Meze Lounge is an independent student friendly venue situated in the city of Newport.
Just a short walk from the main High Street shops, perfect for taking a break to enjoy a spot of lunch or chatting with friends over a coffee.
During the evening Meze Lounge transforms itself into a musical extravaganza, coming to life and hosting club night's which boast the cream of local bands and Dj's to suit everyone's taste, aswell as bringing you talent from across the globe.
We stand alone but proud at offering the cheapest drinks offers in the city of Newport, whilst putting on top class entertainment.
Choose from one of our many 2 4 1 cocktails as you watch a live Jazz band. Or rock out on the dance floor and go crazy during happy hour with bottled beer's being only a £1 (selected nights).
What ever the bank balance you can be sure, when you decide to eventually leave.
Meze Lounge packs more punch for your pound.
Located on Market Street we are opposite the entrance to the indoor market.
New meze weekly calender!
• Mondays - ALTERNATIVE TWIST - YOUR WEEKLY DOSE OF BRILLIANCE A weekly Monday night experience like no other. With the focus on creativity, Alternative twist wants YOU to dictate the night. New talent brings new ideas, and Meze Lounge wants you to use the Twist as a platform for your genius! - BANDS/DJ'S/FILMS/ANIMATIONS/GENERAL SHANANIGANS FREE ENTRY ALL NIGHT!
• Tuesdays - THE DARK ROOMS Live metal/rock/punk and alternative bands playing every Tuesday night, with Dj's spinning the best in alternative music and more until 2am! £3.OO ENTRY ALL NIGHT TILL 10.45PM THEN ITS FREE [AFTER THE BANDS]!
•NEW! Wednesdays - UNION STUDENT NIGHT Meze and Mojo unite to form Newport's Biggest Independent Student Night. Mash up King DAVE REMIX (Ramshackle/Gen-x) Dj's Here There Be Monsters, and UWN DJ's spinning all the classic Indie/Rock/Electro/Punk you love. £1 wristband
gets you entry into Meze and Mojo all night.
• Thursdays - Promoters JOY hosting the best in new music www.joycollective.co.uk. Once a month. Look out for our NEW Thursday nights starting in Late September/October
•NEW! Fridays - FRIDAY MASHUP Mashup is a new weekly friday club night featuring resident and very special guest DJ's playing alternative, Mashup's, Indie Disco, Hip Hop and Rock. Monthly Mashup Parties (look out for more details coming soon). The best drinks offers in Newport.
• Saturdays - SPIN South Wales' finest Indie Disco. DJ's Graham the Bear & Vernon Tessio present the best in new music and classic indie electro anthems with a few surprises thrown in TIL 5AM
Hello were just dropping by to catch up with everyone and to let you know that we have recently booked loads of dates across the country, go check our page and see if there is one near you.
We would love it if you could make it to one of them, if you need any information on any of the gigs dont hesitate to drop us a comment.
If there is not a gig date near you keep checking our page as we are constantly booking.
FREE DOWNLOAD the 4 songs on our myspace taken out of our "Demons & Angels" EP! Full EP still available trough Itunes... We are working on our Debut Album wich will be out somewhere around Spring 2009... NEW single coming out within a few months!! Keep your eyes and ears open for us!
Listen,Download,Enjoy,and share it with YOUR friends!
"I don’t have to tell you things are bad, everybody knows things are bad: It’s a depression! Everybody’s out of work, or scared of losing their job; the dollar buys a nickel’s worth; banks are going bust; shop-keepers keep a gun under the counter; punks are running wild in the street; nobody anywhere seems to know what to do and there’s no end to it! We know the air is unfit to breathe and our food is unfit to eat. We sit watching our TVs whilst some local newscaster tells us that “today we had fifteen homicides and sixty-three violent crimes” as if that’s the way it’s supposed to be! We know things are bad, worse than bad: they’re crazy! It’s like everything everywhere is going crazy, so we don’t go out anymore! We sit in the house and slowly the world we’re living in is getting smaller and all we say is “please, at least leave us alone in our living-rooms - let me have my toaster and my TV and my steel-belted radials and I won’t say anything! Just leave us alone!” Well I’m not going to leave you alone. I want you to get mad! I don’t want you to protest, I don’t want you to write, I don’t want you to write to your congressman because I wouldn’t know what to tell you to write, I don’t know what to do about the depression and the inflation and the Russians and the crime in the street – all I know is that first you’ve got to get mad! You’ve got to say “I’m a human being goddammit! My life has value!” So, I want you to get up now, I want all of you to get up out of your chairs! I want you to get up right now, and go to the window, open it, and stick your head out and yell “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!"
THE AUTUMN DEFENSE (two members of WILCO) + PLUSH (Liam Hayes) Sunday 7th September @ Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
The Autumn Defense is a collaboration between Wilco/Uncle Tupelo bassist John Stirratt and Wilco multi-instrumentalist Pat Sansone who has also produced records for the likes of Andrew Bird and Joseph Arthur. They have released 3 albums of beautifully arranged, organic, wispy folk-rock and singer-songwriter musings.
"Comfort music for the soul...” UNCUT **** "never less than utterly gorgeous" THE WORD "reference points include Nick Drake and CSN, Bread, Big Star and the essence of Love, Steely Dan and a dozen others" MOJO **** "edifying and beautifully textured" DAILY MIRROR **** "soft rock at it's most elegant." TIME OUT "Soft, dreamy and bittersweet” WASHINGTON POST "Warming, gorgeous and delightful” DAVID FRICKE, SENIOR EDITOR, ROLLING STONE
Liam Hayes appeared as himself in High Fidelity and his band Plush's long lost masterpiece 'Fed' is currently receiving rave reviews across the music press including 5/5 in Uncut, 4/5 in Mojo, Q, Plan B, NME 8/10 etc. A regular collaborator, he has also worked with Will Oldham (Bonnie Prince Billy), appearing on keyboards across the Palace era output, and also played on records by Royal Trux.
"Fed is beautifully excessive, ornamented with dazzling soul/pop arrangements. And the songs are glorious..." UNCUT ***** "A banquet of sonic gorgeousness" NME 8/10 "Fed is something of a lost classic" MOJO **** "Fed can be finally heard as a testament to Hayes's widescreen obsessions" Q **** "Perfect takes time" PLAN B “a soulful symphonic masterpiece” ROLLING STONE
A pretty decent amount of superlatives there for just £9 (adv.) Get your tickets from www. clwb. net, Spillers (Cardiff) or Diverse (Newport)
eclectic dancey nights out with a wide brief. but preference for dirty bass with a lick of rock &roll and supa-phat -ness-mess. on sept 11 in meze . with live acts SICK NOTE ,BOMB CULTURE ,NINJA PIGEONS djs BASS PILOTS,MONDO, ONE MAN DUB, MR BEN ,DR NITROGEN and arty freaky artists WHITE ROPE ,TAFFIA vjing on a massive screen by THE DARKSIDE GALLERY lots of entertainment going on to see and listen and dance to.drum and bass,dubstep,live acts and art.enjoy or miss out the choice is yours.x
Thank you for being our friend! ANTHASYUM - hard rock teens
"Anthasyum well rewarded those who'd stayed to hear some new music... With an obvious classic rock influence to the guitar sound; a singer whose influences range from Lita Ford to Pink (and I'm sure there's some Siouxie Sioux in there) plus a drummer who knows when to keep it simple and when to get creative, Anthasyum has a distinctive sound but one which is firmly rooted in classic rock. One out for which to watch." - ROCK SOCIETY magazine
If you are a local band but are restricted to the venues you can play due to lack of equipment? sound guys can help!
a new venture run by two local students of sound technology and computer security that offers excellent equipment and professional assistance for hire regarding live sound.
