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Archive for November, 2009

Digital In December Judge Jules, Oakenfold, Pete Tong

Posted by Michael on November 25, 2009

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Digital is bring in the big names in December, with Judge Jules, Oakenfold and Pete Tong all on consecutive weeks. So save up your pennies to go out in December.

Friday 11th December: Judge Jules for Gatecrasher £12+bf (advance price, more on the door)
Friday 18th December: Paul Oakenfold for Godskitchen £12.50+bf (advance price, more on the door)
Saturday 26th December: Boxing Day with Pete Tong £11+bf (advance price, more on the door)

Charity Fashion Show @ Tup Tup Palace 29 November

Posted by Michael on November 19, 2009

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Tup Tup Palace are to play host to another charity fashion show on Sunday 29th November. It all begins at 7pm which includes a Smirnoff Redbull drinks reception (woohoo!), 3 fashion shows, DJ and even walk out with a goody bag. Price is £10 on the door, all proceeds will be split to 3 different charities.

Vice City Friday @ Sea Nightclub Newcastle

Posted by Michael on November 12, 2009

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Friday sees Vice City come to Sea on the Quayside. In the main room and VIP there is a mixture of commercial dance, rnb and indie music on offer. Room 2 has an urban feel to the music, with Hip Hop and RnB.

Some highlights of the drinks on offer are £1 shots of either Tequila or Sambucca, £1.50 for bottles of VK and Becks and £2.75 for a double Smirnoff and Redbull. If you want to go all out you can get a full bottle of selected spirits for £40 which includes 2 jugs of mixers. Sorry, no details on the spirits.

Entry on the door is £5 from 22.00 and you can party until 03.00

Lovedough Tonight at Tup Tup Palace

Posted by Michael on November 12, 2009

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With Hip Hop and RnB, Your weekly place to party is Lovedough @ Tup Tup Palace.

Which is the best area in Newcastle to go out in?

Posted by Michael on November 12, 2009

One of the good things about the nightlife in Newcastle is you can pretty much walk around all of the areas, as in distance they are all quite close, but in style all very different. But which is the best?

The main areas of Newcastle can be broken down to: The Gate, The Diamond Strip/Central Station, The Bigg Market and The Quayside.

What is considered cool/popular has changed alot. A few years ago the Quayside was a cool place to go, everyone went, clubs like Sea and Baja would be packed with massive queues. Then the people outside of Newcastle found out about it. Now there are stag and hen parties as far as the eye can see, and the locals by majority go to other places. I was in Quilted Camel a few months ago, 21:00 on a Friday night, and there was a handful of people there. Rewind a few years and you wouldnt be able to move. Have the Stag and Hens spoiled the Quayside, or are there now just more/better choices?

Blu Bambu @ the Bigg Market was also considered one of the best Saturday nights out in Newcastle. With big queues, a packed club every week, it was doing good for itself. They destroyed all that themselves by not moving with the times, and forgetting that all the people they would not let in went to other places, never to return. Soon enough they lost the ability to draw a crowd.

Today the place to be is the Central Station area, aka The Diamond Strip. Bars like Madame Koo, Perdu, Bijoux etc. People have a love of trendy bars at the moment, with nice decor, ‘posh’ feel, and a “no cheese allowed here” view. The problem i have with them is the price tag and attitude which goes with some of them. If they are upmarket, why do some of them sell cheap spirits? I hate the places which sell cheap vodka or cheap Martini, to me its like a shop selling a fake. If you go to these places and pay more you expect to get better standard drinks, which is why we go, to drink!

So i would say the best area is The Diamond Strip. BUT, it does depend on what kind of night you want. If you are into a cheesy mood, try The Gate and bars around the Bigg Market.

Leave a comment to have your say :)

Newcastle Bar Promoters Spamming Facebook!

Posted by Michael on November 10, 2009

If you are a promoter of a bar, event or basically anything on the internet please take note. PEOPLE DO NOT LIKE SPAM!!!

I am a member of lots of groups, forums, websites, Facebook groups and pages on the internet. The correct and best way to utilize this marketing is not to spam people, not to piss them off…You should want them to keep reading the things they have decided to opt into. It seems like some people forget that these services are an opt-in, which means we can leave and then they will have 1 less person on their mailing list.

I get LOADS of messages from Madame Koo from a person in charge of their Facebook page/group…The problem is, i get multiple messages, all the time!! This is very annoying, and instead of getting people to go to the place like its supposed to, it just annoys people. Dont they realise sending 3 emails/messages which are EXACTLY the same in the space of 10 minutes will make people unsubscribe/leave their group. I have noticed people leaving all the time, more than half the people who were in the Facebook group have left, probably because, like me, they are sick.

It is a great tool if it is used correctly. If it is not, it is counter productive, i dont think they even realise how much damage it could do. They might aswell stand outside and shout at every passing person COME IN OUR PACE!! COME ON!! I have not left yet, but they are doing a good job to drive me away.

Check out this screenshot below…These are messages sent to me all within the space of 11 minutes; The Same Message!

Yes, I know its Koosday. Stop bugging me!!!
Yes, I know its Koosday. Stop bugging me!!!

DJ Jaguar Skills at Revolution Newcastle tonight hoooo!!

Posted by Michael on November 9, 2009

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If you want to hear an amazing DJ check out DJ Jaguar Skills, who is at Rev tonight! :D

He has been touring doing all the Revolution bars, i have only just heard about this now otherwise i would be there…I still make have to go down! :D

Hooooooooooooooooo!

Koosday too big for Madame Koo

Posted by Michael on November 9, 2009

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Koosday, Madame Koos flagship event is now too big for its venue says its promoters. Koosday is the new word for Tuesday if you hadnt heard.

They have now extended the Koosday experience to next door, Floritas, so there is more space for you to get in and enjoy the party. With its mix of cheap drinks and VIP style table service and full bottles of spirits available, it is the place to be in Newcastle on a Tuesday night.

If you want a reason NOT to go check out the video below. This is Charlie who was in Big Brother. Why does Madame Koo want this as a promo? Tup Tup gets people like Alesha Dixon, and Koos has BB Charlie?!?!  He tries to cling onto some sort of ‘celebrity’ status, but his ‘douche’ status shines much, much brighter. What a twat.

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Newcastle VIP on Twitter – Add Us :)

Posted by Michael on November 8, 2009

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NewcastleVIP has been on Twitter for quite some time. Why dont you add us to keep uptodate with what is going on with this site, and the nightlife in Newcastle.

Its a great way for you to communicate with the site and with me, i will answer as many tweets and messages as i can.

Follow me today :) You can checkout the @NewcastleVIP twitter page by going to twitter.com/newcastlevip

1p Drinks at Linekers Dirty Dirty Mondays

Posted by Michael on November 8, 2009

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Linekers Bar is the latest to find itself in trouble in the Newcastle press, for their promotions which “encourage binge drinking”.

They have an offer on every Monday where you are able to get a drink for only 1p. No, Not £1, 1p. You can get a shot for 1p with every drink bought (99p or over).

Every week Linekers has a different theme. This week at Linekers its a foam party :)