The Cluny

Great if you enjoy a wide range of beers and the food is outstanding. A great live music venue with a fantastic vibe. Staff are friendly and helpful.

The Cluny's a great venue.

But, as there so often is, there's a but...

The Cluny's a great venue but on this occasion the sound wasn't great. A worrying amount of feedback throughout Rob Heron and the Teapad Orchestra's album launch made for numerous mildly annoyed ears and some serious death glares from the band in the general direction of the sound man.

Having said that, there might have been a problem with the equipment or instruments or cables, and when the sound was good, it did stay that way for a while. I once watched my sound engineer friend set up a ten piece ska band in the basement of a tapas restaurant. Just watching this made for a terribly stressful experience. At the end of the night, he was one giant bead of sweat. Rob Heron's band were on the larger side that night, with additional brass players. So I get that sometimes things might not go to plan. Regardless, it really didn't make the night any less enjoyable and we all agreed that we'd come back to the Cluny in a heartbeat and even love to play as a band. It's a great sized venue with a genuinely homegrown feel to it. From the posters strewn across the wall, it's clear that the Cluny is proud of its local music scene.

With a kick-ass kitchen next door and what looked like a knock-'em-dead selection of beer, the Cluny is quite the place for music in Newcastle.

Oh, and the floor bounces, YEAH.

Great place for a relaxed night out and a laugh with friends.

Fully of arty and interesting people this place is worth visit! The bar is fully stocked and the prices are very reasonable.

They have live bands on and often support local up and coming talent, which is always an interesting night out.

First time in The Cluny in a while but pleased to see it continues to be the quality venue it always has been. Excellent selection of quality beer, pleasant outdoor area, comfy seating and plenty of tables indoors. Lots of local bands supported here and from previous visits the main gig venue at the back is a good spot.

This is a great bar though a little out of the way so if I go it is usually for the night It is quite a large bar and has a good range of ale. The vodka is good as well the food is nice and not to expensive they do a good chilli
It really is a great night out for live music and bands you havent heard before
Take a taxi if you havent been there before as it is a farther walk from the city centre than you think that or I am really lazy

Im not sure why the Cluny is listed twice! The Cluny is a great bar in the Ouseburn Valley about 1.5 miles form City Centre. Unless you know wheer you are going get a cab or drive. If you choose the latter youll be disappointed as in summer i is very easy to put down roots and then you are stuck. Live gigs of all sorts occur here and worth checking out.


There is a 3 times per year wine tasting (not snobby) run by Oddbins. This is a local gem and try for tickets for it if you can £12!!!

The Cluny is THE music venue for people in the know. I kind of hesitated in giving it 5 stars in case it attracts people that might ruin the atmosphere. Yes it does have its fair amount of ladrock bands but it really is an excellent venue: See Moira Stewart below!


During the day it's a lovely place to hang around too. The menu is superb for us veggie types too x
Video link: http://youtube.com/watch?v=wkeIQbxkL6k

Great gigs, great food, super layout, with plenty of different areas, including large outdoor area. It's just perfect really.

Love this place. They have gigs in one part of the pub, they have a dedicated pub area and do great food. It is a little scruffy, but perfect on a wet Sunday- get lunch and stay till they throw you out! Try the Cherry Beer- it's great. They will only sell it in halves though! The gigs are good fun too. All in all, it is worth the trek to get here. Very relaxed, with sofas and a beer garden.

You can't live in Newcastle and not have visited this place. THe legendary sunday lunch is a start, as are the numerous top-class gigs they put on (the young knives just as they released their first album, for example. They even got Nile - a death metal band from the US - to come over, but the stage was too small to fit the drummer's massive drum kit onto it!!). Great vibe, not poncy or pretentious which makes it automatically cool. You can sit outside all day or make it the first stop on a tour of the ouseburn valley pubs.