In the room
The experience
You come off a wet North Shields street to a wall of rust, teal and cream tiles with the club's name in red letters and a light box that says C.I.U. AFFILIATED, which is the first joke and also the truth. Inside, somebody ushers you upstairs. Through a swinging door you catch the members at their games on the baize, and they catch you, and nobody minds. The concert room is long and low, with a ruched pelmet over the stage and a bar at the back that pours a gin like it means it. Then the sound system comes on, or a Geordie jazz band does, and the room you thought was a joke turns out to be the best room in town. Bingo is on Friday. Respect it.
Gallery
Three frames
Insider tip
Walk in knowing
Are You Affiliated sells its tickets through Resident Advisor and shows sell out, so check RA on the day: late tickets do turn up. Downstairs belongs to the members; you are a guest, so behave like one.
Why it fits
Why it is in the atlas
It is the right music in the right room: a working men's club that never stopped being one, with a promoter from the same streets programming the room upstairs. House records and Geordie jazz land differently in a place built for turns, raffles and Saturday nights, and the North East charm of that tiled front cannot be faked.
Plan the trip
When to go, hours, getting there
Best time to go
Friday and Saturday nights, when Are You Affiliated runs gigs and club nights upstairs, plus Man Power's day parties. Coming up as of 26 October 2026: the Me Me Me Halloween Ball with DECIUS and Man Power (31 October), Bodega (20 November) and 2ManyDJs (18 December).
Hours
Event nights only for the concert room; see the official site and Resident Advisor. The members' club keeps its own hours.
Getting there
Phoenix House, 27 King Street, North Shields NE30 1BZ. North Shields Metro station (Yellow line) is on Bedford Street in the town centre; check the walk on a map and the last Metro on nexus.org.uk.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Where is King Street Social Club?
At Phoenix House, 27 King Street, North Shields NE30 1BZ, on Tyneside. North Shields Metro station on the Yellow line is in the town centre.
Who puts on the gigs at King Street Social Club?
Are You Affiliated, the venue the North Shields DJ and producer Man Power (Geoff Kirkwood) runs in the club's upstairs concert room. He has thrown parties there since August 2022 and runs the room full-time since 2024.
How do I get tickets?
Are You Affiliated sells through Resident Advisor. Popular shows sell out; check RA close to the date for late tickets.
Is it still a working men's club?
Yes. It is a members' social club, with bingo nearly every Friday, a meat raffle and a key draw downstairs. The gigs and club nights happen upstairs.
On the atlas
Where it sits
55.01° N
1.44° WNorth Shields, United Kingdom
55.0119, -1.4405 · Open in OpenStreetMap
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