8Melkweg
Next on our top list is Melkweg, Amsterdam’s Milky Way. Same as #10, the place is used for several purposes.
It is a legendary concert hall, cinema, restaurant, nightclub and it even hosts dance performances.
The nightclub is one of the few late opening clubs in the city, often remaining busy up to 5 AM.
Located on the Lijnbaansgracht, near the Leidseplein, the venue is divided into a number of space of varying sizes.
Melkweg is referenced in the Cracker song ‘Euro-Trash Girl’, The Church’s song ‘Under the Milky Way’, Lagwagon’s song ‘Infectuous’, Half Man Half Biscuit‘s song ‘Prag Vec at the Melkweg’ and in Heather Nova’s 1995 EP ‘Live from the Milky Way’.
If you’re just a visitor in Amsterdam, you should know that to enter Melkweg you must buy a membership card, for an additional 3.50 EUR on top of the ticket price. The best part is that it is valid for a month.
