Plan your night; to your taste, your budget, in your location.

What we do

A free app for your social life. Know what's good and going on in nightlife across the UK.

Search across 13 cities and close to 1,000 venues. With drinks offers, music listings, opening times, photos and GPS maps to help you get there.

Free To Use

Download the app for free. Stay up to date with nightlife across the UK without event invites, endless notifications or spam emails.

Live Updated

Our app is updated by the venues themselves. We add more cities every month so if your town isn't covered yet...let us know!

Relevant Ad Partners

We work with a variety of cool drinks brands so the ads you see are relevant to your night out. Look out for new brands and great drinks offers.

Grapevine Cities

We aim to feature at least 50 venues in each city. If you want to recommend a great bar, club, pub or music venue simply get in touch. If your favourite town isn't on the Grapevine yet drop us a line!

Get on The Grapevine

Download Grapevine

Get the app for free. You can search across a city's nightlife based on Drinks, Music, Entry Price, Closing Time or use the Keyword search across everything!

Add venues to Favourites and share them via Twitter straight from the app.

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Drinks Brand?

Get your brand in the palm of your customer's hand. We offer highly targeted ad space that puts you in front of thousands of potential customers when they are deciding where to go and what to drink.

Contact our team at hello@grapevine-city.com

Pricing starts from £100(+vat) per month.

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Bar? Pub? Club? Event?

Get your venue on our app for FREE. Make sure the people who want what you do can find you. Drive the right sort of customers to your venue and help spread the word.

Contact our team at hello@grapevine-city.com

You even get a free monthly data report.

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Who we are?

The Grapevine

Grapevine comes from a love of UK nightlife. We are a team of ex-venue owners, industry consultants, DJs, bartenders and general party goers.

We focus on providing venues of a sizes a free way to tell the world about what they do. More importantly we have designed Grapevine as a way for them to be found.

The app is designed to provide people with all the information they need to plan and create a great night out. Everyone looks for different things from a night out, Grapevine seeks to answer those questions with up to date information.

Our vision is to develop Grapevine into a better social network...a truly sociable network.

Milestones

  • Version 1.0 Launched in Leicester & Nottingham in January 2012
  • Version 2.0 for iPhone & iOS Launched October 2012
  • London added to the app in November 2012
  • 13 UK cities & over 750 venues
  • #2 iTunes Whats Hot Chart
Jono Mayes

Co-Founder

Claire Thiveyrat

Co-Founder

Bryn Foweather

Marketing

Koo

Design

Gary McCarthy

CTO

Thomas Lee

App Development

Hayley Smith

Brand Development

Martyn Mayes

Advisor

Latest News

Coco Tang

House of Coco Tang are looking for a Senior cocktail bartender to join their team

Brighton Added!

Look out you crazy hipsters, Brighton is now on the app. Download it for free!

Religion v onefifteen Secret Warehouse Party

Two of Leicester's biggest nights combine for what is sure to be an event of epic proportions.

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Oliver Twist Gin

We are very pleased to announce Oliver Twist Gin as a partner of Grapevine.

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Best April Fools Prank

Introducing the Pipe & Slippers! From the Liar's Club in Manchester

Guest Post

The first in a series of excellent product reviews from The Drinks Enthusiast.

Featuredevent

Each week we'll showcase for you a seriously goood event from our app. This week it's a blast from the past with SONiDO at Superfly.

  • Grapevine Stats
  • 13 Cities
  • 769 Venues
  • 4,215 Users
  • 34,550 Followers
  • 24,900 Searches

What they say?

  • Roop Khalon Manhattan34

    The advantage of working with Grapevine is that your next potential regular is actively seeking out what you have to offer and is being directed to you through carefully placed keywords. Having been the most viewed venue on their app and having an influx of a new clientelle we know Grapevine works and works well.

  • Kehan Oliver Ghost / Rockafellas

    Working with Grapevine has brought us to the attention of a demographic we may not have reached through our own social networking and marketing. The limitations of inhouse internet presence like Facebook and Twitter is that the only people that see it are those that are already aware of you through having already visited the venue.

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Your Brand on Grapevine

A true innovation in taking drinks brands into the palm of customer's hands.

Our ad banners run right through the user's experience. They use our app to find venues of all types and are often looking to experience something new. What better place to introduce them to your brand?

We can even place different messages in front of different demographics. You can specify your ad by gender, age, location...even whether they are a student or not.

Looking to unlock more accounts? We offer wallpapers that are seen by the venues while they update the app - get in front of decision makers, create new on trade business.

  • Cities on the App:
    13
  • Venues on the App:
    769
  • Users of the App:
    4,215
  • Searches made on the App:
    21,455
  • Venue views on the App:
    84,304

Your Bar on Grapevine

To get your venue on the app we simply start by taking info from your website, Facebook and Twitter pages. We don't write reviews of your venue (there are enough review sites already out there) nor do we let users leave reviews (there's already Trip Advisor for that).

You'll be sent login details so you can edit the page moving forward. When you login you get a 'Profile Page' where you add a logo, contact info, some good looking pics and links to your Facebook and Twitter. You also have a tab for each day of the week - here you add a description, opening times, the music you'll be playing and the drinks you'll be serving. The more you fill in the more searches you'll appear in.

Every time you update the app you go straight to the top of the search results. This keep the information for our users up to date without any of that fancy Google SEO stuff.

  • Cities on the App:
    13
  • Venues on the App:
    769
  • Users of the App:
    4,215
  • Searches made on the App:
    21,455
  • Venue views on the App:
    84,304

Download it for FREE

Great for the city you know, essential for the city you don't.

Our app makes it easy to find what's good and going in in a city's nightlife. Simple filters help you discover bars and clubs by the music they play, drinks they serve, what they're charging on the door and what time they stop serving.

Search for something specific or just browse them all. It's the app your social life has been waiting for.

  • Cities on the App:
    13
  • Venues on the App:
    769
  • Users of the App:
    4,215
  • Searches made on the App:
    21,455
  • Venue views on the App:
    84,304

Jono Mayes

A deep love of the bar industry has taken Jono from glass collector to award winning bartender, manager to venue owner.

Grapevine was born from a frustration at the lack of information that covers cities across the UK. It is designed to help venues get more of the customers they want - customers who know what music is on, the style of drinks they serve.

Good and mixing drinks, bad at mixing music

  • Favourite Film
    Cocktail (obviously)
  • Favourite Cocktail
    Daiquiri
  • Guilty Pleasure
    Pina Colada
  • Phone
    +44 0 7595 370313
  • email

Claire Thiveyrat

A Originally from the South of France, Claire studied International Business Strategy in the UK.

She oversees the long and short term strategy of Grapevine City, managing the growth ensures we bring the app to more people whilst creating valued relationships with the venues we work with.

Claire is also Director of Operations for The Cambridge University Technology and Enterprise Club, an organisation that brings together some of the most exciting and diverse technology based entrepreneurs in the UK.

  • Favourite Film
    Le Grande Bleu
  • Favourite Cocktail
    Frozen Margarita
  • Guilty Pleasure
    Cheese, wine and a bread (real baguette)
  • email

Bryn Foweather

Bryn manages Grapevine City’s social media content. Providing added support for the venues via our blog, Twitter and Facebook presence.

With over 10 years experience as a DJ, club promoter and venue owner he knows how to build and develop a brand people feel part of. Bryn is responsible for some of the most significant dance music events to come to the city. He is also behind the Superfly brand overseeing the operation of it’s artist management agency.

A proud Sheffield Wednesday supporter, his own football career peaked at age 17 but still seems to go on.

  • Favourite Film
    Wreck It Ralph
  • Favourite Cocktail
    Peroni
  • Guilty Pleasure
    Sheffield Weds
  • Phone
    +44 0 77385 17270
  • email

Koo

20 years in graphic design and managing director of Rare Company, Koo takes care of the look and feel of Grapevine City. His experience working with brands from Adobe to EMI to Boxfresh has helped Grapevine City develop it’s unique identity.

Whether it be an slick business card, website homepage or a button on the app everything gets designed with the bigger picture of the brand in mind.

He’s not going to be happy about this picture though.

  • Favourite Film
    Wreck It Ralph
  • Favourite Cocktail
    Peroni
  • Guilty Pleasure
    Sheffield Weds
  • Phone
    +44 0 77385 17270
  • email

The birthplace of Grapevine. A vibrant nightlife that will surprise you.

From the crazy student parties you may expect from a University city to some really excellent cocktail bars - Leicester ain't what you think.

Tuesday nights see the best in Hip Hop showcased at Religion at Rockafellas. Thursday is a great night to hit up places like Turkey Cafe, Taps and our boys at Manhattan34. Friday is all about Deep House with OneFifteen and Saturday is as you'd expect with Ghost being our recommendation

central london

52 venues covered on the app and we'll have a search function on the site here soon.

nottingham

The birthplace of Grapevine. A great, varied nightlife that sees excellent cocktail bars mixed with some huge student nights.

In the midweek there are some tip live music events at legendary venues like Stealth, Bodega and of course Rock City. Tuesday we recommend the antics of Phlebas whilst on Thursday we recommend Market Bar. Saturday take your pic of the excellent CocoTang or Pandoras Box.

Just away from the city centre is West Bridgeford which is particularly good of a Friday night before heading into town.

  • For Cocktails
    Coco Tang
  • For Tunes
    Stealth / Rock City
  • For Deals
    Baa Bar
  • Most Viewed
    Coco Tang
  • City Rank
    #6

brighton

31 venues covered on the app and we'll have a search function on the site here soon.

liverpool

42 venues covered on the app and we'll have a search function on the site here soon.

manchester

43 venues covered on the app and we'll have a search function on the site here soon.

leeds

We love Leeds. Some of the best cocktail bars in the land and busy throughout the week to boot.

Call Lane has been home to places like Jakes Bar, Oporto, Neon Cactus and Call Lane Social for years and is practically a Mecca for cocktail lovers (bad analogy but who cares!).

Expect huge student nights too as Leeds has one of the UK's biggest student populations. Of course there's some crap but there's some quality club nights with Halo, HiFi, The Cockpit and the O2.

  • For Cocktails
    Any bar on Call Lane
  • For Tunes
    HiFi
  • For Deals
    Halo
  • Most Viewed
    Jakes
  • City Rank
    #8

north london

47 venues covered on the app and we'll have a search function on the site here soon.

birmingham

A mix of some fantastic restaurants and good cocktail bars. Birmingham also has some top forward thinking music venues.

In Island Bar, The Victoria and The Jekyll & Hyde you have a group of bars that serve up excellent cocktails with character.

Superclubs like Gatecrasher and Nightingale host some huge events while the Rainbow Venues sees some of the biggest names in underground house - top stuff.

  • For Cocktails
    Island Bar
  • For Tunes
    Rainbow Venues
  • For Deals
    Gatecrasher
  • Most Viewed
    Gatecrasher
  • City Rank
    #7

sheffield

38 venues covered on the app and we'll have a search function on the site here soon.

edinburgh

37 venues covered on the app and we'll have a search function on the site here soon.

east london

41 venues covered on the app and we'll have a search function on the site here soon.

west london

48 venues covered on the app and we'll have a search function on the site here soon.

newcastle

36 venues covered on the app and we'll have a search function on the site here soon.

oxford

29 venues covered on the app and we'll have a search function on the site here soon.

south london

40 venues covered on the app and we'll have a search function on the site here soon.

derby

25 venues covered on the app and we'll have a search function on the site here soon.

cambridge

We were pleasantly surprised with Cambridge - loads of great bars and a vibrant music scene.

For some good drinks check out La Raza, the excellent 12a or Hidden Rooms. Keep an eye on events at the Fountain for some great line ups too.

In the midweek Lola Lo is a good option for high end student clubbing while on weekends Fez is well worth a look

  • For Cocktails
    12a or La Raza
  • For Tunes
    The Fountain
  • For Deals
    Lola Lo
  • Most Viewed
    Lola Lo
  • City Rank
    #12

Oliver Twist Gin

Oliver Twist London Distilled Dry Gin is a quintessentially English Gin that is Distilled and Bottled in the very heart of London Town.

The traditionally authentic distillation process takes place right by the famous River Thames, using only the finest of Mediterranean Botanicals leaving Oliver Twist Gin with a crystal clear colour and a balanced bouquet on the nose and palate.

Oliver Twist Gin is specifically made for people of an independent, freethinking outlook to enjoy anytime. This beautifully presented quality London Distilled Dry Gin is distinguished and Dickensian by design.

Brighton!

We are very pleased to add Brighton to our nightlife app. Full of forward thinking student nights and some excellent cocktail bars, Brighton is our kinda place.

There are 30 venues listed so if you have any recommendations just get in touch with us.

  • Date:
    21st April 2013
  • Category:
    News
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Gran Marnier by Drinks Enthusiast

Extravagant. Stylish. Chic. Words many would use to describe a bottle that sits upon many a back-bar – Grand Marnier. The orange liqueur from France is also steeped in history, dating back to 1827.

In this year, a gentleman named Jean-Baptiste Lapostolle founded a distillery in Neauphe-le-Château, France that produced fruit liqueurs. In 1876, his granddaughter married Louis-Alexandre Marnier, the son of a wine-making family from the Sancerre region, culminating in the Marnier Lapostolle family. The original name and product of ‘Curaçao Marnier’ came about in 1880, but when inventor Louis-Alexandre Marnier Lapostolle had his friend César Ritz (gentleman behind such hotels as Hôtel Ritz in Paris and The Ritz Hotel in London) taste his creation, he enjoyed it so much that he suggested the name we now all come to know so well – Grand Marnier.

Read the full review here

Religion v onefifteen

RELIGION V ONEFIFTEEN

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House of Coco Tang

The House of Coco Tang is looking for a Senior Cocktail Bartender to join our highly skilled team. Ideally we are looking for a full time position and someone who is very experienced with Cocktails, mixology and has a strong understanding of premium products and the spirit liqueur industry.

If you think you may fit the bill but are not sure, why not just call us and have a chat on 07825889370.

The House of Coco Tang is a premium market leading and innovative Cocktail Bar & Club in Nottingham city centre, we have a wide reaching reputation that we are proud of, so please feel free to ask around or take a look at our facebook page

Liar's Club

Of all the April Fool's Day pranks we saw, this was the best.