Zhivago

The newly relocated and revamped Zhivago, located at 54 Currie Street, is quickly becoming one of the most popular and raved about clubs in Adelaide. Busiest on a Sunday night; however, open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Zhivago offers a great destination for all. There's a dance floor for those who bought their dancing shoes and plenty of seating for those who prefer to sit and mingle. The surroundings encountered at Zhivago are unique to say the least: the club is located at the end of an alley way in a basement (not as scary as it sounds, I promise) with the walls decorated by graffiti street art and the bar placed smack bang in the middle of the room.

This unique club only gets better when the DJ starts playing all the best recent and past R&B tracks which gets everyone up on their feet. The ten dollar entry fee seems a small price to pay to enjoy the atmosphere of Zhivago; however, the hour long wait in the line does not, so be sure to get in early to avoid disappointment.

                                                          

Mansions Nightclub

Adelaide CBD

The marketing scheme employed by Mansions nightclub, located on 21 Pultney Street, is not a hard one to figure out even before stepping a foot in the door. Their promotional posters consist of pictures of numerous young girls all in skimpy clothing, drinking or even engaging in provocative behaviour, their sales promotions include free drinks cards for girls before ten thirty and the majority of their bar staff are attractive girls. Needless to say before ten thirty the venue is packed to the brim with young girls all trying to cram in their free alcohol. Consequently, the young boys follow after hearing on the grapevine Mansions is where all the girls are.

Mansion’s has two rooms, one playing RnB and the other playing House and Electro. The music is nothing to rave about and is not successful at keeping the girls around after ten thirty when their free drinks stop, and quickly the majority of them depart to other clubs, with the boys following soon behind. In combination with average music and dear drinks, I too soon left in search of better things.  

Mansions has been successful in creating the image that they are the club where all the ‘hot’ girls go to party; however, there is a stark contrast between pre ten thirty and post ten thirty. So if you are a girl looking for free drinks I definitely suggest Mansions to start off your night; however, plan to go somewhere else after ten thirty as the music is average and the drinks are expensive.