Clubs (Dance Music) and Music Bars in Portsmouth, Hampshire*

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• The Mecca which was based in Arundal Street Portsmouth in the 1960's, 1970's and 1980's before changing to many other names from the late 1980's to 1990's. It is now a Bingo Hall!!!
• Any where along Albert road Southsea is a good bet if your into all the alternative stuff. Little jonny Russels is your best bet for a good night out.
• ROUTE66 IS THE BESTEST PLACE EVER. I LOVE ROUTEY. brilliantly cheesy, get there early cause its always packed to the rafters!!!!!!!!!!! definately go there the best fun ever whhhooooooooooooo yeah baby oo
• Southsea rocks - at the Frog on the front underneath the Pyramids music venue. A fine selection of Metal, rock and dancier EBM and industrial music. open from 8 til 2, only 4 quid to get in and the drinks are dirt cheap!
• TIME!!!! Southsea Sea Front Many a good time to be had! :D Best from my experience on a Saturday and a Thursday. Tuesday is good too but have only been on a Tuesday once. Played some old skool which was a rarity but good!
• Route 66 - alternative night on a monday, it tends to be the same people but once you get to know people you always seem to have a good time.Entry is £1 before 11. Tends to stick to indie rock [Killers, Franz Ferdinand..etc] but time to time adds some good ol' ska, and heavier stuff like SOAD or RATM. Scandals Cellar Bar on a thursday has an alternative night, I've been told it's rather good but a *very* small venue. SUB on a friday - another alt night. Southsea Rocks - Saturday on the Pier. Similar to Route on a monday. Expensive to get in though. Registry have 'thursday thing' which always features DJ's who play a variety of music and often have bands play as well.
• Route 66 on Guildhall Walk holds "Delight" on mondays, good honest indie student night with a little bit of drum & bass mixed in. Breakneck is one of the country's best Drum & Bass nights attracting big names. It's held monthly on the 1st friday of every month on South Parade Pier. Chaos another reasonable indie night, every saturday night on South Parade Pier. The Wedgewood Rooms in Southsea is always worth checking out, they have "The Go-Off" (Hip-Hop), Funkt-if-ino (dance/funk/r&b) and Hipshaker (60's soul & beat) on monthly plus loads of new bands. For people with "heavier" tastes Subversion at EQ on Fridays offers a more indie playlist upstairs but with a very heavy playlist downstairs.
• The biggest student club night on the calendar is still Vodka Island @ Tiger Tiger. Sexy guys and gals, cheap drinks and wicked music from The Baxter brothers...everyone is sure to experience the Island at one point!
• Has to be the Registry, although it can be a bit alternative, so maybe the Eldon?
• Indigo!!!!
• Lost in London is always good. I LOVE TECHNO in Belgium! As for Portsmouth, check out Binary Nation, Electramento, Release, Phase 2 and Under Your Nose. These are night run on the pier and the Wedge from time to time.
• Time + Envy !!
• Time + Envy :)
• Route 66 is no longer at Palmerston Road. Route 66 as moved to the old Martines/Europa building in Commercial Road. Really cheesy and stick to the carpet fun. The old Route 66 is now Chicago Rock which has a much better updated look. Particularly the carpets and toilets. Still cheesy music but great for a laugh. Tiger Tiger in Gunwharf is also worth a look but the drinks are expensive!!
• Time & Envy... One of the best nights out ive had since movin down here.. Might only have bin a Thursday, but with the very fine podium dancer (the bloke).. then entertainment was well worth it!! Great music.. gr8 drink.. gr8 night out!!
• Places to be seen at - Tangerine Suite/Bar Bluu wednesday,time & envy thursday,havent found anywhere good for fridays,time & envy again saturday then back to tangerine on sunday to finish the week off.average money spent a week clubbing (4 nights) - £50. Easy days.
• New nights in Portsmouth for those who dont want cheese and commercial pop include BREAKNECK Drum&Bass on South Parade Pier, dj's include ANDY C,LEMON D,FABIO,GROOVERIDER,RICHARD FEARLESS,MAURO PICOTTO!!!no cheese please.Also look out for 1 off nights at Tangerine Suite, dj's have included MR C,ROGER SANCHEZ, TIM DELUXE.Alternatively just go to Brighton or Bournemouth.
• Indigo rocks! It's 4 14-17year olds and has grunge music, i love it there, no1 really judges u and u can make a fool out of yourself and no one cares! I love the moshing thats fun although most of the time i tend to stay out the way, it's wicked there!
• Bar Me, fond memories of silly songs around midnight.
• -Anyone remember Hysteric Uproar at the Wedgwood rooms for over 16's? Those were the days.. I'm not a sad old perve, I was that age too. Like a school disco but with more fights. -The Regal Palace in North End. Surely there is no place more regal to spend a night out?
• Joanna's - OH MY GOD! Never seen such big women in my life! Think they've moved the bar out to let them get in behind it. And your feet stick to the floor - so no loafers. Bar Me in the City Centre is crap - take at least 14 forms of ID to get past the bouncers.
• the best and only under 18's club in portsmouth is vibrant or if ur a skater,grunger,mosher etc. indigo they used 2 b at time and envy but now vibrant is in jongleurs down gunwharf and indigo is sum where along museum rd go 2 the guildhall 4 tickets there about 6 squid i fink...........
• Best club in portsmouth has to be Time and Envy - they have a good selection of music both chart dance and garage. Friday nites just £2 to get in and £2 a drink
• Hardy a club but the Wedgewood Rooms on Albert Road is always good for a late beer and boogie - ALL ages and you can get in with jeans....
• time and envy which used to be called 5th avenue those were the days!
• Scandals on thursday nights!!!!Its underground dirty and the D.J plays shit music!!! Perfect for all us social out casts!!!
• Uropa on a Monday night- good music and the cutest people
• Time and Envy...not so much of a cattle market as it used to be + good decor Scandals...for the Hispanic Scene......oooo loverly ladies Funkt If I know (usualy in the Wedgewood rooms) Basement....good vibe Route 66....not bad Harry Limes...nice n easy Friscos....alright if u like inbreds Uropa....ok Joannas.....if you are brave Hoddys......if your realy brave The Pyramids...if your desperate Emmas..........if your really deperate The Mllemium....if your stupid ps...Tiger Tiger is opening in Gunwharf within 6 months...thank God E
• route 66 is hot any night. the town hall is always loaded with nice people
• The Portsmouth club scence is featured in a new website www.getanightlife.co.uk. Go there now it's great.
• Martine's in Guildhall Walk is now named Club Uropa ( crap spelling if you ask me!). Fifth Avenue is now called 'Time' and the decor is now much better. It is presently without the smell of stale vomit but it can only be a matter of time before it returns.
• Passed out years ago!
• If you have a tatoo don`t go to ROUTE 66, WOW what a bunch of plonkers, you are not allowed in with a tatoo, I have been in the Disco Business for 27 years, Route 66 must get a grip, it`s not tatoo`s that fight people do. It is very sad when admission is refused for body art. Doormen seem OK but no credibility has been gained in my books for this stupid rule. Route 66 is on the road to knowhere
• Route 66 in Palmerston Road is cool. They play fun music and there's a mixed crowd of all ages that go there. Everyone fits in. It's very popular however, and sometimes you have to queue for a long time! The Hogshead pub is right next door so we usually start there and tumble into Route towards closing time!
• definitely not the ex-Europa. it's called Martines. remember the foxy and sexy woman posters outside the club??? the music can bore you to death in 10 minutes.
• 'Route' is pretty good, music is better than your average club, though it does get a tad packed in there. Like most clubs in the city they haven't cracked the 'prat on the dancefloor' element who flail around like an exocet missile ..... but otherwise OK!!
• Basement, Students union
• 5th Avenue is the tackiest and fabbest place to be. Thursdays is host to under 16's and over 50's! It's great fun and you're bound to bump into people you know down there. The Glasshouse is a great venue that boasts hip and happening DJ's of the minute like Dave Pearce.
• Wedgwood Rooms for Jazz Funk, Gaeity Bars, Pyramids for gigs, clubs. The Student Union is back on its feet, cool club nights, live bands etc. Cream DJs, Ocean Coloured Scene, The Outhere Brothers, My Life Story, EMF, Zion Train, Snowboy, and a regular monthly Mod revival revival revival night...

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Last updated: 2009-08-25