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friends of the girls are allowed entry, although in practise the crowd tends to be fairly mixed.
Things can heat up on Thursday nights with live music.
MediterráneoLIVE MUSIC
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; icon-phonegif % 678 211253; www.elmedi.net ; Carrer de Balmes
129; icon-hoursgif h 11pm-3am; icon-metrogif m Diagonal)
This studenty jam joint is a great hang-out that attracts a mostly casual student set. Order a
beer, enjoy the free nuts and chat at one of the tiny tables while waiting for the next act to
tune up at the back. Sometimes the young performers are surprisingly good.
Dietrich CaféCABARET
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; icon-phonegif % 93 451 77 07; Carrer del Consell de Cent 255;
icon-hoursgif h 10.30pm-3am; icon-metrogif m Universitat)
It'sshowtimeat1am,withatleastonedrag-queengalaeachnightinthiscabaret-stylelocale
dedicated to Marlene Dietrich. Soft house is the main musical motif and the place has an in-
terior garden. In between performances, go-go boys heat up the ambience.
Teatre TívoliTHEATRE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; icon-phonegif % 902 332211; www.grupbalana.com ; Carrer de Casp
8; admission varies; icon-hoursgif h box office 5pm-30min after beginning of show;
icon-metrogif m Catalunya)
A grand old theatre with three storeys of boxes and a generous stage, the Tívoli has a fairly
rapidturnoverofdramaandmusicals,withpiecesoftennotstayingonformorethanacouple
of weeks.
2 Local Life
Shopping in the Quadrat d'Or
WhilevisitorstoL'Eixampledothesights,localsgoshoppingintheQuadratd'Or,thegridof
streetseithersideofPasseigdeGràcia.ThisisBarcelonaatitsmostfashion-anddesign-con-