At Hen's Teeth · Blackpitts, Dublin 8, Co. Dublin
Disco Dana is a record-collection DJ night rather than a big production club show, built around Cian O Ciobhain playing disco, house, techno, Italo and post-punk from his own vinyl. It lands on Halloween night this year, giving an already low-key, music-focused party a natural excuse for costumes among the regular Hen’s Teeth crowd, though the event itself is not a themed Halloween party in the traditional sense - the emphasis stays on the records. The organisers describe the ethos as “zero notions, all vibes,” which fits Hen’s Teeth generally: a bar and gallery space in the Liberties known for booking DJs who play across genres rather than sticking to one narrow sound, for a crowd that comes to dance rather than to be seen.
Running from 6:30pm, it starts earlier than most club nights in the city, giving it more of a long, unhurried evening session feel that stretches into the night rather than a late-doors club format. It is a 21-plus event and organisers note it typically sells out, reflecting how tightly Hen’s Teeth has built its regular audience around this kind of night.
Hen’s Teeth is on Blackpitts in Dublin 8, a short walk from the Liberties and Camden Street. Dublin Bus routes serve the area, and it is roughly a fifteen-minute walk from St Stephen’s Green. Given the early 6:30pm start on a Saturday, walking or getting the bus in is straightforward before the city’s later Halloween crowds build up.
Blackpitts sits in the Liberties, one of Dublin’s older neighbourhoods, with the Guinness Storehouse, Christ Church and Camden Street’s bars and restaurants all within easy reach. There is more to see in Dublin and across Co. Dublin.
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