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Rock & Metal Pubs and Clubs

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    #332
    Pyr0
    Registered Users Posts: 5,967 ✭✭✭Pyr0


    Grayditch wrote: »
    Yeah, what where the tunes. Do they have a rock Dj back?

    Anthrax, Slayer, Metallica, Saxon, Megadeth and a heap of others I can't remember so it looks like the Rock/Metal DJ is back on for Saturdays at least.


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    #333
    Texas Jack
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 531 ✭✭✭Texas Jack


    Pyr0 wrote: »
    Anthrax, Slayer, Metallica, Saxon, Megadeth and a heap of others I can't remember so it looks like the Rock/Metal DJ is back on for Saturdays at least.

    Would be delighted if metal was back - what were the crowd like? Was it dark?


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    #334
    Grayditch
    Registered Users Posts: 14,347 ✭✭✭✭Grayditch


    That's cool. Fibbers are going the route of cover bands for the next few weeks I think. Modern stuff, Korn, SOAD, RATM, killswitch Engaged. On The Roxx usually has something going too.

    Scene is still ticking over nicely.


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    #335
    Pyr0
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    Texas Jack wrote: »
    Would be delighted if metal was back - what were the crowd like? Was it dark?

    Nice mix, not a massive crowd and it wasn't dark and gloomy but not brightly lit either.


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    #336
    Grahamer666
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,168 ✭✭✭Grahamer666


    Pyr0 wrote: »
    Nice mix, not a massive crowd and it wasn't dark and gloomy but not brightly lit either.

    Trying to get the old crowd back after saying the place was no longer a Rock Bar and now they're regretting that decision. They can go suck a dick. Money grabbing bastids.


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    #337
    Texas Jack
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    Grahamer666 wrote: »
    Trying to get the old crowd back after saying the place was no longer a Rock Bar and now they're regretting that decision. They can go suck a dick. Money grabbing bastids.

    So where are the old crowd drinking now? Foggy?


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    #338
    Grahamer666
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    Texas Jack wrote: »
    So where are the old crowd drinking now? Foggy?

    Spread across all places in the city now I think. Personally I drink in the Foggy and On The Rox.
    Don't miss Bruxelles one bit. They'll won't get another penny off me that's for suse.


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    #339
    Texas Jack
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    Grahamer666 wrote: »
    Spread across all places in the city now I think. Personally I drink in the Foggy and On The Rox.
    Don't miss Bruxelles one bit. They'll won't get another penny off me that's for suse.

    I've moved to Smithfield, just around the corner from On The Rox

    What's it like?

    Is it open every day?

    Is it a place to pop in after work?


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    #340
    Mr. CooL ICE
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    Decent place. For it's small size, it also has a surprising amount of quality gigs.


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    #341
    Passenger
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    Texas Jack wrote: »
    I've moved to Smithfield, just around the corner from On The Rox

    What's it like?

    Is it open every day?

    Is it a place to pop in after work?

    Apparently it's only open for gigs now on Fri and Sat nights but check their Facebook page for confirmation.


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    #342
    Texas Jack
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 531 ✭✭✭Texas Jack


    Went to the Mezz on Friday afternoon

    Cracking tunes, all pints were 4 euro before 8pm, was quite busy too

    To put that into context I dropped into Fitzsimmons for a pint on the way home which is 4 doors down and they were charging 6.90 a pint

    Would defo head to the mezz again


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    #343
    SirLemonhead
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    Passenger wrote: »
    The Rock bar has been gone ages now though. :confused:

    Why do you say that?


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    #344
    Passenger
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    SirLemonhead wrote: »
    Why do you say that?

    Because management stated it was a few months after the renovation. They got rid of the jukebox and any other semblance of it being a Rock Bar.


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    #345
    Turkey Creek
    Closed Accounts Posts: 44 ✭Turkey Creek


    So is it or isn't it playing metal/rock and still being attended by metal folk?


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    #346
    Grayditch
    Registered Users Posts: 14,347 ✭✭✭✭Grayditch


    Sounds like a once off. Bringing back rock/metal and not making a big deal out of it would be weird.


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    #347
    SirLemonhead
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    Saturday two weeks back wasn't a once off - it's always been like that.

    It might not have a jukebox and I don't know what's played during the week or early at the weekend, but every Friday and Saturday night is a rock/metal DJ. Has always been.


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    #348
    Passenger
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    SirLemonhead wrote: »
    Saturday two weeks back wasn't a once off - it's always been like that.

    It might not have a jukebox and I don't know what's played during the week or early at the weekend, but every Friday and Saturday night is a rock/metal DJ. Has always been.

    Sounds like they don't even know themselves what kind of bar they're running. Either it's a Rock bar or it isn't. The non-Rock/Metal orientated redecoration, lack of Jukebox and exodus of regulars would indicate that it clearly isn't.


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    #349
    Grayditch
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    Most people I know are of the mind that they ditched Rock and Metal. It seems weird that so many people think that, if it never changed on the weekends.


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    #350
    Passenger
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    Grayditch wrote: »
    Most people I know are of the mind that they ditched Rock and Metal. It seems weird that so many people think that, if it never changed on the weekends.

    Even the resident DJ's left as they were instructed not to play anything heavy.


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    #351
    Wrongway1985
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    Grayditch wrote: »
    Most people I know are of the mind that they ditched Rock and Metal. It seems weird that so many people think that, if it never changed on the weekends.

    As someone down the country when it comes to gig goin mostly means hitting Dublin. Of course these a chunk of the time are not on weekends so ditched Bruxelles for pre or post gig drinkies a long time back. Drink was overpriced and the music I like underplayed; they were a disgrace to the Phil statue outside the door


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    #352
    Babalugats
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    What's this new metal night in Bruxelles of a Thursday? Thought metal was finished with?

    facebook.com/events/763101660495927/


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    #353
    Passenger
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    Babalugats wrote: »
    What's this new metal night in Bruxelles of a Thursday? Thought metal was finished with?

    facebook.com/events/763101660495927/

    Just a DJ playing some Rock/Metal does not a rock bar make.


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    #354
    Grahamer666
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,168 ✭✭✭Grahamer666


    Passenger wrote: »
    Just a DJ playing some Rock/Metal does not a rock bar make.

    They really are getting desperate now.


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    #355
    Grayditch
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    Babalugats wrote: »

    facebook.com/events/763101660495927/

    Not to knock a new metal club, but "Nocturnal Nights". I think all nights are nocturnal.

    Also "playing everything from Metallica to Iron Maiden" doesn't seem like a huge scope, but having more option for rock/Metal music in Dublin isn't a bad thing, I guess. We're pretty flush with options, on Thursdays alone.

    Between the pubs/ clubs, DME putting on huge names, we have a decent scene here.


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    #356
    Grahamer666
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,168 ✭✭✭Grahamer666


    I just can't understand midweek club things. A lot of people including myself work and need to be up early during the week.
    Might be ok if yer in college or whatever but doesn't work for me at all.


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    #357
    Grayditch
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    It all depends on what Bruxelles are happy with. If they think they can just have a rock crowd back just like that, they could be in for a disappointment.

    If this night doesn't plan on catering for students, which involves playing must after 2005, Kerrang T.V hits and NEW METALLICA, as well as dropping drink prices, then the best they can hope for is post-gig groups looking for a drink after a show.

    They're possibly the furthest "metal night" from Voodoo/On The Rox, Academy, Three Arena, geographically, so... they'll need some amount of promotion, I guess.


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    #358
    Babalugats
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    Where are all the old Bruxelles metal heads drinking now?


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    #359
    Passenger
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    Babalugats wrote: »
    Where are all the old Bruxelles metal heads drinking now?

    At home.


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    #360
    Grayditch
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    When their kids go to bed.


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    #361
    RebelButtMunch
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    Passenger wrote: »
    At home.

    Probably in their 50s


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