Waterford's Nightlife megathread

abouttobebanned · 20-10-2010 8:33am

ziedth wrote: »

I'd hope so too,

Be nice for a shake up price wise if anything.

actually now that I think of it, where is it the students go these days I'll be like one of old those farts who used to be leering after the young ones in my College days this Thursday night before me wedding.

Masons, Harveys, revolution and Kazbar are all vying for the student trade. Harveys and masons are getting a big slice of it. Not sure how much is left for the other two.

Ledger · 20-10-2010 9:54am

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Masons, Harveys, revolution and Kazbar are all vying for the student trade. Harveys and masons are getting a big slice of it. Not sure how much is left for the other two.

I'd nearly go as far as to say Masons are getting the biggest crowd at the moment.

'Cause think about it, they have a band every night of the week, but also have a DJ playing upstairs on the busier nights, so there's something for everyone.

Combine this with the offers they are doing, which i think are great, for example on tuesdays they charge 5 euro in but then once your in everything is just 2.50, (that includes jagerbombs), so you could get a double and a dash for a fiver,

Btw i'm not trying to advertise just making a point :pac:

ziedth · 20-10-2010 10:06am

Damn why didn't I marry her on Wednesday!!!!!

AdMMM · 20-10-2010 10:27am

Masons was packed upstairs yesterday. Not so many were down watching the band though. Despite paying €5 to get in, with half price drinks, I still saw about 27 naggins in the toilets. Students eh?

gscully · 20-10-2010 10:41am

Oh I wish the new owners of Muldoons would just recreate Fat Sams and play the music that used to grace that place...

ziedth · 20-10-2010 12:55pm

^ Showing some dog years there my friend

gscully · 20-10-2010 1:23pm

ziedth wrote: »

^ Showing some dog years there my friend

Not that old...life begins this year apparently

Ledger · 20-10-2010 5:04pm

gscully wrote: »

Not that old...life begins this year apparently

So my life up until now has meant nothing!?!:eek:

oh. . . . wait. . . I see what you did there you silly middle aged person you.:pac:

abouttobebanned · 20-10-2010 7:26pm

nkay1985 wrote: »

YES!!!!!

Open it up and I'll frequent there!

I think some people's view of what students want is not entirely correct either and that something like this would appeal to a lot of them. When I was in college in Limerick you had the type of places we currently have which are attracting loads of students but you also had a few alternative spots which were also very popular but with a different type of student. Obviously the fear of opening a venue like you've suggested is that it'd do ok Friday and Saturday night but be dead all week. If done right, it wouldn't have to be.

Ok well I hope you guys really will go for a bar like that.

Cause we're gonna try and open one. In the next few weeks.

ziedth · 20-10-2010 7:46pm

Oh,

You broke cover fairly quick

can you say where? I'm killed.

AdMMM · 20-10-2010 8:01pm

I'd imagine it's Oskars on the Dunmore Road. Flash has that now.

abouttobebanned · 20-10-2010 8:04pm

AdMMM wrote: »

I'd imagine it's Oskars on the Dunmore Road. Flash has that now.

It's not. I don't work with flash.

AdMMM · 20-10-2010 8:07pm

don't mind me, I'm just trying to figure out who you are, Darren. Unless I'm completely wrong again

.

Are you behind the Woodman reopening?

Chris P. Bacon · 20-10-2010 8:08pm

abouttobebanned wrote: »

It's not. I don't work with flash.

So you work with Apple then

south · 20-10-2010 8:10pm

AdMMM wrote: »

I'd imagine it's Oskars on the Dunmore Road. Flash has that now.

Has Flash taken that over he has? i heard a fella called Sean Johnson had taken it over a few weeks back.

abouttobebanned · 20-10-2010 8:10pm

AdMMM wrote: »

don't mind me, I'm just trying to figure out who you are, Darren. Unless I'm completely wrong again .

Are you behind the Woodman reopening?

adam you sexy beast. No...im not behind the woodman reopening but i hope to be involved with a bar that will be like the woodman and the lounge. As opposed to a biker bar

Chris P. Bacon · 20-10-2010 8:12pm

^ Twister Vicks then

AdMMM · 20-10-2010 8:12pm

abouttobebanned wrote: »

adam you sexy beast. No...im not behind the woodman reopening but i hope to be involved with a bar that will be like the woodman and the lounge. As opposed to a biker bar

I wish you the best of luck with it

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I've been a fan of that bar since it was Baker St and long for the day that I can go in there and not have only the bar flies to keep me company.

abouttobebanned · 20-10-2010 8:15pm

It'll be weird to be going against Fitzy and the woodman. I obviously have loads of time for him as I worked with him for a good bit. He'll make sure that all the regulars come back and it will be good to see him manage the club again (hopefully). I just hope there's room for us as well.

nkay1985 · 20-10-2010 8:22pm

Well at least the venue for the next Boards Beers is decided!

How long until opening do you think?

ziedth · 20-10-2010 8:23pm

Best of luck with it,

I'm the same as Adam I always liked that place going back 8 years.

Next boards beers will be free

abouttobebanned · 20-10-2010 8:26pm

Well there's gonna be a bit of work needing to be done in there but at the same time, nothing major. hoping for 3-4 weeks.

nkay1985 · 20-10-2010 8:32pm

Boards Beers last week of November/first week of December it is so.

abouttobebanned · 20-10-2010 8:35pm

Well if nothing else you'll have customer service on tap here! We'll obviously be talking to the boards people about paying for advertising etc.

Chris P. Bacon · 20-10-2010 8:43pm

Best of luck with it,the town needs more positive people like yourself.

abouttobebanned · 20-10-2010 9:07pm

Thanks Richie. To be honest, Im not as positive as Flash, a man that has done wonders for this town, and I'll be lying if I said I didn't learn a lot from him.

AdMMM · 20-10-2010 9:17pm

I've just heard a rumour that Bob Tweedy is involved in this?

abouttobebanned · 20-10-2010 9:20pm

I can tell you 100% that he is not. I can also tell you 100% that he wanted it.

south · 20-10-2010 9:37pm

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Well there's gonna be a bit of work needing to be done in there but at the same time, nothing major. hoping for 3-4 weeks.

best of luck with it

Ledger · 21-10-2010 9:03am

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Well there's gonna be a bit of work needing to be done in there but at the same time, nothing major. hoping for 3-4 weeks.

Best of luck!

I shall be in at some stage.

gscully · 21-10-2010 11:53am

Best of luck with it. Let's hope the saying 'Fortune favours the brave' is true in your case!

ArtVandelay76 · 01-11-2010 2:03pm

Musicman2000 wrote: »

From Harveys Face Book

We realise times are tough!! Harveys now want to give something back to you...

No late drink prices - majority of drinks now €5 or under

Come & see for yourself....

First time Ive seen a Kavanagh give something back to anyone ha ha

I heard they put they price of drink back up again for saturday night just because they knew it would be busy for halloween, €5.30 for a pint of heineken. They,re just taking the piss out of people who go in there regularly at the weekend.

Ledger · 01-11-2010 2:19pm

ArtVandelay76 wrote: »

I heard they put they price of drink back up again for saturday night just because they knew it would be busy for halloween, €5.30 for a pint of heineken. They,re just taking the piss out of people who go in there regularly at the weekend.

that number is surely going down the whole time.

AdMMM · 01-11-2010 2:28pm

I was there Friday night and took not just a double take, but a triple take when the bar man asked for €8.60 for a Vodka and Coke! That hurt considering we had just got a taxi down from The Toddle where we were paying €3 for the same thing! I really don't think I'll be going back there anytime soon. Masons has become busy again, so I'll think I'll head there during the week and The Forum on weekends.

As for The Toddle, I'm a bit undecided about the place. When you walk in, it looks as if you've just walked into someones house but instead of being greeted with kitchen appliances, you see a bar. To the right, it looks like a living room and I felt like I was intruding on some kind of pre-club session there! There's also waaay too many TVs there and people getting distracted all the time to make a comment on the Justin Bieber videos on MTV. I have no doubt that they'll do well up there but that won't necessarily translate to healthy profits given the additional costs they have in the form of security and DJs. The term "busy fools" springs to mind and I can't help but think that they're running the arses off themselves for nothing.

Ledger · 01-11-2010 2:32pm

AdMMM wrote: »

I was there Friday night and took not just a double take, but a triple take when the bar man asked for €8.60 for a Vodka and Coke! That hurt considering we had just got a taxi down from The Toddle where we were paying €3 for the same thing! I really don't think I'll be going back there anytime soon. Masons has become busy again, so I'll think I'll head there during the week and The Forum on weekends.

As for The Toddle, I'm a bit undecided about the place. When you walk in, it looks as if you've just walked into someones house but instead of being greeted with kitchen appliances, you see a bar. To the right, it looks like a living room and I felt like I was intruding on some kind of pre-club session there! There's also waaay too many TVs there and people getting distracted all the time to make a comment on the Justin Bieber videos on MTV. I have no doubt that they'll do well up there but that won't necessarily translate to healthy profits given the additional costs they have in the form of security and DJs. The term "busy fools" springs to mind and I can't help but think that they're running the arses off themselves for nothing.

Even for them that's way too high!!!

rayc · 01-11-2010 3:15pm

Ledger wrote: »

Even for them that's way too high!!!

Is it really though? I gave up going in there when they started charging at the door as it was the last straw for me. But even then is was €5 just for a vodka and almost €11 for a vodka and red-bull. So is 3.60 really that expensive for a coke given their greedy pedigree?

DjBryn · 01-11-2010 4:13pm

masons sat nite 3€ for a 200ml half glass of coke and a pocket ripping 4.90€ for a flat guinness.

dont these robbin idiots realise the celtic bubble has been bust......:mad:

abouttobebanned · 01-11-2010 4:28pm

Hoping to have "The Front Lounge" open by the weekend of the 26th November.

Butternutz1 · 01-11-2010 4:37pm

Can we get a sneak preview of what to expect ?

abouttobebanned · 01-11-2010 5:00pm

Imagine if the woodman and Ruby Lounge had sex...

old gregg · 01-11-2010 5:41pm

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Imagine if the woodman and Ruby Lounge had sex...

regular sex or something a little more stringent?

deise_boi · 01-11-2010 5:51pm

DjBryn wrote: »

masons sat nite 3€ for a 200ml half glass of coke and a pocket ripping 4.90€ for a flat guinness.

dont these robbin idiots realise the celtic bubble has been bust......:mad:

They won't until we stop buying these extortionately priced drinks. Complaining whilst at the same time buying them won't make a difference unfortunately!

MitchKoobski · 01-11-2010 5:52pm

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Imagine if the woodman and Ruby Lounge had sex...

Oh god I want this now...

O Riain · 01-11-2010 6:06pm

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Hoping to have "The Front Lounge" open by the weekend of the 26th November.

is this just the woodman or rubys lounge and the woodman?

abouttobebanned · 01-11-2010 6:57pm

O Riain wrote: »

is this just the woodman or rubys lounge and the woodman?

It's neither. It's ex twister vics.

Rubys new club...won't be called that...will be open in march next year. The woodman they say week before Christmas hopefully.

Expect to see the bar staff and security from ruby lounge and woodman in "the front lounge". Live music on Friday and Saturday nights 10:30 - 12:30 followed by Dj playing classics hits from the 70s 80s and 90s. No hip hop no dance. Sorry if that doesn't suit but there are plenty of other bars that are catering to that taste.

5ForKeeps · 01-11-2010 7:02pm

abouttobebanned wrote: »

It's neither. It's ex twister vics.

Rubys new club...won't be called that...will be open in march next year. The woodman they say week before Christmas hopefully.

Expect to see the bar staff and security from ruby lounge and woodman in "the front lounge". Live music on Friday and Saturday nights 10:30 - 12:30 followed by Dj playing classics hits from the 70s 80s and 90s. No hip hop no dance. Sorry if that doesn't suit but there are plenty of other bars that are catering to that taste.

Most of the music of the 90's was dance...The Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk etc...

abouttobebanned · 01-11-2010 7:10pm

Well that's your opinion. There was of course a prevalent dance scene in the 90s but I already said there won't be any dance so you won't expect to hear that.

Oasis, blur, deacon blue, crowded house, James, queen, radiohead, u2, Frank and Walters etc...these are bands amongst many, many others that had "classic hits" in the 90s (and 80s". I don't think the majority of the 90s was dance but even if it was there was still room for a lot of very good music.

dayshah · 01-11-2010 7:24pm

Best of luck with it.

Twister vics is fairly close to the cinema, so maybe you can do something that links in with people going to the cinema, or leaving. Maybe some advertising in Storm, or some cooperation for mid-week.

If you drove into town, had 1 pint, and then watched a film would the alcohol be out of the system by the end of the film?

Ledger · 01-11-2010 7:27pm

dayshah wrote: »

Best of luck with it.

Twister vics is fairly close to the cinema, so maybe you can do something that links in with people going to the cinema, or leaving. Maybe some advertising in Storm, or some cooperation for mid-week.

If you drove into town, had 1 pint, and then watched a film would the alcohol be out of the system by the end of the film?

1 unit takes 1 hour to leave the body. A pint contains approx 2 units so it would take 2 hours.

Ledger · 01-11-2010 7:30pm

abouttobebanned wrote: »

It's neither. It's ex twister vics.

Rubys new club...won't be called that...will be open in march next year. The woodman they say week before Christmas hopefully.

Expect to see the bar staff and security from ruby lounge and woodman in "the front lounge". Live music on Friday and Saturday nights 10:30 - 12:30 followed by Dj playing classics hits from the 70s 80s and 90s. No hip hop no dance. Sorry if that doesn't suit but there are plenty of other bars that are catering to that taste.

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