Cuba nightclub (now Bentley)

liam12989

its awful to see cuba sitting there empty. has anyone heard of anything happening to it? i see the cellar back opened wonder would they open cuba too...

-Vega-

Doubt it, even Cp's is dead these days. The other nightclubs are probably scraping by mid week. Hopefully I'm wrong tho

stevendcarroll

Not sure on the legitimacy of this but i heard it's to re-open soon, although this wouldn't be the first time this rumor went around! Fingers crossed though that we might see a new night club in Galway!

ben.schlomo

No need for any new nightclubs in town when the rest are struggling for numbers.

brembo26

Passed by it before the Christmas and there were a few people working in there, carpenters I think? Only seen them on 2 or 3 occasions and didnt see them again after that. No idea as to why they were there though.

BhoscaCapall

Nightclubs were packed Mon,Weds, Thurs last week....

Cuba was awful anyway. Music was a nice change, but it was one of the worst layouts to a club I've ever seen.

brembo26

Something new happening soon on Abbygate st! Only heard about it myself a few mins ago.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Factory/191088117656459?sk=info

BhoscaCapall

brembo26 wrote: »

Something new happening soon on Abbygate st! Only heard about it myself a few mins ago.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Factory/191088117656459?sk=info

Isn't 36 Abbeygate St where CPs is?

brembo26

BhoscaCapall wrote: »

Isn't 36 Abbeygate St where CPs is?

I was just gona say that, only clicked there. Must be a theme night or something? Dont really know anything about it yet to be fair.

It seems that late bars are becoming the norm now.

cgpg5

BhoscaCapall wrote: »

Nightclubs were packed Mon,Weds, Thurs last week....

Cuba was awful anyway. Music was a nice change, but it was one of the worst layouts to a club I've ever seen.

That's because it was the first week back for students, which is always going to be busy. Apart from weeks like this the clubs aren't doing enough mid-week.

ciano1

Would love to see Bar 903 open again at least!

jefreywithonef

brembo26 wrote: »

I was just gona say that, only clicked there. Must be a theme night or something? Dont really know anything about it yet to be fair.

Found this on their Facebook page, posted two hours ago:

For all those who've been curious about Factory, we are a creative collective that has taken over a space in Central Park and we are redeveloping it as a new venue for Galway. We will have our own entrance off the street, but you will be able to move between both spaces as you wish through a door that connects the two venues X

brembo26

jefreywithonef wrote: »

Found this on their Facebook page, posted two hours ago:

Cheers for that, sounds alright :P Must check it out when it opens

ciano1

Actually I've seen work going on a couple of doors down from CP's.
Behind the blocked out windows covered in CP's logo's!

FouxDaFaFa

jefreywithonef wrote: »

Found this on their Facebook page, posted two hours ago:

There were one or two areas Cps weren't using any more. Sounds interesting.

I'm one of the people who misses Cuba. Yes, the layout was not great but I had many a good night there.

thesandeman

If they are using the same door staff/policy as CPs us arty types wont be allowed in.

Das Kitty

Deleted User wrote: »

It seems that late bars are becoming the norm now.

I want more wine bars. Does this mean that I have become my mother?

I hope not because the next thing she did was take up fishing and I hate fishing.

I miss Cuba though, miss knowing that it's there. I spent so much time and money in there and loved every second.

Sponge Bob

Never went east of the Corrib after midnight once Cuba closed. Stayed West or headed West.

Malice

Sponge Bob wrote: »

Stayed West or headed West.

Me too. I remember when the Cellar closed a bunch of us were talking about it while having pints in Monroes. As much as we didn't like the idea that it had closed, we realised that none of us had been there in years .

barryd09

Great,another place to avoid like the plague.

Central Park repackaged & resold to the same mucky farmers in awful shirts & fake tanned 'ladies'

Diabhal Beag

barryd09 wrote: »

Central Park repackaged & resold to the same mucky farmers in awful shirts & fake tanned 'ladies'

Calm down lad. Shur it gives me somethin to be at after the spuds are payled.

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup

-Vega- wrote: »

Doubt it, even Cp's is dead these days. The other nightclubs are probably scraping by mid week. Hopefully I'm wrong tho

Really? Back in my day (college 2003-2007) one club was busy one night of the week with students. GPO, is it still free for students on Monday?

Do they not drink as much anymore or just house parties or what?

The Cool

I think that late bars are where it's at nowadays, although to be honest I'm not sure if that's true or if it's more so the case that I'm totally out of touch with the kids!
I did hear a chinese whisper about Cuba reopening soon. I'd love to see it reopened under the old concept, with the music they played - top floor was always our go-to place, and we enjoyed many a night in Bar 903. Would hate to see the space used as another CPs-esque joint.

mallachyrivers

I'm fairly sure cuba will never open again!

ben.schlomo

The Cool wrote: »

I think that late bars are where it's at nowadays, although to be honest I'm not sure if that's true or if it's more so the case that I'm totally out of touch with the kids!
I did hear a chinese whisper about Cuba reopening soon. I'd love to see it reopened under the old concept, with the music they played - top floor was always our go-to place, and we enjoyed many a night in Bar 903. Would hate to see the space used as another CPs-esque joint.

You are out of touch im fairly sure, students still go clubbing, its just the time is now about 1230 before they venture out as opposed to the queues of previous years at 1100, they also sneak in far more naggins etc than years gone by.

coleria

I walked passed there on Saturday last and the place was filled with tools and carpenters, either gutting the place or renovating, who knows.

irisheddie85

coleria wrote: »

I walked passed there on Saturday last and the place was filled with tools

i got to this point of your post and thought you were talking about a normal night in CPs

Viral Vector

-Vega- wrote: »

Doubt it, even Cp's is dead these days. The other nightclubs are probably scraping by mid week. Hopefully I'm wrong tho

I was in Carbon last week (first time since name change) and it was packed to the rafters! Cheap drink + "good" music = more people!

I'm glad Cuba finished up because it got crazy with prices (€5 for pint/shot) but Bar903 closed with it, which had fantastic music! Anyways with it's closure it's brought more competition to the other clubs and more bars have become late bars!

TheCosmicFrog

mallachyrivers wrote: »

I'm fairly sure cuba will never open again!

You heard it here first folks... :cool:

Suppose that means CPs wont be opening up the "bar one" section again. Its very rarely I'm in cps as we have moved onto Halo now due to getting a bit older but all through college we used to live in that section of CPs, some unreal nights there, would have liked them to open it again just as a reminder of the good times.

barryd09

What was so special about 'bar one'? Was there different music or anything?

barryd09

barryd09 wrote: »

What was so special about 'bar one'? Was there different music or anything?

No same music, just had a nice atmosphere down that end of the club and of course the big leather couches when other clubs or pubs in Galway didn't have that sort of thing. There would be crowd of us in there once or twice a week and would always take over a section and relax and have the craic there, we'd be heading off to the dance floor too and stuff but we would always have bar one as our base.

Probably just associating that area with good nights out as we would always be down there.

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup

Eduardo Uninterested Show-off wrote: »

Suppose that means CPs wont be opening up the "bar one" section again. Its very rarely I'm in cps as we have moved onto Halo now due to getting a bit older but all through college we used to live in that section of CPs, some unreal nights there, would have liked them to open it again just as a reminder of the good times.

Never heard of it, was this bar one built with the renovation of CP's around 2010

georgiecasey

georgiecasey wrote: »

Never heard of it, was this bar one built with the renovation of CP's around 2010

No it was actually taken away in that renovation (or not open anytime I was in since anyway), its was down to the left when you went in the door it had big leather couches and sort of beds almost also along with some big screens and a bar, basically where Brannagans used to be, I think they actually had brannagins written on outside on a sort of glass front but bar one was written there at one stage too, it was a few doors down from the entrance. I would have been going to the club mostly between 2002 and 2008 and it was there most of that time, maybe not at the start.

It was never really mentioned or advertised you would probably only take notice that the area was called bar one if you were a regular in the club.

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup

Eduardo Uninterested Show-off wrote: »

No it was actually taken away in that renovation (or not open anytime I was in since anyway), its was down to the left when you went in the door it had big leather couches and sort of beds almost also along with some big screens and a bar, basically where Brannagans used to be, I think they actually had brannagins written on outside on a sort of glass front but bar one was written there at one stage too, it was a few doors down from the entrance. I would have been going to the club mostly between 2002 and 2008 and it was there most of that time, maybe not at the start.

It was never really mentioned or advertised you would probably only take notice that the area was called bar one if you were a regular in the club.

aaaah ya, didn't know that area had a name. yeah, it was handy place to actually sit down and talk. i was in nuig from 2003 until 2007 so about the same time as you.

siltirocker

Bar One is actually open again and is known as Factory now.

georgiecasey

georgiecasey wrote: »

aaaah ya, didn't know that area had a name. yeah, it was handy place to actually sit down and talk. i was in nuig from 2003 until 2007 so about the same time as you.

Yeah I was actually in nuig between from 2003 to 2007 too but I used to go a bit before college and for a bit after too, though it was mainly Halo from then on.

TheCosmicFrog

Eduardo Uninterested Show-off wrote: »

Suppose that means CPs wont be opening up the "bar one" section again. Its very rarely I'm in cps as we have moved onto Halo now due to getting a bit older but all through college we used to live in that section of CPs, some unreal nights there, would have liked them to open it again just as a reminder of the good times.

Bar One is the bit with the leather couches surrounding tables made of palettes, right? In the door and down the stairs to the left? They've definitely opened that since the renovation. I've been in there at least twice. I know, because I was never in CPs pre-renovation.

Also, isn't "Factory" further up, towards Halo?

TheCosmicFrog

TheCosmicFrog wrote: »

Bar One is the bit with the leather couches surrounding tables made of palettes, right? In the door and down the stairs to the left? They've definitely opened that since the renovation. I've been in there at least twice. I know, because I was never in CPs pre-renovation.

Also, isn't "Factory" further up, towards Halo?

Yeah sounds like it is open so. I was in CPs not long after the renovation and it wasn't open, (I actually had a sly look in the door, which wasn't locked and it was not being renovated and had stuff thrown around) I suppose the handful of times I was in since were either before it was finished or nights that were too quiet to open it.

foxy_19-89

The original bar one (brown couches, plasma screens etc) was closed when the major renovation took place in 2010. It's located on the street side of the venue, where the glass doors and fire exits lead out to, and it was where the original Brannagans restaurant was many a moon ago! It reopened shortly after the refurb with the mini bottle bar removed and the larger bar right down the end staying where it always was. The decor changed a little too to a kind of qwirky feel.

It has been used on and off depending on numbers in the venue, but had been closed again in recent months to facilitate the creation of 'factory' :

(from the facebook page)

"Factory is a new creative space merging gallery, club and venue. Kicking off in February, Factory will be a hub of Music, Art & Culture. Local and International emerging artists will be displayed alongside a line up of experimental nights and acts.
We've got some great stuff lined up but if you think you have something to add get in touch as we're still open to submissions. If you're a local artist and want to showcase your work in this new space drop us a line. Or if you've got a innovative night in mind get in touch and we'd love to work with you."

It's basically opening up somewhere thats similar to what Cuba Live provided IMO.

I only know this because I worked there for a number of years

joeKel73

I was having a coffee in Java's last night 11.00-11.50pm, CPs had barriers along the footpath for the whole length of the road and a big team of bouncers.
By 11.50 we had counted 15 people having gone into CPs. A few went in earlier and left again, the place was completely empty.

Do the "kids" go out to clubs a lot later now these days or what?

It always bugs me how they take ownership of the public footpath every night.

jefreywithonef

Not many people venture out on a Tuesday night. A lot of people would be saving themselves for the Arts Ball tonight too.

J o e

J o e wrote: »

It always bugs me how they take ownership of the public footpath every night.

Id imagine they have some say over the footpath in front of their premises same as other pubs and restaurants can take over the area in front of their premises with tables and chairs etc.

DannyKing

Clubbing in Galway is horrendous. Leave cuba closed unless your going to do something different with it. Almost every venue in Galway is the same thing just repackaged. The only good thing Galway had going for it in recent years was downstairs in the Cellar in my opinion. Then that changed hands and turned into a sitting room. I'm optimistic about the new Factory venue but after hearing it was part of CP's that went down the toilet along with Galway nightlife.

Doctor_Socks

As much as I would love to see Cuba reopen again, spent my entire undergrad in there! If it did open again it would either become like every other crap niteclub in Galway to make money or turn into a hipsters paradise to make money off that group of people. It used to cater to all musical tastes, metal night on Wednesdays years ago is one off the top of my head. I know that that wouldn't be able to draw in enough of a crowd nowadays to be profitable but it was that catering for every alternate music style that made it such a great spot!

I've seen pictures of that factory spot and heard stories off people that were in there and I didn't like anything about it!

TheCosmicFrog

J o e wrote: »

Do the "kids" go out to clubs a lot later now these days or what?

Yup. Most people stay in the house or the pub until just before 12.30am.

factual lies

Cuba is up for sale/rent at the moment

http://www.daft.ie/searchcommercial.daft?id=92759

ciano1

Was walking past today and saw the shutter in front of the Bar 903 door about halfway open and the the lights on inside.
Anybody hear anything?

GMusicMan

Cuba's been bought apparently?! Anybody know any details?

bensweeney

GMusicMan wrote: »

Cuba's been bought apparently?! Anybody know any details?

From what I heard this evening it will be reopening within the next few weeks