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Whelan's: where did it all go wrong?

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faughnj3

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4/25/2006 8:02 PM
Whats the story with that gimpy DJ with the shaved/Bald head that plays in whelans on a friday night. Does he not like music??? And whats going on with the floors, mops are not that expensive. i have one and i dont own a night club!

Mully

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4/26/2006 9:22 AM
quote: Originally posted by faughnj3 Whats the story with that gimpy DJ with the shaved/Bald head that plays in whelans on a friday night. Agreed. I was in there on Friday night. Came to the conclusion (finally) that I wont be back ... 9quid to listen to s**te. All I want is a few late pints & a decent soundtrack. My days of hitting the dancefloor are over. I was downstairs in The Oak on Sat night. free in, better tunes, more room, easy access to the jacks & the bar.

petethedrummer

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4/26/2006 10:02 AM
What? do you not like This charming man, Song 2, look good on the dance floor, revelate...... I like to hear them every single night I go out. I'd say we could guess 90-95% of the playlist for whelans this friday night. I don't think i've ever been in whelan's and thought 'oh, who's that the dj's playing?' The oak will play requests, but the pints aren't the best imo.

Una

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4/26/2006 10:11 AM
you could hear pete's predicted setlist in Flannerys, The Porterhouse, The Palace, MacTurcails... do people actually go to Whelan's to listen to DJs? Weird.

Pilchard

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4/26/2006 10:22 AM
they should do a poster which says "the same tunes in the same order every friday night since 1998". whelans is just an indie version of a big country disco

Mully

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4/26/2006 10:27 AM
quote: Originally posted by Una Flannerys I never knew John Cougar Mellancamp had so many songs ...

Unicron

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4/26/2006 10:28 AM
Antics in Crawdaddy on a Wednesday is pretty good, a tad too much Babyshambles love but it's a good laugh looking at the ridiculously self-concious "we're so cool" late-teen poseurs and most of the time the songs are good. Free in before 12 too, actually I might stick around after The Most Serene Republic in Crawdaddy tonight for a while.

alameda

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4/26/2006 10:46 AM
yep, the oak downstairs on a saturday nite plays some great tunes, but upstairs is a bit boring and Mully, you're not wrong about the pints -> worst pint of Smithwicks in living memory, f**king vile

klootfan

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4/26/2006 11:11 AM
I can vouch for the Smithwicks being rubbish there. Consistently crap The oak is the place for me these days. Seats, good music and you can relax and enjoy the pint.

klootfan

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4/26/2006 11:12 AM
BTW, always nice to see new posters on the cluas boards faughnj3

Mully

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4/26/2006 11:33 AM
quote: Originally posted by klootfan Smithwicks being rubbish Smithwicks is rubbish

stroller

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4/26/2006 12:03 PM
quote: Originally posted by Mully 9quid to listen to s**te. Jesus that is a bit steep. In the Roisin Dubh in Galway once the band are finished it's free in to see the DJ.

kavobaggins

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4/26/2006 12:07 PM
quote: Originally posted by petethedrummer What? do you not like This charming man, Song 2, look good on the dance floor, revelate...... I like to hear them every single night I go out. I'd say we could guess 90-95% of the playlist for whelans this friday night. I don't think i've ever been in whelan's and thought 'oh, who's that the dj's playing?' The oak will play requests, but the pints aren't the best imo. My particular favourite predictable Whelans moment is when Hallelujah is played as the last song of the night, and we get a moving 'lighters in the air' moment.

Una

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4/26/2006 12:41 PM
Bottletop on Kennedys every second (I think) Wednesday night has good djs. I can't really stand Whelan's. The last few gigs I've been to there, I've had to leave early because the people are so annoying. A couple of months ago, friends were over from the States and they ended up there on a Saturday night, so I joined them and left after half an hour because there were people being crushed coming through from the venue to the front bar. Everyone out in the smoking area was absolutely sloshed. When I saw two girls fall over in the venue and people actually walk on top of them to get to the toilets, I went up and told the bouncer that someone was going to get seriously hurt unless they started getting people out of the place. He basically told me to 'mind my own business' so I left. What a s**thole.

nerraw

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4/26/2006 12:56 PM
Una, that sounds like the new bouncer that recently started at Whelans. A group of us were in there recently and one left to go the shop for fags. They come back and the tosser wouldn't let her back in and told her to go around the back and pay in. Anyhooo we get the head barman, really decent fella, who goes out to explain what happened and that its really just a silly mistake. The bouncer was having none of it. Phew, rant over. Bouncers there are usually great. I like Whelans but the last thing I go there for is the music, the dj is awful. It is a horrendous crush on the weekends but if you stay in the front bar by the fire there is usually ample space

Protein biscuit

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4/26/2006 12:59 PM
Yikes. Admittedly, i haven't been to Whelan's at the weekend in quite a while. Most of the gigs that i've been too this year were on mid-week or on Mondays and everything was fine. Good crowd and good gigs. Last time i was there on a Saturday i distinctly remember getting the feeling that the DJ wasn't playing any tunes since 1995 and i thought i'd gone through a time-warp and landed back to my student days in Galway circa. 1992. Bee-line was made for Anseo and avowed not to stick around Whelans for any post gig toe-tapping and subtle head-bopping. Still, i'd prefer Whelan's as a venue to most places in the city. They get some great acts to perform there and when it's good it's great. I've been to loads of cracking gigs there. One spolier though were two drunken assholes that bumbled into Iron & Wine when he played there a year or more ago and were shouting sh*t at the stage like "It's Jesus!" and other assorted nonsense. It pissed me off big-time. So much so that i glared at the back of their heads for most of the gig. That showed 'em.

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4/26/2006 1:15 PM
Speaking of dkheadish bouncer behavior. After The National played there last year some friends of mine went outside for smoke, the doors between the bar and the venue hadn't opened yet. I'd been outside earlier when I bought some CD's at the merchandise table and dropped them back to my car and had got my hand stamped so I decided to go out and talk to my friends. I go 5 feet outside the door, take 5 seconds to see that they aren't around and turn around to go straight back in. Cue bouncers hand on my shoulder... Goon: Where do you think you're going. Me: Back inside Goon: You have to go to the back of the que Me: I was at the gig, I've already paid in, I've got a stamp (show him my hand and the blue stamp on it) Goon: We're not using blue stamps tonight, it's red Me: It was blue when I got it stamped at 8:45 when I went out to my car Goon: Who stamped it? Me: I don't know what his name is (Saying "big guy, shaved head" didn't seem like it'd help) Goon: You're not getting in, back of the que Me: I just walked out 25 seconds ago, I walked right past you. Goon (to other bouncer walking by): Was he inside? Bouncer: Yeah Goon: OK, in you go (note distinct lack of apology or admitting he was in the wrong) wker.

benni

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4/26/2006 2:02 PM
whelans has indeed gone to s**t - well has been for ages but now its just the worst ever man. Havent been there for a whole night in a very very long time Gone are the days of hanging out in the beer garden and gettin drunk and having a boogie! Its worse than ever now. And the DJ - well that was always a problem but now its just unbearable.

petethedrummer

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4/26/2006 2:24 PM
There used to be a real nice bouncer there maybe 6/7 years ago. He had an american/canadian accent. He was real friendly and put you in a good mood before going into the place. The guys they've had for the last few years put you in a bad mood before you even hear the crap dj.

Nomington

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4/26/2006 2:33 PM
Let's face, Whelan's doesn't even have a DJ. It's a few cd's on loop. Seriously though, I really agree it has gone to sh1t. Although maybe Whelans is a phase that we all eventually get over.

nerraw

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4/26/2006 3:20 PM
it is a s**t club but a great bar.

Una

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4/26/2006 7:21 PM
the best music anywhere is at The Welcome Inn on Parnell St. Most random place in town and most random and most fantastic tunes. No dancing though. Just drinking and listening.

faughnj3

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4/26/2006 7:33 PM
yea it know is crowded, and smelly and all that,but il always have a soft spot for whelans. The DJ who usually plays saturday nights with the black hair is alright, he plays clap your hands, wolfparade and a few other newish tunes, Its that friday night guy ive got the problem, next time you there and notice Jump around being played look around at the dj and il bet hes got no hair!!!! i hate that gimp any way we need to rise up and annoy whelans until they sort out their DJ's email them at info@whelanslive.com Power to the punters!!

miwadi

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4/27/2006 10:36 AM
Dan Penn/ Spooner Oldham in Whealans May 21st. Have not been there in Donkeys, thankfully it's a Sunday night, given mails above. Death to anyone,punter or bouncer who talks.

kavobaggins

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4/27/2006 10:53 AM
quote: Originally posted by Una the best music anywhere is at The Welcome Inn on Parnell St. Most random place in town and most random and most fantastic tunes. No dancing though. Just drinking and listening. Is that near the Ice bar at all?

caff.l

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4/27/2006 11:06 AM
hey man your so right!!! that dj doesnt know his bald head from his hairy elbow.whats the story with playing "everyday is like sunday" on a saturday night.dont get me wrong its a great tune but i dont know if the dj wants us to dance of is trying to incite a masss suicide

Unicron

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4/27/2006 12:06 PM
Did he play it after midnight though?

Pilchard

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4/27/2006 1:38 PM
an awful lot of negative comments on the poor DJ from starting members - who may be bad but not THAT bad - so does anyone else smell something fishy????

petethedrummer

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4/27/2006 2:35 PM
quote: Originally posted by Pilchard an awful lot of negative comments on the poor DJ from starting members - who may be bad but not THAT bad - so does anyone else smell something fishy???? whadyoutalkinabout Willis? I'm not against that guy in particular. For a long time I thought it was just a preprogrammed set of songs. And it seems the same on a saturday night(is it the same dj?) I just think whelans is not so alternative. Chart/pop alternative perhaps.

dera

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4/27/2006 3:14 PM
quote: Originally posted by Unicron it's a good laugh looking at the ridiculously self-concious "we're so cool" late-teen poseurs In fairness, that sport can be indulged in in Whelan's too. Doesn't everyone go to Skinny Wolves now anyway?

nerraw

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4/27/2006 3:15 PM
quote: Originally posted by Pilchard an awful lot of negative comments on the poor DJ from starting members - who may be bad but not THAT bad - so does anyone else smell something fishy???? He is that bad

dera

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4/27/2006 3:19 PM
He really is.

wyldstallyn

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4/27/2006 6:54 PM
I know I'm not on here much at all but I read this thread with amusement. Having experiencing him DJ in Whelans, I can confirm that yes he is that bad. It reminded me of when a mainstream radio DJ tries to be cool and rock out but his conception of rock music goes only as far as Kaiser Chiefs, Killers, Franz and what he calls 'that Guns 'n' Roses song you always hear'. Basically he cannot offer anything that 98fm can't already replicate.

Pilchard

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4/27/2006 7:11 PM
ok, ok, i just met a mate of mine in town and she said she was there at the weekend and she said it was screamingly bad. Not good bad, bad bad. if its the same guy, his name is pat and he's been doing it for almost 10 years (along with stuart clarke who has been there for that long as well) surely its time for their pensions now?

Una

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4/27/2006 9:57 PM
quote: Originally posted by kavobaggins quote: Originally posted by Una the best music anywhere is at The Welcome Inn on Parnell St. Most random place in town and most random and most fantastic tunes. No dancing though. Just drinking and listening. Is that near the Ice bar at all? v near. my two new favourite bars...

bonzo

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4/28/2006 10:00 AM
quote: Originally posted by Nomington Let's face, Whelan's doesn't even have a DJ. It's a few cd's on loop. Seriously though, I really agree it has gone to sh1t. Although maybe Whelans is a phase that we all eventually get over. Trying telling that to Glen, Ollie, Mundie et al...

ishrink

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4/28/2006 10:47 AM
I happened to be in the Róisin in Galway last night for a tipple. The dancefloor was jumpin, and I got to enjoy the likes of Trail of the Dead, Clap your hands, Postal Service, Arcade Fire, Flaming Lips, Redneck Manifesto, YYYs, Low, Death Cab, Bloc Party, Mogwai, Soulwax, Architechture in Helsinki, Grandaddy, Sufjan Stevens.... and all with a fine brew in hand. Why can't we get that in Dublin, eh?

Damien

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4/28/2006 12:13 PM
quote: Originally posted by ishrink I happened to be in the Róisin in Galway last night for a tipple. The dancefloor was jumpin, and I got to enjoy the likes of Trail of the Dead, Clap your hands, Postal Service, Arcade Fire, Flaming Lips, Redneck Manifesto, YYYs, Low, Death Cab, Bloc Party, Mogwai, Soulwax, Architechture in Helsinki, Grandaddy, Sufjan Stevens.... and all with a fine brew in hand. Why can't we get that in Dublin, eh? Strange Brew was tops when we were there, dancefloor was f**king packed. I think it was free the night we went. Is that always the case?

Dr Bill

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4/28/2006 1:29 PM
i couldn't ignore this thread, everyone who says whelans in sh1t is on the fuc4in money, i can't understand how it gets so bleedin packed every week, i have horrible memories of goin in there and havin fat mid-30s blokes, who think they're hip and trendy cause they're listening to songs they used to listen to ten or more years ago, shove their fat bellies in my face and spill their drink everywhere. Jesus is it mid-life crisis or what? oh look they're playin blister in the sun again. either way i proprose we burn the venue down. Anyone with me?

faughnj3

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4/28/2006 1:43 PM
quote: Originally posted by Pilchard an awful lot of negative comments on the poor DJ from starting members - who may be bad but not THAT bad - so does anyone else smell something fishy???? Thats a very Cynical vew to take. I used to be big Whelans fan, but now its gone to s**t, and if enough people think the same i think some thing should be done about it. Im sick of paying in for a crappy DJ (and yes he is THAT bad)to listen to the same tunes every time. Every night is like a photocopy of the last, trying to remember individual nights there is tricky as they are virtually impossible to distinguish, (that and i get nicely merry),

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4/28/2006 1:48 PM
I think the bar is ok though. Ok enough for a "fat mid-30s bloke" like myself anyway.

petethedrummer

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4/28/2006 2:09 PM
quote: Originally posted by ishrink I happened to be in the Róisin in Galway last night for a tipple. He started with explosions in the sky, one of their instrumental ones....marvellous. Galway seems to be full of hot women too.

Unicron

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4/28/2006 2:32 PM
quote: Originally posted by dera quote: Originally posted by Unicron it's a good laugh looking at the ridiculously self-concious "we're so cool" late-teen poseurs In fairness, that sport can be indulged in in Whelan's too. Yeah but there are far fewer polka-dots and ridiculously oversized cheap plastic sunglasses in Whelans.

ilovehoovering

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4/29/2006 1:29 AM
quote: Originally posted by dera quote: Originally posted by Unicron it's a good laugh looking at the ridiculously self-concious "we're so cool" late-teen poseurs In fairness, that sport can be indulged in in Whelan's too. Doesn't everyone go to Skinny Wolves now anyway? Skinny Wolves would be awesome if more people went and if someone other than Amy from Queen Kong danced at it. i like it though. weird crap bands, weird cool bands, not recognising 99% of the songs the djs play but thinking most of them sound great. Quack Quack last night were superb.

faughnj3

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4/30/2006 7:02 PM
where is the oak?i think should try it out!

klootfan

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5/2/2006 9:18 AM
On Dame street there opposie dublin castle there are 2 pubs that are linked, thomas reeds, and the oak. The club part is down stairs in the oak pub. but you can get to it through either of the pubs

kavobaggins

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5/2/2006 1:53 PM
quote: Originally posted by klootfan On Dame street there opposie dublin castle there are 2 pubs that are linked, thomas reeds, and the oak. The club part is down stairs in the oak pub. but you can get to it through either of the pubs oh right, is that the Oak? I like thomas reeds alright, but the oak seems to be a bit of an old mans pub, is it not. As for downstairs, ive been there a few times, but its always been empty enough and with a distinct smell of vomit. Am I talking about the same place here???

klootfan

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5/2/2006 2:13 PM
YEah, I think youve got the right spot. But it may have only been a bad night that you caught the vomit smell. These days downstairs packs out nicely and theyve just recently put in a proper DJ area.

obrienian

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5/2/2006 5:52 PM
the oak is top class !!!!

benni

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5/2/2006 6:01 PM
quote: Originally posted by ilovehoovering quote: Originally posted by dera quote: Originally posted by Unicron it's a good laugh looking at the ridiculously self-concious "we're so cool" late-teen poseurs In fairness, that sport can be indulged in in Whelan's too. Doesn't everyone go to Skinny Wolves now anyway? Skinny Wolves would be awesome if more people went and if someone other than Amy from Queen Kong danced at it. i like it though. weird crap bands, weird cool bands, not recognising 99% of the songs the djs play but thinking most of them sound great. Quack Quack last night were superb. those skinny wolves djs are f**king deadly in fact that whole night thing they've got going on smacks of deadliness!

illyad

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5/2/2006 6:29 PM
The Roisin Dubh rocks!!!!! I think Whelans use a tape and the dj is just there to press the 'on' button so that the venue can charge in!!! Anseo is great. How's Sin É now? Haven't been there in a while.

obrienian

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5/2/2006 6:33 PM
Geoffs is the only decent place in waterford to have a drink. could do with a dj instead of the bar persons choosing the music sometimes

obrienian

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5/2/2006 6:44 PM
Geoffs is the only decent place in waterford to have a drink. could do with a dj instead of the bar persons choosing the music sometimes

klootfan

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5/3/2006 8:51 AM
Geoffs is the business alright

obrienian

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5/3/2006 2:14 PM
need to get more gigs in there klootfan. nice laid back feel to the place

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