Tigullio Malta

Tigullio is no ordinary club. Founded over 70 years ago on the shores of Spinola Bay, it is one of the most history-laden venues in Maltese nightlife: a roller-skating rink turned concert hall, then landmark club. Now fully renovated, Tigullio is the go-to spot for French rap nights, artist showcases and French and international music in Malta.

The story begins in the 1950s, when a garden in Spinola Bay was converted into an open-air roller-skating rink. British officers from Pembroke and Maltese high society would gather to skate to live orchestras. A few years later, an architect from the Italian region of Tigullio was commissioned to turn the venue into a nightclub, hence the name. The club quickly became one of the busiest discos in Malta, built in Maltese stone, surrounded by trees and esparto grass.

After closing in the 1990s, Tigullio was reborn under a new concept: an arts, social and nightclub complex. On weekdays the venue hosts workshops, jam sessions and live performances; at weekends the transformation is total, with an outdoor concert stage, an open-air dancefloor and an indoor space. It is in this unique setting that French-speaking artists come to perform live showcases in Malta: French rap, international hip-hop, French and urban music, in one of the only clubs on the island offering this live format. For the French-speaking community and French tourists, Tigullio is an essential address: it is where rap nights and showcases happen in Malta, in a place with 70 years of history and the soul of somewhere unlike anything else in Paceville.