Paying into Nighclubs

efb · 24-06-2015 06:58PM

I like paying into a club- keeps the plebs out

I'm beyond going to clubs now though- wasn't ever the biggest fan tbf

jobbridge4life · 24-06-2015 07:00PM

efb wrote: »

I like paying into a club- keeps the plebs out

Sarcasm?

Muckracker · 24-06-2015 07:06PM

They only time I've had fun in nightclubs is when I've met a girl in a pub beforehand. And why is there always one sad old man dancing by himself in every nightclub? I asked my best friend to shoot me in the head if I ever end up like that.

RedemptionZ · 24-06-2015 07:08PM

One eyed Jack wrote: »

Ahh fcuk! I was totally in agreement with you right up until this bit -

I'm 38 and the club I go to, or that I prefer to go to, most of the people there are in their late 20's - early 40's. There are of course the kindergarten clubs that cater to the teenage trend-setters that can't yet manage to hold their liquor and want to neck pills and chew their own jaws, but more and more clubs are over 23's.

Haha you're more than welcome to go, in fact it'd be a welcome change from a lot of the Geordie Shore wannabes you see in most of the young wan clubs, but I would guess the majority of clubgoers are in the 18-23 range. Mainly because they can afford the time to go out more than once a week, once college finishes and you have to work it becomes a rarer thing. Nothing against the older crowd I assure you!

cabla · 24-06-2015 07:48PM

Deleted User wrote: »

And sure that's how DJs start, they just appear already established.

I live in a small town. We can go to a late bar with the guy playing Rihanna. Or we can (at least in the summer) go to a club where a fellow plays deep house. And he is neither "established" nor "international", just a fellow who plays good deep house and we like it. Apparently this annoys the OP, but he has the choice to not pay and not go in because he now finds dance and electronic music "scary".

It sounds like you're a typical "I saw him before he was big" kinda lad and has no interest in anything unless it's not mainstream. I'm also not sure how you've turned a cover charge into a debate about Djs.

You pointed out DJs don't just start established, granted that's true. But they don't also get established on other peoples productions do they? So your later point about paying in not to hear their productions is a bit of a hypocritical angle to take here.

I'm literally talking about clubs that play generic music, with generic furnishing and generic bloody everything. I'm not talking about a club that has a headline that's advertised as the entertainment... such and such is playing tonight. Do you ever here "Dj Joe Bob is playing Coppers tonight?" - No. They're not emphasizing the music as entertainment. The placer you seem to only go emphasize the DJ and the music as entertainment therefore warranting a cover charge!

As I've said I had no issue with electronic music, I just didn't want to answer you earlier. I did a bit of DJing myself, I've friends in the industry, I've friends produce successfully also, been to many electo gigs too.

Please stop turning this around to clubs that are advertising certain entertainment. The people that go to them are going for the music. I'm talking about clubs where they're going for the shift and there's no mention of music and the only thing they're advertising is getting your hole and cheap drink in some.

There's a huge difference in these venues!!

24-06-2015 07:54PM

cabla wrote: »

It sounds like you're a typical "I saw him before he was big" kinda lad and has no interest in anything unless it's not mainstream.

That's it alright. I suspect the fellow in the local club will some day be huge, maybe even "international" so you'll pay a lot to see him...but I won't like him then! That's the reason I go to listen to him now.

ToddyDoody · 24-06-2015 08:11PM

cabla wrote: »

I'm of the notion that it's a bit ridiculous. I do it and will probably continue to do so but I feel that it's paying to be able to spend more money.

Nighclubs are already overpriced. First of all we have to queue for ages just to hand over money, for frankly nothing and then to enter and really not get much for it except a messy late night venue.

Do you think it's justified that they charge, are we getting some sort of extra service you can't get in a bar? What's your thoughts or do you really care?

What about paying to get OUT of nightclubs? €10 before 2, free thereafter.

cabla · 24-06-2015 08:15PM

Deleted User wrote: »

That's it alright. I suspect the fellow in the local club will some day be huge, maybe even "international" so you'll pay a lot to see him...but I won't like him then! That's the reason I go to listen to him now.

Maybe you should turn that into a business and sign them early so and make a few bob

vangoz · 25-06-2015 10:07AM

Crooked Jack wrote: »

It's a nightclub, you kind of expect to pay in. What bugs me is being forced to line up like a spa for ages to give the impression the place is some sort of "happening" spot and then having your clothes judged by some roided up police or army reject who thinks he's hot **** cause someone gave him a black jacket and an id cause he managed to complete a two day bouncers course. Typically, he'll act the hard man until an actual fight breaks out or someone actually needs help at which point he'll be nowhere to be found.
Once in the club you then pay way over the odds for shitty bottles of beer, which you have to drink 50 of to make the shitty music bearable. That's if you can get served at the bar; even after battling your way to the front unless you've a nice pair of knockers barely concealed it can be tough to catch the barman's attention.
Once you get your drinks it's back to where youre friends are standing or sitting, largely in silence, because conversing means screaming the key words of a sentence in their ear as loud as you can. Then everyone's hoofed out at the one time to try and get taxis.

Sorry, i may have gone off piste there. I just hate nightclubs. You should be charged for going into them, cause youre an idiot if you do.

You're obviously going to the wrong/**** nightclubs. why not go to a venue with a specific DJ or band that you enjoy. Have a few drinks in a house or pub of your liking beforehand with friends. That way you're not queuing up for ages at the bar dying to drink, plus you've had all the craic/conversation you needed. Then if you feel you have more energy to expend go back to a after party.

That's just how I have nights out.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 25-06-2015 10:14AM

Muckracker wrote: »

They only time I've had fun in nightclubs is when I've met a girl in a pub beforehand. And why is there always one sad old man dancing by himself in every nightclub? I asked my best friend to shoot me in the head if I ever end up like that.

Because he went out with a bunch of mates for a few drinks, was happy until his mates all said let's go to a club, it'll be ****ing great and, after a presenting lot of persuasuasion and skeptcism, was finally persuased to go only to spend nearly an hour queueing in the rain to find that said mates had immediately scarpered about 0.3 seconds after he'd handed over his cash.

Crooked Jack · 25-06-2015 10:18AM

vangoz wrote: »

You're obviously going to the wrong/**** nightclubs. why not go to a venue with a specific DJ or band that you enjoy. Have a few drinks in a house or pub of your liking beforehand with friends. That way you're not queuing up for ages at the bar dying to drink, plus you've had all the craic/conversation you needed. Then if you feel you have more energy to expend go back to a after party.

That's just how I have nights out.

Generally if i want live music i'll go to a gig
If i want craic and socialising I'll go to a pub
If i want a party I'll go to a party
If I wanna be ripped off while some guy plays his favourite CDs and have my nostrils bunged up with the hum of BO I'll go to a nightclub

whisky_galore · 25-06-2015 10:30AM

PARlance wrote: »

Questioning the idea of paying into a nightclub is one of the earliest signs that you're getting old.

Nobody's getting any younger here....

the_monkey · 25-06-2015 10:33AM

Sums up all nightclubs for me ..

http://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/secretly-hate-bars.html

Paying into Nighclubs

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