What age do you stop going clubbing?

sashafierce

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dudara

How often do you go out together? You say that you organised tonight - was it for anything special?

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Stabshauptmann

depends on your interests and direction in life more than your age. I'd say early 30s tbh

krankykitty

You don't ever have to stop clubbing (if you don't want to), however these things naturally run their course and you might find you or your friends are not as interested in clubbing as you grow older etc.

However, 22 seems a little young to give up on going out so perhaps coincidentally all your mates might have something else to do tonight..

Exclamation Marc

I find it hard to get motivated for nights out anymore. I'm nearly 25 but nightclubs have become in 7 times out of 10 an absolute chore.

From overpriced drinks to kids in clubs to clientelles comprised of knobs to spending a fortune to get home; on average nightclubs for me are a bit meh, and I know a lot of my friends feel the same.

If there's a huge group of us going out, it's great, but that's usually only on parties or events, otherwise it's a couple of people and the night sort of dies out becomes unenjoyable.

I do love nights out, but recently, finding a decent spot that will get me excited about going out to, is tough. I haven't stopped clubbing, but I know the circumstances for me to get as excited as I used to be about clubbing have narrowed.

And maybe some of your friends feel that way, it could just be a phase thing depending on who has jobs/money, what people enjoy doing etc (maybe pubs are more their thing?)

miss5

22 is definetly not to old, Perhaps clubbing isn't there scene.

sajama

I hear ya OP - my class are terrible for going out!

It just seems to depend on personal preference. We've had a couple of nights out in town, and it seemed to me like everyone enjoyed them, but in the last year or two of college, they don't won't go out at ALL - none of them seem interested in going clubbing - they're more of the house party type.
It's annoying for me because I do love a good night out dancing and I haven't had one in ages And I'm not the type to start dancing at houseparties lol

They say it's too expensive to go out, yet they have money to drink in pubs and gamble etc etc. So I can't really answer your question, but I understand how frustrating it is! We're young - it shouldn't be such a hassle to get a night out here and there, especially after finishing exams!

sashafierce

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piby

I've just found that as I get a little older I have, not so much lost interest, but I'm not as crazy about going to clubs as I used to be. When I was 18/19/20 and in my first years at college it's all I wanted to do and I'd be out clubbing maybe 2/3 times a week easy! Now I'm in my mid-20's and it'd be closer to 2/3 times a month if even. There are quite a few reasons I reckon. As others have said it's pricey and you could spend not far off 100 euro if you went out on a Saturday night. Also, although I'm only 23, I fond that most nightclubs are full of the 17-21 age group. I don't know what's happening but there doesn't seem to be a lot of people my age out when I go out which puts me off a bit. Lastly, and most importantly, as I've gotten that wee bit older I've found other ways to socialise i.e. poker with guys, camping trips, house parties/gatherings, 5-a-side etc. etc. Don't get me wrong I still love a good night out but I just don't do it as often as I used to. Anyway to answer your question I think it's perfectly normal to be clubbing into your early to mid-30's really.

pookie82

I'm 28 next month and while I tend to go out to late bars more so than clubs these days, there's nothing like going to a club and having a good dance and a laugh. My group of mates are all the same age and sometimes we do have a bit of a laugh about the age group in the club and how old we're getting but it's more about the mentality of having a dance and some fun than what age you are.

I definitely think that 22 is very early for people to start bailing on a night out due to tiredness/not being bothered. Having said that, when i was in college we always had big plans for post exam nights out but they often ended early as we had all been pulling all nighters and getting hardly any sleep for the two weeks of the exams, with the result that at their end all we wanted to do was sleep!

wylo

22 is defo too young imo, im 27 and its only in the past 6 months have I calmed down clubbing wise.
That said, I absolutely love my nights out, but the style of night out has changed, now its more an occasion, like a gig or a party, stag,wedding etc. With the exception of going to gigs, like a proper dance music dj, or a band etc, I have completely stopped clubbing. I have no interest anymore. I only go now if its a work night or something, this is the same with my friends.
I think your mates need a kick up the arse though, 22 is young, especially if your finishing exams.

cafecolour

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Possibly everyone had been partying pretty much straight since thurs and was knackered by last night (and the generally studying for exams)?

My flatmates are actually students who finished on thurs and it equaled a big night out thurs, a milder one fri night, and a movie last night.

I'd give it a few weeks, and people will prob be back in form.

In general, while people get more tired of clubbing, 22 i pretty young for it to happen. I still like occasional clubbing (at 30+), but I'd generally avoid saturday night (too crowded) and most anything with pop/dance music (give me say drum-n-bass).

force majeure

Bummer I'm glad I'm not 22 any more the boredom would drive me to the drink.... hold on.... it did.... no I'm high and dry and looving it.
Mind you I do go to poker games and dog tracks now. In other words if the clubbing thing looks dusted time to try something new.

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dudara

You may have considered it a night to celebrate the end of college, but perhaps your friends don't see it in the same light as you do. It may be that they have different viewpoints on what constitutes a good night out.

I think I pretty much stopped 'clubbing' when I was about 21 - i was sick of places where you couldn talk but had to shout, where you had to pay a fortune for the privilege of being allowed enter a dark room and then being bombarded with drunken fools for the night. I still go out lots but the whole concept of forced fun that is called clubbing is not for me.

cafecolour

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Gotcha. Well, they might all just still be exhausted, or your crowd might just be quieting down at the moment, it happens.

Also, I feel like a lot of people 'move on' from uni as soon as their last exam is finished. IE their brains are already panicking as to their next step (work, graduate school, travel, etc.), and don't feel settled enough to go out partying.

I don't actually remember having a big 'end of uni' party myself. Me and a good few were sticking around the town for a few months after graduating, so we knew we'd keep seeing each other for a bit more. Then there'd be a couple smaller goodbyes for people as they left, but really, a lot of folks were mostly focusing on moving and other practicalities and less on partying.

Honestly, most of my clubbing days were actually a bit later - ie 23-26 or so. When I moved to a big city, got a 9-5, M-F job, and became a 'weekend warrior' - ie trying to fit 7 days of fun into two days

Faith

I simply cannot stand clubbing. I've always hated it. A night out clubbing is literally my idea of hell. I'm 23 and have felt that was since I was 18. If someone invited me clubbing, I'd make an excuse not to go unless it was their birthday or something.

It's quite possible the rest of your friends are sick of clubbing. Maybe organise a night out in a normal pub or something that you know they like doing, and see how they react.

Stu

I'm 33 and still love to go clubbing and often times its with mates who are in their mid 20's. But then i used to love going raving back in the 90's when i was young and love a dance so maybe thats why i'm still up for it although i only go clubbing about twice a month nowadays and i also only look about 26 so that helps.

22 is far too young to be putting the dancing shoes away although you'd need to be rolling in money to go clubbing 2 or 3 times a week in this country. From my experience, most of my mates stopped clubbing around their late 20's and only go clubbing once in a blue moon now that they are in their 30's but obviously people have more responsibilities as they get older so the clubbing money has to be spent on Nappies instead lol.

I suppose each person knows when they stop enjoying the clubbing scene and just don't want to do it anymore but anybody under the age of 30 who thinks they are too old to go clubbing is going to have a mid life crisis by the time they are 40. I'll still be clubbing when i'm 40.

upmeath

I'm 22 and I'd have a very limited amount of time for nightclubs, as would the vast majority of my mates. They're invariably expensive and too loud to hold a conversation in, and the staff and clientele are, more often than not, hard work.
The music is terrible in most clubs here, they're like our commercial radio stations, the DJs play catch-all music, mostly chart and rnb. We're not as cosmopolitan as we all think. I'd rather a decent house party or getting welded to a bar stool over a few pints and good conversation rather than flashing lights and loud music, I save my dancing shoes for trips to Berlin, London, Amsterdam or Barcelona. That's where the real clubs are, where DJs know how to play to an audience.
So to be honest, 22 isn't too young to not want to go clubbing in this country. The scene is aimed at 17-20 year olds who listen to Spin.

Stu

The clubbing scene in Dublin is fairly rubbish but there are good nights held every week if you know what you like. I like Psytrance and House music and the clubs i frequent are usually smaller intimate venues where the clubbers are there because they like the particular style of music being played but i guess if your not into the scene in any major way then it could be a chore to go clubbing.

I LOVED clubs when I was 17, until I was about 20/21. Then I literally couldn't stand them. They are hell on earth. Loud and sh1t music, loud and sh1t people, and they're incredibly expensive. Now I also LOVED drinking so I still ended up going to clubs the odd time, but when I could avoid them and go to a pub/gaf I most certainly would.

Honestly don't see why people go near clubs. I understand that people use them to score etc, but other than that?

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Drodan

Think I hated going "clubbing" after the second time I went to a club, so wasn't even gone 19. As described before the crap music, flashy lights, hords of douches and sluhs (not all mind you but the majority), the watered down beer in a plastic cup (wtf am I 12? No I want a proper glass god dammit!), people who go to get thrashed/start fights/pickup randomers and degrade themselves in public etc and the average age being a weak 16.

I spend a lot of time in Doyles. Has that bar/pub feel to it with a dancefloor if you feel like hitting it. Nice age group, proper glasses, can have a conversation with random people.

The thing I hate most about clubs, not the likes of 21 or anything that place has it's own problems, but the indie clubs is the amount of little "scene kids" who are theyre purely because it's the "cool" place to be at the time. My god how I hated Twisted Pepper!:mad:

upmeath

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The thing I hate most about clubs, not the likes of 21 or anything that place has it's own problems, but the indie clubs is the amount of little "scene kids" who are theyre purely because it's the "cool" place to be at the time. My god how I hated Twisted Pepper!:mad:

Scene kids - Visually Offensive

prinz

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I find it hard to get motivated for nights out anymore. I'm nearly 25 but nightclubs have become in 7 times out of 10 an absolute chore. From overpriced drinks to kids in clubs to clientelles comprised of knobs to spending a fortune to get home; on average nightclubs for me are a bit meh, and I know a lot of my friends feel the same.

+1 Same for me, have been feeling like that since I was 22 or so. Majority of night clubs in Ireland are a waste of time due to the many reasons outlined by others. Have done a lot of travelling and partying abroad and found it impossible to get back into the nightclub scene in Dublin. It's atrocious.

Myself and most of my friends stay clear of clubs for the most part except on the odd big night out.

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prinz

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In that case perhaps it's money issues. I would be far more likely these days to spend the night in too than going to the pub. Maybe try celebrate with a house party, cook dinner together or something get a couple of dvds?

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OS119

not wishing to be horrible, but maybe they just don't like spending time with you, or with the others in your class, as much as you think they do.

nothing quite as awful as the person nobody really likes - or even the person than people don't mind, but who utterly fails to grasp the social dynamics of the wider group/community - constantly badgering all and sundry to go out together.

if this class had genuinely wanted to socialise together to celebrate the end of exams and the end of uni, but weren't keen on clubbing for whatever reason they would have said 'yeah, lets have a party, but maybe not a club yeah - they're pump'.

that they didn't, they just agreed to to it and then cried off or didn't turn up, says they really couldn't give a toss.