Travelling to clubs ..

im still always up for travelling for a night out like. DS is always a no-brainer.

It'd have to be worth my while tho, i wouldnt travel to Manc or Glasgow for a lineup thats probably going to be at Digital within the year.

We still do it, Brid! But we've had this conversation before, it only seems to be like our group of friends that seems to travels.

I think it comes down to many of the things you have mentioned already though...
1) Change in the club scene. Not long ago, the lineups were nothing but outstanding and the scene was a lot bigger than it is now. It was cool to follow the top 3, we all did it! NEC had lineups with Tiesto, PVD and Armin on one after the other!!

2) Growing out of it and changes of circumstances. Mainly comes with age though, doesn't it? 4/5 years ago we didn't have mortgages or girl/boyfriends.

3) I wouldn't really put it down the the credit crunch or anything but people (because of the above point) just seem to be more careful with thier spending.

I love nothing more than travelling to see a DJ/ going to a club night.

I'm less up for travelling now my Young Person's Railcard has expired- it makes a hell of a difference

It totally does... my b/f's has expired, hence the reason we are getting the National Express to DS next month!!

Totally worth it though!

Thats the thing though, when people are in a new town, they don't want a normal night out. They want to make it special and as big as possible!

There are good deals on hotels/travel if you get on to it straight away and book at the right time though....some people just never seem up for doing that/cant get the group in gear to book up.

I still do it like, Off to Glasgow next month for The German & Ottaviani. Regular at DS.

trance was always something people had to travel for, people like tiesto, van dyk, etc. were never going to play up here, so people had to go to gatecrasher, godskitchen, passion, etc. to an extent it was the same with techno when the orbit was still open in leeds and after reverb closed up here, people used to travel to see good techno djs.

in terms of house though, particularly underground house, the focus is on lesser known djs who are thus more affordable. for the first time in years, newcastle actually has a very healthy house scene. it is a shame that shindig isn't weekly anymore but now we have shindig, habit, suono and jaunt booking great djs on a regular basis, with people like crispy, klickklack, last waltz, etc. booking decent djs too, so there really isn't that much need to travel. there are nicer clubs elsewhere possibly (mint, fabric, subclub, etc.), but the djs we get here compared to leeds, london, manchester, etc. are on a similar par now.

i used to travel to manchester/liverpool loads for nights out but that's because my ex mrs was from there. now i'm not really sure i could be arsed with all the hassle of getting over there, paying for a hotel, paying for food, etc. unless it was something very special. that said, there's been a few things i've fancied going to recently that i just haven't had the pennies for. most notably the cutloose parties in manchestoh.

We still do it as well when there's anything worth travelling to, clubs such as the arches, warehouse project, fabric, matter etc all get semi regular visits. I am also throwing back the years and doing DS next month with the turk playing down there.

I would say once or twice a year we do something abroad as well, I did Timewarp and Cocoon in Frankfurt last year and a few mates have done Berlin a couple of times since then too. Booked up for Cocoon in Frankfurt for october as well

I love going to DS. Just a total change from getting the 21 bus from Birtley to Newcastle for a night out!! The travelling down is part of the night & the hard work travelling back is all part of the fun

Done Trance Energy 2 years running now & will probs go next year, expensive but a totally different experience

Would like to do it more but money is always the problem

i wish i travelled about a bit more. the times i have been to scotland, liverpool leeds and manchester for clubbing have been mint, yet i only go few times a year. i havent even been to a digital society yet... for £12 return on a train i must be mental for not going like

when drugs improve il be off out again

I found that the first 3 years of my clubbing career I hardy travelled anywhere, I was a student and couldn't afford to go anywhere other than Goodgreef every month. Having said that we still managed the occasional coach trip to the Magna's etc. Since GG finished and a majority of my group have stopped going as much Ive found a new lease of life. I now regularly attend DS and this year have been down to Derby (Amplified) Manc (Various) and have aspirations to go to Gods, Passion and hopefully Bournmouth Opera House. I also went to Trance Energy this year and would like to do other foreign events (Dance Valley, Nature One, Sunrise etc). I think I realise that my clubbing time will finish eventually and want to see and do as many things as I can before it happens.

Alex, get the Arches on you list of places to go next time there's a good line up , Best club in the UK IMO.

i always liked to travel for events like, just mainly for the banter on the way down the new surroundings and the states of us on the way back but dont realy go clubbing much these days,

early retirement and all that

Love leeds.

ha ha fuck yeah that was a blinding day that like,
i remember dropping a pill and then it landing into me can and then getting to leeds but it being that nature reserve and 15 of us cybered up and off our tits walking round that family fun center thing wondering where the choones were