Alcohol Free Nightclub

jimthemental

http://www.joe.ie/news-politics/current-affairs/irelands-first-sober-nightclub-opening-this-saturday-0013835-1

I'd say it would be cool enough for a look. It's about time there was a late night social scene for the non drinkers in Ireland too.

What are your thoughts folks?

Blatter

lol

phill106

NIghtclub without booze? next thing the women will be fully dressed i guess!

Ruu_Old

One more cup, just one more.
You've had enough, pal!:mad:

Sweatynutsack

In other words "Fun free Club"

Lumbo

Back in the day, they had the No name Disco. Usually ran in conjunction with the local guards.

The local drug dealers done a roaring trade at those ones.

McFoxy

Seriously 10 euro? And the best they can offer is coffee.. Sure I can do that at home Wouldn't mind a non alcoholic club but there has to be something else to it.. something novel

D

Its a bit behind the times, Seomra Spraoi has already being doing this for a while.

prinz

jimthemental wrote: »

What are your thoughts folks?

I'll keep it in mind for a trip in. Couldn't be any worse than some of the traditional nightclubs in the capital.

OutlawPete

Finally, a place where this forum have their first Beers 7-UPs and go clubbing.

Hogzy

Not one male would be dancing.

Unless they had the ghey.

ShooterSF

This has promise if they open later. Most people at that point would be full but still up for more chatting and dancing... I assume the licensing laws won't need to be followed.

My name is URL

People have one choice at the weekends and it’s drink and more drink. It’s a time to shift this

Right.. because up until now everyone who went to a nightclub was forced at knife-point to get pissed drunk

stephen_k

Oh man, could you imagine the horror of being in a night club sober and knowing how bad you are at dancing...





*white man overbite, running man, giving it the pistols*

smash

Alcohol free night club in Temple Bar?

DOES NOT COMPUTE!

TheZohanS

Lumbo wrote: »

Back in the day, they had the No name Disco. Usually ran in conjunction with the local guards.

The local drug dealers done a roaring trade at those ones.

Yup alcohol-free doesn't mean drug free. I'd say pill-heads would quite enjoy an alcohol free venue.

dan1895

There used to be a place in Liverpool that used to open at 2 am but didn't serve alcohol (this was before the 24hr licensing they have now). Had all the other bells and whistles of a regular nightclub.
Oh and about half the patrons in there were selling drugs and the other half chewing their own face off!

Sweatynutsack

McFoxy wrote: »

Seriously 10 euro? And the best they can offer is coffee.. Sure I can do that at home Wouldn't mind a non alcoholic club but there has to be something else to it.. something novel[/QUOTE

Coffee and redbull, we'd see a surge of energetic clowns dancing all night

OutlawPete

stephen_k wrote: »

*white man overbite, running man, giving it the pistols*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7nwkHcuNjQ

iPlop

Didn't they try a drink free festival last year and about 30 people showed up.

On the evidence of this weekend's Lovin' Life festival, Ireland is not ready for alcohol-free social events, writes ROSITA BOLAND

ALL MUSIC festivals have barometers of success. You could call one of them the "burger-ometer": the number of burgers sold to peckish festival goers. By early Saturday evening, the total number of burgers sold at Sligo's Lovin' Life festival, billed as Ireland's first alcohol-free festival, was less than 40, according to Brendan Gillan, who was running the sole burger stall at the event.

It will be the same with nightclubs.

link

MrStuffins

How gutted was I when I realised it said "Alcohol-Free Night" and not "Free-Alcohol Night"?

iPlop

dan1895 wrote: »

There used to be a place in Liverpool that used to open at 2 am but didn't serve alcohol (this was before the 24hr licensing they have now). Had all the other bells and whistles of a regular nightclub.
Oh and about half the patrons in there were selling drugs and the other half chewing their own face off!

Bit like creamfields ,they probably sold more water than alcohol at that event.

"heor bud, giz a sup of yer water!?"

mikom

jimthemental wrote: »

http://www.joe.ie/news-politics/current-affairs/irelands-first-sober-nightclub-opening-this-saturday-0013835-1

I'd say it would be cool enough for a look. It's about time there was a late night social scene for the non drinkers in Ireland too.

What are your thoughts folks?

What a pioneering idea.

Logical Fallacy

I reckon if they do the right thing it will do well. The should probably reach out to the underground electronic scene.

Gandalph

This is a great idea. I just opened a pub in Mayo wit no chairs in it for people that didn't want to sit down, we are doing great lately. Need more ideas like this

careca11

jimthemental wrote: »

http://www.joe.ie/news-politics/current-affairs/irelands-first-sober-nightclub-opening-this-saturday-0013835-1

I'd say it would be cool enough for a look. It's about time there was a late night social scene for the non drinkers in Ireland too.

What are your thoughts folks?

people would just get hammered before going to the disco , like most of us here done prior to entering a alcohol-free teenage disco

Alter-Ego

If they keep it open 'til 8am, have a supply of free water and play house music, i'm sure they'll have no problem attracting a certain clientele.

Logical Fallacy

Alter-Ego wrote: »

If they keep it open 'til 8am, have a supply of free water and play house music, i'm sure they'll have no problem attracting a certain clientele.

House is deader than disco man.

this is arse

that's like opening a meat free restaurant, crazy stuff

ballsymchugh

i wonder if they'll have the same extortionate mark up on soft drinks that all the pubs do too??

scotty_irish

remember the old cidona teenage discos? everyone was locked anyways, just did the damage before hand. i can imagine how boring it would be, the only reason i go to clubs is to get smashed and talk sh!te. heaven forbid we might end up talking about something serious.

Riesen_Meal

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

Alter-Ego wrote: »

If they keep it open 'til 8am, have a supply of free water and play house music, i'm sure they'll have no problem attracting a certain clientele.

House is deader than disco man.

Roflcopter.....

House, Techno and Disco will never die, however this clubnight will...

this is arse

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

House is deader than disco man.

that's like saying michael jackson is deader than elvis

hiscan

Gandalph wrote: »

This is a great idea. I just opened a pub in Mayo wit no chairs in it for people that didn't want to sit down, we are doing great lately. Need more ideas like this

I can't stand sitting down

Sabre0001

Sounds kinda like a late night coffee bar......except one that I can't socialise at because the music will be too loud.

xzanti

Nice thought but I don't see it taking off tbh..

Drink is a social lubricant.. without it, there is no loss of inhibitions, no over inflated self esteem or false feeling of well being..

Where's the fun in that?

Rabies

jimthemental wrote: »

http://www.joe.ie/news-politics/current-affairs/irelands-first-sober-nightclub-opening-this-saturday-0013835-1

I'd say it would be cool enough for a look. It's about time there was a late night social scene for the non drinkers in Ireland too.

What are your thoughts folks?

The late night scene isn't just for drinks.
Loads of sober drivers and non drinkers go out too.

People have to stop trying to alienate themselves.

Logical Fallacy

Fieldog wrote: »

Roflcopter.....

House, Techno and Disco will never die, however this clubnight will...

That was kind of the joke.

Perhaps my subtle humour is just too subtle.

Or else not funny.

prinz

xzanti wrote: »

...without it, there is no loss of inhibitions, no over inflated self esteem or false feeling of well being..

Depends on the person. Some of us don't need alcohol to dance.....badly...

prinz

Rabies wrote: »

The late night scene isn't just for drinks.
Loads of sober drivers and non drinkers go out too. People have to stop trying to alienate themselves.

You've got a good point but there is also the problem that some non-drinkers get bored of being surrounded with tipsy/plastered fools all the time. It can become a bit of a chore being the sober one. I have done it a few times and by the end of the night I'd much rather have satyed at home. So I think it's not a bad idea to have somewhere where you can be sober, and also be surrounded by sober people, if that's your bag.

jimthemental

prinz wrote: »

You've got a good point but there is also the problem that some non-drinkers get bored of being surrounded with tipsy/plastered fools all the time. It can become a bit of a chore being the sober one. I have done it a few times and by the end of the night I'd much rather have satyed at home. So I think it's not a bad idea to have somewhere where you can be sober, and also be surrounded by sober people, if that's your bag.

I agree with you completely. A few nights like that drove me away from going out without at least a 3 or 4 pints.

jimthemental

Gandalph wrote: »

This is a great idea. I just opened a pub in Mayo wit no chairs in it for people that didn't want to sit down, we are doing great lately. Need more ideas like this

What about the people who want to sit though, they wont stand for that.

suicide_circus

Will they sell scampi fries?

jimthemental

suicide_circus wrote: »

Will they sell scampi fries?

God no! It'll be bags of Cheese and Onion Tayto and Score Orange like the teenage discos I grew up in.

Xlami

Absolutely terrible idea IMO. I spent a lot of time as a non-drinker and in my experience you feel excluded enough never mind now they want you to **** off to a completely different club. I mean you don't see a seperate nightclub for non-smokers or non-Coffee drinkers or non-blackcurrant drinkers. Ridiculous.

Orando Broom

jimthemental wrote: »

http://www.joe.ie/news-politics/current-affairs/irelands-first-sober-nightclub-opening-this-saturday-0013835-1

I'd say it would be cool enough for a look. It's about time there was a late night social scene for the non drinkers in Ireland too.

What are your thoughts folks?

Is it not just a room?

stimpson

mikom wrote: »

What a pioneering idea.

Woosh!

Rabies

How is it going to make money?

The door charge wont cover it.

Non drinkers drink sweet feck all low/non alcoholic drinks

Place will go under unless it serves decent food early to try claw some money back.

this is arse

is that pioneer organization behind all this? they'll probably be playing christian rock en all, no entry without a chastity belt...

jimthemental

Orando Broom wrote: »

Is it not just a room?

More like a late night cafe with annoying music I'd say. I'd like to go and have a look some time but if it doesn't serve Smithwick's they'll have trouble holding onto my custom. It's being aimed at a niche market but I reckon it'll fail.

TwoShedsJackson

Xlami wrote: »

Absolutely terrible idea IMO. I spent a lot of time as a non-drinker and in my experience you feel excluded enough never mind now they want you to **** off to a completely different club. I mean you don't see a seperate nightclub for non-smokers or non-Coffee drinkers or non-blackcurrant drinkers. Ridiculous.

Some people may want to have a night out without looking at or listening to drunken **** though. Smoking, drinking blackcurrant, or drinking coffee (unless you take a major amount) doesn't alter your behaviour, unlike drinking to excess.