Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
See the Sex Industry chapter (
Click here
)
for background on Thailand's sex industry.
NEED TO KNOW
Opening Hours
Live music venues generally close by 1am. A complicated zoning system sees venues in designated 'entertain-
ment areas', including RCA (Royal City Ave), Th Silom and parts of Th Sukhumvit, open until 2am, but even
these 'later' licenses are subject to police whimsy.
Bars in the various red-light districts are open until 2am.
Reservations
Reservations are recommended for prominent theatre events. Tickets can often be purchased through
Thai Ticket
Major
(
www.thaiticketmajor.com
) .
Entertainment by Neighbourhood
»
Ko Ratanakosin & Thonburi
The area to visit for Traditional Thai performances,
both scheduled and impromptu.
»
Banglamphu
Home to some of the city's best live-music venues.
»
Thewet & Dusit
This is where you'll find the city's oldest Thai boxing stadium.
»
Siam Square, Pratunam, Ploenchit & Ratchathewi
Gà·teu·i
(transgender) cabaret
and Bangkok's best cinemas.
»
Riverside, Silom & Lumphini
Traditional Thai dinner theatre.
»
Greater Bangkok
Bangkok's 'burbs are where you'll find some of the city's best live
music and its other premier Thai boxing stadium.