Dare to Club

Private membership / adult entertainment venue with occasional club events for Bristol non


Maybe you already know Dare To Swing as a clubhouse for all kinds of fetish and adult-based activities? Like a lot of sex clubs and strip bars in the Old Market area, recently it's opened up it's 250 capacity Victorian doors to the wider music communities - so you don't have to swing to find out whats on.

The main room, dungeon and roof terrace combine to make it one of the more interesting venues for techno/experimental in Bristol. Most known as the main venue for the forward thinking Dialogue nights - it's hosted Siren DJs, Universe of Tang and also DJ October and Banoffee Pies for the Restless Nights x Set It Out collaboration.

What's On At Dare to Club

Latino Fest Summer Day Party  May 2025 at Dare to Club
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reggaeton salsa funk
FIST w/ SPINKS at Dare to Club
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house techno lgbtq+ lgbtq+ lgbtq+
Vinyl Junkie presents.. at Dare to Club
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jungle happy hardcore
LIBERATION TRUTHorDARE – CLUB PARTY, ENM LIFESTYLE at Dare to Club
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hardcore techno house techno trance swing
ACHING BACK SUNDAY at Dare to Club
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metal post-hardcore emo alternative rock pop punk
BLISS w/ ANGEL MEL, LEXX, J.RAINS at Dare to Club
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chicago house progressive house house deep house lgbtq+
VINYL DESTINATION 14 at Dare to Club
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hardcore techno breakbeat jungle jump up happy hardcore
Quality control at Dare to Club
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drum and bass jungle jump up
Trancelation - An Afternoon of Classics at Dare to Club
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house tech house techno trance
Techmeout Presents Jerome Hill at Dare to Club
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acid house minimal techno techno
Latino Fest Summer Day Party  August 2025 at Dare to Club
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reggaeton salsa funk
Nyce1 Unleashed at Dare to Club
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grime house techno trance grime
Vinyl Destination 15 at Dare to Club
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acid house techno breakbeat trance jungle

Get a feel for Dare to Club

Our recent recommendations for Dare to Club

Sunshine terrace session with Bristol’s finest (proper) dnb selectors. For our money, you can’t do better than No Nation and Deselecta’s next gen ruffneck junglism and uplifting amen nostalgia + Optimystic’s Reinforced-approved intelligent techstep / drumfunk rollers. This is a Hospitality free zone. Kick off May bank holiday with a Bristol-Jungle masterclass!

Poppers-grade hard house and queer techno from play-friendly miscreants FIST. Expect a sex-positive, men-only, no-phones exploration into the dark corners of Dare2’s dungeons with Cardiff’s Backroom saviour Kofi Tarris (fka Dave Little). HARD HOUSE . TECHNO . DARK ROOMS . QUEER . MEN

Poppers-grade hard house and queer techno from play-friendly miscreants FIST. Expect a sex-positive, men-only, no-phones exploration into the dark corners of Dare2’s dungeons with extra NYE wallop from Gino Figliolini and Muzhit. HARD HOUSE . TECHNO . DARK ROOMS . QUEER . MEN

One Night In St Philips!! The OG rave merchants @ Vinyl Destination present the twisted jackin’ acid of certified legends Jerome Hill and Dave the Drummer to a sea of smileys. With a stacked lineup of hardtek, jungle and old skool vibes out in the open at Dare2 from 2 - 10pm, you can reach 303 euphoria while the sun goes down. Our 2nd outdoor event of the year - we bring the techno

Sunshine terrace day party junglism at Dare2 with Boca’s hella authentic hardcore stylings (laced with 2024 futurism). Plus diverse club antics from local selectors slinging dubstep, grime, footwork, dnb, house and more. Strong start for the First Dozen crew indeed! Boca, Tom Tier and more for First Dozens debut rave