9 Karaoke Joints in Newcastle
Check out nine of the best karaoke joints in Newcastle!
Even thirty years ago, karaoke was barely known in the UK but three decades on, every town and city seems to boast a few karaoke bars and lots of homes have their own SingStar or Lucky Voice set-ups.
Karaoke – literally meaning ‘empty orchestra’ – is tailor-made for excited and possibly inebriated friends to get together on a night out, belt out a few cheesy eighties classics and then pretend it never happened the next day. If that’s your idea of a splendid evening’s entertainment, Newcastle has plenty of places for you to scratch your pop diva itch.
Cosy Joes, Groat Market
Cosy Joes is probably the first place most Geordies think of when they think of karaoke - this large and hectic palace of fun has been flying the flag for karaoke for ages! There are private rooms – complete with air con, touch screens and a push button drinks service – suitable for crowds of 4 to 25 people and hireable by the hour. Or if you have no shame left, there’s a public stage on the first floor. Oh my!
Lane 7, St James’ Boulevard & The Gate
Another location offering a big range of entertainment for your night out is Lane 7, the Newcastle outlet of the ever-expanding chain that started out as a top-end boutique bowling alley but also offers beer pong, arcade games and darts (!) as well as street food and an impressive drinks menu. There are private karaoke rooms available to hire in a number of packages – check the website!
Howlers, Collingwood Street
Howlers really is determined to make your night out as fun as possible – from adult ball pits to bingo, absinthe and burlesque – and of course they’ve thrown karaoke into the mix. There’s a myriad of private rooms to hire for your karaoke shenanigans and crowd karaoke is a major part of their raucous and regular Bottomless Bonkers Balls.
Red Diner, Stowell Street
Red Diner is already popular as one of Chinatown’s finest restaurants, but did you know they offer karaoke too? Available from £23 per hour, depending on day and party size, their private karaoke rooms come separately or as part of a private dining package and they have Chinese, Japanese and Korean songs as well as English ones. So if you’ve ever wanted to try your luck with a BTS classic, now’s your chance.
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The Singing Canary, Marlborough Crescent
Singing, dancing and good times is the name of the game at The Singing Canary – something we can all get behind! Grab a mic and impress the crowds if you’re feeling brave, or book their private function room for self-service karaoke all night long. Someone queue up a bit of Celine Dion for us, please?
After9, Stowell Street
Also hidden away down Stowell Street, After9 Bar not only offers a crackin Asian-fusion menu, but has a brilliant karaoke room for hire too! After all, it doesn’t get much better than munching down on some beef chow mein after singing your heart out.
Grainger Tavern Newcastle, Nun Street
Popular city centre bar Grainger Tavern (formerly Butlers) is known for its live sports, drinks deals and lively atmosphere. But at weekends you’ll also find karaoke taking centre stage every Friday and Saturday from 6pm ‘til late. Only question left is what to queue up on the speaker first…
The Prince, Pudding Chare
Prefer to embarrass yourself in front of your pals rather than the public? Head to The Prince down Pudding Chare, where their karaoke den is the ideal place for hiding away and belting some bangers. Oh, and that’s not forgetting that it’s 2-4-1 drinks every day (excluding Saturday), so get a round in, grab a mic, and sing away!
The Black Garter, Clayton Street
Meanwhile down on Clayton Street, The Black Garter is getting livelier than ever with a live DJ and drag queen royalty Ophelia Balls at their weekly karaoke nights. The fun normally kicks off around 7:30pm every Friday, but keep an eye out on their socials for updates.
Most of us secretly believe our career as a world-beating singer is just around the corner, especially after a couple of glasses of prosecco, and karaoke bars offer the perfect opportunity to prove our point...or not. So get along to one of these Newcastle karaoke haunts for a night of strained notes and cringing friends!
Main image: People are partying and singing karaoke with microphones / Photo by Singa Karaoke via Unsplash / Free to use under the Unsplash Licence
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