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AytonMews said:
Monday was the one for me, there was a time when it was rammed every week. Up to an hour long queue sometimes to get in if you got there too late

Thursday sumo / 69 at cornerhouse, Friday walkabout for the live band, Saturday empire.

Creeps downstairs at the old purple onion.


Good times 👍🏻
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For a good while it was packed on a Monday night. I remember the Crowns 10th birthday on one Monday night in 2008 being rammed and queues snaking up Linthorpe Road. I worked for Wetherspoons back in those days and used to pop in a lot after work. As long as we got there before 1am, they let us in. Rock nights on Thursdays were great. Going in during the day always felt a bit strange to me. It was definitely somewhere you went on a night for me.

I was gutted I didn’t get back in before it closed. Great memories.
 
AytonMews said:
Monday was the one for me, there was a time when it was rammed every week. Up to an hour long queue sometimes to get in if you got there too late

Thursday sumo / 69 at cornerhouse, Friday walkabout for the live band, Saturday empire.

Creeps downstairs at the old purple onion.


Good times 👍🏻
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The decline of nightlife in Middlesbrough must be one of the biggest drop offs in the country over the past 15-20 years or so... Not necessarily because it's so bad now, more so due to how brilliant it used to be. Looking back, I think it most likely punched above its weight in terms of bars / club vs size of the area.
 
Magic Man said:
The decline of nightlife in Middlesbrough must be one of the biggest drop offs in the country over the past 15-20 years or so... Not necessarily because it's so bad now, more so due to how brilliant it used to be. Looking back, I think it most likely punched above its weight in terms of bars / club vs size of the area.
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100%

We used to go out Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Friday and Saturday and then do the Southfield quiz on Sundays, and you'd have a choice of places to go most nights.

It used to be so cheap though - lot of places did double or triple vodkas for ÂŁ2, free entry before certain times, 50p alcopops, taxis were fairly inexpensive. Lucky if a double isn't ÂŁ8 on a night out, ÂŁ5 plus for an alcopop or bottle, a taxi to Boro and back from here costs ÂŁ30

seems like the active ends of town changed too

Used to have a lot of stuff in that area around Cleveland centre/spencleys area - corner house, but lot of the focus seemed to shift away from there, guessing drive. By police trying to stop anti social behaviour. Had what was wickers world, royal exchange, the venue, walkabout, isaacs, madison, jumpin Jaks, liquid/envy/time/lava/ignite, Chicago rock, blaises, spencleys etc

Then a few small independent "late spots", and stuff on Lipthorpe road like club Belmont/aqua, the crown, then the arena over Newport and even getting over to Teesside park for millennium or Yarm for club m

Most of which weren't particularly quiet - and when going out for New Year's Eve etc always had to grab a ticket in advance whereas now it's not even a big thing to even go out on New Year's Eve

There is probably more but off top of my head it's flares/pop world, mint, the empire, stereo (spencleys), sapphires (the gay bar that used to be Rooneys fish & chips), XS (the other gay bar)..student union.. after that I'm struggling. It's certainly not somewhere I'd visit from elsewhere for a proper night out
 
Nightlife is on its ar*e all over the country though. Cost of living, the astronomical fees students have to pay for tuition and rent means no money to spend on nights out.

I think the biggest reason though is the rise of dating apps and people generally living their life more online.
 
Magic Man said:
The decline of nightlife in Middlesbrough must be one of the biggest drop offs in the country over the past 15-20 years or so... Not necessarily because it's so bad now, more so due to how brilliant it used to be. Looking back, I think it most likely punched above its weight in terms of bars / club vs size of the area.
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Totally agree.
Younger people will never appreciate that hen/stag nights would come from Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds and London to the Boro as it was such a good night with loads of options.

Used to be written about in magazines as a must visit!
 
Colgates_shaving_foam said:
Nightlife is on its ar*e all over the country though. Cost of living, the astronomical fees students have to pay for tuition and rent means no money to spend on nights out.

I think the biggest reason though is the rise of dating apps and people generally living their life more online.
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The oldies are keeping the pubs running. The youngsters keeping the take aways going.
 
Cat’s Lives said:
I think there’s a generational gap in going out to pubs and clubs now. A full generation of young people couldn’t afford it so it’s dying off.
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I don't even think its a generational thing, I was out 3/4 nights a week during my late teens and 20's. Now I hardly go out at all, we don't even bother going to the local for a few the only time I have a drink now is a few before a boro game.
 
AytonMews said:
Monday was the one for me, there was a time when it was rammed every week. Up to an hour long queue sometimes to get in if you got there too late

Thursday sumo / 69 at cornerhouse, Friday walkabout for the live band, Saturday empire.

Creeps downstairs at the old purple onion.


Good times 👍🏻
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Must be about my age. You've just described my weekly itinerary when I was at college and into my early 20s.
 
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