| For jazz, the best club is Hot Brass, chemin de la Plaine-des-Verguetiers, rte d'éguilles-Célony (tel 04.42.21.05.57; 10.30pm onwards), or there's Le Scat, 11 rue de la Verrerie (tel 04.42.23.00.23), with jazz, rock and funk. If you'd rather a more mainstream disco, head for Le Richelme, 24 rue de la Verrerie (tel 04.42.23.49.29; from 9pm). For pubs with live music, try Le Manoir and Pago at 25 and 38 rue de la Verrerie, respectively; Pub Solferino, place d'Armenie; or Le Festival, 67bis rue Espariat. During the annual music festivals, Aix en Musique (rock, jazz, experimental and classical; mid-June to first week in July; tel 04.42.21.69.69) and the Festival International d'Art Lyrique (opera and classical concerts; last two weeks of July), the alternative scene – of street theatre, rock concerts and impromptu gatherings – turns the whole of Vieil Aix into one long party. Tickets for events range from €12 to €145 and can be obtained, along with programmes, from the Comité Officiel des Fêtes at Espace Forbin, 3 place John-Rewald, off cours Gambetta (tel 04.42.63.06.75, www.festival-aix.com). Details of the Festival International Danse (two weeks in mid-July) are available from the same address.
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