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 small 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 Ventilo, Marseille's independent free weekly Listings paper, which comes out on a Wednesday. Alternatively, look for the monthly Listings booklet in situ, available for free at the tourist office or the espace culture, 42 La Canebière.The most animated nightlife is to be found around place Jean Jaurès, with plenty of bars to choose from and live music to listen to. 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.
Pages in section ‘Nightlife’: Live music and clubs, Film, theatre and concerts.
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