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Stereo Nightclub
28 Kings Road
Edinburgh

Star Rating
3 out of 5

Intro Sentence
The place for a good time in the week!

The Venue
Stereo is located on Kings Road and is really easy to get to from most parts of the city. There is several clubs and food outlets around the nearby area so it is not hard to quell the late night munchies.
Stereo is a large club and is spread over 3 floors and has 2 bars. The inside is slick and is one of the more unusual Edinburgh clubs in that it has a pool tables and a Foosball table on the ground floor! Always guaranteed a good game with a few drinks in you!
There are two levels with bars and dancefloors. Each of the two upper floors has a different DJ so it is easy enough to find your type of music on one of the levels. There are places to drink on each of the levels (standing and sitting) and the two dancefloors are all of a good enough size for a good dance! The bar service is quite good although be prepared to wait a while for drinks. It is best buy a few at a time to avoid the queues and relax and drink at the side of the dancefloor for while.
It should be noted that Stereo is only on four nights a week (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday).

The Atmosphere
The club is usually very busy, and there is friendly atmosphere and there is rarely any trouble. However, as with any club this cannot be guaranteed! Stereo is very popular with the students in the week and the 25 – 30 year olds on Saturday night where the tunes take a more retro flavour! Therefore, it is always a good idea to try and get there before hand otherwise you could find yourself outside for quite sometime. One of the best aspects to Stereo is that everybody is up for a great time and as such people (both staff and fellows clubbers) are very friendly. Be prepared for a good chat with some strangers !
There is usually a good gender balance at Stereo although it can be a bit swayed towards men on some nights more than other clubs. Stereo is one of the rare clubs to host an organized dating night ‘Shagtag’ on Tuesday nights that has been running for 6 years. Even if you don’t usually like that kind of thing, it can be really fun!

The Music
The music at Stereo changes throughout the week. As each of the two dancefloor levels play different music it is certain that your genre of music will make an appearance at some point in the week. Usually the club is host to indie music and chart tunes. However, Friday nights bring in the old skool tunes with the best of the 1980’s and 1990’s being played inter-mixed with some major chart stormers. Saturday nights are perfect for the clubber keen for the dance music with house and disco featuring on the dancefloor all night!
The DJ’s at Stereo are very open to requests and some even download songs off I Tunes that you suggest if they don’t have!

The Drink
Stereo is probably the best for the balance between drinks deals and quality of club. The club has the usually range of beers, wines and sprits. In terms of drinks promotions each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday selected drinks are £1 all night. It is worthwhile checking what drinks are on offer as with all clubs drinks out with this offer are expensive. Stereo even have drinks deals on Saturday night where drinks are£1.50 for selected drinks before 12, which means it is best to arrive early. Arriving early also means you miss the bulk of the queue.