It’s Saturday night and pres are in full swing. You’re sitting – coats on – in your mate’s flat, the lingering smell of anticipation and damp in the air as you discuss the evening plans. As the group trudges through a list of potentials, a sense of naïve excitement washes over you. Leaving the house, you feel apologetic about all the previous Edinburgh nights out you’ve moaned about. Tonight will be different you say.
You’re making your way down to the Cowgate, no buses to be seen, but that’s okay- it’s going to be a good night, remember. You survey the queues, none too terrible and you make your way into a club for the night, perhaps Subway or Hive. Firm favourites for many, but upon revisiting, you come to remember- it’s the same cheesy music blaring every night. Cheesy tunes can be a winner, but as ABBA and Taylor Swift play for the millionth time, you feel the clammy brick walls closing in and begin to wonder, has it always been this small in here, are these the same faces from last week? The excitement you nurtured earlier is draining away, and a distinct feeling of déjà vu overwhelms you, but don’t panic, the night is young.
With a reinvigorated sense of fun, you move on, in hope of something a little less NOW! 94. There are a couple of options ahead of you, without trekking the distance to New Town, and so you make your way to Sneaky Pete’s, or possibly Bongo’s. Another drink would be nice, but with the average Edinburgh pint upwards of £5, you give it a miss and sneakily sip the hand sanitiser bottle of vodka wedged in your pocket. It’s all going well, you nip to the smoking area and quickly realise the reason for your £10 entry- as Poppy, Hugo and Monty smoke their rollies and complain about being ‘sooo broke right now’ whilst booking their Uber back to Marchmont (being skint doesn’t count if you have a trust fund and your friend’s Dad owns the flat…).
Back in the club, the lights are already coming on and so you make a swift exit. On the walk home you’re feeling peckish but remember to quickly suppress the urge for some night-out chips, because they’ll be nowhere to be found- with every Edinburgh kebab shop closing oddly early. Whilst the night was fun, as it always is with your pals, you can’t help but think- Edinburgh could be so much better.
The recent closure of the Tollcross nightclub ‘Atik’, has led many to question the future of student nightlife in Edinburgh. Charging £20 entry on their final night encapsulates the issue- Edinburgh’s student scene is not well designed for the average student. Expensive, often small clubs, with the same boring music are getting tiresome. We want more! Edinburgh’s student nightlife will die if the clubs don’t diversify and the prices keep rising. So please, Edinburgh Clubs, take this as your market research and switch it up a bit. Student nightlife is getting stale, but it doesn’t have to.
“tommie sunshine we electric cabaret voltaire nite night club edinburgh photos by phunkt.com aka keith valentine” by Cabaret Voltaire is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
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It’s Saturday night and pres are in full swing. You’re sitting – coats on – in your mate’s flat, the lingering smell of anticipation and damp in the air as you discuss the evening plans. As the group trudges through a list of potentials, a sense of naïve excitement washes over you. Leaving the house, you feel apologetic about all the previous Edinburgh nights out you’ve moaned about. Tonight will be different you say.
You’re making your way down to the Cowgate, no buses to be seen, but that’s okay- it’s going to be a good night, remember. You survey the queues, none too terrible and you make your way into a club for the night, perhaps Subway or Hive. Firm favourites for many, but upon revisiting, you come to remember- it’s the same cheesy music blaring every night. Cheesy tunes can be a winner, but as ABBA and Taylor Swift play for the millionth time, you feel the clammy brick walls closing in and begin to wonder, has it always been this small in here, are these the same faces from last week? The excitement you nurtured earlier is draining away, and a distinct feeling of déjà vu overwhelms you, but don’t panic, the night is young.
With a reinvigorated sense of fun, you move on, in hope of something a little less NOW! 94. There are a couple of options ahead of you, without trekking the distance to New Town, and so you make your way to Sneaky Pete’s, or possibly Bongo’s. Another drink would be nice, but with the average Edinburgh pint upwards of £5, you give it a miss and sneakily sip the hand sanitiser bottle of vodka wedged in your pocket. It’s all going well, you nip to the smoking area and quickly realise the reason for your £10 entry- as Poppy, Hugo and Monty smoke their rollies and complain about being ‘sooo broke right now’ whilst booking their Uber back to Marchmont (being skint doesn’t count if you have a trust fund and your friend’s Dad owns the flat…).
Back in the club, the lights are already coming on and so you make a swift exit. On the walk home you’re feeling peckish but remember to quickly suppress the urge for some night-out chips, because they’ll be nowhere to be found- with every Edinburgh kebab shop closing oddly early. Whilst the night was fun, as it always is with your pals, you can’t help but think- Edinburgh could be so much better.
The recent closure of the Tollcross nightclub ‘Atik’, has led many to question the future of student nightlife in Edinburgh. Charging £20 entry on their final night encapsulates the issue- Edinburgh’s student scene is not well designed for the average student. Expensive, often small clubs, with the same boring music are getting tiresome. We want more! Edinburgh’s student nightlife will die if the clubs don’t diversify and the prices keep rising. So please, Edinburgh Clubs, take this as your market research and switch it up a bit. Student nightlife is getting stale, but it doesn’t have to.
“tommie sunshine we electric cabaret voltaire nite night club edinburgh photos by phunkt.com aka keith valentine” by Cabaret Voltaire is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
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