Nightlife in Tours is a
lot more promising than in
other Loire towns, with a
fairly impressive selection of
nightclubs, bars and
cabaret-cafés. You can pick
up a free copy of the
listings
magazine Tours
Cultures , which gives
day-by-day details of musical
and cultural events for the
entire summer, from the
tourist office or the Maison
des Associations Culturelles,
5 place Plumereau (tel
02.47.20.71.95).
Clubs worth visiting
include Labo , 18 rue
de la Longue-Échelle, off
place du Grand-Marché (free
admission, drink obligatory),
a café-club open from 6pm to
4am with disco music on Friday
and a gay night on Sunday, and
L'Excalibur , in a
vaulted cellar at 35 rue Briçonnet
(daily 11pm-4am; admission
Mon-Fri 60F/?9.15, Sat &
Sun 70F/?10.67), which caters
for smart young clubbers. Cafés
with shows include the
popular Petit Faucheaux
, 23 rue des Cerisiers, best
known for jazz but also
featuring comedians, darts,
cards and chess at any time,
and Le Vieux Mûrier on
place Plumereau, with live
music and an amazing decor of
diverse objects. For gigs
, try Le Bateau Ivre ,
146 rue Édouard-Vaillant (tel
02.47.44.77.22), to the south
of the gare SNCF ,
where top British and American
rap/reggae/hip-hop bands play
(entry 50-100F/?7.62-15.24),
or Les 3 Orfèvres , 6
rue des Orfèvres (tel
02.47.64.02.73).
