Bobwundaye
2016–2018
Taipei
One of our early regular spots. The band played multiple nights here in the first years of Balkazar.
Balkazar live
More than festivals.
Festivals are only half the story. We've played a lot of Taipei bars and live houses over the years, and taken the music to late-night clubs and beachside New Year's Eve shows too.
The rooms we've played
Bars, clubs & live houses.
Some of these became familiar stages for us. Others were one-off nights, festival appearances or collaborations. Here's where we've taken the songs.
Sappho Live Jazz
2016–2017
Taipei
Balkan songs in a jazz-club setting. We played shows here on ordinary weekends and over the Christmas holidays.
Revolver
Live house
Taipei
Another Taipei live-house stage in Balkazar's bar-and-club years.
James Joyce Irish Bar
2018 · 2021
Taipei
Regular pub shows, with setlists in our own archive from 2018 and an acoustic Balkazar appearance in October 2021.
Red Room Rendezvous
2025
Taipei
One of our more recent intimate shows. The band archive includes the setlist from February 22, 2025.
PIPE Live House
2018
Taipei
We played Taiwan Ska Fest here with Skaraoke also on the festival lineup. Our full live set is available to watch.
Triangle
2017 · 2018 · 2019
MAJI Square, Taipei
Ska nights, club shows and the May 2019 performance when Balkazar backed Fermín Muguruza (Kortatu).
DAMN Bar
Live bar
MAJI Square, Taipei
A later Balkazar night at DAMN Bar inside MAJI Square. The band's setlist includes Niška Banja, Balkan Funk and Bella Ciao.
Beyond the club room
Outdoor stages.
Different surroundings, the same songs and a new crowd.
MAJI Square stage
Outdoor stage
Yuanshan, Taipei
An outdoor stage in the MAJI Square market complex. Distinct from our performances inside Triangle and DAMN Bar, which are also at MAJI.
Cijin Sunset Bar
New Year's Eve
Cijin Beach, Kaohsiung
A New Year's Eve beach show in Kaohsiung. We still have video footage from the December 31, 2016 seaside performance.
Holiday nights
Christmas & New Year's Eve.
Christmas shows
From a Christmas Eve show at Sappho in 2016 to returning nights at Taipei's European Christmas Market, the holiday gigs have been part of our live history for years.
Christmas Market archive ↗New Year's Eve by the sea
We also spent a New Year's Eve playing at Cijin Sunset Bar on the beach in Kaohsiung. Not quite the usual Taipei club night.
Cijin Beach show ↑Looking for bigger festival appearances and press? See our festival archive ↗ Or want to bring us to your event? Get in touch ↗