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Cabaret Voltaire

Edinburgh

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36 Blair Street, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 1QR

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01312 206176
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www.thecabaretvoltaire.com

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32 reviews of Cabaret Voltaire in English

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belinda240
Edinburgh
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4 stars for Cabaret Voltaire
Review of Cabaret Voltaire from 19 November 2012
great venue shame it is closing!!!
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Edinburgh
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5 stars for Cabaret Voltaire
Review of Cabaret Voltaire from 9 October 2012
Great club with great music and clientele. Drinks are cheap during the week and slightly more on the expensive side on the weekend!
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Review of Cabaret Voltaire from 19 June 2012
Great night out very quirky ... loved it very modern retro :D
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jennyg250
Edinburgh
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5 stars for Cabaret Voltaire
Review of Cabaret Voltaire from 16 February 2012

best club in edinburgh i’m gutted to hear it’s closing :(

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Review of Cabaret Voltaire from 15 December 2011

Edinburgh’s oldest alternative venue. Good for cool kids.

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3 stars for Cabaret Voltaire
Review of Cabaret Voltaire from 1 August 2011

Always a good night out in Edinburgh.

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Catty93
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4 stars for Cabaret Voltaire
Review of Cabaret Voltaire from 24 October 2010

Prior to Cab Vol, my experiances of clubs tended to be a chavvy, overpriced place with bad music and the lingering smell of dog excrements.
This place changed all that, I came on a Monday night so it wasn't exactly packed, but entry on the guestlist was a pretty good price, drinks were reasonable and the smell didn't make me feel like retching. Hooray!
Even though the place wasn't that busy, there was a really good, laid-back atmosphere, everyone there just wanted to dance and have a good time, and the staff were really helpful and pleasant (one of the barmen obviously clocked I was a student and advised me on the cheapest drinks without my asking).
The ladies toilets are especially good when you've had a few, you can see outside the cubicle but no-one can see in, which gave me and my friends a good 20 minutes of giggles.
As for the music? There's a good mix of everything, it's well-mixed, it made me smile and dance about.
Cab Vol? Go for it.

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CatOnTheMat
Edinburgh
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4 stars for Cabaret Voltaire
Review of Cabaret Voltaire from 28 April 2010

I've yet to visit this venue for a club night however for my first visit as a gig venue, it came up trumps. It provided a nice, intimate but lively atmosphere (the gig was Angus and Julia Stone, and they were brilliant). There were no long queues and the bar and the drinks were reasonably priced. What more could you ask for?

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MissRachelle
London
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5 stars for Cabaret Voltaire
Review of Cabaret Voltaire from 26 February 2010

The way clubbing should be, underground, mysterious in some darkened cavern. Not sure how you got here, defiantly not sure where the people are you came with, and you don't care, it's just all sweaty and filled with smiles.

Four years after it's conception this club still holds the mantle as 'the' club to party in, and it deserves that title. Plenty of options are available for your music taste too- they're clever like that.

Huge queues for a good reason!

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Ivytoad
Aberdeen
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Review of Cabaret Voltaire from 22 February 2010

A wonderful and unique club. It is underground in a large stone cellar looking type place. It can get very busy and the bars can get insanely busy and you can be waiting a while to be served. They do some great themed nights here such as Spanish night, but also nights where unknown acts play and also different DJs.

This place has a great atmosphere and you can't help but dance when you go here. You have to pay cover some nights so it pays to get here early to have the whole night there.

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mrtomjones
Edinburgh
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4 stars for Cabaret Voltaire
Review of Cabaret Voltaire from 25 January 2010

It's half past one on Wednesday morning, and the queue outside Cabaret Voltaire stretches around the corner of Blair Street.

Why?

Because Split, one of Edinburgh's best and most popular drum 'n' bass nights is on.

Once inside, I am accosted by a group of sweaty, topless males, who are telling me excitedly about something. I can feel the sub wriggling up through the soles of my feet.

Soon, I am one of those sweaty, topless males.

When I wake up the next morning I will wonder where my shirt is.

This club is still fantastic.

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BadBadger
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Review of Cabaret Voltaire from 24 October 2009

The.best.club.in.Edinburgh.bar.none

No neds allowed!

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Review of Cabaret Voltaire from 10 March 2009

A superb nightclub! Cavernous, sweaty, great acoustics, packed with beautiful people and the best range of beers, bottles and spirits I’ve seen in a club for a long time.

I was there for Tokyo Blu, a cracking club night featuring some rather superb DJs and a brilliant band. Check it, as the young would say.

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3 stars for Cabaret Voltaire
Review of Cabaret Voltaire from 7 January 2009
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Cabaret Voltaire is a VERY popular venue both for its varied (& often free) gig offerings and it’s eclectic club calander.

I find Cab much better for a club night than a busy live gig, as the room layout (venue is located in the City’s South Bridge Vaults) does not lend itself particularly well to a stage setting, as a low hang obscures much of the stage from the middle to the back of the room.

Great soundsystem though!

Ess

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lucychambers
London
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Review of Cabaret Voltaire from 8 January 2009

Mmm clubbing. Isn’t it fun to get sweaty? Don’t you just love dancing to great music? Aren’t cheap drinks a bonus? If you answered yes, yes, and duh to those three questions then Cab Vol is calling you. There’s a different style of music on every night, from drum and bass on a Tuesday to electro on a Friday, with some indie, r&b and techno on other nights, and during the week it’s free to get in. The space is intimate and gets crowded, a real remedy to larger, more sterile clubs in Edinburgh. Love it.

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Review of Cabaret Voltaire from 3 January 2009

catch it on a good night and the atmosphere is great.

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Review of Cabaret Voltaire from 19 November 2008

this place has some pretty cool music and bands playing

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Review of Cabaret Voltaire from 11 October 2008

Awesome place - great music, great atmosphere. Probably not a wonderful idea to sit with your head right next to the loudspeaker for 15 minutes, but hey! Touch warm, tho

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Review of Cabaret Voltaire from 27 September 2008

good on sunday

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Review of Cabaret Voltaire from 23 September 2008

Nice place saw a cracking wee band there. cosy place I loved it.

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