Jalla Jalla
Jalla Jalla is a two-room club inside the Metelkova complex, dedicated to electronic music with a split-personality approach. The main room runs house and techno through a sound system that delivers clean bass and precise highs in a space that holds about 150 people. The second room, smaller and more intimate, programs drum and bass, dubstep, and experimental electronic music for maybe 60 listeners. The two rooms operate independently, with separate DJ booths and sound systems, connected by a short corridor. The interior is minimal: black walls, basic lighting rigs, and a bar in each room. The focus is on sound, and the system quality justifies that focus. Local DJs form the regular lineup, with occasional guest bookings from the broader European electronic scene. Cover charges are modest, rarely exceeding EUR 8, and drinks stay at Metelkova prices.
What to Expect
Walking through the Metelkova courtyard into a dedicated electronic music space. The first room hits you with bass. The second room, through a corridor, offers a different frequency range and different groove. Both are dark, focused, and stripped of anything that doesn't serve the music.
Dark, bass-heavy, and focused. This is a club for people who close their eyes and listen.
Room 1: house, tech-house, techno. Room 2: drum and bass, dubstep, experimental electronic
None. Black clothing is common but not required.
Electronic music purists, DJs studying programming and sound, anyone who prioritizes audio quality over visual spectacle
Cash (EUR) preferred. Cards sometimes accepted.
Price Range
Beer EUR 2.50-3.50, spirits EUR 3-5, entry EUR 3-8
Already in EUR
Hours
23:00-06:00 Fri-Sat, occasional Thursday events
Insider Tip
The main room fills first. If it's crowded, check the second room, which often has better music and more breathing space. The corridor between rooms is a good spot to cool down. Bring earplugs if you're sensitive to bass.
Full Review
Jalla Jalla is where Metelkova's cultural idealism meets proper club infrastructure. The sound system in the main room competes with commercial clubs twice its size and ten times its budget. Someone in the collective understands acoustics, and the result is a room where you feel the bass in your chest without losing the mid-range detail that defines the difference between house sub-genres.
The two-room format works well for a venue this size. Electronic music fans have preferences, and the split between four-to-the-floor and breakbeat-oriented programming means both audiences get what they want without compromise. The corridor between rooms serves as a natural cooling-off point and conversation space, since talking inside either room requires proximity and volume.
Local DJs form the core of the programming, and Ljubljana's electronic music community is more developed than the city's size would suggest. Regular residents have genuine technical ability and musical taste, playing sets that develop over hours rather than chasing peaks every fifteen minutes.
The venue's limitations are physical. Ventilation struggles when both rooms are full. The bar in the second room is a shelf with one person behind it. The bathrooms serve the entire Metelkova complex, not just this club. None of this matters at 3 AM when the main room has locked into a groove and 100 people are moving together in the dark.
For electronic music tourists, Jalla Jalla is a genuine find. The quality-to-price ratio is extraordinary. EUR 5 entry and EUR 3 beers in a room with sound that clubs charging EUR 20 and EUR 8 would envy.
The Neighborhood
Located within the Metelkova complex, adjacent to other clubs and the central courtyard. The complex is a 5-minute walk from Ljubljana's main train station.
Getting There
Enter Metelkova from Metelkova ulica and follow the bass. Jalla Jalla is in one of the buildings on the eastern side of the complex. Ask anyone in the courtyard if you can't find it.
Address
Metelkova ulica 6, Ljubljana
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