Gala Hala

Music concert by Buldogi in Gala hala at Metelkova mesto Autonomous Cultural Zone in Ljubljana

Gala Hala is a concert venue run by KAPA Association for Cultural and Artistic Production at Metelkova mesto Autonomous Cultural Centre. It hosts around 140 shows in a typical year, including concerts, DJ events, exhibitions, video screenings, and multimedia happenings. Events held at this venue represent all genres of music from reggae, hip-hop, punk, hardcore, rock, rock'n'roll, metal, dub, ambient, and trip-hop to break-beat and drum'n'bass. Performing musicians originate mainly from the underground and/or alternative music scenes.

The venue holds a maximum of 350 people.

Programme

Gala Hala is a prolific concert and event venue maintained and promoted by KAPA Association for Cultural and Artistic Production which has been an active and important part of Slovene independent alternative culture since 1994. In this time, Gala Hala has hosted a myriad of concerts and other events connected to arts and music.

The largest club at Metelkova mesto Autonomous Cultural Centre, it hosts many of the more attention-grabbing concerts in Ljubljana. Among the frequent visitors to Gala Hala are, for example, Dub Trio, the obliterating dub-metal champions from Brooklyn, New York, Lydia Lunch, The Skatalites, The Slackers, Kultur Shock etc.

Regular shows featured at Gala Hala include: Rapetek (hiphop concerts held every last Friday of the month); Zeleno sonce, funk events every first Friday of the month); Kapa Records Festival, concerts of the groups signed to their own independent label Kapa Records; Dub Club, electro-dub concerts; Domorodni četrtki (Native Thursdays) presenting up-and-coming Slovene bands, Pozor! Nov bend na vidiku! (Attention! New Band Emerging!), which features foreign bands – first timers in Slovenia – who get a chance to introduce themselves in a live concert setting; Pod pritiskom (Under Pressure; electronic events), Vroč Korak (Hot step, live and DJ event oriented in blues, r’n’r, swing, r’n’b music), Poslušalnica 69 (DJ curator makes a selection of 69 albums, a final mix is created by public).

Gala Hala is a vibrant meeting place of adventurers, travellers, and music lovers of various convictions. It's a perfect Friday night getaway into another dimension and a year-round haven for serious music fans.

Gala Hala Summer Stage & Summer garden

Gala Hala Summer Stage (Letni oder Gala Hale) & Summer garden is a grand outdoor performance area behind the Gala Hala venue that can host up to 900 attendees. Both more demanding shows and easy going summer events take place there in quiet, relaxed atmosphere. Some of the events are co-produced by Druga godba Ljubljana, Ljubljana Jazz Festival or Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture. The summer stage & garden season usually extends from May until October.