Hi All,

Are there any live music venues in Basel? I have walked around down town but onlysaw pubs and bars, no live bands. Not looking for a massive music hall just a small space where local type bands play. Is the music scene in Switzerland big? Thanks!

Just came across this - there's quite some stuff you might like:

Hirschi http://www.hirscheneck.ch/index.php?dest=events
'tis: http://atlan-tis.ch/
Kuppel: http://www.kuppel.ch/events/detail/119
Kaserne: http://www.kaserne-basel.ch/
Sommercasino: http://www.sommercasino.ch/home.php

Enjoy :-)

In the place we went for drinks, they have a Monday Jazz night... Though I wonder now if it's live.
Also I want to check http://www.birdseye.ch they have it live for sure.

Thanks!

I also got the following suggestions from some Swiss people I met the other day:
Volkshaus
Kaserne
Quersfeld

Will probably check them out at some point soon so if your interested let me know.

The Z7 venue in Pratteln is about the most visited venue in the Basel area. It is a heavy rock /metal type large hall in an industrial area and great for that kind of stuff, but don't expect 5 star hotel class lavatories. I have seen several big names there like Journey, Porcupine Tree, Blackfield and IQ for example.

That's good, I might check at those places myself. This is what I miss most going to Live music venues!

I have seen some pretty good live bands at Red Rocks, near Huewaage. But not on all days, so may be next time you head there (it’s a nice bar in any case) you can figure out days when they have live bands

Cargo bar also has live music from time to time - http://www.cargobar.ch/cargobar/musik/livesound.html

and this site provides a quick overview on what's going on in Basel e.g. live music:
http://www.rfv.ch/cms/front_content.php?idcat=40

Enjoy!