:
Margitkert Restaurant
Lajos Boros the Hungarian Gypsy king and his band entertain the guests in the evenings.
Address: Margit utca 15., II district
Tel: (+36 1) 3260 860 |
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Százéves Étterem
(Hundred-year old Restaurant)
Address: Pesti Barnabás utca 2., V. district
Tel: (+36 1) 318 3608
Budapest's oldest inn has Gypsy music in the evenings at 19.00-23.00.
See our list on other recommended Hungarian restaurants in Budapest.
You can listen to gypsy music in the restauranst of most first-class Budapest hotels
too. See our pages about 4 star Budapest hotels and Luxury Hotels in Budapest.
Try to catch a concert of the famous 100-member Gypsy Orchestra (Száztagú Cigányzenekar.) They regularly perform around New Year's Day. The Kalyi Jag group plays the modern versoin of gypsy music.
For more ideas on cultural entertainment visit our page about Cultural venues in Budapest.
Cheap Accommodations in Budapest
If you need good-value low budget lodging when coming to a light music concert in Budapest please read our guied on various types of accommodation:
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