Digital In December Judge Jules, Oakenfold, Pete Tong

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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)

Vice City Friday @ Sea Nightclub Newcastle

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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

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

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.

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