Dublin Nightclubs

GRACKEA wrote: »

I wholeheartedly second this. And Izakaya on George's Street. Good mix of music, different DJs regularly and the crowds aren't as writhing and sloppy as Harcourt Street.

Yeah it's very different crowd to Harcourt Street. The only thing the latter is good for is that it stays open far longer than the rest of the city.

beertons wrote: »

Most memorable day out I ever had. March 16th, a 12-12 gig in McGruders, followed by I think Timo Maas in Tripod. We got to Tripod around 930. Back of the queue, lit a fag, and saw a gap. In I go. The lads followed. Straight up the front, showed yer man my wallet and said box office. Up the left hand stairs. Wouldn't have the balls to do it these days, the others were shocked at my bravery. Savage night.

Mad bastard.

Stephen15 wrote: »

As a younger person in my early twenties I do enjoy going to a nightclub but only occasionally and may of my friends are the same. I think they may be part of the reason nightclubs are dying. Many young people are only interested in going now and again but not every weekend or every second weekend even and instead only go once every couple of months or so.

Find this so different to the people my age. What are the nighttime weekend activities for people in their early twenties?

and now wrights has been reoponed on bodytonic as a replacement for district 8

L1011 wrote: »

There's two separate parts there

Its reopened, operated by Bodytonic, as Jam Park


District 8 are renting it out as they did with the Tivoli.

I wonder what the clienttelle will be like

I'm the same age of you, and hate them. My mates do to. I haven't been to one since January, and it was regrettable. I didn't even go to town, and it cost me a fortune.

Bars are much better.

jr86 wrote: »

Yep - I'm in my 30s now and still go out basically every weekend (plenty both Friday and sat nights). Most of my peers are the same and I meet loads I know that are the same

Have less than zero interest in cinema but even at that I can do all that stuff during the week.

Nothing beats a good night out to unwind after a tough week imo. I would be driven demented sitting at home on a Fri/sat night

im the same in my 30s and single love the buzz of bars and clubs on a saturday night really makes me feel alive. im lost the last 14 months tbh. Im really infuruiated by people saying its great to see nightclubs death and like , what harm are they doing? i really feel for 19-21 year olds the last year but their nightlife seems very tame, compared to late 90s early 00s.

so jampark closed bodytonic won't be opreating from there, will the wright family reopen it with less of a focus on good djs? although they say they couldn't run it due to insurance costs https://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/irish-news/it-wasnt-our-fault-wright-group-on-defending-customers-broken-ankle-claim-and-how-insurance-closed-well-known-nightclub-38282515.html could they turn it into a conference centre?

wheres the largest dancefloor in Dublin now? the Opium Rooms, Button factory, Lost Lane? Index, my list is getting to very small dancefloors. theres nowhere thats solely operated as a nightclub, , why doesn't that academy do clubs nights as it used to, whats the ambassdor being used for now? nothing, if they terraced the floor it might be ok,it was difficult to dance on a slope.

Was in Dublin last night, Harcourt street, first time there in ages, seems to be the only place left now in Dublin for genuine nightclubs. The vibe has completely changed now though, I was surprised at the number of young men compared to women in there, Id say it was 70/30 ratio, I think the refugee influx is definitely noticeable here. However there was no trouble or anything but there was a bit of an edgy atmosphere as the club filled up . You are not going to hear about this element on RTE talkshows , there could be more aggression in nightclubs and bars as the natural balance and vibe has changed

thinly veiled

Our birthrate peaked in late 70s and early 80s and people stopped emigrating, so by the early 00s there was loads of young people of drinking age.

Also internet wasn't big yet and smartphones didn't exist.

Apparently even the suburbs like Dun Laoighre, BlackRock, Stillorgan, Leopardstown, Rathmines all had a nightclub each.

Rural towns all had a couple of clubs, now they probably have one late bar.

There's not even a late bar in the whole of South Dublin now.

Times change quickly.

I’d love to do an experiment where you had a no phone club. You would be required to leave your phone in a locker to get into the club. I’d say a lot of people would be freaked out at the thought of it, but there’d be quite a few that would enjoy knowing they can let off steam on the dance floor properly.

Sunil Sharpe: ‘We have to get up early to stay out late’ – The Irish Times

Well the Give Us The Night has been a success.

I think the days of younger people going to Harcourt Street cattle markets is long over. I think a Berlin based model of dancing all night on stimulants to excellent tunes will be the prevailing zeitgeist of the next few years.

That said Dublin needs a decent venue and fast. The Demise of the Twisted Pepper and the original District 8 in the Liberties were big blows.

Is no one going to mention that modern music is also rubbish?

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