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An elegant music hall and nightclub on Lower Leeson Street, The Sugar Club pairs plush tiered auditorium seating and cinema screens with world-class live funk, jazz, soul, and late-night weekend club sessions.
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Dublin
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From the venue’s website.
Housed inside a lovingly preserved 1963 private cinema building on Lower Leeson Street, The Sugar Club is one of Dublin's most sophisticated and acoustically pristine music and nightlife venues. Renowned for its distinctive cabaret-style amphitheatre layout, plush velvet banquettes, and full-scale cinema screen, the club provides an intimate yet cinematic setting for live performance and late-night dancing.
Over the past two decades, The Sugar Club has built an international reputation as Ireland's home for soul, funk, jazz, hip-hop, afrobeat, and eclectic global sounds, having hosted legends like Gil Scott-Heron, Lee Scratch Perry, and Roy Ayers. The venue features a state-of-the-art D&B Audiotechnik sound system, intimate table service, and a heated garden terrace.
When live shows wrap, The Sugar Club transitions into a stylish late-night club with world-class selectors spinning vinyl-only funk, rare groove, classic disco, and deep soulful house. Offering an elevated alternative to conventional mega-clubs, The Sugar Club is a cherished gem of Dublin's nocturnal landscape.
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