Bobwundaye
2016–2018
Taipei
Bobwundaye was one of the places we played regularly in Balkazar's early years.
Balkazar live
More than festivals.
We've spent plenty of nights playing smaller rooms too—Bobwundaye, Sappho, Revolver, Triangle and others. One New Year's Eve even took us to the beach in Kaohsiung.
The rooms we've played
Bars, clubs & live houses.
Some were regular spots, others were one-off gigs. Here are some of the places we've played.
Sappho Live Jazz
2016–2017
Taipei
We played everything from weekend gigs to Christmas shows at Sappho.
Revolver
Live house
Taipei
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
We played Red Room Rendezvous on 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
At DAMN Bar we played songs including 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
We played the outdoor MAJI Square stage as well as nearby Triangle and DAMN Bar.
Cijin Sunset Bar
New Year's Eve
Cijin Beach, Kaohsiung
One New Year's Eve, we played Cijin Sunset Bar right on the beach in Kaohsiung. A pretty great place to welcome the new year.
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
One New Year's Eve found us onstage at Cijin Sunset Bar in Kaohsiung, a long way from the Taipei bars we usually played.
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 ↗