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Flex

The guide was updated: 2024-04-16

One of the most renown clubs in the city, Flex has started the scene on the Danube Canal: the club has a punk past and hosts many internationally-famous bands and DJs. Located in a former metro tunnel, the club is said to have one of the best sound systems in Europe and hosts today many events based on a wide variety of music genres.

Useful Information

Address: Augartenbrücke 1, District 1, Vienna
Opening hours: Mon–Sat 7pm–1am, Sun closed
Website: www.flex.at
Public Transport: Underground: U2, U4 (Schottenring)
Email: office@flex.at

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Fluc & Fluc Wanne

Fluc & Fluc Wanne

Home of Vienna alternative nightlife culture, Club Fluc is located right next to Praterstern in a former pedestrian passage. The bar upstairs, without entrance fee and hosting regular lives of experimental and indie-electronic music, is perfect to start the evening with a few drinks or hang out on the terrace. The club Fluc Wanne dowstair is home to electro and disco parties, often featuring international acts. There is a moderate admission fee for the club.

Flex

Flex

One of the most renown clubs in the city, Flex has started the scene on the Danube Canal: the club has a punk past and hosts many internationally-famous bands and DJs. Located in a former metro tunnel, the club is said to have one of the best sound systems in Europe and hosts today many events based on a wide variety of music genres.

Volksgarten Club Disco

Volksgarten Club Disco

This disco in Vienna city centre is located in the middle of a beautiful garden. The Volksgarten Club Disco has a long history and has remained a hot spot of Vienna's party culture for decades, despite the fast-paced nature of club culture. This has also been one of the city’s most attractive locations and central points for decades. The music is mainly house, disco and party hits.

The Loft

The Loft

A casual and relaxed attitude, moderate prices and the diversity of its cultural offer make The Loft one of the most welcoming clubs in Vienna. On the ground floor there is a bar often hosting exhibitions and small concerts, perfect to sip some drinks to start the evening. The two main floors, one upstairs and one downstairs, have different entrance fees and provide changing music genres: the first floor has a large bar with cozy seating areas, while the basement always gets the dance floor bubbling. During weekdays many different events are held, including poetry slam, quiz, movies, freestyle battle and open mics nights.

WUK

WUK

A sample of authentic Vienna daily life, social and cultural centre WUK combines 150 initiatives and groups. Located inside a former locomotive factory, with brick walls covered in ivy, WUK is packed with entertainments and activities such as: concerts, exhibitions, workshops, dance and theatre, children's activities and club nights. During sunny days, enjoy the leafy cobbled courtyard of the popular WUK bistro.

Tanzcafe Jenseits

Tanzcafe Jenseits

Tanzcafe Jenseits is a small, charming hangout with a retro vibe. The place is beloved by locals and usually gets easily packed with a bohemian crowd dancing to Soul, Funk and retro-Pop tunes: almost nobody leaves this wild dance cafe before daybreak. Beside a variety of unusual cocktails and wines, they also have a cigar menu. The soft-lighted, red-velvet interiors sometimes host poetry readings and drama nights.

Red Room

Red Room

A stylish club with a much-appreciated cocktail bar in the basement of the well-known restaurant Comida in Vienna's Ringstrasse. This bar has everything the heart desires: mirror features, lots and lots of red velvet, and a very long bar. The music on offer is high-quality soul, R&B and similar music from 1968 to the present day, and there is a selection of drinks and cocktails to satisfy every desire.

Austrian Wine Tasting

Austrian Wine Tasting

Join a group of wine enthusiasts and get a brief overview of Austria’s long wine history, major wine regions, climate, and grape varieties — all this to better enjoy the sampling of delectable Austrian wines in an atmospheric cellar close to the city centre. You'll sample six varieties of wine masterfully paired with cold delicacies.

Grelle Forelle

Grelle Forelle

The ultimate venue for electronic music in Vienna, Grelle Forelle develops on two floors and focuses on underground music of the highest quality, played by both local and international DJs. The music is mainly House, Techno and Minimal, but occasionally there are Hip Hop and concert nights. Highlights include the sound system designed especially for the club and the lighting concept by the Viennese visual artist collective Neon Golden. Admission is from 21 years old and a strict no photo policy.

U4

A legendary Viennese club and probably the most famous one. Hardly any other club in the country can bathe in the glow of so many names of international repute like the U4: Prince, Sade, Grace Jones, Nirvana and Johnny Depp have all paid a visit. In the meantime, the new generation of guests is provided with a party atmosphere on two floors as well as the necessary drinks. The theme changes every evening and brings bliss to suit every taste to the establishment on U-Bahn line 4: from classic funky disco, to official rock, to fitting reviews of the last decades.

Roxy Club

Roxy Club

Roxy is one of the oldest clubs in Vienna and still keeps its nostalgic charm in the wooden and red interiors. Hosting changing DJs from Viennese electronica scene, today Roxy is the meeting place for lovers of funky grooves, Soul and RnB. The entrance is hidden behind an unassuming blue door.

SASS Music Club

SASS Music Club

Barely any other club is in as central a location as the SASS. Its outstanding architecture and decor, with golden panelled walls and a hundred of crystal chandeliers hanging over the dance floor, make a unique setting for one of the best sound systems in town. The cocktails are carefully mixed using fresh ingredients and international and local guests DJs play the best of electronic music during the weekend.

Rhiz

Rhiz

Located in the arches of the former City Rail on the Vienna Gürtel, Rhiz has been playing electronic music for over 10 years. Concerts take place here on a regular basis playing advanced electronic music and experimental rock. In summer, the outdoor area is very popular.

DonauTechno

DonauTechno

Donau is unique in Vienna and simply the place to be for Techno music lovers: guests can enjoy electronica from some of the capital’s hottest underground DJs seven days a week, with relatively cheap drinks and good cocktails. The white-washed walls are illuminated by a stunning slide projection show that never fails to leave first-hand visitors amazed. Despite this, finding the club from outside may be a little tricky: Donau is hidden behind a grey metal door in a side street between Mariahilferstraße and the MuseumsQuartier.

Spelunke

Spelunke

The stylish Spelunke bar on the Danube offers comfort food, a brunch menu on weekends and excellent cocktails. A great place for upscale lunch. The walls resemble a gallery of street art, with all manner of quirky images making up the murals.

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