WHO IT SUITS
Is this venue right for you?
For listeners who make live rock or metal, including tribute nights, the main event and enjoy a standing crowd rather than table seating.
Kadıköy
The Wall Saloon & Performance
Live Music Venues
Opening hoursDaily: 10:30–04:00 · live-performance doors: 20:00
Price level$
Entry & reservations
Show details
According to the venue listing, the pub floor can be visited without a ticket, while downstairs concerts require tickets on event nights. Since the hall is predominantly standing room, arriving around door time is more useful than booking a table.
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Location & contact
LocationCaferağa Mah., Neşet Ömer Sk. No:5-7/A, 34710 Kadıköy/İstanbul+90 505 605 52 59Add to calendar
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EDITOR'S REVIEW
Get to know the venue before you go
The Wall Saloon & Performance in central Kadıköy combines an upstairs pub with a downstairs standing-room rock and metal concert hall. Its high ceilings and industrial touches give bar-street intimacy a festival-like energy.
Music & programme
The downstairs stage hosts local rock and metal bands and tribute projects for Metallica, Linkin Park, Iron Maiden and Rammstein; hard rock, thrash metal, grunge and alternative rock play between sets. The venue's weekly and monthly calendar changes, with examples such as Anesthesia (Metallica tribute), Meteora (Linkin Park tribute) and local punk/metal bands on Wednesday-to-Sunday dates; doors are described as generally opening around 20:00. Verify each event.
Atmosphere
High ceilings, brick details, a wide interior and strong light and laser effects support an animated show. The downstairs hall has no seated table arrangement; on sold-out tribute nights, audiences may sing and headbang together in an energetic crowd.
Concept
A two-level performance venue: pub and bar upstairs, standing rock and metal concerts downstairs.
Guest profile
Rock and metal fans who prefer watching concerts standing, close to the stage and at a high tempo.
Dress code
Comfortable everyday clothing suitable for standing through a concert.
Inside the Venue
At The Wall Saloon & Performance, the space in front of the raised stage is full. Electric guitars and drums are bathed in blue and green before the large screen. Listeners raise their hands to join in with the artists at the microphones. The Wall sign and stage lighting shine in the dark room, while the concert's energy spreads from front to back.
Customer Review Summary
The Wall Saloon & Performance in Kadıköy combines a pub area with a rock concert hall located on the lower floor. The extensive food menu, cocktails, reasonable prices, and a program that showcases various amateur bands receive positive feedback. There are instances where staff have been helpful regarding lost items. The organization of events is not always consistent; criticisms have been raised regarding being denied entry after a long wait—despite assurances of tickets being available at the door—as well as the mocking or restrictive attitudes of security and service staff. On busy themed nights, issues such as overselling tickets, failure to clear tables, and inadequate ventilation lead to severe overcrowding. Non-compliance with the smoking ban is also a source of annoyance. It is advisable to purchase tickets in advance and check the venue's schedule.
HIGHLIGHTS
Highlights
Independently usable upstairs pub and downstairs concert hall, a clear rock/metal focus and central Kadıköy location.
NOTE
Before your visit
The venue listing says security may refuse open cigarette packets, pepper spray and sharp objects, and that professional cameras are prohibited. Confirm the event's current rules; arriving near door-opening time can make a substantial difference to your stage view in a mainly standing hall.
GETTING THERE
Getting to the venue
Neşet Ömer Sokak in Kadıköy, about a three-to-five-minute walk from the metro, ferry piers and waterfront connections. No valet service is listed for the narrow street.