Silent Discos in Dublin or Cork?

Lemag

Hi there,

Does anyone know of any venues that host a regular Silent Disco? If so, details? If not, any once off Silent Discos coming up to look out for in Cork or Dublin?

Thanks.

g5fd6ow0hseima

There's one in the button factory on the 21st. €8 in think

jimi_t2

Upstairs in twisted pepper tends to do them as well. The biggest one is the 02 Headphone Disco which is usually at college events and the like, but you just missed a huge one in Temple Bar last Saturday

http://www.dublindancefestival.ie/2010/02/26/bumper-2-bumper-a-headphone-disco/

Scubadevils

Never been to one of these and at first kinda smirked at the idea but having read the description on wiki my interest grew somewhat - especially the idea of taking off your headphones and watching a club full of people dancing to silence!

jimi_t2

Scubadevils wrote: »

Never been to one of these and at first kinda smirked at the idea but having read the description on wiki my interest grew somewhat - especially the idea of taking off your headphones and watching a club full of people dancing to silence!

When you approach it from the distance its hilarious. You hear low levels of chatter and then the odd person roaring ''WHOOO!'' or ''****ING YEAH!'' while no one around them takes notice.

Scubadevils

jimi_t2 wrote: »

When you approach it from the distance its hilarious. You hear low levels of chatter and then the odd person roaring ''WHOOO!'' or ''****ING YEAH!'' while no one around them takes notice.

Yeah I'd say that's pretty entertaining alright, especially after a smoke or two.

Haha... someone brought their baby to this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL5lpb2SnzE

g5fd6ow0hseima

There was a huge one on the sunday night at electric picnic in 2008 but the music was appaling, the best to offer smells like teen spirit. they could have at least played some sort of electronic music, given that there were two DJs and two channels on the head phones

Lemag

Got this from the Dublin forum

df1985 wrote: »

smirnoff are doing a silent disco tour in clubs around the country at the minute. theyre great fun, especially when the drink kicks in, and people start shouting to communicate with eachother. "im dying for a piss, back in a minute" when the entire place can hear them!

click on the events tab for dates etc.

http://www.facebook.com/search/?post_form_id=bf969b76ae7d000db828e3e05c679837&q=smirnoff&init=quick&ref=search_loaded#!/SmirnoffIreland

joker77

Went to these the last couple of years at Electric Picnic, and had an absolute blast both times.

There were about 8/10 of us - pretty hammered, some dancing around to Whitney Houston while the rest were listening to Nirvana. Brilliant. Although sober? Not so much.

g5fd6ow0hseima

joker77 wrote: »

Although sober? Not so much.

I was, and after a weekend of working there. I guess I longed for some proper tunes...

jimi_t2

Vivian Incalculable Alphabet wrote: »

I was, and after a weekend of working there. I guess I longed for some proper tunes...

Yeah, you weren't one of the runners for the instrument lockup?

g5fd6ow0hseima

Nope, in '08 I was workin with the myhab crowd, erecting huts for the privileged folk. Last year gone I was with the Body & Soul, and barely left the arena itself. I missed Chris Cunningham, Four Tet and Moderat!

jimi_t2

Vivian Incalculable Alphabet wrote: »

Last year gone I was with the Body & Soul, and barely left the arena itself. I missed Chris Cunningham, Four Tet and Moderat!

Yeah, as a runner for the instrument lockup? I remember you PMing me about it

g5fd6ow0hseima

Oh aye, thats right ya. I was just a steward. I was just moping about the place with no actual workload.