Aarhus

This hip and lively bar plays good music and serves exquisite drinks. Every Wednesday you are fee to join a table soccer tournament, while every Thursday, Friday and Saturday you can listen to DJs spinning the wheel starting at 11 pm. Open Thursday through Saturday nights.

Sherlock Holmes Pub is the quintessential English pub in Aarhus, complete with a solid selection of international beer and more than 40 different kinds of whisky. Live music plays 5 nights a week, live sporting events are broadcast, and there is an indoor smoking area available.

VoxHall is one of the city’s best venues that has hosted some of the finest of Danish and international acts of all genres (heavy metal to hip-hop to rock). You can buy a ticket in advance - check their website to see what's on when you're in town.

A visit to Aarhus is not complete without a night at this excellent club that has hosted some of the best Danish and international DJs. Fridays and Saturdays are when most of the action happens, but check their website for complete schedules. Music genres played vary.

Located right on the riverbank, Herr Bartels is a lively cocktail bar with an extensive drink list, reasonable prices, and good music playing in the background. Herr Bartels tends to get quite busy, but doors close when the bar is full to capacity, which prevents overcrowding.

The bohemian "book and wine cafe" takes its literary ambition very seriously, and even goes as far as to host literature and poetry readings on occasion, interspersing those with live jazz shows. It opens in the morning and works until midnight on most days, making it a good round-the-clock location.