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Dublin Rock & Metal Venue Discussion

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    #122
    darconio
    Registered Users Posts: 932 ✭✭✭darconio


    Anybody knows what kind of music the DJ will be playing tonight at Bruxelles? I wouldn't be able to stand another glam-rock night...

    Hopefully the guy from Into The Void will be there..

    EDIT : was fcuking glam night, is that every friday?


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    #123
    Passenger
    Registered Users Posts: 6,144 ✭✭✭Passenger


    darconio wrote: »
    Anybody knows what kind of music the DJ will be playing tonight at Bruxelles? I wouldn't be able to stand another glam-rock night...

    Hopefully the guy from Into The Void will be there..

    EDIT : was fcuking glam night, is that every friday?


    Every few weeks apparently. Check their Facebook page for updates. :)

    http://www.facebook.com/bruxellesrockbar


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    #124
    ThunderZtorm
    Registered Users Posts: 124 ✭✭ThunderZtorm


    What the heck's been going on at the Gypsy Rose lately? Was there last saturday (23rd of June), and the basement area stank like those urine balls - I had a rock band from Denmark visiting (Doublestone, played at Fibber's on the 22nd), and wanted to show them the place, but the smell was unbearable..

    Anybody know what that was all about?


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    #125
    stateofflux
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    club hell is pretty good, good buzz,drinks cheap, free in,good tunes and a decent garden area...the best of the bunch...as for the others

    bruxelles : dead, glory days are over
    Fibbers: see above
    fibbers 2 : decent bar
    gypsy rose: has potential but im not paying in downstairs, and that awful singalong acoustic **** upstairs is truly cringeworthy.


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    #126
    grimm2005
    Registered Users Posts: 2,890 ✭✭✭grimm2005


    stateofflux wrote: »
    club hell is pretty good, good buzz,drinks cheap, free in,good tunes and a decent garden area...the best of the bunch...as for the others

    bruxelles : dead, glory days are over
    Fibbers: see above
    fibbers 2 : decent bar
    gypsy rose: has potential but im not paying in downstairs, and that awful singalong acoustic **** upstairs is truly cringeworthy.

    club hell is good alright, I go there a lot purely for how incredibly cheap it is and the great music but I have to say I'm getting a bit tired of it, just because of how packed it is, and every time we go, we just end up wedged into a corner somewhere either inside or outside, it can be a trek just to get to the toilets! It's rare you get a table unless you go very early before club hell even starts up.
    I used to find fibbers €2 mondays was great. It was rarely ever so packed that you couldn't get a seat/table but there was still a decent crowd and the music wasn't so loud that you couldn't have a decent chat at the same time. I found when they revamped downstairs it felt more like a night club to me. It's very dark and there's very few places you can sit without the music blaring. There was no denying it needed some serious work but the whole tone of the place just changed.


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    #127
    scudzilla
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    stateofflux wrote: »
    club hell is pretty good, good buzz,drinks cheap, free in,good tunes and a decent garden area...the best of the bunch...as for the others

    bruxelles : dead, glory days are over
    Fibbers: see above
    fibbers 2 : decent bar
    gypsy rose: has potential but im not paying in downstairs, and that awful singalong acoustic **** upstairs is truly cringeworthy.

    Reason i don't like Club Hell is because it's not a stand alone rock bar like the others, if ya go in there any other day it's just a normal bar.

    People have to start using the 7 days a week rock bars or they'll start closing


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    #128
    KnowYourEnemy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 188 ✭✭KnowYourEnemy


    The Pint on Eden Quay has been quality any time I've been there for gigs


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    #129
    ThunderZtorm
    Registered Users Posts: 124 ✭✭ThunderZtorm


    I've started enjoying Fibber's again. They're really trying to get back on track these days, and there's a lot of nice, cheap gigs there too now.

    Bruxelles seems nice, but it did seem kinda dead last time I was there..


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    #130
    Catari Jaguar
    Registered Users Posts: 6,649 ✭✭✭Catari Jaguar


    stateofflux wrote: »
    singalong acoustic **** upstairs is truly cringeworthy.

    Jimmy & Deko are actually amazing.


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    #131
    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    Catari Jaguar wrote: »
    Jimmy & Deko are actually amazing.
    Not to take away from them but if you want to go to a rock & metal bar its not exactly what you want :P


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    #132
    darconio
    Registered Users Posts: 932 ✭✭✭darconio


    I just don't understand these themed nights: in my mind more variety = more croud
    I ended up downstairs in Gipsy Rose and after 5 over 5 death metal song in Gothenburg style I decided to move to Bruxelles.
    Unfortunately it went from bad to worse: the place was basically dead and after half discography of G'n'R, poison and bon jovi I just decided to call it a night.


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    #133
    Max Power1
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    darconio wrote: »
    I just don't understand these themed nights: in my mind more variety = more croud
    I ended up downstairs in Gipsy Rose and after 5 over 5 death metal song in Gothenburg style I decided to move to Bruxelles.
    Unfortunately it went from bad to worse: the place was basically dead and after half discography of G'n'R, poison and bon jovi I just decided to call it a night.
    Clearly the opposite is being borne out.

    Why else does all the owners of the rock bars seem to hold these themed nights?

    I love glam metal so I will really have to make it to one of the bruxelles theme nights. In saying that I do also like death metal so I'd have also enjoyed the gypsy part of the night you describe too. Horses for courses I guess?


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    #134
    KnowYourEnemy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 188 ✭✭KnowYourEnemy


    There was a magic show in the Gypsy last night, great craic altogether! :)


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    #135
    SirLemonhead
    Registered Users Posts: 2,013 ✭✭✭SirLemonhead


    Max Power1 wrote: »
    Clearly the opposite is being borne out.

    Why else does all the owners of the rock bars seem to hold these themed nights?

    I love glam metal so I will really have to make it to one of the bruxelles theme nights. In saying that I do also like death metal so I'd have also enjoyed the gypsy part of the night you describe too. Horses for courses I guess?

    They're good fun most of the time alright..only once a month (first Friday of the month, generally) so hardly a major inconvenience to the death metal crowd I guess!

    It does tend to get a more varied crowd in from the bar next door, which is good.


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    #136
    Catari Jaguar
    Registered Users Posts: 6,649 ✭✭✭Catari Jaguar


    KnowYourEnemy wrote: »
    There was a magic show in the Gypsy last night, great craic altogether! :)

    Is it good yea? Worth going to? That's a lad I used to know that does it and I've been meaning to go check it out.


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    #137
    KnowYourEnemy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 188 ✭✭KnowYourEnemy


    Catari Jaguar wrote: »
    KnowYourEnemy wrote: »
    There was a magic show in the Gypsy last night, great craic altogether! :)

    Is it good yea? Worth going to? That's a lad I used to know that does it and I've been meaning to go check it out.

    Of the 3 magicians and 20 or so tricks, I would say they made a mess of at least 15 of them, but was it was still crazy fun! :)


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    #138
    eeidvs1
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    I saw they refurbished the downstairs metal bar in bruxelles in the last year or so. What's it like now? Looks a bit flash, whereas in the old days it was dark and basic


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    #139
    Passenger
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    eeidvs1 wrote: »
    I saw they refurbished the downstairs metal bar in bruxelles in the last year or so. What's it like now? Looks a bit flash, whereas in the old days it was dark and basic

    They refurbished it 3 1/2 years ago. :eek: Doesn't seem to be any of the regulars there any more. Saturday nights it seems to be full of regular Joe's migrating in from the bar next door.


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    #140
    Catari Jaguar
    Registered Users Posts: 6,649 ✭✭✭Catari Jaguar


    Any opinions on Club Poison being in Andrew's Lane Theatre now? It's great as a concert venue because it's so intimate but not mad on it I have to say, bit boring. XXI was pretty cool with the crypt/ vault feel. Also, after those fire performers my nostrils/ throat were black inside from soot. So healthy. :mad:


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    #141
    senordingdong
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    Why was it moved from XXI?


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    #142
    Catari Jaguar
    Registered Users Posts: 6,649 ✭✭✭Catari Jaguar


    XXI closed down totally.


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    #143
    scudzilla
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    Chevolution wrote: »
    Looks like fibbers rock bar Is goin to have be taken off the list ):

    How come??


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    #144
    Chevolution
    Registered Users Posts: 321 ✭✭Chevolution


    scudzilla wrote: »
    Chevolution wrote: »
    Looks like fibbers rock bar Is goin to have be taken off the list ):

    How come??

    Closed yesterday ):


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    #145
    scudzilla
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    scudzilla wrote: »
    Is it a Rock Venue every day of the week?

    I fcukin hate places like Reilly's who call themselves 'Rock Bars' but are only Rock Bars one night a week or when it suits them. Places like that use our love of music to make money and the full time Rock/Metal bars suffer because of it
    Chevolution wrote: »
    Closed yesterday ):

    Ah ****e, guess I was right :mad:


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    #146
    Chevolution
    Registered Users Posts: 321 ✭✭Chevolution


    Yeah the last few times I was there it was almost empty so it was inevitable that it would close down, still sad to hear that it's gone though. :(


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    #147
    Passenger
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    Yeah, unfortunately Jason (Fibbers Rock Bar Manager) decided to move to pastures new. It was his bar so as he's leaving it's the end of what I personally think was Dublin's best Rock bar. I'm still gutted that its closing as it was a big part of my weekend and I made many friends in there and had many great memories.


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    #148
    Big Nasty
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    This the one on Ormand Quay?

    Presume Parnell St is till open.


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    #149
    Passenger
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    MCMLXXV wrote: »
    This the one on Ormand Quay?

    Presume Parnell St is till open.


    Aye.


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    #150
    Max Power1
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    Thats real **** buzz. Defo the best rock bar in town.

    Guess its on to old fibbers (or just "fibbers") now I suppose. I never really liked the gypsy and dont want to go to these "one night a week" rock bars


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    #151
    Passenger
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    Max Power1 wrote: »
    Thats real **** buzz. Defo the best rock bar in town.

    Guess its on to old fibbers (or just "fibbers") now I suppose. I never really liked the gypsy and dont want to go to these "one night a week" rock bars

    Well I'm not sure about taking my custom to Fibber Magees. But as you said, I certainly won't be taking it to these "once a week Rock bars" who are generally full of posers and regular Joe's after the cheap sauce.


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