Newcastle/Gateshead

Baja Beach Club Pipewellgate, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear Tel: 0191 4776205 view website  

Bliss Nightclub, Market Street 0191 2619071

The Cooperage, 32 The Close, Quayside 0191 2332940 - Respected pub with nightclub upstairs. Popular with locals and students alike. The building is over 800 years old and has been refurbished in Gothic style. Open Thursday, Friday and Saturday. £2-£3, entry, £5 after 11pm Saturdays. ladies free Thursdays.  

Cuba Cuba, Market Street 0191 2617201 - Popular with students, Mondays and Wednesdays. Closed Thursdays and Tuesdays. Rock fraternity well catered for on Fridays and Saturdays with ' Little Jeff'. 

Dispensary , 87 Westgate Road 0191 2330999 

Diva, New Bridge Street 0191 2619071 - Open every Saturday - popular with students. Indie, dance and retro music with party atmosphere.

Foundation, 57-59 Melbourne Street 0191 2618985-Formerly The Riverside. Now re-built and extremely popular. Skool Disco on Monday's is top student night, Stone Love on Thursdays sees best in modern and classic Indie. Friday is Promise with a mix of Trance, Progressive and US Garage music. Saturday is Shindig, where top DJ's dish out the best in house music. 

Grey's Club and Casino Greys Court, Grey Street 0119 2614066 - Free membership for over 25's and frequented by the more mature clubbers. No jeans or trainers. Music from 60's onwards. 

Jazz Cafe, Pink Lane 0191 2326505

Julies, Mansion House Chambers, Quayside 0191 2327240

Klub Ikon, New Bridge Street 0191 2612526 - One of Newcastle's biggest clubs with grand laser and sound system. Monday and Wednesdays are  student nights, Friday dominated by trance and dance and Saturdays more commercial chart and dance music.

Legends, 77 Grey Street 0191 2320430 - Plush bar/nightclub. At 10.30pm the walls of the bar go up to reveal a nightclub with superb lighting and sound systems. With restaurant and tasteful toilets. See 'regular club nights' at top of page for more details.

Mardis Gras, 8 Neville Street 0191 2302134

Pacha, Market Street 0191 2619071

Planet Earth, Low Friar House, Low Friar Street 0191 2302186 - - see 'regular club nights' for more details of this popular student haunt. Check out the vodka bar downstairs for a range of flavoured vodkas from curry to chocolate!!

Powerhouse, Alfred Wilson House, Waterloo Street 0191 2618874 - Exclusive gay club. £5 annual membership. Regular club nights ( see top of page) 

The Quay Club, 12-16 Dean Street 0191 2617771

Rockshots, Waterloo Street 0191 2329648 -Big hit with both gay and straights. Usual regular club nights - see top of page. WEBSITE

Sea Club Neptune House, Quayside, Newcastle on Tyne. Tel: 0191 2301813 more info

The Stage Door, Stowell Street 0191 2322313 - Opened in the 60's, this smallish club is trying to attract more student type crowd with the odd 'special' night. 

Tiger Tiger -  NEW!!! in the Gate Complex, Newgate Street, Newcastle on Tyne website

Tuxedo Princess, Hillgate Quay, Gateshead 0191 4778899 - Known locally as 'The Boat' this floating nightclub is moored under the Tyne Bridge with access from the Gateshead side of the quay. Many different theme rooms to suit all tastes. Great riverside views, barbecued food on deck, and revolving dancefloor all add to making this a great place to club.  

World Headquarters, 9 Marlborough Crescent 0191 2618648- Great little club available for hire Monday to Thursday. Have a chat in the Mohammed Ali Bar downstairs between dances. 

Sunderland

Annabel Club, 278-284 High Street West 0191 5659117 - See Regular Club Nights at top of page for info on what's on.

Chambers Nightclub, 108 High Street West 0191 5651900 - Huge club with plenty going on - see Regular Club Nights above. Sundays 7.30pm - 10.30 pm turns into a regular pub.

Finos Nightclub, 1a Park Lane 0191 5678683 - Upmarket club attracting an older crowd. Over 21's only. Tex-mex restaurant on site.

Ku Club, 265 High Street West 0191 5673137 - Mixture of locals and students, this club has recently had a total re-fit.

Pzazz, Holmeside, Sunderland 0191 5659555 - Occasional live bands, food available and lots of Regular Club Nights - see top of page.

North Tyneside and Northumberland

Bedrock's, 1 Golden Sqaure, Berwick on Tweed

BJ's, 11 Stanley Street, Blyth 01670 356712

Deep Club Cafe, The Promenade, Whitley Bay 0191

Dontino's, Priestpopple, Hexham

The Palace, Palace Road, Bedlington 01670 822259

Sylvesters, Esplanade, Whitley Bay 0191 2525135

South Tyneside/ Durham

The Bizness, Front Street, Consett 01207 505015

Blue Ice Club, 33 New Green Street, South Shields 0191 4561649

Cafe Rock, 15-17 North Road, Durham 0191 3843900- Owned by DH1, open only a few nights a week. popular with older students and locals and can be booked for private functions.

Cassidy's, Durham Road, Birtley 0191 4111851

Club Elysium, Durham 0191 3842833

Crocodillo's, 24 Front Street, Chester le Street 0191 3871445

De Niro's, 14 Queen Street, South Shields, 0191 4555449

Eivessa, 16-20 Winchester Street, South Shields, 0191 4551555 view website

Escape, Ocean Road, South Shields

Klute, Elvet Bridge, Durham 0191 3869859 - Cheap fun night out but not for hardened clubbers!! 

Mardis Gras, Darlington 01325 460057

Parkers Nightclub, Stanley 01207 231167

The New Buzz, Stanley 01207 299699

Top Hat, 59-61 High Street, Spennymoor 01388 420450

Top Hat, 39 Westward Place, Washington 0191 4157271

Teeside

42nd Street, Lucan Street, Hartlepool 01429 866682 

The Academy, Unit2, Aintree Oval, Teeside Leisure Park, Hartlepool 01642 623991

The Arena, 208 Newport Road, Middlesbrough 01642 804444 - Saturdays' see clubbers from mile around for the great House Nights. See Regular Club Nights at top of page for more details. 

The Belmont Club, 286 Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough 01642 217949

Bianco's, Prince Regent Street, Stockton on Tees 01642 607216 

Club Bongo, Bridge Street West, Middlesbrough 01642 246697

Club M/Tall Trees, Yarm, Cleveland 01642 785158 - 7,000 capacity complex with bus trips from all over the North East and further. Fridays party nights it's £12 entry with free drinks all night.

Club Europa, Hilliers Street, Hartlepool 01429 273286

The Cotton Club, Hartlepool 01429 865724

The Deck, Bath Street, Redcar 01642 482069 - Oldest nightclub in Redcar and still very popular.

The Empire, Corporation Road, Middlesbrough 01642 253553 - Middlesbrough's most most visually arresting club with excellent dancefloor and great Regular Club Nights. See top of page for link. 

Millenium, Teeside Leisure Park, Stockton on Tees 01642 608877 - 2000 capacity club on 2 floors with 7 bars. Website at www.nightclub.co.uk 

The Royal Exchange, Middlesbrough 01642 232111

Wesley Nightclub, Wesley Sqaure, Victoria Road, Hartlepool 01429 864666 view website

Zanzibar, 88-91 High Street, Stockton 01642 671671 - Town centre fun club open Thursday, Friday and Saturdays, on 2 floors with party music.