Mexico City Rock and Punk

Follow the footsteps of Mexico City's countercultural movements through the iconic street markets, DIY cultural hubs, and indie music venues that defined local rock, punk, and ska.

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1. Bajo Circuito Multiforo Urbano

Bajo Circuito Multiforo Urbano occupies a space beneath a vehicular bridge of the Circuito Interior, identifiable by the heavy glass windows and wrought-iron bars that mark its entrance on the street level. Opened in twenty fifteen as part…

2. Foro Bizarro

Foro Bizarro occupies the upper level of the building at Yucatán number ten in Roma Norte. The space is identifiable by its dark interior, where black walls and red lights define a two-story layout. It functions as a specialized venue for…

3. Foro Indie Rocks!

Foro Indie Rocks! is a former house located at number thirty-nine Zacatecas Street in the Roma Norte neighborhood of Mexico City. The structure is distinguished by its layout, which incorporates both an interior stage and a back patio,…

4. Multiforo Alicia

The Multiforo Alicia is marked by a discreet, unassuming facade on Eligio Ancona street in the Santa María la Ribera neighborhood. Inside, you find a raw, utilitarian space where the walls are covered in layers of history: posters from…

5. Tianguis Cultural del Chopo

The Tianguis Cultural del Chopo is a Saturday street market that stretches along the street of Aldama, tucked between Sol and Luna streets in the Buenavista neighborhood. You can identify the market by its dense, linear sprawl of…

6. Pasagüero

Pasagüero is defined by its long, narrow floor plan, a relic of its former life as a commercial transit passage. Located at number thirty-three on the pedestrian-only Calle Motolinía, the venue features high ceilings with exposed metal…

7. Circo Volador

The Circo Volador is housed within the walls of what was once the Cine Francisco Villa, a cinema that sat empty for years before its transformation into a community center. You can identify the site by its location at Calzada de la Viga…

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