Live music and gigs

Tampere offers a wide selections of musical events. On this page you find the biggest venues as well as popular clubs with gigs. I addition, you find information on student choirs and orchestras in Tampere. Their concerts are often inexpensive for students.

Musical festivals in Tampere are presented in Festivals page. However, if you are interested in music, you should keep your eyes open: conserts are held in many places from parks to cafés and they are advertised in streets and billboards as well as local news papers.

Clubs

Yo-talo

Yo-talo (in the picure. Pic: Tampereen Yo-talo Oy) at Kauppakatu 10 offers klubs, discos, gigs and other events. Many student discounts and offers. Yo-talo ›

Tavara-asema

Chosen as the event venue of the year in 2023, Tavara-asema offers fresh and exciting gigs and events. It is a space for over 1,000 people, spread across two floors, including a balcony and a main floor. Managed by Tampere Kulttuurikamari, this event venue delivers diverse, fresh, and high-quality experiences in the heart of Tampere’s developing station area. Tavara-asema >

Telakka

A variety of gigs and other events. Telakka ›

Vastavirta-klubi

Vastavirta-klubi is a alternative music club in Pispala. Punk bands are often on stage, but you can also see other music styles from bands with punk attitude. Vastavirta-klubi ›

Paapan kapakka

Ravintola Artturi is the only pub in Tampere that offes live jazz seven days a week. In addition to Paapan Kapakka’sown house band audience is entertained by guest bands. Paapan kapakka ›

Irish Bar O’Connell’s

Legendary Irish bar O’Connell’sissa offers free live shows regularly and every now and then open stage. Irish Bar O’Connell’s ›

Ravintola Artturi

(Mainly) free gigs on Saturdays Ravintola Artturi ›

Kulttuurikeskus Maanalainen

Kulttuurikeskus Maanalainen’s basement has a atmospheric underground music stage that presents the most interesting alternative music scene performers free of charge. Kulttuurikeskus Maanalainen ›

Orchestras and opera

Tampere Hall

Tampere Hall offers a variety of musical events from pop-concerts to opera. Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra has conserts weekly and by joining the Young Listener Club you’ll get in their concerts with only 6 euros. Information on concerts from event calendar. Tampere Hall ›

Pyynikkisali

Students, pupils and teachers of Tampere Conservatoire and TAMK University of Applied Sciences School of Music give concerts and dance performances in Pyynikkisali. Also the high –level guests enrich the concert repertoire. Many concerts are free. Pyynikkisali ›

TASO – Tampere Academic Symphony Orchestra

TASO – Tampere Academic Symphony Orchestra is founded in 2003 and has since then been conducted by Kimmo Tullila. The orchestrai contains of 70 players and performs atleast once every spring and autumn. TASO – Tampere Academic Symphony Orchestra ›

Torvikopla

Torvikopla is a student big band. Musicians are mainly students from Tampere Univeristy and Tampere University of Technology. Torvikopla ›

Student choirs

Tampereen Akateemiset Laulajat ry

Tampereen Akateemiset Laulajat ry has been established as a registered association in 1985. Within TAL, there are several active singing groups, most notably a student choir Teekkarikuoro. Teekkarikuoro performs atleast once a semester. Tampereen Akateemiset Laulajat ry ›

TYL – Tampereen yliopiston laulajat ry

TYL – Tampereen yliopiston laulajat ry is a mixed student choir organised in 1964. Repertoire is very flexible, ranging from church music to modern folk songs. The choir performs atleast twice a year. TYL – Tampereen yliopiston laulajat ry ›