Galway

As regards night clubs in Galway for non-dance(of any description), it's crap. What I recommend you do is check out places like Sally longs on Abbeygate St, or do as Angelwhore says and try O'Malleys (I didn't actually know they had live bands).

Dance is more of my thing, so the dedicated dance (oriented) places would be GPO, Raddisson (or Le Metero as the know it all's like to call it), and possibly Cuba. But the good thing about Cuba is that it has 3 floors which vary in styles of music (which is always good if you want to please a crowd). After that it's all commercial cheese, where anything can go.

One recommendation to you is to avoid the places I've mentioned above (if you don't like dance), and also CPs (central park). The reason CPs, is not because of the music, but because every redneck from Co. Mayo, Co. Clare and anywhere else sheep can be bought goes there. The club has a pack them in and take their money policy (especially during the summer), and also 3 bar men were done for spiking drinks about 2 weeks ago.

After that you are left with:
The Alley (Oh God forbid, commercial cheesy dance/etc, a bit of a mixed bag, and it smells of puke)
The Warwick (Actually this is probably the best club you could go to for your type of music, but it's in Salthill as opposed to town).
Cuba (downstairs bar, or top floor, but not the middle floor [it's dance music])
Church Lane Anytime music is not my reason, this is an OK place to chillax, on the top floor.

The rest of the clubs are in Salthill, and I would recommend keeping away from there, unless you like to hang around with kids.

Apart from that I recommend you bring ID, to save yourself hassle. I don't care how big or old looking you are, just bring it just in case. My mother got asked for ID a few months back, and she's 41.

Also if you don't know Galway that well (your way around, that is), don't separate from your group of friends. The reason I'm saying this is because too many young people who weren't from the city went missing after nights out, just like the ones you've planned. They all ended up dead in the water, under unsolved mysterious circumstances. So all I'm saying is be careful, because it's been 3 or 4 in the last few months. Be vigilent, and I don't care if you're from Dublin, because one or two of the lads that went missing actually were.

Apart from that, have a good weekend.

;-phobos-)

...Says someone called AcidFlash!


Sorry!

I said it before and i'll say it again :Keep away from galway,it's a scum hole,the whole county is.
if you can go see cradlejack..good musicians,entertaining good choice of music(led zeppelin) i'll try find out where they are playing this weekend if i can
other than that go to see Diphtheria and Primal Dawn on sunday(saw both before both really good and both are death metal)

I live in Galway and like it.

The cool thing about Galway is that in town almost any pub is within walking distance of most others. My preferred clubs are Cuba (upstairs - especially with a croud of mates) and the GPO tuesdays and wednesdays. Theres plenty of cool pubs around and the best thing is that its only 2 or 3 minutes to move most of the time.

I've lived in Galway for 4 years now and have never personally had trouble with thugs but I'd advise any visiting people to make sure they don't get seperated off on their own. Theres been a few nasty murders of late where visiting lads turned up dead.

One other thing I've seen from time to time is visitors who at 3am outside Supermacs are trying to work out where they are supposed to be staying asking people if theyy know where such and such a place is. If you get someone to write down the correct address before you go out the taxi will get you home no matter how pissed/lost you are.

that blue drink looks like one of the ones i was drinking at the boards beer .

it was nice ...

Its hardly another one of Kens famous vodka <edit>softies</edit>???

Maurice Gillen if my memory serves me correctly!

I don't know much about the rumours (legitimate or otherwise) so I won't comment on them.