Dropped
into new Manchester club Cirque again- this time not as a meetup, so we could be sure that everyone
in our group would definitely get in.
We
started in new Spinningfields bar
Firefly, inside the new restaurant
Foodwell, where the DJ span house
music and Tom DaLips played live sax. I
was driving so didn't sample the cocktails, but next time I'll
partake. I liked it and will drop in again soon.
We
then moved on to club Cirque, getting there at around 11:30pm,
where there was already a queue. Standing in line, you could tell
people were tense. Nobody wanted to do or say anything that might
result in refusal at the door, and due to the club's limited size and
the disproportionate queue waiting outside already, we knew they'd be
looking for any excuse to turn people away. We were on the guest
list, and all had photo ID, but it still felt like an MI5
interrogation. Once past security we were then told it was £30 to
get in, even on guest list. Although a piss take, people will still
pay it (including, on this occasion, us). In contrast, Fridays is £10 entry.
It's
a load of hassle on the door, but they were still letting people in
wearing trainers, and still threw a few patrons out. After the
catastrophic Toy Box- operating from the same Deansgate unit- lost
their license due to
violence,
they weren't taking any chances, and the slightest disagreement
resulted in eviction.
Cirque
is your standard overpriced Manchester club blasting overplayed hip
hop, populated by rich twentysomethings; the club had one thing
making it unique- outrageous stage shows, featuring obese clowns,
provocative nurses and a short, androgynous person in a nappy wearing
a plastic baby's head.
Spotted: Love Island winner Jack Fincham.
Fun,
but not worth the effort or price.
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