Epicentre provides a wonder of Gothic, DarkWave, Electro, EBM, and Industrial music, all served up in 3 rooms. A sandwich bar is included. Drinks are 1.70 for a beer; soft drinks.are the same.

DJs : B2B & guests


De Duivel
'Old School' Hip-Hop Nightclub
Address: Reguliersdwarsstraat 87
Price: N/A
Phone: 020-626-6184
URL: N/A

Other nightclubs in Amsterdam play some hip-hop, but De Duivel is the only one to serve up rap classics and contemporary hip-hop tunes to the baggy-jeans set nightly. A must-see for those who feel that when it comes to keepin it real, 'old school' is sometimes better.


Canal Boat Rides
Attraction: Destination
Address: Canal tour-boat piers on Prins Hendrikkade
Dates: Every day, excpet for December 31
Price: The 2-hour cruises are 25 for adults, 15 for children 4-12, and free for children under 4. Reservations are required.
Phone: 020-530-1090; or 020-622-7788

Even if you took the daytime canal-boat tour, come back for cocktails. Special candlelit wine-and-cheese cruises operate nightly year-round, except for December 31. Wine and cheese are served as you glide through the canal district, which is quiet, calm and wonderful for two at night.

It's a leisurely, convivial, and romantic way to spend an evening in Amsterdam. Operators include Holland International and Rederij Lovers.


The Rosse Buurt (The Red Light District)
Attraction: It's the Red Light District
Address: The main drag on Oudezijds Voorburgwal, as far north as the Oude Kerk, the venerable Old Church
Price: Varies
Phone: N/A

Alright, let's discuss it boys, 'cause it's out there like an elephant in the punch bowl: The Red Light District.

Prostitution is legal in Holland, and in Amsterdam most of it is concentrated in the Red Light District. Hey, even if you don't want to play, this is a place you may want to see at night, when the red lights literally reflect from the inky surface of the canals. Lots of visitors come here out of innocent curiosity or just for fun.

There's no problem with wandering around, and you don't need to worry much about crime as long as you stick to the busier streets--and keep an eye out for pickpockets.

While you can converse with the hookers behind the windows, taking pictures of them is a no-no; large and observant men are always on the lookout, and have no qualms about throwing your camera (and maybe you) into the canal.

*Note: Visiting women going around in groups of two or more won't be noticed any more than anyone else, but a single female might be subject to advances she doesn't want--even if she's with you. After all, who knows she's truly with you, except for you and her?

The most celebrated Amsterdam bordello is Yab Yum, Singel 295 (tel. 020/624-9503; open daily 8 AM-4 AM), in a 17th-century canalside mansion. Taxi drivers, who get a hefty tip if they deposit you there, love Yab Yum (named for a goddess of love from the Kama Sutra).

The women, all Dutch, well-educated, well-spoken, gorgeous, and between ages 18 and 24, are strictly moonlighting. Most are reportedly flight attendants, nurses, students, and housewives. The clientele is businessmen, jet-setters, and kinky couples into threesomes or orgies.

A bouncer leads you up the stairs and rings a buzzer. An elegant man initiates you into the establishment's mysteries. The interior is replete with stalagmite chandeliers, pin-cushion red-velvet walls, gold encrustations, etched-glass nudes, a lounge with a splashing Venus fountain, and a U-shaped bar where the ladies perch on stools.