A Good Night Out in Cardiff

[Emac53]

I'm away with two girlfriends this weekend in Cardiff and would like some suggestions of some good places to visit both bars and nightclubs.

Stayinig in Cardiff Bay but obviously travelling into the City Centre (if need be) for where its all at so to speak.

I'm particularly fond of good house music, both old skool and today with a mixture of cheese n chart music thrown in. Would rather go somewhere for popularity though.

I've looked on the web (if you've got suggestions for websites too that would be great) but not having much luck at the mo.

Thanks v much

 

[Biffo]

I'm a bit past it now but you used to be able to have a good dance at The Emporium on St Marys/High Street. I don't think it has changed names recently but I may be wrong. Pop upstairs to Floyd cafe opposite for a pre-club drink.

Busier towny drinks (and scraps) can be had at the other end of St Marys Street at the Walkabout, Square, Life, etc. Liquid is the club next door to Life which may suit your musical taste but is quite young. Or pop across the road and round the corner to Mill Lane for some sit-outside drinks at Las Iguanas, etc.

More civil drinks can be found at HaHas and Steam Bar (near The Hilton hotel). Cuba (opposite) is not bad for a bit of a party. You also have the Brewery quarter with The Yard, MA Potters, etc for food and drinks.

The bars down the Bay are okay but you are better off getting into town by at least 10pm as taxis are a bit rare down there. Don't forget to go down Caroline Street to watch the closing time soap opera.

Try and pick up a copy of Buzz magazine in a bar or shop for a 'local what's on'.

Have fun.

 

[Dai Sheep]

Emporium has been closed for a while now, I dont think it has reopened yet - though I could be wrong. If you want dance/chart music Liquid is the place to go or there is a small but popular place on mill lane called Red Rooms. Creation is also a dance club (greyfriars road) - never been there myself, but I've heard there is loads of attitude there though.

There are loads of great pubs and clubs (and a few crap ones) in Cardiff, just go to St.Mary street and start from there.

 

[solman24]

Best thing to do is check out www.spam.co.uk it has all the best event and bar news in Cardiff. You can find all sorts of information on it!!!

 

[ChrisFilter]

I went on a lads weekend in Cardiff recently. I fully blame my mate, but the nightlife was fucking awful.

 

[Ranbay]

no place for good house anymore

some nights are put on, but not many....

Emporioum has been shut for 4-5 years.....

And the worse thing about it all is? in 2 months i will be working in an office built on the gorunds of the Hippo club.... how sick is this world we live in

 

[softybabe]

Don't forget to go down Caroline Street to watch the closing time soap opera.

Have fun.

 

[ddraig]

Best thing to do is check out www.spam.co.uk it has all the best event and bar news in Cardiff. You can find all sorts of information on it!!!

what kind of bilge is that???
complete with orange girls and jocks
and you're a dirty spammer!!!!!!!!!!!! <moar than you

you could try the buffalo bar or somewhere small like tha
www.wearebuffalobar.co.uk

have a good one, stay safe

 

[teqniq]

what kind of bilge is that???
complete with orange girls and jocks
and you're a dirty spammer!!!!!!!!!!!! <moar than you

you could try the buffalo bar or somewhere small like tha
www.wearebuffalobar.co.uk

have a good one, stay safe

I clicked on the link (shudders) pink bilge! And desperate spam considering the OP is from 2005.

 

[Clint Iguana]

I am advised by younger and hipper associates, that ten feet tall is quite 'happening'. I have been in there for a pint and it was OK, but not stayed for the night club thing that goes on later.

Personally clwb ifor bach is more my thing

 

[Sweaty Betty]

no place for good house anymore

some nights are put on, but not many....

Emporioum has been shut for 4-5 years.....

And the worse thing about it all is? in 2 months i will be working in an office built on the gorunds of the Hippo club.... how sick is this world we live in

BLOODY WORd!!!!!

 

[Sweaty Betty]

Pen and wig is a good night out till 1am at least- after that just go home!

 

[teqniq]

Pen and wig is a good night out till 1am at least- after that just go home!

Actually I was going to slag off the middle of town as being completely crap but that's quite a nice 'real' pub as it goes (only been there once or twice).

 

[Ranbay]

I am advised by younger and hipper associates, that ten feet tall is quite 'happening'. I have been in there for a pint and it was OK, but not stayed for the night club thing that goes on later.

Personally clwb ifor bach is more my thing

Ten feet tall is ok, they have a club downstairs... but you cant take drinks from upstairs to the bottom bit as i found out.

The club is small and last time we went there was a bouncer just hanging around the corner where we where all night ?!?!?

 

[PAD1OH]

buffalo and ten feet tall will be hit and miss music for you music wise

maybe check out what some of the promoters are doing (they use different venues) - House is not my thing but.....

Loco (Look out for LOCO in the Basement, every 3rd Saturday of the month at MOVE Club Mill lane) - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=18042399761

holobeck - http://www.theholodeck.org/

aperature (DnB) - http://www.myspace.com/apertureuk

Sumo ??

Cool-house - http://www.cool-house.net/

zerozero - http://www.wearezerozero.co.uk/


glo is a small pub that does house nights and there is something on this saturday

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[milly]

I went on a lads weekend in Cardiff recently. I fully blame my mate, but the nightlife was fucking awful.

Obviously it depends where you went but there is some great nightlife to be had if you do your research.

 

[spacemonkey]

The house night PAD1OH suggested will be really good. The bar is intimate but normally has a good vibe.

If you want a big club with loads of pissed up people and chart music, go to Oceania.

 

[fogbat]

Metro's, clearly

 

[Dic Penderyn]

Fuck Cardiff, come to Newport.

 

[1927]

Fuck Cardiff, come to Newport.

Yeah why get beaten up when you could be stabbed!

 

[Gavin Bl]

Fuck Cardiff, come to Newport.

you must be getting a backhander from Newport council for all this

 

[Clint Iguana]

Fuck Cardiff, come to Newport.

Yes, no need to be so fussy about your personal hygine before you go out.

 

[Riklet]

Ten feet tall is ok, they have a club downstairs... but you cant take drinks from upstairs to the bottom bit as i found out.

The club is small and last time we went there was a bouncer just hanging around the corner where we where all night ?!?!?

Yeh. Got thrown out recently by one of the wandering "bouncers" because I was slightly monging on a sofa, for a very very short amount of time with my mate. Apparently I "fell asleep" (I didn't... ) and I was strong armed outa the club and chucked out! I'd paid £5 to get in, and we'd bought drinks and been dancing for ages. Wasn't at all impressed..... it did seem like a cool venue though, until then.

Oceania and Liquid (n maybe Tiger Tiger?) are good for chart and house kinda stuff... not really my thing, but they're really popular and all.

 

[Col_Buendia]

Fuck it, I'm looking for one good night out in Cardiff before Xmas, ideally one that involves good music (not house), nice people (not the sort of twats you see queuing for Creation), and loads of drugs - paracetamol, aspirin, you name it.

Point - covers bands from here to eternity.
Clwb - bands no one has ever heard of.
Barfly - more expensive, and lots of bands that want you to hear of them. Oh, and GBH Not my idea of a great night out.
10 Feet Tall - too cool for school.
Buffalo - alright I suppose. Not much dancing action there.

Aaargh, it's all fucking crap dance music. I need some quality mix.

 

[ddraig]

Col B! don't we have Dempsey's for the likes of you?



























how y'all doin love?

 

[llantwit]

Quit wishing Cardiff was something it's not. It's never going to as self-consciously (read, actually) cool as your London's, Berlins, and Barcelonas, but it has it's charms.
Why not settle for a night on the SA listening to the juke-box in the Vulcan interspeserd with the odd sing-along. Uniquely Cardiff experience.

Fuck it, I'm looking for one good night out in Cardiff before Xmas, ideally one that involves good music (not house), nice people (not the sort of twats you see queuing for Creation), and loads of drugs - paracetamol, aspirin, you name it.

Point - covers bands from here to eternity.
Clwb - bands no one has ever heard of.
Barfly - more expensive, and lots of bands that want you to hear of them. Oh, and GBH Not my idea of a great night out.
10 Feet Tall - too cool for school.
Buffalo - alright I suppose. Not much dancing action there.

Aaargh, it's all fucking crap dance music. I need some quality mix.

 

[Col_Buendia]

I'm struggling to think when I had the sort of night out in Cardiff that I'm hankering after at the minute, and the only thing that comes to mind is once we were out in the old Toucan, when it was upstairs on St Mary's St. I got an email from a guy at work recently, a forward from the very same Mr Kingman, Toucan empresario, asking for email support for his new application for a licence. Apparently the cops are trying to keep his licence till 2am, based on the aggro that generically happens (he's looking to open up close to St Mary's St again, dunno where). His argument for a 4am licence is that there never was any aggro at the Toucan - an argument that I can agree with!

Anyway, I think all I want is a night out where I can dance, but where it isn't ultra-monotonous house music ad nauseam...

...does that make me so *very* old? <shudders>

 

[Col_Buendia]

Col B! don't we have Dempsey's for the likes of you?

And there was me thinking apartheid was over.

how y'all doin love?

U cannae segregate me boyo, there's proper Welsh in our family now!

 

[ddraig]

And there was me thinking apartheid was over.


U cannae segregate me boyo, there's proper Welsh in our family now!

the toucan wants to go in the old staff club! keep up and catch a grip eh!

e2a http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=8389650&postcount=29

 

[Threshers_Flail]

Metro's, clearly

I very much miss this place, manchester indie clubs are all a bunch of pretenders.