Old New Romantics - Where do they hang out?

05-08-2022 10:35pm #1

Are there any places in Dublin or Cork (or Ireland for that matter) that play decent 80's new romantic music (Spandau, Visage, Duran, etc) and fans can dress up and dance and hang out?

We need more kilts, head bands, and pixie boots. Proper hairstyles.

Jequ0n · 05-08-2022 10:58pm

It rubs the lotion on the skin…

Leg End Reject · 05-08-2022 11:00pm

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Imagine if you married one of the staff?

"You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar when I met you ..."

L1011 · 05-08-2022 11:01pm

No. There's barely rock/metal bars where you won't be seen as very weird for wearing that type of attire.

Gant21 · 05-08-2022 11:09pm

Little Ukraine is in vogue at the moment. Try there op.

NewbridgeIR · 05-08-2022 11:13pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058257658/old-new-romantics-where-do-they-hang-out

I used play at a quality 80s night in The Grand Social called Temptation.

Covid stopped it in its tracks. Hopefully we might get it going again.

Sample setlist from February 2016

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Radio Prague

Human League – Being Boiled (1982 Stereo Remix)

John Foxx – Underpass

Gary Numan – We Are Glass

Depeche Mode – Photographic

Siouxsie and The Banshees – Happy House

The Cure – The Walk

Adam and The Ants – Dog Eat Dog

Tom Tom Club – Genius Of Love (7″ Mix)

Rock Steady Crew – (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew (Single Version)

Freeez – I.O.U. (Single Version)

Shannon – Let The Music Play (Radio Mix)

Prince – Dirty Mind (7″ Edit)

Madonna – Everybody

Soft Cell – Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (Extended Version)

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Squeeze – Squabs On Forty Fab

New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle (Shep Pettibone Remix)

and January 2020

Cry Before Dawn – Girl In The Ghetto (Remix)

Cocteau Twins – Carolyn’s Fingers

Red Box – Chenko (Original 1983 7″)

Wire – Kidney Bingos

The Fall – Victoria

Elvis Costello – Veronica

Julian Cope – World Shut Your Mouth (7″ Mix)

Camper Van Beethoven – Take The Skinheads Bowling

They Might Be Giants – Ana Ng

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Everything But The Girl – Night And Day

Billy Bragg – A New England

The Housemartins – Think For A Minute (Single Version)

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The Beautiful South – You Keep It All In

Aztec Camera – Pillar To Post (7″ Version)

Prefab Sprout – Don’t Sing

The Go-Betweens – Bye Bye Pride

Style Council – A Solid Bond In Your Heart

The Blades – The Last Man In Europe

Microdisney – Town To Town

igCorcaigh · 05-08-2022 11:26pm

Unfortunately no. Even the gay venues I know are all Rihanna and bad contemporary pop.

Roxxers · 17-08-2022 1:44am

in hairy fannies

17-08-2022 1:47am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmFFTkjs-O0

The lyrics.

anewme · 17-08-2022 8:27am

Great set list above!!

riclad · 18-08-2022 4:13am

Forums, reddit, I can't think of a nightclub. that just plays 80s music, most want to attract young people who like whatever is in the charts, popular on tiktok, YouTube., theres 80s bands that still tour , do zoomers even know what a new romantic is? The only gay venue I know is the George, but I'm not an expert on nightclubs, venues,

Count Dracula · 18-08-2022 7:49am

Try the cellar in the international any night of the week insofar as they encourage all types of alternative music performances etc.

Avoid Rihanna and mod pop hellholes like the plague, so true funny how it seems.

If you like a style of dressing or living don't look around to scratch your itch, be it and wear it. This is the next century, where the universe is free, oh how you like to sing along, even though the words are wrong.... mid eighties fashion is awesome, I see young student babes wearing 20 hole Dock Martens on the Bus in the morning. Albeit squeaky clean ones, Docks should be scuffed up to fook , like they never left the carpet all night....

Don't forget you are Gold, always believe in your soul , you've got the power to know.... you're indestructible , ( cringefest , apols )

Old New Romantics - Where do they hang out?

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