Nightclubs and Gigs..

I agree that tens of thousands frequented niteclubs in the cities before the covid closure but there has been little clamour by anyone (aside from owners) for their return. It's that what I find surprising. Pubs, restaurants, gyms cinemas had the Twitter army fighting their case, but no one really seems to care about what happens to clubs

Now, I'm a bit long in the tooth to care about clubbing now but up till my late twenties it was a big part of my life. That said I never really liked them (and I believe Iwas no way unique in that), you went because the crowd went and it was really the only place to get a late drink.

I think the lack of caring about them points to the existential crisis that the industry is in. Now that there is a choice in late venues, people are not choosing clubs, and once the crowd abandons a club there is no way back.

I've missed them, from my exposure, which is not a lot compared to most people, as I have only been to The Palace, Coppers, The Church, Leggs, Mantra and The Foundry, all the rest were late bars. I wasn't the most sociable person pre-COVID, although when I did get to meet people I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Going to clubs was a natural extension to that, I got to spend hours with friends from college, listening to music, just letting loose, and then all the hugs before we all got our night links or taxis home. They were good times, even now at 30 I'd be down for doing it all again, with my fiance and all our friends if the opportunity arose.

Night clubs in Ireland are generally an appalling scene. The likes of Sir Henry's was fantastic but the dance scene in general always attracted an unsavoury element in Ireland. So you ended up in mundane middle of the road dives. Clubbing here just wasn't really a thing.

The licensing hours have a lot to answer for. Night clubs were given about an hour of opening time after pubs closed. Simply killed their selling point.

Night clubs should be allowed open until 6 am in my opinion..

Had many a great night in the Viper Rooms until 5 am. Think all those theater licenses dried up. Is there anything like that any longer?

This is a nightclub

So is this

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We do not have nightclubs in Ireland. Nothing even close. Belfast might have one or two, but certainly down south we have nothing that can be classed as a "nightclub". They really are just late bars with a small dance space.

Good documentary about the early days to what some here are alluding to as the heyday. My slightly older and wilder friends would tell me tales of going to The Asylum. My favourite place of the lot was The Funnel. I pretty much stopped when it closed.

OK then as someone who ould have thought i spent all my time from 18-30 in nightclubs i must have been not in a proper one at all. i actually love the cheesy pop and wandering around checking out the talent. i guess a nightclub shouldnt be an extension of your local where you can actually go in and out to smoking area without ever even taking off your jacket, wouldnt really be a nightclub? i hear a lot of people on here saying im in my 30s so wouldnt go to one, i still love to head every month or two just for the craic with mates, but like i say its probably not a proper hardcore nightclub.

were not nightclubs kind of laidback type places in late 70s and 80s, like loads of tables , you could sit and chat to people, go and dance or just mingle. has anyine seen forest gump moviee? im thinking of the nightclub where the girl jenny and friends are taking drugs and later in scene she attempts suicide off a building? would that be classed as a club?

Where's the nightclub in sandyford?

I thought someone was going to tell me there's a back room to the sandyford house or something...

Was that in the racecourse?

Lush! was a great spot.

Interesting point and not unexpected I guess.

I'm personally quite health conscious, don't drink and I'm quite selective with what chemicals go in my body. I rather go for a hike or have a barbecue with friends but I have enjoyed going to a nite club once or twice a year and observing the mating rituals that take place there. I hope they don't die, they give the urban landscape a bit of colour if anything else.