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The nightlife in Madrid is one of the city's main attractions. Tapas bars, cocktail bars,
clubs, jazz lounges, live music venues, flamenco theatres and establishments of all kinds cater
to all. Every night, venues pertaining to the Live Music Venues Association La Noche
en Vivo host a wide range of live music shows. Everything from acclaimed to up-and-coming
artists, singer-songwriters to rock bands, jazz concerts or electronic music sessions
to enjoy music at its best.
Nightlife and young cultural awakening flourished after the death of Franco, especially during
the 80s while Madrid's mayor Enrique Tierno Galván was in office, at this time is well-known
the cultural movement called La Movida and it initially gathered around Plaza del Dos
de Mayo. Nowadays, the Malasaña area is known for its alternative scene.
Some of the most popular night destinations include the neighbourhoods of Bilbao, Tribunal,
Atocha, Alonso Martínez or Moncloa, together with Puerta del Sol area and Huertas, destinations
which are also filled with tourists day and night. The district of Chueca has also become
a hot spot in the Madrilenian nightlife, especially for the gay population. Chueca is popularly
known as the gay quarter, comparable to The Castro district in San Francisco.
What is also popular is the practice of meeting in parks or streets with friends and drinking
alcohol together, but in recent years, drinking in the street is punished with a fine and
now young madrileños drink together all around the city instead of in better-known places.
Usually in Madrid people do not go out until later in the evening, and do not return home
until early in the morning. A typical evening out could not start before 12:30 AM and end at 6:30 AM.