The venue which claims to be “the only nightclub on the diamond strip” even though its not on it, is Tup Tup Palace. If you are not familiar with where it is, it used to be Bar M (yes the very same charva bar) however it had a change of ownership and they decorated the place. It is now a nightclub, and hosts a few nights such as Musica Mundo and Lovedough. At the weekends it is a normal club, well, i say normal…..

Tup Tup Palace has got a name for itself by being a V.I.P kind of place. Celebrities have been there, which means vain people go in the hope they might see someone famous even though you probably wont. The place itself is nothing special, as mentioned before it is Bar M with a facelift, it doesnt really offer anything different than somewhere like Tiger Tiger. The only difference is this place is alot smaller.

The crowd is terrible. The place is filled with pretentious kids who think they are VIPs because they are in this place. Its not even like its full of the “rich kids” because they dont go there, its full of the people who aspire to be one of the rich kids, which says it all. The only thing which are more pretentious than the clientele are the staff. These are probably the most miserable unhelpful staff in Newcastle’s nightspots.

We were there on Friday night and wanted to enjoy some champagne in style so asked for a VIP booth so we could chill with our Champagne. Well what can i say? Firstly they more or less demand we pay cash (hmm wonder why) and convieniently their credit card machine was broke so we couldnt pay off a card if we wanted to. OK, we could pay with cash, so how about a bottle of Cristal; £350! This is a complete rip off!!!! I know how much it is at wholesale, but that is not the point here….I see in other clubs and bars in Newcastle the going rate is £270-£300; the majority of top nightclubs in London will sell you a bottle for £300 as i know

The music was so bad! I dont know who the DJ was, but if i had of known beforehand i would of took my Decks, Mixer and CDs. If i had of done i know i would of had a much better time anyway! It was so bad! There was no club bangers, nothing to make you think you were in a good club. The music was that bad, they should of bought an ipod and speaker dock and played a playlist, maybe that is what they did….

We left after around 30 minutes. £5 in and £5 of my hard earned money i will never see again! But at least now i know, and i know never to set foot in this place again. When they have events like Lovedough and Musica Mundo i would go, i imagine those nights will be alright in comparison.

Friday nights are called “dirty little secret”…Well that is one secret i wish they kept to themselves!

Verdict

DON’T GO!!! One word to describe this place would be overrated. So many better places to go than here, i’d even go to the Attic before i’d go here!!