The Guardian has written an online (not sure if it’s in print) article about Belgrade’s nightlife, focusing on dancing and drinking opportunities both along the Danube river and in the city.
Garth Cartwright sums up exactly why I love Belgrade at night:
Every night of the week it is home to a huge variety of clubs and parties. You can dance in old fortresses and on boats, in underground caverns and cocktail bars. And there’s a great array of musical styles to dance to: from ragged Gypsy fiddlers to blinged-out turbo-folk singers, from banging techno through heavy metal, and more, much more.
I wouldn’t say the river club Sound and the city club Plastic (which relocates during the summer to the Danube) are techno clubs, they play mainly house music (correct me if I’m wrong). Techno and progressive house, as well as psy-trance, are mainly played in Club X-Lagoom under Brankov most and at one-off parties with big name international DJs in venues such as the Sava Centar Garden, the Genex Impulse Hall (pictured above) or the enormous splav Kolos. But I don’t blame the author for getting it muddled up, he seems to be more into his gypsy music!
The article does manage to fit in a lot different clubs, bars and cafes, in several parts of Belgrade, which cater for a very wide spectrum of musical tastes, but there’s a lack of detailed information about each venue (and the hotel recommendation at the end is a bit expensive!) This Times Online article from last year explores its nightlife suggestions in more detail.
‘Dancing on the Danube: Clubbing in Belgrade‘, The Guardian, 25 July 2009.
Check out the Guardian article and let us know what you think. What’s your favourite Belgrade nightlife spot and why? Let us know by leaving a comment.
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on Sep 24th, 2009 at 10:29 am
you did not say a word about some very good clubs, little bit underground, on river Sava named 20/44 and Joker (New Belgrade side), allso there is some new space on the other side of river Sava (Belgrade side) KC GRAD.
on Sep 26th, 2009 at 7:23 am
Hi Nebojsa,
No, I didn’t mention 20/44 and Joker because I haven’t heard of them until just now. What sort music do they play and what kind of crowd?
I actually went to KC GRAD (it’s relatively new for having club nights, I think…?) last weekend and had a great time. The train rolling past and honking its horn was the highlight of the evening
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