Rock & Metal Pubs and Clubs

I know it has been slowly pushed off the Rock map for a while now since the renovations but Bruxelles is officially no longer a Rock Bar according to their Facebook page. As a regular, I have some great memories from over the years. I met people and made friends from all over the world in that little bar and it's a shame to see a Dublin Rock institution go out like this.

And with Phil's statue still outside the front door, it kinda renders it's location redundant.

Passenger wrote: »

I know it has been slowly pushed off the Rock map for a while now since the renovations but Bruxelles is officially no longer a Rock Bar according to their Facebook page. As a regular, I have some great memories from over the years. I met people and made friends from all over the world in that little bar and it's a shame to see a Dublin Rock institution go out like this.

And with Phil's statue still outside the front door, it kinda renders it's location redundant.

I popped in to Bruxelles on Thursday evening, downstairs, for old times sake. The "Flanders" bar was closed (used to open up at 5ish) and some voice from somewhere told us to come back at half 9! The bar was totally different, all new and brighter and smelling nice, reminded me of the way the old Dorans looks now...basically a poncey place for tourists who want to spend €15 on a stew.

We went over the other Zodiac bar, same ****. 6.10 for a pint at 5pm? get the **** out. Only customers there were tourists in their 50s.

Yep, it's officially dead I'm afraid.

I spent many a Euro there over the years, but I shan't be back. RIP Bruxelles!

Stiletto72 wrote: »

I'm heading in to town tomorrow night with my old drinking buddy. We've been going to Bruxelles since we were 18, and now we're, well, a bit older.
Need a good alternative. Where is this On The Rox place and what's it like?

8 Coke Lane. Entrance is at the rear of the Voodoo Lounge. Should be a few heads around as Tribulation are playing in the Voodoo Lounge tomorrow night too.

Anyone know if OnThe Rox is wheelchair accessible?

Thanks Passenger. Imagined not but hoped otherwise :-)

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

So has "on the rox" taken over from the old Bruxelles and old fibbers on the quays then, as a full time rock bar??

Nah, not particularly tbh. It's a full time Rock bar alright and it kinda has it's own thing going on. Drop in for a gander on Saturday as there's a Mcgonagles/Bruxelles reunion night going on.

Texas Jack wrote: »

So where's good then?

Where have all the old Bruxelles heads moved to?

Bruxelles heads stay at home these days most likely. There's a need for a good dedicated Metal bar in Dublin. Somewhere that has a bit of community spirit and a good bunch of regulars.

Texas Jack wrote: »

Top of my head the only places I can think of are Gypsy Rose, On The Rox and Voodoo Lounge

Where else is good?

Nowhere really.

Passenger wrote: »

Bruxelles heads stay at home these days most likely. There's a need for a good dedicated Metal bar in Dublin. Somewhere that has a bit of community spirit and a good bunch of regulars.

It won't happen. These days, bars need to be selling beer all day, every day. A busy weekend isn't enough for a lot of pubs nowadays. What's left of the Rock crowd is stretched between Fibbers gigs, On The Rocks gigs and DME events as well as the Gypsy and whatever other clubs are going on.

There's a lot of people who want a new metal bar for their interests but can only commit to at best, one night a month. I wouldn't open a metal bar in Dublin right now.

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Fibs in the older days was the kind of bar where whenever you went, even on your own, you'd always meet people you knew. Nowadays it's foam parties and dance nights.

To be fair, Fibbers is still mainly Irish metal gigs and midweek blues bands. As far as I know the Ince-ince music has been moved on.

Fibbers bring that on themselves with their Hamsterdam beer garden.

Grayditch wrote: »

Fibbers bring that on themselves with their Hamsterdam beer garden.

very true, and i haven’t seen any cool gig listings for fibbers in a while anyway…

Holy s**t, I went to the Gypsy Rose the other night after not been there in a while..
I should have stayed at home, The place was a filth hole.
music was awful, and the staff couldn't pull a pint.
Sorry to say... I wont be back

I know it's a dive bar, but I feel like I need a shower after being in their jacks.

Bruxelles can be good craic, was in there on Saturday an although it wasn't mad busy it still had a good buzz about it, and as a bonus the tunes played were pretty solid! The only downside is the price, one of the lads paid 6.80 for a pint of Hop House 13 after 12 and Guinness was 5.80.

Yeah, what where the tunes. Do they have a rock Dj back?