Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Examples of theme pubs include sports bars , rock pubs , biker pubs , Goth pubs , strip pubs , karaoke bars and Irish pubs ( see below ) .
Simplified: In villages and small towns in many parts of England , Ireland , and Scotland , pubs are the center of community life . Some pubs hire bands or singers to entertain patrons .