
Club NEO is officially the best club in the South West
‘The theatre of dreams’
Club NEO was voted the fifth most tragic hometown club in the country, but that’s why we all love it. It is a place of hilarity, which yes is awful, but undoubtedly amazing. It’s the kind of night where you wake up in the morning with a five minute Snpachat story and don’t even care. It’s just so brilliant.
It is the place where everyone goes, even though some are resistant, but always have a good time. Those who say they do not enjoy a classy night out in Neo are either kidding themselves or missing the fun in life. Neo is the best place in the whole entire world, and I truly believe that.
Neo is as homely as your favourite old jumper. In the holidays students run back into the club’s open arms and seeking comfort, even the sticky floors welcome you home. It is a moment of pure incandescent happiness when you first run through the Neo doors after a long and stressful term away. The fact that club Neo has been slated an “absolute dive” just makes it all the more appealing. With Buy One Get One Free Fridays and the best A-level results nights in all of the land what more can there be? Did someone say foam?
Whether they went to your school, primary or you’ve got with them before, you tend to know most of the faces that frequent Neo on the weekend. Whether they’re from Yeovil, Sherborne or the other surrounding towns, people rush to Neo to have their dreams fulfilled. You somehow always end up bumping into that one person you really don’t want to see and embarrassing yourself, forgetting it’s a really small club, and seeing them for the rest of the night.
The people you meet
Whether it’s the VIP wankers, the weirdos standing in the shadowy corners or the couples entwined in the booths, every week you greet these characters like old friends. There is a special charm about the people who are Neo regulars. In a place where there are so many West Country accents no one can judge you. Not to mention the number of new best friends that you make in just one evening. From the girl in the toilets who you give relationship advice to, to the guys in the cage scabbing a ciggy. You could literally turn up by yourself and still have the best time of your life.
No Neo doesn’t just have a three-tiered bar and dance floor area with a VIP on top, it also has poles and podiums. When the drink inspired sass hits you, the poles are the only cure and the only place to be when ‘Fancy’ by Iggy Azalea comes on.
The Smoking Cage
If you’re too sweaty from dancing or just gasping for a fag, seeking solace in the cage is the only thing to do. Some would say their favourite feature is this fancy smoking area and you always have that one friend who spends their whole night out there. Its cramped and you definitely get close and personal with all kinds of strangers, but the cage is where all the characters hang out. ‘You got a lighter mate?’ turns into telling each other your whole life stories. That is until you hear a bit of JB on the decks and have to run in to catch all of the bangers.
The supreme DJ set
Where else can you go with such a banging playlist? All the best cheesy tracks mixed in with a lil bit of Skepta and grime makes the night the night. Previous acts also include Charlie Sloth and Lethal Bizzle. At Christmas there are Christmas tunes and Christmas jumpers to boot – the ultimate festive dream. And of course a night to Neo cannot be complete without a waltz to the closing song ‘New York, New York’. Whilst Frank Sinatra croons groups of friends gather together and couples sneak their last snog of the night.