Recently opened, Bunker's marketing strategy seems to be pull people in with super cheap drinks…read moredeals, and with prices starting at a quid I'm sold. With prices like that it's unsurprising that this is a bit of a student haunt, at least on the night I went along anyway. The Bristol uni hordes manage to fill up the three rooms and garden out the back, creating a proper buzz on a Friday night. They also make a long queue, which combined with the five pounds asked for some nights makes this place slightly less attractive that it otherwise would be. That the only criticism I can think of is because this place is popular should tell you that you won't be disappointed by a night out at Bunker.

I am literally torn in half with The Bunker. One one side, its cheap and cheerful and always…read morepromises a decent night out without breaking the bank. On the other side I have been severely let down in the past. I will explain...... Situated near Clifton Triangle and Park Street, The Bunker nightclub is open 6 nights a week with drinks starting from £1, popular DJ's, 3 rooms and a very large smoking garden. The queuing can be quite ridiculous so make sure you do not get there to late. Music ranges from chart music to dance and drum and bass with a raised seating area and large dance floor. The toilets are fairly small so expect a queue. On one particular night, they had let in far too many people on the venues legal capacity resulting in a 'power cut', which then the venue turned very much into 'a war bunker' with emergency lighting and scared people. Magically all the staff swiftly disappeared and there was literally no-one to tell us what was happening. Everyone started to pile towards the stairs to leave and no joke I was almost crushed to death and £5 out of pocket from the entrance fee. I was not happy!

I loved this club so much! The people are very friendly, but the guards are just awful. They're…read morevery transphobic, and racist! My absolute favorite part about this club was being able to talk to Margo! They're on god, the best bartender I've ever met. They helped me through the menu, and was very polite the whole time. 100% best customer service I've had ever. I highly recommend this establishment just to meet Margo.

Po Na Na's is a small underground club near the Clifton Triangle. If you don't know exactly where…read moreyou are going, it you may just miss the place as the exterior is simply a door! Once the club is found, you go down some narrow stairs and you enter what looks like a Parisian boudoir with shisha pipes, incense burning and comfy sofas. Drink prices are expensive, however they do a lot of cheaper student nights on Mondays to Thursdays which are much more affordable. The cocktails, including the infamous 'Bucket' (which will bring a smile/grimace for all those who have visited Thailand) are all very good. This probably isn't a place you would spend your entire night in, but its definitely worth a trip en-route.

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The Tunnels is an exciting new 360 capacity venue with an enviably unique location. Occupying two…read moregrade one listed railway arches, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunnel, and tucked neatly beneath Bristol Temple Meads central railway station, The Tunnels must be Bristol's most easily accessed nightspot. Not only is it serviced by comprehensive bus and rail transport, almost to the door, there is also, unusually for Bristol, a wealth of free parking immediately in front of the venue, all under the watchful eye of The Tunnels security team. And there can't be too many venues that can boast about having a taxi rank on their roof! Opened in October 2009 this venture has been conceived and realised in the peak of a global recession, showing that creator Gareth Chilcott has the courage to match his ambitions. It's perhaps not surprising considering the achievements of this Bristol-born iconic personality. Sporting his trademark headband, Chilcott, better known as Cooch, made over 400 first team appearances for Bath RFC and was capped for England 22 times between 1984 and 1990. The sweatband that protected Cooch from the telltale condition 'cauliflower ear' throughout his rugby career enjoyed a new incarnation after he hung up his boots and launched Headband Ltd, a hospitality company providing mobile bars to prestigious events around the country. Now considered to be a leading international rugby pundit, Cooch regularly makes celebrity guest appearances, and has graced the stage in a number of regional theatre productions. Resisting the temptation to trade on his name, Cooch branded the venue and launched it without so much as a nod to his former achievements. Caution was inspired by the wholesale media pounding of Mama Stones in Exeter, after Wendy Joseph, (mother of Joss Stone), bought and rebranded The Hub, reopening it as a music venue back in the summer of 2009. This has been a smart move in more ways than one. The Tunnels is the right name for this underground, discretely hidden venue. After visiting it, it is hard to imagine that it could be called anything else. A small doorway, no more than an illuminated dot on a manmade cliff face of blackened rock, is all that betrays the existence of life. The soundproofing is immaculate. Emerging from the dusky car park, lit only by the ambient glow of distant streetlights, the full impact of the scale and industrial grandeur of this rather splendid space hits you with full impact as you step across the threshold. Partially clad in corrugated sheet metal, that gives way to large areas of exposed brickwork, it's clear that the interior has been designed to follow the sweeping lines of the superstructure, a decision that was probably heavily influenced by the ceaselessly stringent stipulations of the Heritage Planning Department, but is one that allows for an optimal use of the space. The layout is intelligent. Although conforming to predetermined dimensions, this is a venue that is custom made for the purpose of delivering quality music to large numbers of people. The first arch, which houses the bar and sprawling lounge, with toilets and smoking area to the rear, has dual access to the performance area running parallel to it. The stage occupies a sizeable portion of the far end of the second arch, allowing the audience to filter, with minimum disturbance, from the side. Disabled access is garnered via a door leading directly from the car park, adjacent to the main entrance. The fact that this leads to a viewing platform that elevates wheelchair bound patrons to a position where they can enjoy great views of the stage is indicative of the thought and consideration that has gone into mapping out the space. This venue is being operated with seeming consummate ease, without a trace of evidence pointing to the problematical process that brought it into being. Cooch had been searching for the right opportunity to put down some roots for several years, but initial attempts to secure a property of the correct proportions were thwarted by costly surveying procedures that resulted in disappointment. "I've always wanted a music venue" he confided, "I looked at the Fleece a couple of years ago, and didn't buy it because of structural problems... And then, after a lot of searching, two derelict arches came up, with a lot of rain, a lot of rats, a lot of dirt and hard work, and, of course, it's a listed building, and so as soon as you touch that you've got to get everything passed by Heritage... But in the end it was worth it. It's a bit quirky. It's a bit different. The acoustics are great, and the bands like playing here. It works." There's no denying that Cooch is right, The Tunnels definitely works, but the timing of the development, with the backdrop of global recession, could hardly be considered ideal. Ever the professional, Cooch takes a philosophical stance... read full review on my blog: http://www.travelpod.com/members/biglove

Located on the Clifton Triangle, this place is a little hard to find being that it's a (small)…read morebasement club. Look out for the neon sign (classy!) next to the casino. The geography lesson out of the way, let's get to home economics. This is one of the cheesiest clubs in Bristol. It opens on Thursday to Saturday only and churns out the same relentless stream of pop hits night after night. Indeed, they don't really tend to advertise their wares as there's no differentiation from night to night. Accompanying this are some cheap booze offers - this is the sort of place that does deals on alcopops (remember them?). A recipe then for everything I hate in a nightclub, though for some reason the one time I went there I actually had an okay time; it may have been due to a combination of 80s music and cheap booze. As unpretentious as they come, this is still only enough to elevate this place up to two stars.

No bells and whistles, La Rocca is just about drunken good times to cheesy music. Not necessarily a…read morebad thing next to some of the over decorated places on Park Street and nobody will mind if you dance like an idiot here. It's in a basement, so you'll have to look out for the doorway entrance, which you can miss as there isn't always a queue at the door. It isn't the biggest of places. Two fairly small dance floors and a couple of tables. I wouldn't call it intimate though, pounding pop music and drinks deals don't engender that sort of atmosphere. The drinks deals are what might pull you to this place, three beers for a fiver is the one I can remember. Definitely a lot cheaper than some Bristol clubs then. When I last went the dance floor didn't take long to fill up and I think there might have been a smoke machine, I had plenty of fun and things got a touch blurry towards the end of the evening. If this sounds like a decent night out to you head to La Rocca.

I've just completed a beginners 8 week course in Clifton with Angus and his team (Cathy & Anna),…read moreand loved it. Angus is clearly passionate about salsa, and his teaching style involves gentle coaxing and lots of humour. You don't have to worry about not coming to class with a partner as you rotate and dance with everyone each week. We were all impressed at how much technique and content was crammed into those 8 weeks!

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Despite the changes made to platform 1, the place remains a pretty unremarkable place to spend a…read morenight, this does not stop it drawing a pretty tough crowd on a Saturday. The one dance floor is not big enough in relation to the rest of the club, and the various seating areas and alcoves, seem awkwardly placed. The only time I would find myself in Platform 1 is if all else fails, but then I remind myself I am in Bristol and I rarely find myself in that position.

Platform 1 had a makeover last year, again; the interior is done well enough, the bar is a good…read moresize and the seating areas are nice because they feel separate from the dance floor and the music so you can actually sit down and relax if you need to. The dance floor is also well positioned; it can feel small enough if there are not too many people dancing but can take over the majority of the club on a busy night. Drinks prices are not too bad, and they do some tasty cocktails but I would not call it a cocktail bar. Platform 1 is the place I would go if the club I wanted to go to was full, some sort of last resort perhaps. The music they play is pretty terrible; there are some 'classics' to keep you going but then the fat man scoop kicks in and you want to drink a bottle of toilet duck. They even repeated songs that are well received. if you didn't want to hear the song once, you really don;t want to hear it three times. It is a small club that they fill up, the really frustrating thing is that the better, more comfortable seats tend to be 'VIP' or reserved for parties so you can be stuck on the plastic benches which feel like the school canteen, towards the middle of the club in front of the toilets, so not exactly ideal. Platform 1 is an OK night out, if you are so drunk you think you're twelve.

This one's a bit of an oddity - by day Motion is a skate park, by night it's a throbbing superclub…read morehosting some of the biggest names in the country. Quite how this happened no one seems quite sure, though the fact that the main 'ramp room' can host several thousand punters might have something to do with it. There are also two smaller rooms (both with dancefloors) and a huge garden which favours more chilled out tunes. Some of the city's biggest promoters, such as Blowpop and Just Jack, put on nights, though for me personally it can never quite escape its routes as a skatepark, with the huuuuuuuge main room lacking atmosphere and decent sound, and there aren't enough toilets to go around on the busiest nights.

Weekends have never been the same ever since Motion Skate Park begun hosting big club nights. AS…read moreyou walk in you're straight into the first of two smaller rooms, directly behind the bar is the second smaller taking the corridor to the right will lead you to the main room of delight. The main room where during the day the half-pipe dwells, is by night transformed into a sea of bodies writhing to sounds pumping through a hyped up 50K rig! The club is blessed with a large outdoor smoking area, by the river, with wooden benches, tables and marquees for when the weather turns sour. All in all a fantastic club, a personal favourite!

One of Bristol's oldest music venues, this intimate pub is a bit of a halfway house where you can…read moresee the wannabes on their way up and the never quite weres coming back down the other side. If you know your stuff you can catch some really big pre-fame names (I saw Radiohead for £3.50 many, many years ago, though once turned down the chance to see some new band called 'Oasis' in favour of watching the footie in a pub down the road). Weekends are dominated by tribute nights, which can be fun if you get the right one, while up-and-coming acts vie for your attention during the week, when there are also cheap drinks offers early in the night. Be warned: when stage diving keep an eye on the pillars as a mate of mine almost knocked himself out at a Moonflowers gig in the early 90s...

Just over the Bristol Bridge from town, The Fleece is a small pub and music venue mostly catering…read moreto the rock scene. The floor is paved with flag stones, convenient if you spill your drink! Probably easier to keep in a decent state with the dancing and moshing that goes on here too. It's on the circuit for small bands trying to get a break. That means the odd act that will be topping the charts in a few years time and not a few bands that definitely won't It's a good space for a band to play, perhaps not quiet enough for singer songwriter type acts. The drinks on offer here aren't too badly priced (and a lot cheaper than the O2 academy, which also has a very dire range on offer, thanks to the corporate sponsorship). Things tend to be a bit calmer here too. Although this might just be because it's not such a big place. A gig here generally gets going towards the end, and their will be the risk of crowddivers falling on you, but I've never been there when things get out of control. If you like live music have a look for a band you know (or a tribute to them) and get a ticket for a good night.

Podiums. Poles. Posers. Pop. Everything you expect from a gay night out, it's pretty standard…read morereally. What to say? Well, there is a cloakroom, thank the Heavens, because it's super useful to have somewhere to dump your outerwear when it's minus five degrees outside and you've been lugging your thickest coat around with you all night. So yes...dump the coat and it's time to dance. And dance you will, with the DJ busting out some real floor-fillers from the cheesiest chart hits to red hot recent releases. One good thing is that there are places you can actually TALK when you're not dancing. There are a couple of seated areas, and spaces where the music is just a wee bit quieter, but enough that you can hear people, well, if they shout loud enough. This is nice, I find it really limiting when clubs don't have anywhere where you can do anything other than dance. A girl needs a break, you know? The bar is rather well-stocked and the staff are efficient: never had to queue too long to get served which can be such a relief. I can't remember the exact pricing, but I think it was pretty similar to other places in the area. The toilets unfortunately let the place down a little bit. There are only two toilets in the ladies, which is a bad start anyway, but even worse when one of them is out of order. Cue: queue. They're also pretty miserable...decorated in black from ceiling to the floor with poor lighting so that you can barely see yourself in the mirror. In addition, it's freezing in there. Pretty sure I could see my breath. Oh and there was no toilet roll, boooo. Aside from that though, I did actually have a really fun night. When I go back to Bristol I'd quite like to try somewhere else, but I could easily be persuaded to come back to omg.

If you're in Bristol then you MUST go to omg!!…read more I have had the best nights of my life going to this place! and haven't spent an arm and a leg either!! Drinks are so cheap its unreal! Wednesdays are a good night out as its their student night! Its free entry and £1.50 drinks! Fridays and Saturdays are always busy! their bar is so big you barley ever Queue for drinks. Their sound systems is just amazing! If you love base then Omg is the right place for you! They have unisex toilets that have about 8 cubicles and also a separate men and woman's toilets! So again, You barley have to Queue! Omg also has so many funky booths around the club to sit in with Friends, which is always good. 10/10 club! would deffo recommend you to go!

This place used to be one of the best clubs in the country. When I was at university in Wales, my…read moreco-students used to make 100 mile round trips to see stellar spinner such as Carl Cox. Unfortunately it's gone into decay since then and though there have been some improvements - such as the massive garden - it's now, like many venues in Stokes Croft, overrun by chavs and badboys, mainly due to the relentless stream of hardcore and gabba nights they promote. Last time I went there, to a night called Dissident, a friend and myself were jabbed repeatedly with a knife on the dancefloor for no reason, and I later encountered someone receiving treatment for an apparent slashed throat in the toilet. It's sad to say as this once superclub formed such an important part of my late teens, but I certainly won't be returning.

I visited Lakota one night as my friends hired out the place to host a Drum and Bass night here so…read moreit would be unfair to review the place based on the music as it's probably not a true reflection as to what is usually on here. Therefore I'll comment on everything else! Inside it's much larger than I expected. I was really impressed with the interior decoration which kind of feels jungle like. There is a large balcony which overlooks the main dance floor and a couple of small other rooms. Drink prices were very expensive and I couldn't really afford more than a couple. The music was also insanely loud, to the point that you had no chance (even when pressed up against someone's ear) of hearing anything but the music. However this may have just been due to my friend's (apparently) deaf ears. I can image it would be dingy, expensive and sweaty on a regular night so I don't think I would return.