What age are you too old to go to a nightclub?

Norma_Desmond

I worked with a girl who's granny (middle to late 60's) used to go out to nightclubs at the weekend.
Seeing as you are all saying you stop going to clubs in your late 20's maybe the 60 year olds are taking it back!

FatherLen

never liked nightclubs. the idea of a load of drunk kids dancing like retards to bad music and then fighting about it never appealed to me.

gaoife

Completely depends on the club
If it's a proper dance club then 40/50 isn't too old but if it's a cheesy drunken nightclub playing chart music then 16-20

o1s1n

I'm 26 and I've always felt too old for nightclubs.

cherryghost

o1s1n wrote: »

I'm 26 and I've always felt too old for nightclubs.

Same here. Went out at the weekend there and felt completely out of place.

Also, the music is shyte

fakearms123

I'm 23 and I have felt out of place in clubs for the past 2 years, I think when you see people who were only in first year when you were in leaving cert in a nightclub beside you then its time to give up.

stovelid

A marvelous invention known as late bars has negated the need for same for many years now.

speedboatchase

I'm 26 and I can't stand them. Our local nightclub was the last one I was in, that was New Year's Eve for a special 'dinner + dance + hotel' deal and we stayed in there for I'd say five minutes (luckily it was free in for us) - it was just full of teenagers and probably under-agers too.

Used to be mad for nightclubs but I've mellowed out a bit and since I'm in a long-term relationship I can't see any benefit of getting sloshed and dancing away for most of the night. Plus the music, Taio Cruz can f**k off

Cuddlesworth

Once you discover the joys of earplugs clubs begin to seem bearable.

jester77

I prefer to just head out with a few mates for some food around 9 or 10, hit the pubs around 11 or midnight and chill out there for 5 or 6 hours. At least you can have a proper conversation and can see the people you are talking to in the pub.

pragmatic1

jester77 wrote: »

I prefer to just head out with a few mates for some food around 9 or 10, hit the pubs around 11 or midnight and chill out there for 5 or 6 hours. At least you can have a proper conversation and can see the people you are talking to in the pub.

Pubs close early here. Its shyte.

Fratton Fred

Bored of clubs at 20?

Youth really is wasted on the young.

JimmyCrackCorn

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

At an age when drink and hot chicks have no more appeal .....

^^ what my evil twin said

neilthefunkeone

26 this week and its a few nice Ale's in a quietish pub to celebrate.. home early to get the slippers on and the feet up...

Living the dream guys, living the dream!!:D

jackiebaron

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I used to go all the time.. Never to score, just to be messy with mates. Now, I'd only goto proper Dj nights which I don't put in the same bracket as clubbing.

What's the difference between clubbing and dj nights then?

ScumLord

If it's based on the kind of music they play in there I'd say 13.

I have never been in a nightclub in Ireland that I've thought was worth the effort of going to, all of them without exception are complete shyte.

mike65

When your presence is assumed by the staff to be to find a son/daughter.

Red Alert

jackiebaron, I think the poster meant proper DJ sets like Tiesto, 2 Many DJ's, Oakenfold etc. rather than the ****e that's pumped out in most Irish clubs.

Kaneda_

Mid 20s seems to be the age ...going by this the replys.

What about OXEGEN festival? Is there an age that you would be seen as 'old' if you went?! someone told me 26 -27 is the age when you should stop going!

deise go deo

When your worried about bumping into your Daughter on a night out it's probably time to call it a day.

jackiebaron

jackiebaron wrote: »

What's the difference between clubbing and dj nights then?

Everything's different.. The crowds are fairly regular, everyone on the dance floor is facing the stage just like a normal concert or band, no one trying to pull, no fights and properly good music if you're into that sort of thing. The average age is alot older aswell.

I've disliked clubs for ages by now but really miss the DJ nights I used to have back in Ireland. They're more expensive but they're not that often so it's worth it.

Dudess

At what age does one stop being concerned about what age one "should" stop/start doing stuff?

Go to nightclubs up to whatever age you want.

bnt

I was "too old" when the noise got to me, when I saw no point in going to a place where you had to shout to be heard and normal conversation was impossible. I passed that point at about 15.

RichieC

by my reckoning, 27.

Squiggle

Ask Bono. :pac:

I'm 26 and still love heading to night clubs, I like late bars too but I always find you have more space and comfort in clubs as people dance on the dance floor and leave more space for me to stand around drinking and talking. Late bars can be way too packed at times and then people trying to dance in the middle of a crowd.

I was always a fan of going to a pub, then changing to a more lively pub and then a club to finish the night off, I like the atmosphere in clubs. Plenty of clubs have over 21's etc now as well so that cuts out a lot of the younger crowd.

Elmer Blooker

........... when you realise you're not in a nightclub but in a smelly, grotty drinking den.

IrishGrimReaper

Where I come from once you hit 20 you're too old... nothing worse than seeing a club full of 16 year olds... :pac:

garv123

i'm 19 and ive often been talking to some of my friends parent in the nightclub who are 45+
on our grad night last year our maths teacher came to the nightlcub with us. he was definitely the oldest person ive ever seen in a club. 65+ he was.

admiralofthefleet

i grew a hatred for them from around 25. im 30 now and cant remember the last time i was in one. when i do go i just drink bottles and sniff seats