Newcastle scene guide
Newcastle scene guide — find your venue by sound. House lands at NX Newcastle. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Newcastle’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- House — if you like Dusky: NX Newcastle, World Headquarters, Gingerino's Pizza
- Tech House — if you like Guy J: NX Newcastle, World Headquarters, Prince Bishop Cruiser
- Techno — if you like Dusky: Top Floor, World Headquarters, NX Newcastle
- Electro — if you like Binh: Warehouse 34, Ouseburn Garden, Cobalt Studios
- Disco — if you like Michael Gray: Gingerino's Pizza, Pilgrim, Oxygenic
- Garage — if you like Interplanetary Criminal: World Headquarters, NX Newcastle, Oxygenic
- Deep House — if you like Weston: Prince Bishop Cruiser, Little Buildings, Gingerino's Pizza
Busiest venues
- Are You Affiliated
- World Headquarters
- Cobalt Studios
- NX Newcastle
- Top Floor
- Ouseburn Garden
- Gingerino's Pizza
- Digital
How big is Newcastle’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 1,568 club nights across 89 venues in Newcastle, featuring 762 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in Newcastle tonight.
Which Newcastle venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
| Venue | Nights (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| World Headquarters | 216 |
| The Social Club | 155 |
| Tokyo Bar | 153 |
| Ernest | 109 |
| Digital | 91 |
| Cobalt Studios | 90 |
| Pilgrim | 85 |
| NX Newcastle | 59 |
| The Lubber Fiend | 58 |
| Ouseburn Garden | 45 |
What time do Newcastle club nights actually start and end?
From the 1,568 listings publishing door times: the median Newcastle night opens at 21:00 — 55% open before 22:00, 45% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 266 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 01:00, 15% run past 04:00 and 0% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Newcastle cost?
Across the 182 listings publishing prices (12% of all nights): the median advance ticket is £8, with half of all nights between £0 and £10. 26% of listed nights are free.
When does Newcastle go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (40% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 73% of the week. The busiest month of the year is October.
What does Newcastle sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 29% · Techno 16% · Jungle 10% · Tech House 10% · Drum & Bass 10% · Disco 9%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
All figures derived from soundcheck’s listings database over the trailing 365 days; updated with each rebuild.