Mimo, is a new bar in Newcastle  It used to be Clear, which was a bar which started to go down hill, and was a bit of a charva bar. We used to go, mainly because my friends like to drink cheap vodka, and the music wasn’t too bad. It did have its busy times, but times such as during the week or early in the night it was quite quiet.

Now it is a new bar, cocktail style called Mimo. I was in there on Saturday, and it was alright. They do loads of cocktails for around £6 a glass, and the usual bottles and draught. If you want something special they do champagne too.

They have the same kind of layout, but with better seating opposite the bar, and better seating at the far end of the bar which still seems a bit too dark and out the way…Its like being sent to the corner or something. I did not go outside but it seems that has also had a face lift, it looks quite nice and doesn’t look like someones back yard anymore.

The drinks are reasonably priced, and the music is very random; A mix of everything was being played last Saturday night. 

It seems its trying to make itself cool by saying its “on The Diamond Strip” Newcastle’s cool word for a nightlife area on Collingwood Street…Well it is not. It is located in Pudding Chare, up the lane from Revolution near Fleet Street.

Mood, the bar/restaurant/club which is located in the Gate is back open! It re-opened this month, after closing down earlier this year.

I am yet to have go to the “new” Mood, but it seems like it has a party fun bar downstairs, and there is an “Urban” room upstairs…So same as before with a lick of paint? I will go soon and see for myself, They also have a new room I hear, so that could be worth a look.

I always liked Mood, but it did start going downhill, people went elsewhere and it started to get quieter as the weeks went on, until it closed.

Yes, the title is correct!

Koosday, which was the flagship event for Madame Koos on a Tuesday night has moved to…Tiger Tiger.

So now we have a bar in Newcastle called Koos, and an event called Koosday, but the event is not at Koos its at Tiger. This will cause confusion for us all!

The reason? Well its not hard to guess why, Tiger is bigger than Madame Koos, Baby Lynch and Floritas, which means they can let more people in, which means more money for the promoters.

I wonder what this will mean for Madame Koos, and for the event itself? Is the event big enough to fill out Tiger on a Tuesday? Will people boycott the night? Will Madame Koos survive after this?

The move has already proved to be an unpopular one for some…

What do you think?

Stuck for a place to go on a Tuesday night? Tokyo has launched its “Tuesdays @ Tokyo” night. 2 DJs playing the finest in funky house and garage, great drinks offers including some great cocktails.

Single & Mixers from £2.50 (not Redbull)
Bottles of Stella £2.50
Small glass of wine £2.50 or buy the bottle for £10
Selected Cocktails starting at £3

Save yourself some cash and print off this flyer

Lovedough is at Tup Tup Palace tonight celebrating its 10th Birthday!

That’s right folks, clubbing superbrand LOVEDOUGH has managed to reach its 10TH BIRTHDAY!!!

From humble beginnings in Po Na Na Leeds in 2001 LoveDough arrived in Newcastle in October 2002 and launched at Ikon. From Ikon to Digital and from Digital to Tup (with a few cheeky one offs at Envy, Foundation and Sea along the way!!)… Its been a long and fruitful road )

LoveDough’s meteoric rise to fame has largely been down to its initial success in the Toon… Holding legendary parties with BBC Radio 1 & BBC Radio 1Xtra, Grandmaster Flash, Sway, Kano and just about every UK & US DJ worth his salt.

Get yourself down to Tup Tup at 22:30 tonight!

Newcastle VIP is getting sociable! Newcastle VIP is being transformed into the elite social networking website for Newcastle nightlife. What is it? Think of Facebook meeting twitter, meeting a blog, meeting forums, and its dedicated to Newcastle and its nightlife. With all of this you have a social network dedicated to Newcastle and its nightlife, from bars to clubs to events, everything will be covered

You can get involved, have your own profilewhich comes with many features. You have your very own “activity stream” where you are be able to update everyone on your status, what you are upto and have been doing, and how your last night out was.

Within your profile you can have friends, talk to others via private messaging or in public, create a group for you and your friends to chat in.

There are forums for you to post in, write about the nights out you have, plan nights out and talk about what is hot and whats not in Newcastle.

Are you a promoter? – We have setup a dedicated group for promoters so you guys can talk to each other or just write about your event. Just ask to join the promoters group and you will be added.

There is the blog as usual, which will have lots of information about the latest goings on in Newcastle.

There are already many features present, with more to come. The new look Newcastle VIP is still in very early BETA stages, which means that things will be added and tweaked, and you may get the odd error (please tell us if you do!). The sky is the limit with Newcastle VIP and we will be aim to reach for the stars.

Join the brand new Newcastle VIP and have a browse around, get to know your surroundings, got an idea on how to make it better, then let us know :)

If you have any feedback, have a question or want to know anything regarding Newcastle VIP, please join us and click “forums” and ask a question in the newbies forum

Registrations are currently OPEN! And needless to say, its completely FREE to join, so come and say hello on Newcastle VIP

Hooooooooooooooooooooo!

I cant believe I missed this. DJ Jaguar Skills was at Tup Tup Palace last night. He is such a good mashup DJ, one of the most original DJs around and I love his style.

If you arent familar with his work and missed out him probably blowing the roof off Tup Tup, check out his mixes, and you will be there the next time

I guess Tup Tup now let ninjas into the building

Wow I have not written about the nightlife in Newcastle for such a long time. Been far to busy with other things. Anyway, I was out in Newcastle last night…….

It was a good night for the most part, at around 11pm we decided that we would like to spend our hard earned money in Perdu. There was five of us, and got told “no groups”. Thats very strange, because earlier in the night we walked past and saw4-5 girls go straight in. There wasnt even a queue, so I would assume it wasnt very busy by the time we got there.

Its yet another nail in the coffin of Perdu. When I write about it I always seem to have such negative things to say, who can forget the incident with the man getting glassed, it even made the papers. Their door policy is one of the most strange in the town, they have taken the mantle of a certain nightclub *cough Bambu* for not letting people in for no real reason. I have been in the queue for Perdu on occasions where I have had the honor of being one of the chosen few to get in, and people in front being turned away for no reason.

If we were 18yr old charvas then I would understand, but as a respectable 26yr old with money in my pocket I do find it strange that these bars will let you in one week, and not the next.

Floritas, Baby Lynch and Bijoux did not seem to have any problems letting us in, and they were all full with happy people having a good time. Probably not the same story at Perdont.

The moral of the story? If you have no friends and go out alone go to Perdu, you will be with 100 other people who have to go alone because they dont welcome people with friends.

I have to say that I have spoken to quite a few people who used to like Perdu, but with their unwelcoming attitude they have gone to the other bars on the Diamond Strip and not returned to Perdu.

The Stein Bier Keller has been open for a few months now, but i would still call it a new bar. It used to be Blue, and before that Julies 2.

They have made the place smaller, and changed the layout completly. It has more of a diner feel to the place, with the tables and chairs round the outside at the windows, with space for a dancefloor. It has regular live music and a DJ on Saturday nights.

When i went in i have to say it was a big change. I went up to the bar, and they didnt seem to sell anything i have heard of! Well i say that, they did have Duvel, but i didnt want one of those. Another bar selling 1 brand of cheap vodka, and other cheap spirits. I settled for a Desperados and i dont know why, because it tasted horrible!

The bar was ok, and the staff were friendly but it was a bit empty. The rest of the bars were jam packed, so it wasnt a quiet night. The biggest problem was the drinks selection, it just didnt seem to have many. I think its fair enough to sell world beers, but if you do you should offer some familiar names aswell, Corona, Budweizer, Miller or whatever.

The music was good, so that was a plus point Since its a German themed kind of place i would of loved to have heard German pop, but that was never gonna happen It would of been cool though