Club Arena is part of the Arena complex: To Stay, To Drink, To Dine, To Meet, to do just about anything it seems is possible at Arena. The history of the place is that it was once an orphanage, then a budget hotel. Amsterdam’s thirty somethings may remember their student days in Club Arena; freaky disco in a freaky building. Now however they may not recognise the place as the one time budget destination has gone upper class.
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Flex Bar opened its glass doors in the weekend of the Amsterdam Dance Event, October 2006 and has proved to be a hot addition to the nightlife in the Cultural Westergasfabriek. Young casually hip crowds flock to Flex Bar from Thursday to Sunday to catch live acts and DJ’s on stage. Inside, the colorful abstract interior will have you seeing squares! The exquisite futuristic design splits Flex Bar into two separate spaces; a bar area and the other, a venue. “Built as a box with in a... Read more

Dansen bij Jansen; “Dancing at Jansen” means students, dancing, disco, cheesy music, students, alcohol, students, top 40 tunes and, did I mention students?

If you’re lucky enough to be in possession of a student ID card entrance is very cheap (EUR 2-4) and you are guaranteed a hilarious night out. It’s not a place to hang out and look cool in, it’s not a place to sample the hottest DJ talent in town this week, nor a place to spot stars.
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