At what age would you stop going to a club?

digipeep · 1 Oct 2009 at 02:24

Sorry don't know how to do a poll here.

Would you stop going to a club once you were 30 or wait until you were 35 or maybe even 40. Most people turning 40 now were 16/17 when dance music really started in the mid 80s so do they still strut their stuff on the dance floor?

Me, I'm 30 odd and I still like a dance.

Caseh · 1 Oct 2009 at 02:25

I'd stop going when I stopped enjoying it?

V4NT0M · 1 Oct 2009 at 02:31

Why would one stop going? Just one day wake up and decide "I'm 35 I'm never going to set foot in a club ever again"??

JBuk · 1 Oct 2009 at 02:33

There used to be a guy who was around 70yrs old who was always bopping away on the dancefloor at a local club, yer never too old!

dowie · 1 Oct 2009 at 02:51

depends on the club

but certainly not 30 though - plenty of my workmates are say 32 or so and still go clubbing, still chase girls aged 22 etc... (plus they earn a lot more than me so can shell out the majority of the bill for tables etc... - which also helps bring over girls (though mostly money digging essex types))

though yeah I think late 30s is getting on a bit for some clubs the ones that market themselves as being 'trendy' - though for late bars or just regular clubs targeting office workers on a friday night I don't think there is really an age where you're too old - there is always a mix in the bars/clubs in the city for example.

Viper² · 1 Oct 2009 at 02:55

ste2005 · 1 Oct 2009 at 02:56

Viper² said:
18.

I stopped then because I felt older than the rest of the kids in the club

Andy100 · 1 Oct 2009 at 03:00

I find clubbing now at 30 to be a lot better than when I was younger. I have a lot more money and a better idea of where/what I want to do.

If anything I party harder now...

SkeeterUK · 1 Oct 2009 at 03:08

Dancing meh, clubs meh. Gimme nerdy internet time anyday.

Nix · 1 Oct 2009 at 03:13

23 and already pretty much grown out of it. Crap music and shallow people; I don't go there for that. The only time I go to a club these days is in the company of good friends where the venue doesn't really matter.

Bevysters · 1 Oct 2009 at 03:21

I prefer the pub to be totally honest. I much prefer drinks and good banter as opposed to 16 year old bints and folk i was at school with many moons ago telling me about how theyre dole monkeys and trying to get me to buy them drinks.

i duno if its an age thing because im 22 i dare say when im 30 il hit crisis point and think oh god i must go to a cow tipping rave or something but yus in the meantime id rather be repeatedly poked in the eye than go clubbing.

Plus ive never been to a single nightclub yet that i can order a steak after 3 pints lol

Vixen · 1 Oct 2009 at 03:27

I stopped going to clubs in my early 20s and really don't miss it. I much prefer actually being able to talk to people and I'm not a big drinker, so really don't see any benefit in going to a club.

^TANK^ · 1 Oct 2009 at 03:33

I used to like the Industrial, Metal, Rock, Indie scene in Brighton and London but lost interest about the age of 23. I'm more content with a really nice pub in the country side somewhere away from all the noise now, lol I sound like an old fart

. I would still go clubbing just rarely like twice a year.

Nix · 1 Oct 2009 at 03:37

Vixen said:
I stopped going to clubs in my early 20s and really don't miss it. I much prefer actually being able to talk to people and I'm not a big drinker, so really don't see any benefit in going to a club.

They're just cattle-markets for people to act like idiots and try and attract a mate. Society doesn't have much in the way of social meeting grounds anymore; we live sheltered, hidden lives. Clubs have become the new Town Halls, except they're overflowing with drunken strangers who grew up in the 'me' generation. When you're 18 and overflowing with ideal, it's nice to think in naivity that clubs are 'great' places, or somewhere to meet a partner. As we slowly grow up, we realise that clubs - which by their nature tend to be generic - are the antithesis of such ideals. When such motivations are driven away with the crashing thunder of realisation, what are we left with? Music and having a little boogie for your own pleasure, and let's be honest here: society has bred a middle-class of tasteless morons. When was the last time you heard a good number one? Clubs reflect this taste in music which is as bland and as shallow as the people who habitually frequent such venues.

In my opinion, leaving such 'clubbing' behind is better for the soul.

^TANK^ said:
I used to like the Industrial, Metal, Rock, Indie scene in Brighton and London but lost interest about the age of 23. I'm more content with a really nice pub in the country side somewhere away from all the noise now, lol I sound like an old fart. I would still go clubbing just rarely like twice a year.

I think you'd be a hilarious drunk man. **** trying to carry you home though.

^TANK^ · 1 Oct 2009 at 03:42

**** me Nix you've gone quite deep there, although I do agree with what you have said. Fridays and Saturdays in most towns is like a gauntlet for violence sadly.

Bevysters · 1 Oct 2009 at 03:54

Totally the same here thursdays too as its considered student night so most places are cheaper. I usually avoid due to the amount of tubes that are out. I work and have my studies all week so when the weekend hits its either a pub lunch or a takeaway and a few drinks at home.

^TANK^ · 1 Oct 2009 at 03:57

Nix said:
I think you'd be a hilarious drunk man. **** trying to carry you home though.

I have been known for my random teddy bear costumes

. I'm a happy drunk who just loves to spread laughter

.

Farore · 1 Oct 2009 at 04:15

I don't go clubbing ever and I'm in my early 20's. I don't like it. Like Nix, I find the people shallow. Gimme a gaming PC any day of the week!

starfighter · 1 Oct 2009 at 04:24

I can't see that I will ever stop. It is the main place where I can dance and go crazy, sure I can do it in my bedroom on my own but it isn't the same, a long as I enjoy this I will keep going. My tastes have refined and I generally go to see DJs I like usually in Manchester but I will very occasinally still go down our local town centre if a few mates are going and I am bored.

I like being older, you get all the nobs you were intimidated by at 16-18 and you just think lol now. I also find it easier to pull girls, being a bit more confident as I know I am cool and ood looking

, I don't need to try and fit in.

Andy100 · 1 Oct 2009 at 04:33

Nix said:
They're just cattle-markets for people to act like idiots and try and attract a mate. Society doesn't have much in the way of social meeting grounds anymore; we live sheltered, hidden lives. Clubs have become the new Town Halls, except they're overflowing with drunken strangers who grew up in the 'me' generation. When you're 18 and overflowing with ideal, it's nice to think in naivity that clubs are 'great' places, or somewhere to meet a partner. As we slowly grow up, we realise that clubs - which by their nature tend to be generic - are the antithesis of such ideals. When such motivations are driven away with the crashing thunder of realisation, what are we left with? Music and having a little boogie for your own pleasure, and let's be honest here: society has bred a middle-class of tasteless morons. When was the last time you heard a good number one? Clubs reflect this taste in music which is as bland and as shallow as the people who habitually frequent such venues.

What an incredibly narrow minded view.

I'm not sure what clubs you've been to but the ones I go to are far from generic.

They have specific nights for specific types of music and fly in acts from around the world.

Heaven forbid people actually go there to lose themselves in the music and have a little fun. It's not all about being on the pull as you seem to suggest.

I am in Sydney though so the clubbing scene is significantly different