2FM DJ Will Leahy brings back his legendary ’80s night Electric Dreams to Dolan’s Warehouse this Saturday October 29. In the second room the Saved by the ’90s crew of DJ Screech and ThunderBeat on drums will bring their monster 90s’ dance party. Two floors, two decades and access all areas ’til bedtime.
Electric Dreams with Will Leahy at The Royal George Hotel was the perfect night of nostalgia for a generation brought up on MTV USA and ‘Top of the Pops’. Better known as the Eighties Night at the George, the clubnight ran for an impressive six years. 400,000 people came through the doors in the early 00s to dance to Madonna, Bryan Adams and Nena’s ‘99 Red Balloons’ and the inevitable slow set,
2fm DJ Will Leahy and Colm O’Brien ran the Friday night phenomenon until the day the hotel was sold on Valentine’s Day 2004.
“That was with no advertising, no Internet, no Twitter and no Facebook.
“It just caught on. It was like what Copperface Jacks is today. It was the right place, right time, right age group,” Will remembers.
Will Leahy has been on air with RTE for 20 years. As well as his weekend shows at 6pm on 2fm, Will also hosts an 1980’s special on RTE’s digital channel RTE GOLD at 1pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
This weekend DJ Will brings Electric Dreams to Dolan’s Warehouse on Saturday October 29. The 80s vs 90s night happens over two floors with access all areas to two decades celebrated under one roof. The show was a complete sell out last May so getting to the venue early or booking tickets at www.dolans.ie is advised.
On the top floor DJ Screech will be lashing out the classic hits of the ’90s. Expect anything from Backstreet Boys to Chemical Brothers, Whigfield to Faithless and you will definitely be losing you shirt to Mark McCabe’s ‘Maniac’. Special guest ThunderBeat will be on the drums with DJ Screech making those beats super phat.
