The ">U-Klub is the university music venue on the right bank of the Morava River behind the law campus on Trida 17 Listopadu/17th November avenue.

The club is open 6 days a week, from 2pm until everyone is ready to go home, but it’s best to go when there’s a concert on, which is up to twice a week during the main season and not at all during summer, when the students are out. The law campus is the former communist party headquarters and all the buildings appear quite similar. The easiest way to find the U-Klub is to walk towards the river from Envelopa tram stop and then walk to the left along the bike path that hugs the river bank. The bike path is literally on the bank of the river, less than 5m from the water’s edge. Don’t make the mistake of following the closest bike path to the tram stop, because that takes you somewhere that you don’t want to go (Envelopa Nightclub). After 50m or so along the bike path, you’ll see the entrance lights of the U-Klub, and after another 100m you’ll be there.

After presenting or purchasing your concert ticket at the door, you’ll be able to check your coat in the cloakroom and enter the main hall. The hall has a stage across one end, the entrance to the bar room at the other, and space for about 1,000 people to stand up in between. The ceiling is quite low, and it can get stuffy with so many people, so the best spot is often across near the windows if it’s the time of the year that they might be open a little. Failing that, you’ll be able to get a stamp on your wrist that will allow you to go outside for some fresh air and get back in without paying for another ticket. The small bar room is usually as crowded as the main hall, mostly with people queuing up for a drink. At the U-Klub you need to pay for your drinks as you take them, and the bartenders will like you more if you have roughly the correct amount in coins. Half a litre of beer is 17Kc and half a litre of Kofola soft drink is 20Kc.

A wide range of performers have played at the U-Klub in the past. Everyone from the most highly regarded performers in the country (Iva Bittova, Czechomor) share the billing with local university bands, comedians and even puppeteers. Tickets are usually available at the last minute on the door, but for more certainty, it’s also possible to prepay them at tourist information on the main square or Indies music store at Denisova Ul. 6. Entrance to most concerts will be around the 150-200Kc range, although it could be as high as 300Kc (for Czechomor) or even free (for theatre performances in conjunction with the annual film festival).