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What good are Calgary music venues? When you just need to chill out and have a good time there's nothing to beat any of the one of these places for their live performances, atmosphere and good food.

If you're in Calgary only for the weekend then you definitely don't have much time to lose. Get in as much of Calgary's famed nightlife as possible before you have to leave.

You might have seen all the regular tourist attractions which Calgary has to offer but you haven't seen anything 'til you've done the rounds of a few pub crawls Calgary nightclubs and taken in at least one stage production.

With so many fascinating entertainment avenues open to you in Calgary music venues might be the last thing on your mind. You might instead want to take a night off from the round of pubs and look into theatre productions instead.

And there's no better place for you to relax and take in a show than at the Stage West Calgary, theater and dining at its finest. So instead of the routine dinner and a movie you can go for an unusual evening of dinner and a stage show.

You'll get some of the best of stage productions ever written, along with some of the finest actors and musicians to have graced the world appearing at this dinner theater from time to time.

Find Stage West Calgary at: 727, 42 Avenue SE. Or alternately you can find out everything you need to know at their website, stagewestcalgary.com

If live music is what you need.  Try the right Calgary music venues

On the other hand, stage productions might not be your thing and you might instead want to investigate what the many Calgary music venues have on offer instead.

On that score, you'll be pleased to find out that there are many live music pubs where you will get some of the best live performances from some of the finest local musicians around.

Whether you like jazz, Caribbean or rhythm & blues, or whether you're just a down-home country bumpkin at heart, you'll be able to find what you want at these live music Calgary pubs.

Here's a map with a few that feature Rock 'n Roll. These places will offer you everything you need in the way of cold beer, live performances and down-to-earth people.

1. Shamrock Saddle Dome Motor Inn
   2101 11 Street SE
2. Big Al's Good Times Bar
   1915 31 Street SE,
3. Rusty Cage
   1690 37 Street SW
4. Booker's BBQ Grill & Crab Shack
   316 3 Street SE
5. King's Head Pub & Restaurant
   15-9116 MacLeod Trail SE
6. Shuckaluck's Public Ale House
   11-11440 Braeside Drive SW
7. Border Crossing
   1814 36 Street SE
8. Bugaboo Creek Pub
   5353 Crowchild Tr NW
9. Morgan's Pub
   1324 17 Avenue SW
10. Palomino Smokehouse The
    109 7 Avenue SW
11. Point On 17th The
    340A 17 Avenue SW,
12. Quincy's Restaurant
    609 7 Avenue SW
13. Vern's Tavern
    622 8 Avenue SW
14. Wild Horse Pub
    Deerfoot Inn & Casino Inc
    1000-11500 35 Street SE,
15. Dog & Duck Public House & Restaurant
    5340 2 Street SW
16. Liberty Lounge
    Mount Royal College
    4825 Mount Royal Gate S.W.
17. Rose & Crown Pub
    1503 4 Street SW
18. Gateway Bar - SAIT
    V204, 1301 - 16 Ave NW
19. Richmond Pub & Eatery
    3919 Richmond Road SW
20. Donadeo's Restaurant & Lounge (an historical one)
    1718 Radisson Drive SE
21. Ranchman's
    9615 MacLeod Trail SW
22. Woody's Taphouse
    55 Castleridge Boulevard NE
23. Riverbend Station Neighborhood Pub
    40 Riverglen Drive SE
24. Schooners Pub 
    6416 Old Banff Coach Road SW

Naturally you might not be able to do all of that in one weekend, but you can try. And what you can't do this time, you can always leave until next time, there'll always something new for you to see.

You can be sure that, if nothing else, there'll be more Calgary music venues for you to see as well as more stage productions, more live performances and more of Calgary in general.

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