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Strictly Handbag


Saturday Nights
The Odeon, Old Harcourt St Station. Harcourt St., Dublin 2

NO COVER CHARGE! AS IN FREE. GRATIS. FOR NOTHING LIKE.


Dublin's longest running club night – celebrating 16 years in 2010.
80’s Music with words for you dancing pleasure.

 

STRICTLY HANDBAG SATURDAY NIGHTS AT THE ODEON


4 Areas. Two Floors. Rather nice Smoking Area. €5 Cocktails.

A remarkable space housed in the immaculately renovated ticket hall of the old Harcourt St Station. The Odeon offers four areas over two floors including a large heated terrace, superb service and a welcoming door policy.

One of Ireland’s most fun, enduring and loved clubs, Strictly Handbag, has been on the go for nearly 16 years. Since launching in U2’s infamous Kitchen Nightclub 1994 Strictly Handbag has had against all the odds delivered a pure play list of 80’s classics every week in numerous venues through out Dublin and, indeed, Ireland.

Over the past 15 + years Strictly Handbag has had over half a million people through its doors, it is the longest running club night in Dublin and the second longest running one in the country. It has been awarded accolades by the press including 'Dublin's best club' by The Irish Times and the 'most fun night out' by The Independent and has been positively reviewed by a selection of other titles, which are listed below….

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Handbag Top 10:
Are Friends Electric - Gary Numan
Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode
Burning Down The House - Tiga
Watching the Detectives - Elvis Costello
Guns of Brixton - The Clash
Photograph - Flock of Seagulls
Footloose - Kenny Loggins
Blue Monday – New Order
Germ Free Adolescents - X-Ray Specs
Boys Don't Cry - The Cure

Over the past 15 years Strictly Handbag has had over 400,000 people through its doors, it is the longest running club night in Dublin and the second longest running one in the country. It has been awarded accolades by the press including 'Dublin's best club' by The Irish Times and the 'most fun night out' by The Indo and has been positively reviewed by a selection of other titles, which are listed below….

Check out the pics here from Special guest shows and birthday parties!


What the Papers say:

"The stars came out in force"... Irish Daily Star... November 2008 [View PDF]
"Striclty go dancing with Will"... Irish Daily Star... October 2007 [View PDF]
"Happy Birthday Handbag..." The Event Guide [View PDF]
"Eight Years On..." The Dubliner... October 2002 [View PDF]
"Dublin's longest running club night..." The Guardian [Read More]
"Still number one, it's still Strictly Handbag" The Ticket Magazine [Read More]
"Nine years of fun..... the original and best school disco" The Irish Times
"Still Hot after 11 years" Sunday Tribune
"Highly Recommended" In Dublin
"On top for a reason" Totally Dublin
"Massive" dSide Magazine
"Top flyer… it's so sweet we could kiss them" DJ Magazine
"One of the Coolest clubs around" U Magazine
"the best club in town" Irish Independent
"longest running and most successful on Dublin's nightclub circuit"Evening Herald
"Highly Recommended" Event Guide
"Dublin's most fun night out"In Dublin
"The only place to be"Who Magazine
"The King of clubs, they're still flocking to be handbagged" The Irish Times
"Excellent and Reliable" The Slate
"Every Monday for the last 8 years has been a party, a great club" The Dubliner













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