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tomsmusictaste · 2 years

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Top 5 Alternative Nightclubs in the UK

Note: this is based entirely on my own experience and I have not been to every nightclub in the UK, alternative or otherwise.

5. The Cathouse - Glasgow

With three different floors catering to three different alternative styles - some pop-punk, some metal, some guilty pleasures - Cathouse has something for everyone if you're into the alternative and absolutely plenty of space to rock out in. In fact when there's no band performing, the raised stage area in the middle floor just becomes another part of the dancefloor, if you really wanna elevate your experience (ba-dum-dum-tsh).

4. Spiders - Hull

Looking for a touch of the gothic or grungy? Look no further than Hull's premiere rock club, Spiders. Glow in the dark spiders painted on the walls? Check! Metal cages shaped like spider-webs? Check! Metal, hard rock, punk and pop-punk? Check on all counts! But perhaps the most unique and iconic thing Spiders has to offer is it's signature cocktail - the Sweet Death. Containing Vodka, Southern Comfort, Peach Schnapps and Midori, topped up with a lemon and lime mixer, this bright green sweet melon drink comes in a pint glass, and for those who enjoy a good alcoholic drink, it's a must have if you're visiting this club.

3. Rise - Newcastle

Have you ever wanted to go to rock club that's right next door to a strip club? Rise has got you covered. Similar to Cathouse, it has three main areas, the main dancefloor having well-known alternative anthems, some more metalcore and deep-cuts on the upper floor, and then there's the wonderful outdoor area; far more than a simple smoking zone, the Terrace has plenty of shelter for if it rains, plays many guilty pleasures and classic rock anthems. And another unique drink to offer, at Rise you can get yourself a Firebucket: a Fireball Whiskey based drink which, yes, comes in a literal bucket. This was a frequent haunt of mine during my uni days and I will always remember the euphoria of spending my 23rd birthday here and Bohemian Rhapsody coming on in the Terrace literally the moment I turned 23.

2. The Key Club - Leeds

This one's the closest to home for me, both metaphorically and literally. It's just, literally the closest to where I live. While I will say I've found Friday nights here to be quite hit-or-miss, I don't think I've ever had a bad Saturday night in this place. It's not the biggest venue, but what it lacks in size, it more than makes up for in energy. Frequent occurrences include a spontaneous moshpit opening up beneath the DJ, the entire room bursting into song when Black Parade comes on, and certain people getting absolutely blasted and having an absolute blast (by "certain people" I may or may not mean me.) I'll admit it's not without it's flaws, but it's a place that feels like home to me. I've danced here, I've sung here, I've even bled here - and I'll happily do it all again. Plus, once you've finished screaming your lungs out, right across the road is not only a McDonalds, but also a Taco Bell - and as we all know, they never taste better than right after you've stumbled out of a club at 3am.

1. Satan’s Hollow - Manchester

So if Key Club is near where I live, and Rise is where I frequented during uni, why does Satan's Hollow take the top spot? Well, simply put, I think it's objectively better. I mean, you want a club that commits to it's aesthetic? Get a load of that great big devil statue looming over the DJ! The main room has a cool raised dancefloor in the middle, playing your more well known alternative anthems, but stay here long enough and the second room will open up! Depending on what day you're going, this will either be the heavier stuff, more metal and metalcore classics, or some golden gems from the pop-punk scene. There's plenty of space inside, 2 bars to get drinks from, the opportunity to mosh in the second room and did I mention how bad-ass that great big devil statue is!? The atmosphere in Satan's is always infectious, and going here is always a treat whenever I'm over in Manchester, so it gets a big thumbs up from me.

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blazevillains · 1 year

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listen to me. if youre an adult you have the ability to be an unfathomably kind influence on a child. i had a good teacher who let me break down in the hallway for the whole period because he noticed me crying in class, and before that he complimented my writing skills and encouraged me to persue writing. and man ill never forget that teacher as long as i live for even the miniscule acts of kindness. be kind to kids. you never know whats going on that you cant see.

#AND he ran the pride club at my school LIKE THAT GUY ROCKED!!!#id never felt safe around a grownup until that point it was EYE OPENING

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atomic-chronoscaph · 3 months

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CBGB Club (c. 1978)

#cbgb club #punk rock #rock photography #post punk #new wave #70s punk #70s fashion #lydia lunch #arturo vega #stiv bators #the dead boys #elda and the stillettos #music club #seventies #1977 #1978 #1979

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theraedar · 6 months

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crashin mostro lounge 🥁🎸🎤💥

#twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland oc #twst oc #azul ashengrotto #lilia vanrouge #kalim al asim #cater diamond #lorel #pop music club #my art #pretend they’re kicking/leaning on a table or smth LOL #kind of a sequel to my og pmc comic?#OH for context lorel regularly does solo performances at mostro lounge but this time they brought pmc to rock the house #idk if that was clear ghghh i forget that the world inside my head isn’t apparent to everyone

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rebelsouljah · 1 year

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roadhousebluessss · 9 months

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The Doors performing “The End” at the Hollywood Bowl, 1968.

#the doors #jim morrison #mr mojo risin #the lizard king #gif #my gifs #27 club #rock and roll #hard rock #the end

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legendarytragedynacho · 3 months

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Patricia Morrison and Dave Vanian at the premiere of Batman Forever, 1995

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bl00dfroma-fairy · 25 days

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firestorm09890 · 16 days

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currently feeling normal (lying) about electric sheep Meursault 👍

he's clearly already miserable in the art and then you'd think that "This electricity is all I have left… I can't…!" would be the line for the corrosion but NOPE! THAT'S THE AWAKENING LINE!

HE HAS NO CORROSION LINE. ON CORROSION HE JUST SITS DOWN AND SCREAMS

also all his other EGO corrosions are just "normal man with something on his head" (except Pursuance, which is still pretty tame, especially when put next to Rodion's corrosion of that) but this one is full on sheepy

and Don's isn't. Don's sheep corrosion stays humanoid.

I'm too tired to try and analyze the meaning right now but my mannnnnnnn

#limbus company #project moon #limbus company spoilers #meursault #everyone including me a few weeks ago: oh yeah of course the electric sheep exploited for energy would show up in heathcliff's canto #meursault rocking up to the club to take all the concerning implications for himself:#me post #he’s a very cute sheep btw

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restingcorpse · 4 days

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guitars-and-kaleidoscope-eyes · 19 days

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softambrollins · 3 months

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#aew #aewedit #bullet club gold #bang bang gang #jay white #austin gunn #colten gunn #the gunns #gifs #mine #they're so dumb i'm obsessed with them #rip cardblade #welcome rock card juice board

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egophiliac · 2 months

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the new ride kamens character is jo, and he's... blood stark and night rogue? he's got the blood stark visor and color, but he's got bat wings which is definitely night rogue, not what i would've expected, i would've thought we'd get evol and kr rogue first as separate characters, but hey, dan kuroto and blood stark are some of my top faves of all time villains, so i'm not complaining

heck YES look at this steam-powered and yet somehow cyberpunky batman. he's awesome! 🦇 and honestly given that the popular guess for him was Night Rogue, I think it's pretty funny that he ended up being (mostly) the other Faust guy (I admit I usually associate him with the Evol form and...kind of forgot about Blood Stalk a little bit. :')

augh I am so BEHIND on drawing the Wisdom Thinks guys, hold on let me fix this

also I really hope they get way into the nitty-gritty of them running the lounge. nothing is funnier to me than Dramatic Action Superheroes having to take time out of their day to balance their business ledger and figure out the employee rotation for the week and stress about scheduling their upcoming food safety inspection. it's great.