Trade Eire - Christmas 2000

Full  page advertisements in the press announced the arrival of one of the UK's top clubs to Dublin. The event held in one of Dublin's best venues (the  Red Box) and on one of the best nights of the year ensured that it was packed to the rafters. What a night!

 

I arrived around 11.30 which was late for me as I like to be in at the start to keep my finger on the pulse as it were. A ten PM start ensured it was well up and running by the time we arrived. Bit of a que for the cloakroom but otherwise no probs. Was a bit  taken aback at the high entry price of £14 pounds but if I had gone to ticket master and purchased in advance I could have got it for £12. Weather that included the booking fee or not, I am not sure.

 

What u see on entry is  a seething mass of bodies of a wide age range bopping and hand waving to hard house music surrounded by an excellent sound system and full width video wall at the stage end of really manic off the wall video!!! :-)

 

 

Not having visited the London venue before I had thought it was going to be gay only but it was mixed and was advertised heavily in the str8 media - including a sponsorship with FM104. I don't have a problem with that except it comes to deciding which cutie is gay and which is not. Have to say there were really some very nice guys there, like wow! Was talking to an online friend from the states about the problem with my gaydar when he suggested his rule... smile at the them and if they smile back, jump on them!!!

 

Trouble was there wasn't much room for jumping on ppl with the crowd, but having said that the service at the two  bars was fairly quick and no long delays waiting for drinks. prices were O.K. too £2.95 for Heinekin. Water was disproportionately expensive with lots of guys filling their plastic bottles at the sinks in the bathroom.

And hard house music it was, non stop with Irish Dj Mark Kavanagh and two of the Trade Dj's  over from the UK as well pumping out the sound. the stage was opened up which relieved the pressure on the main floor area. Don't know if I could  have lasted to the end at 3am though, having already come from another dance club, I left at about one thirty am, so I don't know what happened after that or if the Trade dancers or police made an appearance. They were billed as appearing anyway.

 

House music has a following by a wide age bracket. Personally I veer more towards techno but enjoyed it none the less - its a very singular experience, u are immersed in your own world of beat and vibe but as for the press advertisement .......

......."TRADE The Only Place To Get Your Cock Out"  I wonder,  maybe I should have waited till the end at 3 am , or gone to the toilets a bit more  :-)

 

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