Start your tour of Newcastle nightlife in the city centre, where you'll find Newcastle's pubs and bars vary from historic drinking holes to hip hangouts. Or spend the night in bustling Quayside or Bigg Market, the main Newcastle nightlife districts, where the clubs pack in the crowds. For cultural nightlife, book tickets for plays at Newcastle's Theatre Royal, or classical concerts at The Sage Gateshead.
Dress up for Newcastle's nightlife at trendy Quayside cocktail bars, which pump out dance music until the early hours. For a slower pace and pints of Newcastle Brown Ale, try the city-centre's back-street pubs, or Grainger Town, where you can sip vintages in glitzy wine bars. Try Bigg Market, where Newcastle's nightlife, bars and pubs really hot up later in the evening.
For clubbing veterans, Newcastle nightlife is legendary, so slip straight to the Quayside where the DJs mix RnB, techno or funk late into the night. Look out for flyers to parties at major clubs dotted around Newcastle. Bigg Market's nightlife is popular with Newcastle's older crowd, with late-opening club-style pubs. Head west of Central Station for Newcastle's gay-friendly nightlife, a lively mix of pubs, clubs and cocktail bars.
Look out for the touring stage productions at Newcastle's Victorian Theatre Royal in Grainger Town. Plenty of Newcastle nightlife revolves around live music. Catch live classical, folk or jazz music at The Sage Gateshead across the river from Newcastle. Or check the listings magazines for the varied nightlife in Newcastle from major concerts at the O2 Academy to local bands in city-centre pubs.
