If you were to open a nightclub...

electrogrimey

With infinite funds, what would you do differently to every other nightclub?

With so much talk about how bad Dublin nightlife is, what can be done (by real people) to make Dublin better? There're a few promoters among us so maybe some ideas could actually be implemented!

So, what's your idea to open a perfect club?

amacachi

I'd have decent toilets.

SRFC90

amacachi wrote: »

I'd have decent toilets.

With none of those fcukers watching ya piss then asking for money for doin' it!! :pac:

Get a proper DJ for a start, not one that loads up a "Now Hits" cd :rolleyes:

The best nightclub I've been to in my lifetime thus far here in Ireland for music and atmosphere was Enigma out in Carrickmacross, it's a shame it closed down.

KeithM89_old

No Stairs!!! the amount of times iv fallen down stairs in a club...:mad:

LaughOrDie

The Twisted Pepper is an example of how a club should be run, not much to improve on. Good Music being played through a top class sound system. Non rude door staff and reasonable prices.

I agree with the better toilets thing. I think every club needs better toilets.

And fans or air conditioning or some kind of air cooling/cleaning machine.Used to sweat my balls off upstairs in wax and i've seen condensation or sweat literally dripping from the walls and ceiling downstairs in the pepper. Not a major thing but sometimes places can get too hot.

old gregg

I like the idea of a trolley service selling hot beverages and snacks, like you'd get on the train

Is mise le key

Recreate the ASYLUM :pac::p:):D;):cool:

RMD

Honestly, I'd try to go for some real grimy underground rave themed type thing. I'd try and buy some old warehouse type thing around the docklands or some industrial area close to town so it's easy enough to access and so it would have a large capacity. Nothing fancy about it, good music, good sound system, nice door staff, none of that "regulars only" bull****. It'd be a club for everyone with a taste in EDM music, not top 40 crap. I'd spend the rest then on the DJs playing it, no ****e, proper music, big names.

electrogrimey

RMD wrote: »

none of that "regulars only" bull****.

Both the best club in the world and the best club in Ireland have a very strict "regulars only" type door system. Berghain and the Twisted Pepper. In the TP everyone's asked "what night are you here for", and if you can't answer, you don't get in.

Seems like a strict door policy is quite important in a good club.

Should more (dance) clubs in Dublin be stricter on the door?

djhaxman

...I'd base it on downstairs in the old Metropolitan. We had some brilliant nights in there, Speedy J playing to about 200 people, his rig took up half the place!

MikeHoncho

I wrote a big long response but reading back over your post grimey I’m not sure its what you were after. To be honest I think the Twisted Pepper is close to perfect in terms of what they are trying to do but the building itself lets them down a bit. I’m gonna post up what I wrote anyway. It’s what I would do if I was opening a club with a limitless budget.

The first thing to get right is the location. Pretty much anywhere from Camden Street up to Georges Street would be the ideal spot. It’s an area where people are used to going out and there are plenty of decent pubs around for people to have a few jars in before wandering down.

The second thing to get right is the layout of the club. Ideally I would want the whole building and for it to have a flat roof that I can put a smoking area / beer terrace on.

The ground floor would be mainly a bar room with plenty of booths for people to sit in but also a decent size dance floor and a DJ Box.

Middle Floor would be the main club room. Nice and simple. A big space with plenty of room to dance, a bar, decent lights (nothing too overboard) and a whopper soundsystem. Would have the room acoustically tuned to make sure the sound is perfect.

Basement level I would have set up like an old jazz / comedy club. Slightly raised stage with an area in front that could either be standing only or have individual tables and seats put out at it.

Plenty of toilets and easy access to them. No having to walk through the dance floor to get to them.

Music Policy:
I would want to have residents that are there every week to keep the vibe how I want it and who will keep the punters coming back. Big names would be brought in on a once or twice a month basis but I really would prefer to give some of the talent in this country a place to shine and craft something that is unique to Dublin.

Club Room: Proper House and Techno.
Bar Room: Fairly open music policy. Basically the type of music that isn’t really catered for anywhere at the moment as far as I can see. Music for people who like music.
Basement: Jazz / Blues and Comedy on week nights. Allow local bands to put on gigs there earlier in the evenings at the weekends where they might be able to get a crowd. Then later give it over to Dubstep / Drum and Bass / IDM.
Terrace: If I could get away with having music in the outside area it would be Deep House and Downtempo / Chillout up here.

Staff:
Regular door staff. With a pleasant attitude. I would have a fairly strict door policy to be honest. If you looked like trouble you wouldn't get in but it would have to be done in as friendly a way possible.
Friendly and fast bar staff. Anyone not treating all customers properly gets the gate.

Food and Drink:

I would make it my mission to be the only club in Dublin that does a decent pint of Guinness. Decent selection of imported beers. Pitchers. Drinks promotions galore.

I would do food up til about 10 O’Clock and use this as a way to get people in early. Cheap decent quality American style bar food would be on the menu. 10cent chicken wings, a plate of Nacho’s for 2 euro, 5 euro ghetto burgers etc.

I think in this day and age you need to be more than just a nightclub. It’s a place where people of a certain mindset can go and hang out any time of the week. Get a nice beer and some decent cheap food, listen to some good music, chat with their mates, watch a sports game. You could go there at 3 on a Saturday afternoon and stay until 3 in the morning. It’s the stuff of fantasy but money being no object it is what I would do.

acman

electrogrimey wrote: »

With infinite funds, what would you do differently to every other nightclub?

With so much talk about how bad Dublin nightlife is, what can be done (by real people) to make Dublin better? There're a few promoters among us so maybe some ideas could actually be implemented!

So, what's your idea to open a perfect club?

A) The problem is not with the clubs but with the people who attend them.

There are PLENTY of good nights / DJ's / Producers / Promoters and Clubs in this country.

Therefore, throwing obscene amounts of money and all the good ideas in the world won't change the average clubbers attitude to going out in Ireland. As we all know, alcohol is the prime objective for the vast majority of clubbers in this country...not the music.

jonnny68

Totally agree about the regulars only bulls*it not a chance would i implement such a tragic door policy which is the domain of elitist dance clubs who think they are something special (and your average cheesy clubs) no dress code either although id draw the line at tracksuits and hoodys.

id have 6 different arenas and open all arenas quarterly and have different styles of music both new and old, on any given weekend id just have the main room open and have rotating resident DJ's and a guest DJ monthly this doesn't necessarily happen to be some so called superstar DJ or someone who is flavour of the month/in vogue at the moment it could be a local DJ who may have sent in a mix that i liked or someone from further afield it would depend, also id have a nite for up and coming DJ's and PA's,etc bi monthly and let the crowd decide who they liked for a chance to play at the club regulary.

Music policy on any given weekend would be primarily Soulful /Funky / Deep House as there appears to be a serious lack of places covering that in Dublin on a regular basis, of course the occasional Old Skool nite would always go down a treat with punters and even give the kids a chance to hear what they missed out on!!

I would spend mega money on a soundsystem that was the best money could buy, and state of the art lighting that is multicoloured lasers/Intelligent lighting and visuals and backdrops, reasonably priced drinks with regular drinks promotions, id ensure there was tight but polite security in place, no people rolling up to the door hammered drunk allowed in, no bad attitudes whatsoever.

Finally as regards entrance fee i would make it as affordable as possible for clubbers and have regular comps to win guestlist passes to the club, for people who come regulary to the club i would offer discounted entry for them and up to 5 friends with special passes.

And yes i would ensure the toilets were of an excellent standard and cleaned every hour (and no fuc**r selling aftershave in there either)


All wishful thinking of course i highly doubt there will ever be a club in Dublin like this.

jonnny68

RMD wrote: »

Honestly, I'd try to go for some real grimy underground rave themed type thing. I'd try and buy some old warehouse type thing around the docklands or some industrial area close to town so it's easy enough to access and so it would have a large capacity. Nothing fancy about it, good music, good sound system, nice door staff, none of that "regulars only" bull****. It'd be a club for everyone with a taste in EDM music, not top 40 crap. I'd spend the rest then on the DJs playing it, no ****e, proper music, big names.

souns good:cool:

RMD

electrogrimey wrote: »

Both the best club in the world and the best club in Ireland have a very strict "regulars only" type door system. Berghain and the Twisted Pepper. In the TP everyone's asked "what night are you here for", and if you can't answer, you don't get in.

Seems like a strict door policy is quite important in a good club.

Should more (dance) clubs in Dublin be stricter on the door?

Never been to TP unfortunately but from what I've heard it's small enough but pulls in a large enough crowd to get away with that. My desired venue would be big enough that it could fit more than the "regulars". Only door policy would be make sure they're decently dressed and they don't look like trouble makers. Thought that really ruined Punch @ The Good Bits, they let anybody in there for months. A 15 year old mate of mine got in with crappy ID and I saw lads in there walking around in tracksuits, the type who you can pretty much tell are looking for fights. They didn't need a regulars policy, just need some cop on at the door which I ultimately think is the best policy.

electrogrimey

A lot of these ideas are quite close to what actually exists. I don't think it's a better layout, or better drinks, or lots of rooms that makes a great club, and I don't think it would be what it would take to open the greatest club in Ireland, I think it would take something different. Not something that money can buy.

RMD

electrogrimey wrote: »

A lot of these ideas are quite close to what actually exists. I don't think it's a better layout, or better drinks, or lots of rooms that makes a great club, and I don't think it would be what it would take to open the greatest club in Ireland, I think it would take something different. Not something that money can buy.

Well what's your view on a great club? Is it something small and cosy with good music and a good crowd or some huge superclub with good music?

jonnny68

electrogrimey wrote: »

A lot of these ideas are quite close to what actually exists. I don't think it's a better layout, or better drinks, or lots of rooms that makes a great club, and I don't think it would be what it would take to open the greatest club in Ireland, I think it would take something different. Not something that money can buy.

I can safely the description of the club i gave as one id like comes nowhere near any club in Ireland now unless you count the Vaults with it's different rooms but it's a rip off there and the bouncers are cun*s, and the lighting,.etc isn't up to standard, in fact on the subject of lighting aka lasers/visuals/bnackdrops no in this bleedin city has any sort of decent lighting,etc, unfortunately this is the state of Dublin clubbing today, like ir or lump it, im just glad i had my time;)

Is mise le key

jonnny68 wrote: »

in fact on the subject of lighting aka lasers/visuals/bnackdrops no in this bleedin city has any sort of decent lighting,etc, unfortunately this is the state of Dublin clubbing today, like ir or lump it, im just glad i had my time;)

Dont want to come across closed minded & added to the fact that i have never been in TP or the likes but the Visual experience you got in the ASYLUM was second to none & i wouldnt imagine it was hugley expensive, just murals in fluorescent colours, UV lights & strobes etc all in the right places..........the pics dont really do it justice though,

jtsuited

no lights, no visuals, no dancers on podiums.

big good soundystem and a strict door policy (like Berghain).

Is mise le key

jtsuited wrote: »

no lights, no visuals, no dancers on podiums.

big good soundystem and a strict door policy (like Berghain).

It would make for a very dull (pardon the pun) experience with no lights & Visuals in a Rave......being surrounded in UV light with lasers piercing the Dry ice through the strobes with a Thumping sound system alters the entire perception of where you are, removing you far from the perception that you are just in a building in whatever city you are in.......it creates a platform to serve the music, it compliments it if you will.

I emphatically agree about Podium dancers or staged dancers of any sort.......egotistical nonsense if you ask me.

jtsuited

your ears work better in the dark. lighting is a distraction. Very few people born after 1980 are in any way impressed by coloured flashy lights.

Is mise le key

jtsuited wrote: »

your ears work better in the dark. .

Really!.....how so, i had no idea the ear drum was affected by Lux levels:D

jtsuited wrote: »

lighting is a distraction. Very few people born after 1980 are in any way impressed by coloured flashy lights.

Ah come on now, the Aurora borealis is very impressive no matter what generation your from:D

jonnny68

jtsuited wrote: »

your ears work better in the dark. lighting is a distraction. Very few people born after 1980 are in any way impressed by coloured flashy lights.

There is a Vast difference between coloured flashy lights and multicoloured lazers, terra strobes and moonbeams,etc something like this amongst is awesome and would blow people away http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVIq8a2dZIw

Backdrops and visuals too for the chill out room are also very important IMO.

jonnny68

Is mise le key wrote: »

It would make for a very dull (pardon the pun) experience with no lights & Visuals in a Rave......being surrounded in UV light with lasers piercing the Dry ice through the strobes with a Thumping sound system alters the entire perception of where you are, removing you far from the perception that you are just in a building in whatever city you are in.......it creates a platform to serve the music, it compliments it if you will.

I emphatically agree about Podium dancers or staged dancers of any sort.......egotistical nonsense if you ask me.

If you seen the podium dancers at Raindance, Fantazia or best of all Amnesia in Ibiza i think you's change your mind mate :)

jonnny68

Indeed iot was mate as it was in Sides and the ormond too when promoters made a big effort;)

Is mise le key wrote: »

Dont want to come across closed minded & added to the fact that i have never been in TP or the likes but the Visual experience you got in the ASYLUM was second to none & i wouldnt imagine it was hugley expensive, just murals in fluorescent colours, UV lights & strobes etc all in the right places..........the pics dont really do it justice though,

gsparx

How 'bout seats? I was never one of those people who stayed in one place for 4 hours dancing.
A club without a good seating area always seems really inhospitable to me.
I'm talking in the club, not outside.
It's also the best place to meet to people while still enjoying the tunes.
Or just to sit out a sh1t track.
For example, if I was running the Tripod (nobody's favourite club, I know), I would take that back bar and fill it completely with seats and have the main room sound fed in there at a lower volume.
Or even have the area between the desk and the main bar filled with seats.

seannash

ill be a bit noobish and ask the question but does every single person who goes clubbing do so under the influence of something.

ive never taken drugs and never felt the need to so for me the visuals arent an issue because i dont get anything from them.

i couldnt care about visuals in the chill out room or the main floor.

ive nothing against drugs or anyone taking them when out but arent the likes of visuals just catering to that demographic and if so with drugs being so bad nowadays(as i hear on here all the time) does it even matter anymore to have them


i like lighting in some intances.cielo for example has tube lighting built into the walls to look like the existing decor but it flashs in time with the music.its a cool effect and is used sparingly.



apart from that theres no lasers or smoke machines in the place and its all the better for it,a big discoball but thats just a necessity in any club:D

seannash

oh to answer the question
a different clubbing experience is hard to come buy.

i used to run a nightclub on an old boat that had been sunk,then brought back up and had two bars and a soundsystem put into it.

the dancefloor was the actual floor of the hull and it had all the old engine parts and pipes hanging from everywhere.it also had the cabins still intact which were lockable:p

absolutely the best nights of my life were had there.
it was a total rust bucket but we could do what we like on it.we just sat in the dock.we also did a few gigs on the pier where the boat was but they were ****e.

so yeah find a rusted out boat and have at it.(and i know boat parties arent new)

pic of the boat

TnDSoundSystem

RMD wrote: »

Honestly, I'd try to go for some real grimy underground rave themed type thing. I'd try and buy some old warehouse type thing around the docklands or some industrial area close to town so it's easy enough to access and so it would have a large capacity. Nothing fancy about it, good music, good sound system, nice door staff, none of that "regulars only" bull****. It'd be a club for everyone with a taste in EDM music, not top 40 crap. I'd spend the rest then on the DJs playing it, no ****e, proper music, big names.

Id do something similar, big warehouse near an industrial estate, nice fat wall of stasy xs

Big system, big lights, maybe a 3 room venue. Themed nights a few times a week.
eg. Jungle room, Techno room, electro room.
Local DJs most of the week along with an open DJ night for anyone who wants to spin a few. Save the weekends for Chris Liberator, Dave The Drummer, Equinox, Kenny Ken etc..

My future goal is to open a club but theres just no market for an underground club in Ireland so maybe further afeild, Holland, Germany or the UK would be worth looking into..

RMD

TnDSoundSystem wrote: »

Id do something similar, big warehouse near an industrial estate, nice fat wall of stasy xs

Big system, big lights, maybe a 3 room venue. Themed nights a few times a week.
eg. Jungle room, Techno room, electro room.
Local DJs most of the week along with an open DJ night for anyone who wants to spin a few. Save the weekends for Chris Liberator, Dave The Drummer, Equinox, Kenny Ken etc..

My future goal is to open a club but theres just no market for an underground club in Ireland so maybe further afeild, Holland, Germany or the UK would be worth looking into..

I've heard before they're pretty strict on handing out club licenses for health and safety reasons, I.e the type of place me and you would like has very little chance of getting a license. Not sure if that's true, but I heard that's the main reason there are no places similar to our desired ones around Ireland.

jonnny68

seannash wrote: »

ill be a bit noobish and ask the question but does every single person who goes clubbing do so under the influence of something.

ive never taken drugs and never felt the need to so for me the visuals arent an issue because i dont get anything from them.

i couldnt care about visuals in the chill out room or the main floor.

ive nothing against drugs or anyone taking them when out but arent the likes of visuals just catering to that demographic and if so with drugs being so bad nowadays(as i hear on here all the time) does it even matter anymore to have them


i like lighting in some intances.cielo for example has tube lighting built into the walls to look like the existing decor but it flashs in time with the music.its a cool effect and is used sparingly.



apart from that theres no lasers or smoke machines in the place and its all the better for it,a big discoball but thats just a necessity in any club:D

ill be a bit noobish and ask the question but does every single person who goes clubbing do so under the influence of something.

I would say yes most do although times have changed as has peoples drug taking habits, back in the day it was primarily E that was the main drug of choice and speed as well occasionaly Acid too, Coke was virtully unheard of until much later on, nowadays it appears to be primarily Coke,
M-Cat/Plant food, Charge/bath salts and anything from Ketamine or Crack Cocaine depending on what might it is you attend!!

ive never taken drugs and never felt the need to so for me the visuals arent an issue because i dont get anything from them.

i couldnt care about visuals in the chill out room or the main floor.

ive nothing against drugs or anyone taking them when out but arent the likes of visuals just catering to that demographic and if so with drugs being so bad nowadays(as i hear on here all the time) does it even matter anymore to have them

Exactly which is why you just don't get it, id bet money if you were to consume a proper E or MDMA Crystal and went to a Rave/Club where there was Multicoloured lasers/terra strobes/moonbeams/dry ice machine/visuals/backdrops your whole perception would change and you would appreciate them for what they are which is an essential part of the experience, hell if you took a proper E your whole perception of life might change,look at Moby he never took E back in the day until many years later when he tried one and

"I took ecstasy for the first time when I was 33.
"I went to this amazing launch party for the Black Crowes ? I was drinking chilled champagne and talking to Mick Jagger and Richard Branson and someone gave me some ecstasy, and the moment the E kicked in, I met the most beautiful woman I've ever seen and we started dancing together.
"At that point, I thought if God was truly benign, we'd all feel like this all the time."

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-541433/Moby-Back-bang-time-replay.html#ixzz0pj6Zyyvk

Moby doesn't feel that way any more.
"If there were no negative side-effects I would be high every single minute of every day. But drugs take a huge toll.

I can relate to what he is saying, i very rarely indugle anymore but for years i was obsessive about it!!;)

PeteEd

Short answer OP

Re-open Vicos in Belfast!

gsparx

seannash wrote: »

pic of the boat

That's a lot of lads!

seannash

gsparx wrote: »

That's a lot of lads!

it was very male orientated alright but there was alot of girls there too.
the picture was taken from the stage which is where most of the girls stood and danced

seannash

jonnny68 wrote: »

I would say yes most do although times have changed as has peoples drug taking habits, back in the day it was primarily E that was the main drug of choice and speed as well occasionaly Acid too, Coke was virtully unheard of until much later on, nowadays it appears to be primarily Coke,
M-Cat/Plant food, Charge/bath salts and anything from Ketamine or Crack Cocaine depending on what might it is you attend!!


Exactly which is why you just don't get it, id bet money if you were to consume a proper E or MDMA Crystal and went to a Rave/Club where there was Multicoloured lasers/terra strobes/moonbeams/dry ice machine/visuals/backdrops your whole perception would change and you would appreciate them for what they are which is an essential part of the experience, hell if you took a proper E your whole perception of life might change,look at Moby he never took E back in the day until many years later when he tried one and

I can relate to what he is saying, i very rarely indugle anymore but for years i was obsessive about it!!;)

right but thats my point.
apparantly the drugs are so weak(by all accounts) that they dont have the same effect so those visuals arent having the same effect so why bother with them.

i honestly think that the general public has become so aware of dance music that it isnt the pilled up drug fest it used to be and that people genuinely go for the music instead of "the experience"

visuals are gone the way of the glow stick,whistle and white gloves imo

(yes i know all of the above are still popular at trance and other types of events)

TnDSoundSystem

RMD wrote: »

I've heard before they're pretty strict on handing out club licenses for health and safety reasons, I.e the type of place me and you would like has very little chance of getting a license. Not sure if that's true, but I heard that's the main reason there are no places similar to our desired ones around Ireland.

Late night licenses in general are hard to get these days. Still though...the shades are useless at shutting down free parties so theres still the best part of it

BaZmO*

seannash wrote: »

ill be a bit noobish and ask the question but does every single person who goes clubbing do so under the influence of something.

ive never taken drugs and never felt the need to so for me the visuals arent an issue because i dont get anything from them.

And you've never ever been tempted? Ever?

I find that incredible tbh. To be that involved in the scene, which in fairness is synonymous with drugs, and to have never taken anything at all is...eh, different to say the least.

It'd be like going to the Octoberfest every year and only having a 7up.

Is mise le key

seannash wrote: »

i used to run a nightclub on an old boat that had been sunk,then brought back up and had two bars and a soundsystem put into it.

I have to say that looks like one fuc.king great buzz happening there.........would like to have had experienced that :rolleyes:......looks the business with all the old engine works all around.......still think a single laser bouncing off the mirror ball & a strobe would have added to the experience though if used in the right places to go with the tunes.

But respect defo due to you for putting this together......when was this happening may i ask & where did it reside???

Is mise le key

BaZmO* wrote: »

It'd be like going to the Octoberfest every year and only having a 7up.

Nice one for that chief it really made me laugh:D

seannash

Is mise le key wrote: »

I have to say that looks like one fuc.king great buzz happening there.........would like to have had experienced that :rolleyes:......looks the business with all the old engine works all around.......still think a single laser bouncing off the mirror ball & a strobe would have added to the experience though if used in the right places to go with the tunes.

But respect defo due to you for putting this together......when was this happening may i ask & where did it reside???

it took place in new york.we ran it for about 3 years.

had a few irish djs flown over to play on it too.
no big names but just people we liked the sound of.

in hindsight it would have been cheaper to get a big name than to fly virtually unknown irish djs over but we werent the smartest of businessmen

in the end we had to shut it down because people started throwing old equipment overboard(radios,chairs,anything that wasnt nailed down basically)

jonnny68

BaZmO* wrote: »

And you've never ever been tempted? Ever?

I find that incredible tbh. To be that involved in the scene, which in fairness is synonymous with drugs, and to have never taken anything at all is...eh, different to say the least.

It'd be like going to the Octoberfest every year and only having a 7up.[/QUOTE]

haha good one that, yeah i haven't come across many people who have never indulged although thesedays there would be a lot more than there was back in the day but i remember one bloke who used to always go to Sides who never took any drugs, he never drank either (they didn't sell beer in Sides anyway) he was literally the only one in the whole club who wasn't on anything which i found incredible but fair play but i always think people missed out on the real experience but each to their own and all that, i do realise the persian rugs are brutal thesedays although a little birdy told me that there is a batch of yokes going around London that are going for a tenner a pop and are supposed to be really good, not quite the real deal but far better than the average rubbish sold as E.

Ireland is dreadful for it but anywhere else, even here in England esp the big clubs and raveas you'll always get really good lasers,etc

seannash

BaZmO* wrote: »

And you've never ever been tempted? Ever?

I find that incredible tbh. To be that involved in the scene, which in fairness is synonymous with drugs, and to have never taken anything at all is...eh, different to say the least.

It'd be like going to the Octoberfest every year and only having a 7up.

cant say ive ever been tempted.every single one of my mates done em.especially back when we were going to the temple but i just didnt see the appeal or the point to be honest.

like i said ive no problem with them but just never wanted to try them.i was always dancing like a loon anyway so it never hindered me either

Is mise le key

seannash wrote: »

it took place in new york.we ran it for about 3 years.

3 years!!......a good life span for a Rave as all the original punters would have been there from the start to the end.......what years were they??? Dont say 1999 was one of em as i was in NY then & would have been good to have gone........went to webster hall while i was there which is very commercialised but was good all the same.........have a couple of CD's from there someplace.

jonnny68

yeah ive been to a few raves on boats, i remember one in Dublin around 98 it wasd docked down near the old Waterfront and inside it was very low ceiling covered with green camoflage and started off playing mellow drum & bass and later in the evening played Techno, went on most fo the nite from what i can remember then it was around the corner to barnstormers (another mental place) to continue the party

seannash

Is mise le key wrote: »

3 years!!......a good life span for a Rave as all the original punters would have been there from the start to the end.......what years were they??? Dont say 1999 was one of em as i was in NY then & would have been good to have gone........went to webster hall while i was there which is very commercialised but was good all the same.........have a couple of CD's from there someplace.

nah bit more recent than that.

from 2004 to 2007.

yeah alot of the original punter would be there alright.
i have actually met irish peoiple in different parts of the world who have been to the gigs including fellas from my hometown who had no clue that i was djing at them.

got alot of the irish students in the summer that would hear about it and come down

crowd was 90% irish for the most part

BaZmO*

seannash wrote: »

crowd was 90% irish for the most part

That'd explain all the stuff being thrown off board so.

Bleedin Irish, ya can bring them nowhere!!

Is mise le key

seannash wrote: »

crowd was 90% irish for the most part

That would have kept the buzz in the place a bit more grounded & genuine i would imagine.........the rave attracts a lot of the yanks, from what i can guage from my brief time in NY & just seeing & reading different things on the net, that are fairly superficial & are only going to be part of a trendy scene........something that has been discussed here on another thread latley but i think it is very prominent in the Rave's in NY.

seannash

BaZmO* wrote: »

That'd explain all the stuff being thrown off board so.

Bleedin Irish, ya can bring them nowhere!!

sad but true.

definetly the most enthusiastic crowd iv ever played to.knowing you could drop a classic track in america and get a positive reaction because people know the track was great but when they went mental they really decided to take the piss and sort of ruined it for us.

although i will say there was never any fights at it.we only had 2 bouncers for 300 people and they were lads we knew too.by the end of the night they would be on the floor giving it loads too ha ha

Is mise le key

seannash wrote: »

sad but true.

definetly the most enthusiastic crowd iv ever played to.knowing you could drop a classic track in america and get a positive reaction because people know the track was great but when they went mental they really decided to take the piss and sort of ruined it for us.

although i will say there was never any fights at it.we only had 2 bouncers for 300 people and they were lads we knew too.by the end of the night they would be on the floor giving it loads too ha ha

Sounds like a great buzz was set up there chief........loads of mad out of it heads with serious tunes raising the energy levels & only two bouncers with no fights........a real Rave in the midst of the 2000's!!!!!:cool: