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liil The most convenient gay club is Bacchus, Bellmansgatan 79 (FriMon 9pra 2am); and try the gay and lesbian Touch, a bar in the RFSL building (see "listings") at Esperantoplatsen 7, at the southern end of Kungsgatan (open Wed, Fri & Sat 9.30pm2am). Live music Live bands play at a variety of venues in town, largest the Scandinavium. the stadium on Skinegatan, which hosts most of the big, international acts; and Lisebergshallen in liseberg. Smaller venues are YakiDa (see above), which puts on local acts as well as British and American bands, and Karen, the Studen Union building at Gotabergsgatan 17. The Summer Club at the Techni University Quly & Aug) is a popular student haunt, with evenings of cheap's eating and drinking and regular live bands; tram #6 or #7 to the Chalmers stop Ascherbergsgatan. p., Magasinet, Magasinsgatan 3 (e031 10 55; ThursSat 9pm2am). is anM andcoming venue for indie bands. Some nights entry is free, though it s j  1v lOOkr when a name band appears. One place that defies categorisation is r 'If VaQanlatcAn Я wbirb Ьяс Hacetral miicir r\rr\cTrQmm=»c Entry is often isn't bad either. Jaz2 clubs lazzkuset at Erik Dahlbergsgatan 3 puts on trad, Dbdeland and swing (Wed & urs Spnilam. Fri & Sat 8pm2am), and there's also Nefertitti, at Hvitfeldtsplatsen 6 (MonSat from m). Both cost from around 60kr. The arts and Other entertainment Classical music concerts are performed regularly in the Konserthuset, Gotaplatsen, and the Stora Teatem, Avenyn. Get hold of progamme details from the tourist office. The major cinemas are on Avenyn and in Nordstan shopping centre. The local newspapers or the tourist office can tell you what's on; tickets cost around 50kr. Theatre productions are almost exclusively in Swedish, though in an attempt to entice people in, the Gothenburg Card will get you two tickets for the price of one at the Stadsteatem, Gotaplatsen, and the Folkteatern, Olof Palmes Plats, Jamtorget. Football fans can catch IFK Goteborg (also known locally as Bldvitt the "Blue and Whites") at Ullevi stadium; take tram #1, #3 or #6. They're a handy team and were the 1987 UEFA Cup champions. Other sports events take place here, too, or at Scandinavium. If sports don't grab you, give the Happy Jazz Cruise a whirl: a weekly fourhour cruise in the archipelago during summer with a trad jazz band on board; 125kr covers the trip and the entertainment and there's a restaurant on board, too tickets from the tourist office. For almost twice the price there's a crayfish eating cruise which takes around four hours again with a twoforone deal for Gothenburg Cardholders. Listings lines British Airways, at the airport («02078 11 44); Finnair, Fredsgatan 6 («02078 11 W); at the airport («03194 16 40); Lufthansa, Fredsgatan 1 («03180 56 40); SAS, at the airport («02091 0110). Express Taken care of by Ticket, Ostra Hamngatan 35 («03117 68 60). MonFri Sat lOamlpm. Nor exchange Banks are open MonFri 9.