Wondering where to go on your next night out? I asked Newcastle University students what their favourite club in the city is for some inspiration.
I don’t know about you reading this right now, but whenever I go out, myself and my friends spend most of the night arguing about where to go.
So, I thought it would be a good idea to help out and find out what the students of Newcastle University think so that, maybe, you could take some inspiration from them. Here’s what a few of them think:
It was a tough battle on campus between World Headquarters and The Cut but in the end The Cut took the cake.
The students who favoured The Cut seemed to agree upon why as well.
Charlotte Atkinson and Ruby Tiplady said that music was a big driving factor in why The Cut was their favourite.
Ruby said that she “thinks it’s got the best music taste” and she “knows every song that comes on” while Charlotte agreed that “it’s got the best range of music playing”, particularly commenting on the “absolute bangers” they play.
Charlotte also commented that The Cut is “not that expensive to get into, unlike some of the others”, with a ticket into The Cut starting as low as £1 most nights.
The Cut boasts an array of events throughout the week according to its Instagram, including Space Mondays, Blur Tuesdays, Playground Wednesdays, Jungle Thursdays, Jukebox Fridays and Atomic Saturdays.
But just why is this club so popular? And who is it most suited to? I asked an employee at The Cut, Newcastle University student Keyon Snoek, for the most important details:
Keyon agreed with Charlotte and Ruby that The Cut attracts people for its music.
He said that The Cut “has a very different vibe to a lot of other nightclubs; they do a lot of indie music… which is really popular at the moment.”
The Cut is open Monday to Saturday every week.
Keyon said that the weekend days are “pretty chill” and “not as busy”, with the attendance being less than 100 some weeks and reaching around 200 on other weeks.
Mondays are a recent addition to the schedule, while Tuesdays are a popular night, known for playing indie anthems at its weekly ‘Blur’ event.
Keyon said that he would recommend Blur Tuesdays the most because “it’s a bit cheaper, it’s decent music.”
The usual indie music they are known for is not often heard on a Wednesday and Thursday however, when the club acts as overflow to its brother venue ‘Tup Tup Palace’.
On these days, the music consists of techno and garage music on a Wednesday and “white girl bangers” on a Thursday, Keyon said.
The club can be “very stressful, very busy”, with it often reaching full capacity on a Wednesday.
“It depends, some weeks it’s been, like less than 100, other weeks it’s gotten up to, like, 200 on a Friday and Saturday.”
Keyon Snoek, Employee at The Cut.
Another popular club amongst Newcastle University students was World Headquarters.
Newcastle University student Callum Borkowski said that he specifically is a fan off their weekly Tuesday night event, ‘Groovy Disco Tech.’
He outwardly rejected The Cut, despite its popularity amongst his peers, and said that “I’m not going to be going to Blur, I’m not going to be going to Hobo’s, I will be going to World HQ.”
“There’s just something about a good strong bass line…” Callum said, beginning his list of reasons why he loved World Headquarters.
Some notable reasons included that the club never feels too overcrowded, their large smoking area and the fact that the club stretches across two floors.
“One thing I absolutely love about
Callum Borkowski
Worldies: they don’t oversell. They know their capacity well. It’s not like Tropiloco where we’re all sat there, literally squeezed in like sardines.”
Another student I spoke to, Luke Sproates, also awarded World Headquarters the title of his favourite club in the city.
He said that it is “different to a normal club” and has “a lot more friendlier people.”
It would appear that the two most popular clubs share some common factors, with students I spoke to commenting on the unique nature of both clubs.
However, in content the clubs couldn’t be more different, with The Cut often favouring indie tunes, as Keyon pointed out, and World Headquarters often hosting more techno and drum and bass nights, according to its Instagram.
Other clubs mentioned by students included Holy Hobo and Cosy Joes, both for their karaoke, as well as Cobalt Studios, also because of its uniqueness compared to other clubs in the city.
What stood out the most was the common idea that each person’s favourite club was attributed a certain level of uniqueness, and everyone enjoyed their favourite club because of this unique element.
So, if you fancy indie tunes, techno or even a bit of karaoke, there’s something to take your fancy in Newcastle.
However, The Cut does still currently hold the title of the most favoured club in Newcastle for students.
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