Despite the country entering a 30-day mourning period after the passing of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, government officials have given the green light to entertainment conducted "behind closed doors." 

That means that while big-profile concerts and music festivals have been canceled, including Morrissey, Scorpions and Melody of Life, Bangkok's bars, live venues and clubs are slowly reopening their doors after a very quiet weekend. 

Loud music is understandably the main concern for bar owners, with many deciding to remove it all together. For instance, all the bars in 72 Courtyard are serving drinks as normal until midnight, though there will be no live music or DJ sets until further notice. Rooftop bars Above Eleven and Octave are also open for business, but without any music. At the other end of the spectrum, popular dive bar Jam is open for lunch and dinner, plus their regular film nights, but no music will be played.

Other bars including Soulbar and Junker and Bar are taking a tactful approach by ditching live music in favor of HM the King's own jazz compositions and songs he was influenced by. The likes of Vesper, Mikys and Mustache Bar have all pledged to play only soft background music. 

Nighclubs are perhaps the biggest beneficiaries of the new "behind closed doors" policy. Sukhumvit Soi 11's Levels reopened on Monday while Phrom Phong's Sing Sing Theater opens tonight. However, both have stated that the music will be "toned down" and there will be limited flashy lights. On top of that, all events (including Halloween parties), have been canceled at both venues. It's a similar story for Studio Lam, which has cleared its event schedule for the month ahead, but Dark Bar reopens with a live set from Koh Phangnan regular DJ Chong tomorrow night (Oct 19). 

Beam and Glow remain closed for the time being and are said to be playing it by ear on when they will reopen—for now, it remains to be seen whether they, too, will double back on the 30-day mourning pledge. 

See also: What we know so far about events in Bangkok