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The Local Music Scene in Newport, Newport*

Newport, Newport Record Shops and Venues

Record Shops

• Hmv N Mvc is the basic ones, but then for ur emo shit n some decent music then go to diverse musice, up the hill from the body shop innit grimmie. Spillers in cardiff is awesome, and theirs one in the indoor market in cardiff, worth looking at.
• diverse music in charles street has the best in independent music,jazz, blues and beyond, plus an amazing vinyl (yes remember vinyl, well its making a comeback) section and the boys there know all things modern or ancient, unless its boy band crap or the latest chart here today hit. often spot GLC members in there getting their latest sounds.
• diverse & upstairs in the market
• Nothing much now that Hitman closed, go to Cardiff - Spillers
• Newport - Rockaway Records and Hitman Records in the centre of town Cardiff - Spillers Records in the centre of town Bristol - Replay Records in the subway under the bus station in the centre of town
• Hitmans shut down noooooooo! now we gotta pay triple from those fookin corp' bastards HMV
• Well Troutmark obviously for those second hand books and records. Hit-Man's leaving us - pity that.
• Troutmark, that place has everything! Vinyl, Cassettes, CD's and the occasional porn video. Hitman, place for cheap music, that place has everything, where the wannabe's think they become 'with it' wen they buy those dreaded hoodies. Don't go
• Hitman is pretty cool for alternative stuff and a lot less cheesy than Our Price.
• traxx uk, Newports newest vinyl dance music shop, opposite Gamlins. Specialises in hard house, hard trance, funky, prog, techno, drum and bass. Also sell dj equipment. Newest addition to their stock is funky clubwear by local designers Pen and Lolly. Great atmostphere and friendly.
• Vinyl Nation, 12 Market Arcade (next to the Arcade pub) Take the second turning after Mcdonalds, down the side of Anglian windows. They sell Underground dance music including gabber, hardcore, hard house, trance, drum & bass, garage etc. Vinyl, CD's, Clothing and all the latest event tape packs. Live DJs on a Saturday afternoon. They also serve drinks and snacks. Excellent place, the owner is a cool guy.
• hitman records is the best place to go for alternative music and they also sell tickets for local gigs
• phat beats on charles street
• hitman, diverse music. hitman generally has a better selection
• our price has some banging underground chart music like and they always has the new britney cds in and its well wicked
• Rockaway.. Upstairs in the market. Although it has an immense content of obscure records, its hardly ever open..
• Hitman. The cheapest aswell best place for the widest range of music in 'Port
• rockaway in the old market for punk & hardcore, alternative & second hand stuff. diverse for indie-studenty stuff. hit-man for everything else(especialy shit metal t-shirts)
• hmmmm, hitman rules coz they have this huuuuge heavy metal section but its also got punk, ska and stuff like that :) way cool! plus they sell simpson posters!!
• Upstairs in the Covered market. Diverse used to be good for indie and stuff but I think it's closed now.
• The people of Newport complain that there are very few quality shops,but they only have themselves to blame.When good shops do open they don't support them.All they are interested in is saving a pound.Myself I would rather spend a pound or two more in diverse,being served by knowledgable friendly staff and coming away with something I did'nt know I wanted,than spending two hours in Hitman looking for the latest Paul Simon,only to find it filed under B.
• Hitman is a wicked shop for buying heavy meatl and goth music from and they have the cheapest prices.
• hitman music is the greatest. top tunes cool prices and that confusing doorway with the "please use other door" sign
• Diverse - lovely friendly lads who can be easily bribed with lolly pops and star bracelets to tell you all the goss about what's going on in Newport - Paul is my personal favourite! or hitman - more music for less notes guys! there's right!!
• Hitman, Diverse
• Theres only 2 Hitman and Ourprice as far as i know, and thats good enough 4 me even whsmith and woolworths sell records
• Hit man is excellent and caters for every taste - you can even buy stuff for your Dad there!
• Diverse music (now on Charles Street used to be the best place to get all the old hardcore and house records in the early 90's. Still good for your more obscure stuff, and staff are very knowledgable and will order anything for yo' ass!
• None of these really - just alot of alcoholics in newport :-Þ (joke) there's the indoor market with alot of interesting ah hem lets say items.
• Hitman is always good for a bargain.
• hitman is the only decent one
• the only record shop is a crap one that only sells old favourites like KylieMynogue or Jason Donavon.
• Rockaway upstairs in the market. Don't bother buying anything just chat for hours with Dean or simon about punk Rock
• The Red Cross do some brill oldies
• Try Diverse Records - carry straight on from the passport office and it's on the right. Brilliant for indie/rock/generally obscure types of music, and sale albums. Also, give Hitman Records on Commercial Street a try if you're fed up to the back teeth with paying ridiculous prices for cd singles.
• Hit man music has about every album you ever want and very cheap
• HIT MAN!!! cheap as your mother!
• 'Unusual' records? Try next door to the comic shop upstairs in the market.
• Our Price, Commercial Street: loads of commercial stuff. Diverse Music: Dock Street: Loads of diverse/obscure stuff/concert bookings. Hit Man music, Commercial Street: loads of cool stuff.

Clubs (Dance Music) and Music Bars

• Le Pub, Saturday nights, free music until round 7 when they start charging so get in early and ull be fine, unless u go outside for some fresh air, cause it starts to stink in the log cabin after stubbs lets a few go and some sweaty tit starts dancing like a twat, DEAD SOULS COLLECTIVE!. Tj's....only worth going for the hardcore gigs "SWHC" everything else is crap. Clwb Ifor Bach, Proper welsh, proper bo, barfly, allright like, can have a good show their now and again. If u want more of a dance vibe, Zanzibar innit bitches and Yates's bread.
• The Bassment in the town centre is good for a friendly night after the Murrenger An escape from the trendy nonsense and filthy fashion sense of the rest of Newport. Plenty of man rock with a few dance tunes thrown in for those of us that wish to move our bodies
• chicago rock and opposite a blinding curry house poppadoms!
• me and my mates love the metz lounge and ott's, both are R'n'B free zones which makes a change, low lighting, candles on tables and leather sofa's. cant beat it!
• Most clubs in port are a load of shite except maybe tj's where they have good bands from time to time such as stretch armstrong and Estevez
• otts on tuesday nights- over the edge alternative and metal night sometimes their are good live bands- sometimes not!!
• OH MY MISSPENT YOUTH!! TJ'S, DOWNSTAIRS IN THE COTTON CLUB, ANNABELS,
• TJs is the best place to go in Newport, for gigs or just on a night out, few places in town but never bothered with them cos full of townies etc etc...
• The Legendary TJ's is a bit out of my age range nowadays, but before my 20s I had a marvellous time. Good to feel part of a crowd when you're going through those pre20-year-old type traumas - they'll be there for the rest of your life. But so will some of your mates that you made.
• Is "Lasers" still there? It used to be the best club going when Newport had only two clubs... I forget the name of the other bout it was really small and was above a row of shops..
• TJ's forever - even though it seems to have got more mainstream in recent years.
• Vinly Nation Presents A night of hard dance @ The Baltica. Fortnightly on Thrusdays. Resident DJ Ice & Guests. Only £1 entry. Pool tables, cheap drinks and an excellent atmosphere.
• well if your looking for the usual townie ,sleezey mingrats you cant beat Newports finest "zanzibar" or "zanz" to the lovely regulars! But for all the alternative boys and girlsthere is the famous tj's.where on a friday night you are bound to bumb into your little brother or sister moshing with there over sized slipknot hoodie. But you cant beat Tj's for an end to your , when your so drunk you'll dance anyway. by the drinks are served smiply by the can!
• Dance music clubs...well I'm not exactly the biggest fan of Dance music, but John Henry's seems to be the place to be Friday nights.It has an outdoor piazza type place [okay,so signs like 'Posta'are painted on the walls looking extremely un-italian, but, y'know...] Zanzibar is quite well frequented too, so I'm told.
• zanzibar (bre), and voodoo (spakka)
• oh innit cobarnas is fuckin wicked like have a couple of brews and fuckin pull some shleper an that sellin speed in the back of zanzis knows it like
• Sanjays - Run of the mill nightclub located on stow hill Club Loudoo - as above, this time located down toward the baneswell area
• Panzibar
• bladhy bladhy blay tjs blah yak yak
• The place to be in newport has to ZANIZBAR - it has the latest music played all nite upstairs downstairs you have your chillout room and on groundfloor you have your "older" music i.e wham or and cheeze like s-club severn!! The place to be. Voodoo is also quite good for a nite out but alot smaller.
• dont bother they are all shit
• If your looking for a half decent place to have a drink, dance and a laugh then Yates is the place to go. Chicago's is not bad either, all the music is 60's/70's stuff. Zanzibar is a bit boring, The Pen & Wig is a slappers paradise, TJ's is a dive.
• Newport - Zanzibar and Voodoo......... only one thing to say about these quality establishments...... "Who let the dogs out????!!!!!!"
• Don't come to Newport for Clubs. Bar Rhumba has a refreshing attitude.
• ok zanzibar could be likened to a meat market but it's cool. cheezy music, tiny dance floor etc but hell this is newport we're talking about. if u want class go to cardiff. Yea the guys are all freaks there, well mostly all of them, but look around. men are freaks everywhere. not just in zanzis
• well if u like crap nites then go to VooDoo where all the VooDoo people hang out!! or if u want to be all hot and crushed try out Zanzibar....
• tj's tj's tj's tj's tj's tj's tj's tj's tj's tj's. Townies need not apply. I don't think you could class the Angel as a club but hell it's a good skater hang out.
• Zanzibar (POP and Dance), Tjs (everything mailnly Rock), Bah Rhumba (indie etc on Weds, Fri Sat nights enigma), VOODOO (shite), V3 ( closed down now, but was very good before)
• Downstairs in the cotton club USED to be good. Stick to John Henrys bar throughout the summer if you want a good, friendly night with an all night bbq.
• If you want a fight or an easy lay go to anywhere that plays chart stuff - Zanzibar, Voodoo etc. If on the other hand you want a laugh in a friendly environment - where in 6 years I have yet to see a fight - try downstairs in the Cotton Club on weekends or V3 on a wednesday, both play excellent indie stuff and 80's cheese - TJ's is also good although one of my mates did get beaten up there once and it does seem to be extremely full of young looking people. Some of the pubs have late licenses too now which is good - the Pen and Wig on Stow Hill is a good one
• Cotton Club (downstairs) on the weekend is a good indie night (if crowded), or the legendary TJ's for some good dirty fun.
• Zanzibar, club voodoo, barrumba, TJ's god i could go on ...and on and on
• TJ's used to kick arse about 8 years ago, now the DJ's have changed and it's shite. Hang the friggin DJ. I could do better. All the other nightlubs are meat-markets for the beautiful people who love a fight, kebab and a shag (in that order)
• loads of them-not that they're any good...good for a fight no less
• two place, the Griffen and the Zanzibar, good names but shit music and beer.
• TJ's is the ony place worth a shit, I seem to live there
• "Heights 2000"is now known, and has been for over a year now, as "Zanzi Bar" And "Ritzies" has also recently changed to "Voodoo" Both clubs are located within the town centre, and guarantee a good night out!!!
• Castell Bingo Full of groovin' oldies
• V3 is a fairly new club in Newport - playing mainly house and dance music. Check out the big paper mache dragon they've got in there... Bar Rumbah - not been yet but looks like your standard 1st Leisure Corp, Rank etc. nightclub from the outside.
• T.J.`s is quite near the sk8 park. Kurt Cobain Proposed to Courtney Love there and is a great place on Friday.
• Ritzy's - Full of under-aged kids. I used to go there when I was 16 and I used to look like I was 10.
• the club scene in newport...in a word, tragic beyond belief. are under 5 foot 3, male and think that shell suits are pretty damn' groovy? this is the place for you. there is a street of clubs off the high street, ranging from sad to scary. enjoy.
• Newport has lots of nightclubs the most popular is Heights 2000 (was Bookerts). It has lights and meets Thursdays to Sundays.
• Annabels, Stow Hill (all sorts of music: Metal night, dance, indie, etc) Heights 2000, Stow Hill (mostly Dance) Ritzy, Bridge Street (mostly Dance)

Live Music Venues

• T.J's .. what?? You've never been??? and ocasionaly the Newport City Live Arena!
• glc are coming back soon.
• Maindee Festival is free and has loads of bands
• Engineers pub Friday & Saturday nights Hornblower Thursday and Friday nights and some Sundays Potters Friday and Saturday nights Riverside tavern Wednesday night
• TJS i know this place just keeps onpopping up but its one of the best places around at the mo!! u can go down and have a laugh and not worry that your gonna get the crap beaten out of you! and the staff are really cool!!
• Tjs is the best place for gigs in port as they often have amazing up and coming bands such as estevez
• Newport City Live Arena recently opened, using the old Odeon building down on Clarence Place. Super Furry Animals have been, many bigger bands are due to play there.
• Tjs is the greatest music venue in Wales. Its legendary!!!4m Ghost of Robot to Hole every1 has played here. We,the new bred of sweaties r havin the baddest time and its a gr8 place 2 pull - even if there are sum very dodgy types
• otts on a tuesday night for metal alterantive music. tjs as well check their website
• TJs is the best place for this, some place on Stow Hill can't remember the names, Arena has bigger bands... Cardiff - Clwb Ivor Bach (Welsh Club) or Barfly in town put on gigs and can be cool... Bristol - Fleece and Firkin, The Station or Louisiana (note all of above is for punk/metal/indie kinda stuff)
• TJ's, naturally. Some good gigs on fairly often - you could always check out their site [search for TJ's Newport - I'm not giving the address ;)]
• TJ's again. (Yeah Kurt did play there and Courtney) Yeah and Le Pub I guess, but its hard walking up those stairs after a few pintsalager. Newport Centre's had some good stuff over the Years, I saw Radiohead there before they made it big. They were supporting James (ha).
• Newport centre and TJ's. There is alsorts for everyone. The best gigs and the small shows in the Newport Centre, upstairs in the summer! Gr8 Stuff.
• tjs is the best place in newport!!!! saw finch ther, they rocked! gutted that the gr8 GC cancelled tho! enjoy!
• Plaqces like O.T.T's and the Riverside have a good variety of local bands playing.
• Personally I think a quick jaunt up the Motorway to The Bierkeller in Bristol is well worth it ... seen many a great gig in this place and no doubt will see a lot more if what theyve got going on is anything to go by
• yates's is great place to be any night of the week, great sounds, karaoke competitions, live dj virtually every night and live entertainment. foods good too. open from 11am until very late every day.
• For live music there's no better places to go other than le pub on a thursday(be prepared to sweat like a bitch!), the riverside on a tuesday/wednesday and tj's through out the week
• TJ's, Le Pub, OTT's, Riverside Tavern... where should I begin.Le Pub is perfect for chilling out listening to Indie music.Downstairs plays old tunes on the jukebox and has a Sega Megadrive [You can Play Alex Kidd!Or Sonic the Hedgehog!]upstairs however is a sort of dark,windowless little attic with reasonable priced drink,a DJ who hates being asked for requests and friendly [not to mention attractive]barmen. OTT's is great for Salsa dancing/watching the upcoming Newport music scene evolve,as is The Tavern.TJ'S, of course, is legendary.Kurt Cobain went there.Nuff said.
• Tj's is the only good place, le pub is geting better tho
• i saw cliff richard in the leisure
• TJ's - Legendary venue, the atmosphere and sheer good times here make up for the dirtyness and the building itself, which is practically falling apart.. Newport Centre - This is where all the "big" acts perform
• we are in newport....
• TJs(the misfits, fugazi, man or astroman, but nothing good for the last few months. le pub & the riverside are good for local bands
• TJ's, everyone is going on about it but it has got some good history, especially when S*M*A*S*H played back in 96
• a friend of mine is in a band called Laze and they are playing at Risca rugby club on the 28th october tickets £2.00 not 2 b missed you'll have a brill!!! ? nite in Risca
• er.... TJ's
• TJS
• Le Pub, TJ's, the Leisure Centre, Cardiff
• TJ's has some good bands on in the week, and Le Pub has bands on a Thursday.
• tj's is the place to watch up and coming bands....oasis played here although that doesn't say much
• Tj's mostly though look out for Punk gigs at Le Pub soon. There are gigs in loads of places most nights of the week but winey indie gets on my nerves and thats what most of it seems to be
• John Frost Square. You are bound to come across the regular busker
• V3 on Stow Hill is good for live bands. Divine Comedy played there recently and lots of other famous names set to play soon!
• TJ's is the only place.

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