whats your favourite nightclub in dublin and why?

foxylaydee · 28-04-2008 12:02AM #1

mine is good old coppers. hate tramco and tripod with a passion.. used to love xx1.. i guess i always have good nights in coppers!

FruitLover · 28-04-2008 12:04AM

:rolleyes:

jonny68 · 28-04-2008 05:01PM

foxylaydee wrote: »

mine is good old coppers. hate tramco and tripod with a passion.. used to love xx1.. i guess i always have good nights in coppers!

:rolleyes: dear me....

Fintomiginto · 28-04-2008 10:50PM

foxylaydee wrote: »

mine is good old coppers. hate tramco and tripod with a passion.. used to love xx1.. i guess i always have good nights in coppers!

Lord help this lady:eek:

just pete · 29-04-2008 05:43PM

:d :d :d

This will be good !

Why do you like coppers ?

foxylaydee · 29-04-2008 06:30PM

aw come on people! None of you said what your favourite nightclub is, am I to assume that you don't socialize? Its either that or your D4 heads that dont mix with country folk.

junglecliff · 30-04-2008 01:41PM

tripod --- sound system..!!

vaughny · 30-04-2008 05:27PM

coppers haha i was there last night for the 1st time cant really remember much just some druken dancing-was out celebrating united's win!!:)

has to be Tripod for me because its probably the biggest club in dublin great sound system and the back-room is cool aswell if a want to chill out for a bit and have a chat:cool:

df1985 · 30-04-2008 06:11PM

tripod or the hub or wax for good music.

coppers for being totally bolloxed,scoring slappers and waking up not able to remember most of the night in a random bed and spending the day after on the couch puking.

depends what mood im in.

shane86 · 30-04-2008 07:02PM

junglecliff wrote: »

tripod --- sound system..!!

I dunno. Ive been in there twice since it re opened, thought the volume was rubbish, way too low. The old redbox was the business.

foxylaydee wrote: »

mine is good old coppers. hate tramco and tripod with a passion.. used to love xx1.. i guess i always have good nights in coppers!

Lay off her lads. At least she conceded Tramco is awful

Worst club Ive ever been in, they played he theme tune from Skippy the Bush Kangaroo at one point! IIRC its the only club I ever left before closing.

foxylaydee wrote: »

Its either that or your D4 heads that dont mix with country folk.

Or people who dont consider Cotton Eye Joe the highlight of dance music history. The only good thing about Coppers is

a- Plays Put em Under Pressure whether there is or isnt a match on :P

b- eh.....thats it....

Id love to hit the likes of The Vaults, Wax, anywhere playing proper dance, but getting people to go with is the problem. Any time my mates hit town they want to go to cabbage attractions like Boomerangs, Barcode, Redz, 21s etc etc, dives the ****ing lot of them (well, 21s isnt too bad, good for pulling and the chart dance is generally decent). Zanzibar is about the only good place I can occasionally drag people, plays some nice electro house and a pitcher of Fosters was a tenner last time. Coppers is ony good if you have been drinking and watching gah/soccer and are feeling a bit patriotic.

And thats when they do hit town, most people out here hit Heaven down the road 90% of the time (not that its a bad club, in fact it is probably the best mainstream place in Dublin, but I just cant seem to drag anyone to decent town spots, so cant go really

)

Zascar · 02-05-2008 11:23AM

Can't really say I have a favourite. I'm not mad on Tripod, its ok. Sound systems (FunktionOne) is supposedly best in the country, any time I've been there is has never impressed me (but they have not had it particularily loud). It was better in the RedBox Days. Dam that thing would rearrange your insides.

Spirit used to be good back when it first opened. Went downhill fast.
POD was great back in the day too, Crawdaddy is cool enough

emmie-lou · 02-05-2008 01:53PM

It has to be The Vaults for me i just love that place, i havent had a bad night there yet....i dont really like many places in town most of them are full of muppets

The G Child · 02-05-2008 02:41PM

Have to say Tripod for me too. Best atmosphere out of the dance clubs. Not really into Coppers too be honest, think its a bit of a dump, but each to their own I suppose

02-05-2008 02:41PM

emmie-lou wrote: »

It has to be The Vaults for me i just love that place, i havent had a bad night there yet....i dont really like many places in town most of them are full of muppets

Take your drug fuelled spectacles off ya love will ya?

Its a pisshole, smell of sewer outta the jacks, full of scobies, bouncers are pricks, soundsystem in parts is questionable, I djed there bout 4 times in the last 2 yrs and I hated it, I love playin most places aswell.....

:cool:

df1985 · 02-05-2008 02:48PM

have to agree with the comments bout the old redbox.the sound in there was unbelievable.you'd feel the rumble in your chest and vibrations through the floor.lived for the student nights there when i started college.

Zascar · 02-05-2008 02:50PM

Good old Redbox... Remember Student nights with cheap drinks, and saturday nights with queues all the way round to the odeon... They never should have changed it.

jonny68 · 02-05-2008 02:55PM

foxylaydee wrote: »

aw come on people! None of you said what your favourite nightclub is, am I to assume that you don't socialize? Its either that or your D4 heads that dont mix with country folk.

I can assure you love im far from being a "D4 head" this is a dance music forum and clubs like "slapper face jacks" do not come into the equasion, these type of places attract a certain crowd in coppers case garda, nurses or culchies, and play a certain type of music most notably cheesy pop music or 70's/80's pop music therefore you cannot expect people on here to take this type of thing seriously.

02-05-2008 03:00PM

The old redbox soundsystem was savage, its savage at the moment if theres a band playing, unfortunately they dont crank it up for djs!!!!

jonny68 · 02-05-2008 03:04PM

Sides DC was the best club this country has ever seen, id say the Ormond Multi Media Centre would come 2nd for me.:)

Weird Scientist · 02-05-2008 04:43PM

When i used to go out a few years ago it was to tripod etc cause that was where everybody went. After it got done up I really realised I didnt like the place and was looking for something more. Sounds silly I know but I like intimate places where you really experience the night with the dj. That and a cool smoking section is ideal and preferable another bar or room with more stuff going on (i like to wander).
MCGruders on Thomas Street has hosted some of the best night/days I'ver ever been to and that is why we've started putting our nights on up there.
In the upstairs room you not only have the dance floor with a new sound system they've just bought but a whole side section with old school couches and another small room that can be used sometimes.
There is an old off license room that sometimes has a pa set up in it and the downstairs bar is oldschool and normally has another set of decks in it.
The beer garden is without doubt the best in Dublin with couches and heaters and a newly installed shed type thing with beer taps and music too.

It aint the prettiest of places but your left alone and the management are what every clubber wants, runners or whatever, its not a beauty comp and its not an issue.

I run nights there now because of this and you might think I'm being biased but anybody thats been there will tell you its an experience and 99 times out of a 100, a great one.

CJ BOLLAND tonight with a Xpress records showcase in the main bar!!! WRECK IT!!

check out our may line up

emmie-lou · 03-05-2008 05:10PM

Fieldog wrote: »

Take your drug fuelled spectacles off ya love will ya?

Its a pisshole, smell of sewer outta the jacks, full of scobies, bouncers are pricks, soundsystem in parts is questionable, I djed there bout 4 times in the last 2 yrs and I hated it, I love playin most places aswell.....

:cool:

its called an opinion love calm down!

steo123 · 03-05-2008 05:30PM

best clubs in dublin were the temple and fireworks....

there is nowhere decent to go out now in dublin....im ashamed to say

england,spain,greece,cyprus,the states is much better

Luke G · 21-05-2008 10:35PM

jonny68 wrote: »

Sides DC was the best club this country has ever seen, id say the Ormond Multi Media Centre would come 2nd for me.:)

Deffo johnny, olympic, ormond, deffo...

Luke G · 21-05-2008 10:36PM

steo123 wrote: »

best clubs in dublin were the temple and fireworks....

there is nowhere decent to go out now in dublin....im ashamed to say

england,spain,greece,cyprus,the states is much better

Deffo not mate,

olympic ballroom, ormond multi media centre, sides, temple of sound, ufo, mansion house, asylum, grouchos,

they were all the best clubs in town mate,

never see the likes again.....

DJ_Spider · 21-05-2008 10:58PM

I actually know the DJ at coppers, he uses the same shiny thing as me. Unfortunately he is out sick at the moment with a bad back! It's interesting to hear your views on the place. I have never been there, but have heard a lot about it being the local kennel club! I must try and get down there one night when he is back playing and see whether I agree!

I probaly will, have been to a fair few places like it. In fact I used to go to a club called King Of Clubs back in the UK. We all called it the kennel club! But in fact it was pretty cool as you had 3 floors. ground floor was chart n cheese, upstairs was 60's/70's retro, and then the top floor was a hard house/dance/techno floor. It also had pool tables and one was shaped like a 50p piece! (heptagon 7 sides) Really tricky playing when you've had a few scoops!

Stab*City · 22-05-2008 10:23AM

my fav is redbox.. simply because they cater for the type of music im into most.. but my all time fav was the system..

VOG · 22-05-2008 11:20AM

DJ_Spider wrote: »

I actually know the DJ at coppers, he uses the same shiny thing as me. Unfortunately he is out sick at the moment with a bad back! It's interesting to hear your views on the place. I have never been there, but have heard a lot about it being the local kennel club! I must try and get down there one night when he is back playing and see whether I agree!

Hi Spider thanks for the link to this thread was just reading there.

I Dj every Saturday night in Coppers and every odd Friday.

Love it or hate it Coppers does what it says on the tin, you know what kind of people are gonna be there and you what type of music will be played.

Wheater you like it or not it certainly does what it does very well, hence being the busiest club in the country. Most other venues would kill for the numbers that come into coppers.

I personally think it is run very well.

Not sure who the other dj is and his comments about the sound in coppers but there has been a number of upgrades to the sound system over the past 2 years so he might not have been there when the new gear went in. The sound system is top notch at the moment and the DJ box has been revamped.

If your after dance music coppers is not really the place for you but as I said it does what it does really well

hubiedubie · 22-05-2008 05:20PM

I'd have to say Temple of Sound, followed closely by Grouchos. Does anybody remember the Runner Bean? Or the Underground? Both quite short lived but legendary in their time.

DangerousDerek · 30-08-2008 12:56PM

I'm off to Ibiza in a couple of weeks. Never been but it seems to me there is a gap in the market for a club in Dublin that can replicate the clubs out there. I'm looking to set up a new venue that will purely cater for all the people out there who want decent music in a great venue and nothing more. If you think there is a demand for it let me know.

The G Child · 01-09-2008 09:53AM

I think theres always a gap in the market for a good club night, but it all depends on what sort of crowd show up for it. I've said before that I think Tripod is the best club in Dublin, because the crowd who go create a good atmosphere. There is never a sniff of trouble when I have been there. Compare that with places like Popcorn, where the place is full of dirtbags and there always seems to be trouble.

DangerousDerek · 01-09-2008 01:48PM

I know exactly what you mean. Why is it that the dance scene in Dublin attracts such scumbags? Overseas it's just people who are there just for the music (apart from the poseurs in muscle tops). If only we could have a club that could keep the tossers out and only let those in who are there for the music. My suggestion is to set up a mailing list for those who are genuine. There is enough people on this board alone to make it a success.

whats your favourite nightclub in dublin and why?

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