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CLUB VS CLUB: North vs South
Wednesday 17th July 2013 | Beth
North vs South - theCUT vs Plastic People
theCUT Newcastle
Situated in the heart of the city centre, yet far removed in style and substance from the surrounding nightlife, Newcastle’s theCUT is the city's top club for those looking for something a little different.
Doors are open almost every night of the week, with a wide array of weekly and special events pumping different genres from house to hip-hop to dubstep to disco, soul and more. The venue has also played host to big named DJs, such as the more recent set from TNGHT’s Lunice. For a club with a mere 300-person capacity, nights like this are very intimate indeed.
The atmosphere of the club is completely underground (despite having to climb a flight of stairs to get in). Nights like Tuesday’s Rub a Dub Dub (dubstep/dnb/electro) pride themselves on being totally non-serious and non-judgmental – a theme that runs through the rest of the nights too.
A characteristic that cannot be left unnoticed is theCUT’s interior. Think Berlin squat and New York loft parties combined with distressed industrial spaces. Some might say the club looks unfinished, others will see it the way theCUT describes itself – a “Deconstructed Music Space & Living Art Project”.
For around £5 entry each night and reasonably priced drinks, theCUT is not only an individual but near-inexpensive experience for all music lovers.
Plastic People
Long known as the host to the bass-oriented FWD>> parties, Plastic People is a tiny basement club in the heart of east London’s Shoreditch. With a combination of infamously dim lighting and a world-famous sound system, the experience is “all about loud music in a dark room”.
Similarly with theCUT, Plastic People doesn’t stick to just one genre, including techno, house, hip-hop and other more experimental nights and shows in its calendar. Plastic People also welcomes big named DJs through its doors, with past parties stormed by the likes of Joy Orbison and Ben UFO - not to mention the fact Theo Parrish is Saturday night’s resident.
Another close similarity between theCUT and Plastic People is its size, with an even smaller capacity of around 200. In comparison to other London venues like Fabric (capacity 2,600) Plastic People is certainly one of the cities smaller haunts.
The interior also follows an underground warehouse vibe, possibly even more so than theCUT in terms of the former, as being underground is pretty fucking dim too.
With entry usually in the region of £5-£10 depending on the night, Plastic People is still reasonably priced for the unique style it provides its patrons week in week out.
Beth Hallatt
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