Weekly Nightlife Guide
New to Newcastle? The Tab’s guide to nightlife in the Toon is here.
Here’s our guide to the big ones and the alternatives.
Monday
The Big One: Social Butterfly @ Perdu
Cheap drinks, chart sounds and the most sociable smoking area in Newcastle. You will be captured by one of the photographers so no selfies needed.
Price: £5 Guestlist (write on their Facebook event wall), £6 normal.
Drinks: £2.10 doubles all night, £1.95 Jagerbombs
Music: Chart/RnB/Hip Hop
Doors: 10.30pm – 3.00am
The Alternative: Off The Record @ The Cut
Take it back to the ‘good old days’ and get on your dancing shoes. Entry is via an almost vertical flight of stairs. I’d avoid heels.
Price: £5 Guestlist, £6 normal
Drinks: £2 doubles, £1 Jagerbombs
Music: Room 1: Hip Hop/Funk/Soul. Room 2: Motown/Disco
Doors: 11.00pm – 3.00am
Tuesday
The Big One: Waikiki @ Floritas/House of Smith/Madam Koos
Spread across 3 venues on Collingwood Street with 3 different sounds in each. You’re bound to lose who you went out with then bump into everyone else you know.
Price: £4 Guestlist, £5 Normal
Drinks: £2.50 doubles
Music: House/RnB/Chart
Doors: 10.00pm – 3.00am
The Alternative: Ill Behaviour @ Cosmic Ballroom
Tuesday’s are the new Friday at Cosmic. Oh, and Aspers Casino is right across the road if you’re feeling lucky…
Price: £5 Guestlist, £7 Normal
Drinks: £1.20 house spirits/beers/VKs before 12, £2.20 after
Music: Main room: Bass/House/Garage. Boudoir: Hip Hop/90’s RnB/Party Jams
Doors: 10.00pm – 3.00am
Wednesday
The Big One: REHAB @ Bambu
The Posh might have sacked off their official sports night, but Bambu remains the host for ours. It may be free for our Poly’s Sport Teams but if like me you have a failed attempt at blagging your way in being a Snowsports member (turns out they’re not an actual team, just do the best socials) then don’t worry, Sambucas are still £1.25 for everyone.
Price: Free for BUCS members, £4 Guestlist, £5 Normal
Drinks: £2 doubles for BUCS members. £1.50 Jagerbombs, £1.25 Sambuca
Music: Cheese/ Pop/ Indie/ House/ Dance/ Hip Hop
Doors: 10.30pm – 3.00am
The Other Big One: Fraternity @ Legends
Unofficial sports night for both the Poly and the Posh so it’s time to put your differences aside. And don’t wear your best shoes to Legends. Ever.
Price: £4 with Freshers bands, £5 Guestlist, £6 Normal
Drinks: £2 doubles
Music: Main room: Commercial/RnB/Chat. Room 2: Electro/Dubstep/Drum ‘n’ Bass
Doors: 10.00pm – 4.00am
And if sports nights aren’t your thing…
The Alternative: Shake @ The Cut
Shake it like Beyonce at this mid-week party. And don’t forget to pick up your old school disposable pics the following Wednesday.
Price: around £5
Drinks: £2.50 doubles
Music: Party Hip Hop/Booty Pop/Classic RnB
Doors: 11.00pm – 3.00am
Thursday
The Big One: Black Light @ Legends
I think most have suffered a ‘Black Light Black Out’… being across the road from the trebles cave that is Basement might have something to do with it. Who knows.
Price: £5 Guestlist, £6 Normal
Drinks: £2 doubles (£2.50 after 12)
Music: Main room: house music. Room 2: mix of Hip Hop, Garage, RnB and Drum and Bass.
Doors: 10.30pm – 4.00am
The Other Big One: LoveDough @ Tup Tup
Everyone from Drake to Ed Sheeran has made an appearance at Tup Tup in the past. So dress to impress because you can almost always guaranteed to see a celeb in their VIP area.
Price: £4 Guestlist, £6 Normal
Drinks: £3 doubles
Music: Chart/RnB/House
Doors: 11.00pm – 3.00am
The Alternatives: The Cluny/ Head of Steam
Both venues have various gigs running throughout the year. Great places to see acts in an intimate setting.
Price and times vary, see listings.
Friday
The Big One: Full Moon, Riverside
Bringing Thailand to the Toon in the form of fire dancers, UV paint and the all important Thai cocktail buckets. A similar climate can’t be promised but held at one of Newcastle’s largest clubs, that Full Moon frenzied atmosphere can.
Price: £5 Guestlist, £6 normal
Drinks: £5 cocktail buckets
Music: 2 rooms offering either Commercial House/Electro or RnB and Hip Hop
Doors: 10.30pm – 3.00am
The Alternative: The World HQ Uplifting Groove @ World Headquarters
Every Friday their resident DJ Tommy takes over playing the best of his record collection for 5 hours. See it as the house party you don’t have to clean up afterwards.
Price: £5 before 11.30pm, £6 members, £7 normal
Music: Disco/Motown/Gospel/African/Funk/Soul/Reggae… the list goes on!
Doors: 10.00pm – 4.00am
Saturday
Koosday @ Northumbria SU, Domain
Koosday is back and it’s moved to our very own SU at Domain! In a perfect vicinity to most halls, it’s time to celebrate what Northumbria has to offer outside of lectures.
Drinks: £2.50 doubles
Music: Chart/Pop/Indie/RnB
Doors: 10.00pm – 3.00am
LOVE @ Digital
Weekends are a whole different ball game in Newcastle: the prices go up and the stag/hen parties invade. So, plan your prinks earlier than usual to avoid ending up in a queue like the above. LOVE itself plays host to a mix of all genres so you’ll find yourself wandering from old school Weezer anthems to a room full of people fist pumping to Don’t You Worry Child.
Price: Free with wristband, £6 Guestlist, £7 normal
Drinks: £2.10 doubles all night, £1.95 Jagerbombs
Music: Indie/Old School/House/RnB… a mix of everything!
Doors: 11.00pm – 4.00am
Sunday
The Alternative: Spy Bar @ Osborne Road
If you haven’t already, then familiarising yourself with Osborne Road in Jesmond is a must! Sack off the pre-Monday blues with Spy Bar’s 5 – close happy hour every Sunday.
Entry: Free
Drinks: £3.50 doubles (chance of 2 4 1, half price or free on the buzzer game)
Music: A mix of everything
Doors: 12 midday – 10.30pm Sundays
The Big One: Persistence @ Tup Tup Palace
If the buzzer game gets out of hand and you’re up for a Sunday session then there’s Tup Tup’s 100% house takeover. They offer cheaper entry to those workers amongst us, so if you’ve already scored yourself a job, there’s still somewhere for you to party after hours.
Price: £4 Guestlist, £5 normal
Drinks: £3 doubles
Music: 100% House Music
Doors: 11.00pm – 3.00am