Nightlife and Entertainment
Newcastle's boisterous but largely good-natured nightlife centres on the pubs and clubs in the older parts of town: between Grainger Street and the cathedral in the area called the Bigg Market - spiritual home of Sid the Sexist and the Fat Slags, from the locally based Viz magazine - and around the Quayside, where the bars tend to be slightly more sophisticated. If you want to get away from the mayhem, make a bolt for Westgate Road and Pink Lane, while for those staying in Jesmond, there's a more upmarket but generally unremarkable strip of bars along Osborne Road. The grandiosely named " Gay Quarter " of mostly mixed gay and lesbian bars and clubs centres on the International Centre for Life, spreading out to Waterloo Street and Westmorland and Scotswood roads. Top brew is, of course, Newcastle Brown Ale - known locally as "Dog" - produced in this city since 1927. Listings for theatre and cinema are contained in the local morning paper, the Journal , while The Crack (monthly; free) is the best way to find out about gigs, clubs and other entertainments: you can usually get a copy from the tourist office or from pubs such as the Forth Hotel . For classical music , the City Hall on Northumberland Road is the main concert venue until the completion of Northern Sinfonia's new home at the Music Centre Gateshead, but you'll also find performances in St Nicholas' Cathedral and other atmospheric churches around town.
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